2023 Convention Workshops

NOTE: All workshops will now take place at the Japanese American National Museum (100 N Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012) unless otherwise noted

Special Sessions/Plenaries

Caregiving Cafe with AARP and Keiro

Thursday, July 20 at 11:30am-1:00pm

Spaces are limited! RSVP information is below.

Mitsuru Sushi and Grill - 316 E 1st St.

We invite JACL convention attendees to a lunch hosted by AARP, JACL and Keiro. Everyone begins their caregiving journey at different points in time. Sometimes a fall or accident will jumpstart one’s caregiving journey, while other times a gradual decline in health and/or mobility will guide someone into the role. Regardless of how your journey starts, early preparation can significantly enhance your confidence in providing the best possible care to a loved one. We welcome JACL attendees, youth, Millennials, current caregivers, those who are concerned about future caregiving needs, and those who live out of state from their families. This is a great way to begin or strengthen your journey in the most important conversation that our community is not having. How do we as individuals perceive death? Our facilitated conversation follows the “Let’s Talk About Death Over Dinner” model. We hope that by participating, that you feel a little more comfortable around this very morbid topic, which in turn we hope will make you feel more comfortable talking about your roles and responsibilities as a future or current caregiver.

To RSVP, please use this link (https://bit.ly/caregivingcafe), email btakahashi@jacl.org, or add yourself on the Whova app.

Kevin Onishi is the chief operating officer at Keiro where he oversees day-to-day operational functions of the organization. Prior to this role, he served as the associate executive director at Nikkei Senior Gardens as well as served as the director of programs at Keiro. Kevin holds a bachelor of arts degree in Public Health Policy from the University of California at Irvine and a master’s degree in Healthcare Administration from Colorado State University.

Heather Harada is the director of strategy at Keiro. She oversees strategic partnerships, future initiatives, governance, and board relations. She holds a Master of Science degree in gerontology from the University of Southern California.

Envisioning JACL’s Future, Together

Friday, July 21 at 9:00am-10:30am

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

We invite all JACL members and partners to join us in Envisioning JACL’s Future Together. National President, Larry Oda, will give a special update on the State of JACL. Then, our diverse panel of JACL leaders will share their ideas, hopes, and concerns as we approach our 100th year. We also have a special announcement about a new visioning initiative!

Many in our JA and extended community have both high hopes and also concerns for JACL’s future. We feel pride about our legacy and our calling to build upon our successes. Meanwhile, there are concerns about trends in membership levels and the lack of candidates for the National Board last year. We are all here today because JACL keeps us Rooted in Community! Whether you feel concern, hope, or a mix of both, our plenary’s goal is to start this much-needed conversation and continue tackling the challenges ahead, together.

strategic plan to rebuild JACL Houston. During the past year, Gary secured six grants totaling over $180,000 for JACL Houston, which now has around 100 members. Furthermore, Gary’s chapter increased its youth membership by 900% from 3 to 30 in just one month. Gary also co-founded Houston’s first formal AAPI coalition in 2015. Since March 2023, Gary has been meeting weekly with Congressman Al Green and leaders from NAACP, LULAC, and several AAPI organizations to co-found the Texas Multicultural Advocacy Coalition. Additionally, Gary led JACL’s very successful efforts to fend off the resurgence of Alien Land Laws during the 2023 Texas Legislative Session.

Gary Nakamura is a marketing consultant specializing in strategic planning, creative concept development, and business development, and he served as Houston Chapter President for six years from 2011-2016. Unfortunately, JACL Houston imploded during the Trump years due to ideological differences amongst its members and a failure of leadership. By 2021, the chapter had lost 80% of its membership and was down to 27 members. Seeing this as an opportunity, Gary developed a

A third generation Japanese American, Larry Oda was born in a Justice Department Internment Camp in Crystal City, Texas during World War II and lives in Monterey, California. He was educated in Monterey City Schools and earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from California State University, Fresno. Larry served seven consecutive years as Monterey Chapter president and as National President from 2006-2010. He is currently serving a third term as National President. He is Chair Emeritus of the

National Japanese American Memorial Foundation and has served on the National Board of the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA), and as President of the BCA Coast District Council. He is a Trustee of the Big Sur Land Trust and the Community Foundation of Monterey County. He is the author of The Seapride Canning Company and the Oda Family History. Larry retired from the City of Salinas, California after 27 years as the Maintenance Superintendent and Administrative Hearing Officer. He is a Vietnam Veteran.

