and honored to serve as mayor of my hometown of Cerritos.

having been vacant and boarded up for years.the port is still considering demolition of the Nanka Shoten and A.

(1923) buildings are the last remaining structures from Terminal Island.the ongoing initiative has galvanized public support behind more than 350 sites to date with only a handful lost.members of the Japanese American community on Terminal Island were forcibly removed.

This years list exemplifies how preservation is about creating something new.spotlighting efforts to repurpose historic buildings and activate them to serve their communities in new ways.

Advocates for saving the buildings on Tuna Street need attention and support to ensure protection and reuse of the Nanka Shoten and A.

Other places on this years list: Cedar Key.it was never my intention to become an academic administrator.

sometimes people forget that he had a mainstream job as associate vice president of student services at CSULB.My portfolio became broader and I oversaw a range of services including Health Services.

I feel extremely grateful to have had a fulfilling career in higher education in both the UC and CSU systems.this unique program sponsored by LEAP (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics) and APAHE aims to increase the number of AAPI educators in top leadership positions.