chair of the Assembly Education Committee.

Its important to me to contribute to the Crystal City Pilgrimage to honor my father and his family who were unjustly taken from Peru and transported to Crystal City.both physically and psychologically

we must acknowledge and lift up the stories of Asian Pacific American trans people.the Asian Pacific Islander Rainbow Coalition is showing exactly that — standing united to say that transgender people deserve to be safe.27 released a public letter signed by Asian Pacific American elected officials and organizations that begin:We … call for the full inclusion and celebration of trans and nonbinary people.

The anti-trans rhetoric and the hundreds of anti-trans bills introduced or enacted in recent years have endangered the well-being of all our community members.I know first-hand the power of solidarity across communities.

Okaeri (A Nikkei LGBTQ+ Community).

Photo by Jimmy Sianipar / APAITFrom left: Marshall Wong.flute and taiko by Matsutoyo Sato.

who researched Yoshimuras detention at Tuna Canyon; Sugimoto spoke of learning about her grandfathers detention while looking through his papers after he had passed.and Kirk Silsbee gave their insights.

Uyematsu; and Professor Wendy Chang.Kendall Brown (CSU Long Beach) spoke on Japanese gardens and Arian Noorzai.