Michael is a 3rd/4th generation Japanese American and a recent member of the Contra Costa chapter of JACL. He is one of the first JAs in Silicon Valley to create a startup company and ultimately sell it to a $45B revenues global professional services firm. He has been recognized as a Top 25 leader in the global consulting industry and shares this experience as a mentor and coach to next-gen leaders in the AAPI community. Recently he has been researching his grandfather’s experience as a

Hawaiian born JA, MIS US Army veteran and entrepreneur in Los Angeles. These experiences have led to a desire to engage and share expertise with the JACL in building a vision to carry it forward into the next 100 years.

Japanese American Incarceration during World War II, published by Simon & Schuster. Recognized as one of our country’s most prominent and visible scholars on the incarceration, she has appeared in broadcasts by NPR, C-SPAN, BBC, France 24, and NBC, and her articles have been published in the Los Angeles Times and in more than 50 newspapers in syndication. In addition to her role as an adjunct professor of history, she serves as managing director of the USC Spatial Sciences Institute.

Susan H. Kamei grew up in the SELANOCO Chapter, of which her parents were founding members. During the redress campaign, she volunteered in the JACL Washington, DC office,with PSWDC redress initiatives, and as the National Deputy Legal Counsel for the JACL Legislative Education Committee. She created and teaches a popular undergraduate course on the relevance of the incarceration today at USC and is the author of the award-winning book When Can We Go Back to America? Voices of

and as the Governors’ Caucus Chair, he participated on the search committee for the other executive director. Each opportunity came with a bonus of addressing the rumors and innuendo from the membership during the process. His proudest JACL moment came as a Lake Washington chapter officer when the chapter received the Inagaki Chapter of the Biennium award. And today together with IDC Governor Lisa Shiosaki-Olsen, they are upending the Legacy Fund Grant program status quo.

Sheldon Arakaki celebrated 20 years as a JACLer last December and currently serves the Pacific Northwest district as its governor and as Governors’ Caucus Chair on the national board. The latter provides the opportunity to attend more meetings and to take on other assignments the board president can think of. His most consequential JACL actions were selecting two of the last three executive directors. As the VP for General Operations, he chaired the personnel and search committees for one executive director

numerous NY/SC programming initiatives focused on youth involvement and community building. Alongside managing bi-weekly meetings with the board throughout the year, she has planned and executed two in-person retreats, supervised district-level summit events and membership recruitment campaigns, implemented a guest speaker series for the board, and coordinated NY/SC's Day of Remembrance programming. Mika looks forward to continuing building bridges and identifying ways to strengthen the community and uplift the youth voice in the JACL.

Mika Chan (she/her) is a yonsei Japanese and Chinese American who was born and raised in San Francisco, CA but is currently based in Seattle. Mika works as an Account Executive at Amazon and serves as National Youth Chairperson for the JACL, co-leading the National Youth/Student Council (NY/SC) Board. She also serves on the Seattle JACL Chapter board and is involved with Tsuru for Solidarity in the Education and Advocacy sphere. In the National Youth Chairperson role, Mika has overseen

incarceration sites. She is also a curatorial project manager at the Japanese American National Museum and a senior organizer with Tsuru for Solidarity, a Japanese American abolitionist organization. Finally, Lisa is an active member of the Midwest Buddhist Temple in Chicago and a 2021-2023 Sacred Journey Fellow with Interfaith America.

Lisa Doi (she/her) is the President of JACL Chicago and chair of the national Resolutions Committee. Her work with her chapter has focused on growing youth leadership and programs, especially the Kansha Project and Next Generation Nikkei, which focus on history education and community building. In addition, Lisa is a PhD candidate in American Studies at Indiana University, her dissertation project is an ethnographic engagement with Japanese American pilgrimages to World War II

Scott Tanaka is a program manager with AARP's Policy, Research and International Affairs (PRI) and the Office of the Chief Public Policy Officer. He manages PRI’s diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy, works to advance staff engagement across the department, and supports integration and strategy development with PRI’s leadership team. Scott obtained a master’s degree in social work from USC and is a past co-president of the JACL Washington D.C. Chapter.

member of the JACL and has been working in leadership positions for the last eight years. She is currently the president of the Idaho Falls chapter, a co-chair of the Strategic Plan committee, and the current Intermountain District Council Governor. Lisa loves to spend time with her family and grandchildren. She is an avid gardener and can often be found in her backyard garden with her chickens.

Lisa Shiosaki Olsen is an educator at heart who loves to teach and interact with students. She currently teaches English at Thunder Ridge High but has also taught at a juvenile detention center, middle school, and technical high school. She has a strong passion for service and currently serves as a board member of the Idaho State Board of Education Curricular Review Committee. She also works as a review member of the Idaho Standards for Initial Certification of Professional School Personnel committee. Lisa is a lifelong

to support and protect Muslim and Arab communities against public backlash and became a public voice warning against scapegoating America’s Muslim communities as the nation had done to Japanese Americans during WWII.

He is the author of Redress: The Inside Story of the Successful Campaign for Japanese American Reparations.

John Tateishi, born in Los Angeles, was incarcerated from ages three to six at Manzanar. He studied English Lit at UC Berkeley and attended UC Davis for graduate studies. In 1978, as the JACL’s Redress Director, he was the principal lobbyist in Washington D.C. prior to the campaign’s successful culmination.In 1999, he returned to the JACL as its National Executive Director and brought the JACL onto the national stage following the terrorist attacks on 9/11 when he called upon JACL chapters across the nation

The State of Ethnic Enclaves

Saturday, July 22 at 9:00am-10:30am

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

Ethnic enclaves within the U.S. provide critical services to minority communities to foster and preserve their unique histories, experiences, and traditions; however, exclusion laws, such as redlining, anti-immigrant sentiment, and expanding gentrification, have led to residential displacement and economic breakdown of the country’s ethnic enclaves. In the fight against cultural erasure and segregation are Mary Yee of Philadelphia's Chinatown, Huy Tran of San Jose's Little Saigon, Kristin Fukushima of Los Angeles' Little Tokyo, and Emily Murase of San Francisco's Japantown. Each speaker will provide an overview of their community, and discuss the crucial role coalition and intergenerational work plays in power building. Join us for this insightful plenary on the conditions that created the threats we see today, lessons on how to work through intercommunity tensions, best practices to engage with elected officials, and more!

Dr. Emily Murase serves as Executive Director of the Japantown Task Force to promote and preserve San Francisco Japantown. She held positions at the Stanford Business School, the San Francisco Department on the Status of Women, the Federal Communications Commission, the Clinton White House, and AT&T Japan, and was the first nikkei to be elected to the San Francisco Board of Education (2011-2019). She holds a BA, Bryn Mawr College, a master's in International Pacific Affairs, UC San

Diego, and a PhD in communication, Stanford. Secretary of the San Francisco JACL Chapter, Dr. Murase resides with her husband in San Francisco where they raised their two now adult daughters Junko and Izumi.

Kristin Fukushima (she/her/hers) is the Managing Director of the Little Tokyo Community Council—the nonprofit community coalition of businesses, residents, nonprofits, and other vested stakeholders, dedicated to protect, promote, and preserve Little Tokyo. She previously served as the Project Manager for Sustainable Little Tokyo (SLT), and continues to help lead SLT in its mission to sustain Little Tokyo for future generations. She has also worked for the Pacific Southwest District of the Japanese American Citizens League, the Intercollegiate Department

of Asian American Studies at the Claremont Colleges, and is a co-founder of Kizuna, a Japanese American youth development and empowerment organization. Kristin received her Masters of Public Administration concentrating on Non-Profit Management from California State University at Northridge, and her Bachelors degree from Pomona College.

Huy Tran is currently a Board member for the Vietnamese American Roundtable, a CBO based in San Jose, CA that seeks to educate, advocate for, and mobilize the community on quality of life issues that impact them. Huy is also a Board member for the Union of North American Vietnamese Student Association, which connects Vietnamese youth organizations across the continent and provides a platform for them to organize and work together on common causes. Aside from the Vietnamese community, Huy is a partner with Justice at Work Law Group, a social justice and worker’s rights law firm.

Born in Rutland, Vermont, Mary Yee grew up in Boston Chinatown. Over several decades she has worked extensively with immigrant and refugee communities. She was a founder of Asian Americans United and Yellow Seeds, Asian American organizing and advocacy organizations in Philadelphia. She has been involved in challenging the encroachment into Philadelphia Chinatown by large infrastructure projects, most notably the Vine Street Expressway, the Phillies baseball stadium, the Foxwoods Casino, and now the 76ers Arena. Dr. Yee holds degrees in city planning, TESOL, and literacy studies. She continues her commitment to equity and social justice as an educational researcher.

Friday, July 21

Workshop Block 1 - 10:45am - 12:00pm

Irei Project: The Making of the National WWII Japanese Incarceration Monument

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

Learn how the Ireicho, a book monument with the names of 125,284 persons of Japanese ancestry incarcerated during WWII, was conceived and designed. What was the process to compile the list of names? How is this project connected to monuments like the Manzanar Ireito and Rohwer Ireihi made by the wartime incarcerees? How is the effort to honor each name by stamping their names going? What are the future plans for the Ireizo online archive and the Ireihi light sculptures that will be installed at former confinement site museums and visitor centers?

NEW Room - Nerio Room

When we don’t take care of ourselves, we compromise our advocacy. Join the NY/SC and traci ishigo, MSW (they/she) for an interactive discussion and workshop on centering wellness in our advocacy. Advocacy can involve exposure to things that over time can have a negative effect on us. Achieving social change takes a long time and in order to sustain the momentum, it is important to take care of our emotional health as well. What are some of the habits and skills that we can use to practice sustainable activism and advocacy?

Hacking Viral Hate: A Deep Dive into Hate Online and How You Can Help Counter its Effects

NEW Room - Araki Room

Online hate - from social media to video games - is a pervasive problem impacting individuals of all ages. Online harassment and targeted bullying is showing little sign of slowing down. Additionally, these platforms serve as conduits for misinformation, radicalization, and hate-fueled aggression. Our experts will brief you on the latest online trends, what they are seeing play out, and how you can help fight hate for good one click at a time.

"ac-tiv-ist" A New Book by Warren Furutani

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

In his recently written memoir, “ac-tiv-ist, noun: a person who works to bring about political or social change”, Warren T. Furutani writes about his more than 50 years of being a student, community, and political activist. The book reflects his perspective from different times in his life and his personal evolution and growth. It covers his role in helping organize the Asian and Pacific Islander American social justice movement, his career in community service, education, and politics, and a perspective on current issues and lessons learned. This program features a discussion with Warren Furutani.

protect the safety and justice of communities impacted by Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and white supremacy. As VL’s Director of Programs & Healing Justice, Traci leads efforts on intergenerational solidarity building, as well as creative, healing-centered, abolitionist programming.

at Indiana University; Chief Note & Comment Editor of the International Law Review at Loyola Law School; and received a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice. Lauren has been selected as one of New York Jewish Week’s 36 Under 36. Her work at ADL won Honorable Mention in Fast Company magazine’s “World Changing Ideas” Awards.

Duncan Ryuken Williams is currently Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity and Religion as well as the Director of the Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture at USC. Williams’ latest publication is Sutra and Bible: Faith and the WWII Japanese American Incarceration based on an exhibit he curated at the Japanese American National Museum.

His monographs include American Sutra: A Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War (Harvard University Press), the winner of the 2022 Grawemeyer Religion Award and a LA Times bestseller, and The Other Side of Zen (Princeton University Press). He is also the editor of seven volumes on race and American belonging or Buddhist studies including Hapa Japan, Issei Buddhism in the Americas, American Buddhism, and Buddhism and Ecology. His most recent project is the building of the Irei Names Monument—funded by the Mellon Foundation’s Monuments Project—a memorial to honor those of Japanese ancestry who were incarcerated in America’s internment and concentration camps during WWII.

Balancing Wellness and Sustainable Advocacy

Traci is a politicized therapist, trauma-informed yoga and meditation teacher, and community organizer. Their experiences as a Buddhist, queer, politicized Japanese American, survivor and Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW) inform their commitment to cultivating individual and collective healing. In 2015, Traci co-founded Vigilant Love (VL), which creates spaces for connection and grassroots movement to

Lauren Krapf heads policy and impact at ADL’s Center for Technology and Society, overseeing advocacy initiatives to fight online hate, hold Big Tech accountable, and protect targets of digital harassment. Prior to joining ADL, Lauren worked as an attorney in Los Angeles, where she managed trial and appellate litigation and advised employers about issues and policies related to workplace harassment prevention. Lauren was an Ernie Pyle Scholar

Warren T. Furutani has been a community and political activist for over 50 years. In the late 60’s he helped start the Asian American and Pacific Islander social justice Movement. He started as a student activist and fought for college admissions programs for people of color and women. He worked to establish ethnic studies and helped start Asian American Studies programs at UCLA and Cal State Long Beach.

He was one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage/Committee and worked in the APIA community and other communities of color around a multitude of civil rights and social justice issues.

He was also the first APIA elected to the Los Angeles Unified School District board of education (two terms, eight years), the second APIA to be elected to the LA Community College District Board of Trustees (three terms, ten years), and served in the State Assembly (three terms), where he chaired the APIA Legislative Caucus for three years.

He retired from the legislature in November 2012 and has since served as a Commissioner on the Los Angeles City Board of Public Works. Currently, he is a senior fellow at UCLA’s Luskin School of Public Affairs and recently retired as a senior advisor to Los Angeles City Councilman Kevin De Leon.

Warren also recently penned a memoir titled: ac-tiv-ist, noun: a person who works to bring about social and o=political change.

Warren is married to Lisa Abe Furutani and they have two married sons and two grandchildren.

Friday, July 21

Workshop Block 2 (NEW TIME) - 2:30pm - 3:40pm

Preserving Our Legacy: JA Historic Landmarks and Cultural Heritage in Southern California

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

Join Harada House, Tuna Canyon Detention Station, and the Torrance WWII Camp Wall Project for a workshop on historic landmarks and preservation to explore the significance of safeguarding of Japanese American history. Discover the stories behind these landmarks and learn about the challenges involved in their preservation. Through panel discussion and Q&A, participants will gain insights into community involvement and the legal frameworks governing preservation efforts. This workshop aims to foster a deeper appreciation for our shared history and empower attendees with knowledge and tools to actively contribute to the preservation of these precious landmarks. Let's recognize the irreplaceable value they hold and work together to ensure their longevity and cultural significance for future generations.

Raised in Southern California, Nancy now resides in Torrance, California. She is a freelance graphic and web developer, and a substitute in the Torrance Unified School District. A graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., Japanese) and the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (B.A., Fashion Design), Nancy continues to follow her interests in these fields. She is a classical Japanese teacher and dancer, and follows her passion of sewing by creating handcrafted items.

Nancy is active in the Japanese American community as President of the WWII Camp Wall and as a member of the boards of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station and the Historic Wintersburg Coalitions. She also volunteers for such organizations as Nikkei Games, OCO Natsu Matsuri, and OCNCC to name a few.

NEW Room - Nerio Room

The Northern California Western Nevada Pacific (NCWNP) District Youth Board invites you to engage in an interactive workshop to learn more about current youth initiatives and accomplishments in the NCWNP District over the past 2 years, and collaborate together about how we, as a community, can continue to implement these successes at the chapter and district level as we shape the next chapter of the JACL.

This workshop will begin with a presentation by the members of the first District Youth Board, about new events, ideas, and opportunities for youth leadership that have been created by the District Youth Board. Following the presentation, there will be an interactive discussion, hosted by the District Youth Board, to connect and engage attendees about what they have learned being a part of JACL and what they would like to see in the JACL moving forward. The workshop will conclude with attendees sharing the highlights of their discussion. Our goal is for all attendees to walk away from the workshop learning from each other, and beginning to envision the future of the JACL.

Halle Sousa is serving as the Secretary of the NCWNP District Youth. She currently works as the Executive Assistant at the Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC) in San Francisco Japantown. A native of Mountain View, Halle is a member of the San Jose JACL Chapter and is in charge of editing the quarterly newsletter.

Jackson Sousa is currently serving on the District Youth Board as the At-Large Finance member and is a third year student at UC Davis, studying Economics and Statistics.

NEW Room - Araki Room

For most people, the terms "Last Will and Testament" and "Living Trust" conjure up images of families sitting around in a stuffy old mansion as a silver-haired attorney finally reveals who will inherit the family fortune. The most common misconception about Estate Planning (which is the process of creating legal documents like a Will and a Trust) is that you have to be wealthy or elderly to get your affairs in order. But that's simply not the case. This complimentary Estate Planning 101 workshop addresses when you should start this process and how it can be utilized to protect your loved ones and your future.

Mieko Kuramoto (she/her) is currently a Legislative Assistant in the Office of Mark Takano. Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mieko initially came to Congress through the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) Fellowship Program and is in her third year with the office. Her portfolio includes healthcare, oversight and government reform, anti-poverty programs, disability rights, tribal affairs, and LGBTQ issues.

Prior to the Hill, she organized in the AAPI community, including with Japanese American youth groups and AAPI political advocacy organizations.

When not at work, Mieko enjoys playing softball, squash, reading, and going to live music around DC.

Kyoko Nancy Oda was born in Tule Lake Segregation Center on May 20, 1945. She is a UCLA graduate class of 1973. She was an LAUSD teacher then principal for thirty-two years.

In June 2013, the City of Los Angeles designated the former Tuna Canyon Detention Station a Historic-Cultural Monument. Ms. Oda and the coalition had relentlessly sought recognition of the site where 2,000 Japanese, German, and Italian immigrants and

Japanese Peruvians were detained for several years during World War II. In 2014, Ms. Oda was designated the first president of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition, a new non-profit formed to preserve the history of Tuna Canyon.

Naomi Harada grew up in Los Angeles during the 50s-60s. She is the daughter of Jukichi and Ken Harada’s youngest son, Harold. Her father was born in the front bedroom of the first floor of the house on Lemon Street. Decades ago, Naomi worked on multiple community projects including Asian American Studies, the development of an American American Women’s course, a college newsletter, a prison program, and the construction of a retirement center for farmworkers.

Noami is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner; I received my bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of California in San Francisco. After more than forty-one years as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner, she retired. Since retiring, she has been an active volunteer for search and rescue, the Medical Reserve Corps, and the Harada House Foundation. Naomi resides in Northern California.

JACL Chapters: Are Your Local School Districts/Boards Enabling Anti-Asian Sentiment?

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

In Wisconsin, there have been increasing incidents reported of local school districts, school board members, school administrators as well as self-declared "parent" and "concerned citizens" groups advocating for and enacting policies that have encouraged increased anti-Asian sentiment towards Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) students, families, and communities. Have your JACL chapter members experienced similar circumstances in your local communities? Specifically:

What were the circumstances or incidents involved?
How were APIDA students, families, or communities affected?
What could/should JACL chapters and members do to effectively address these situations?

A vital element of our American democracy involves robust public education systems which allow and encourage a free-flowing and diverse marketplace of ideas. This workshop will explore how JACL chapters and members can - and do - serve as effective "first responders" in their home communities encouraging frank discussions dealing with Japanese Americans and APIDA communities experiencing racism, misinformation, and anti-Asian hate.

The Next Generation of JACL -- a discussion of JACL’s youth initiatives and future

KC Mukai is the current NCWNP NY/SC Representative and Vice-Chair of the District Youth Board. She works as an Assistant Director of Parent and Family Philanthropy at UC Berkeley. Outside of her work in JACL, KC holds leadership positions in The Young Buddhist Editorial and Tsuru for Solidarity and is currently serving as the 2023 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen.

Bruce Arao is the current District Youth Board Chair and has been a leader on the Board since its inception in early 2022. Along with serving on the DYB, Bruce is also the NCWNP District Social Media Manager and has revitalized the NCWNP District Website (www.jacl-ncwnp.org). For work, Bruce is a Research Scientist at the California Department of Public Health, with a focus on Black Maternal and Infant Health.

Cecelia Shimizu is a recent Sonoma State University graduate with her degree in Psychology and is looking forward to continuing her education with a masters degree in Business Administration. She is also the current Secretary for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League, and a board member of the Northern California Western Nevada Pacific District Youth Board.

Emily Yoshii is currently serving as the District Youth Board At-Large Member for Education and Advocacy. She studies food science as a first-year student at UC Davis.

Estate Planning 101

Staci Toji is an Estate Planning attorney who is dedicated to helping families of all generations plan for their future. Born and raised in Torrance, Mrs. Toji graduated from the Southwestern Law School's two-year accelerated SCALE Program. She studied Political Science and API Studies at Loyola Marymount University, magna cum laude, as a Valedictorian Finalist. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Go For Broke National Education Center and is involved with Kizuna, US-JC, and the JA Bar Association, Rafu Shimpo, and Pacific Citizen.

RON KURAMOTO currently serves as President of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) – Wisconsin Chapter. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition of Wisconsin and on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Museum Milwaukee.

After relocating to Milwaukee in 2003 Ron served as National Senior Vice President of Public Allies, Inc., as Director and Facilitator of the Future Milwaukee

Community Leadership Programs administered by Marquette University, as a Founding Board Member of the Wisconsin Nonprofits Association, and a statewide Board member of Leadership Wisconsin, as well as on the Boards of Directors and staff of numerous nonprofit organizations throughout both the Milwaukee and Wisconsin areas.

Originally from Pasadena, California, Ron served as the first Executive Director of Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP), Executive Director of Asian Rehabilitation Services (Los Angeles), President and Board Member of the Little Tokyo Service Center, Chairperson of the Asian and Pacific Islander Older Adults Task Force of Los Angeles County, and Vice President of the Asian Pacific Planning Council (now A3PCON). He also served as Director of Community and Contract Programs and National Senior Trainer for Coro Southern California and Leadership Southern California.

Ron received a M.A. in Political Science from the University of Iowa, and a B.A. in Political Science/Public Administration from California State University, Long Beach.

Friday, July 21

Workshop Block 3 (NEW TIME) - 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Rooted in Inclusivity - Membership Visions for the 100th Year

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

As we approach our 100th year, we want to have a collaborative conversation with our amazing members of the JACL with our community. Our membership encompasses a variety of ages, backgrounds, and identities, united by our support of JACL’s vision and mission. We want individuals to always feel welcome and empower them to make their voices heard. The membership team aims to continuously improve the membership experience based on the current climate. We will take a closer look at the experiences of our members throughout their membership journey, with an emphasis on the hopes and dreams we will take action on in the near and far future.

NEW Room - Nerio Room

Join the perfect interactive workshop after sitting for a two-hour luncheon to learn how a Legacy Fund Grant (LFG) can be used to build chapter capacity. If your chapter has not submitted an LFG or received one, this workshop is especially for you. If your chapter has at least twenty-five members, this workshop is for you. Size does not matter; skill sets matter.

Learn how to generate and implement LFG ideas, understand and execute the requirements, capture measurable results, and share outcomes. Determine how the LFG process can build capacity for your chapter to further the mission and vision of JACL through baby or bigger steps. When you leave this workshop, you will be on your way to writing an LFG application.

Join us for an interactive workshop. We look forward to helping you discover what LFG can do for your chapter or district.

Japanese American Support For African American Reparations

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

AB 3121 created the Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African Americans, with a Special Consideration for African Americans Who are Descendants of Persons Enslaved in the United States. The purpose of the Task Force is: (1) to document the harm of slavery and the continuing impact of ongoing racial discrimination; (2) recommend appropriate ways to educate the California public of the Task Force's findings; and (3) recommend appropriate remedies to the Legislature. On June 29, 2023, the Task Force will present to the Legislature its Final Report including its recommendations that the Legislature determine a feasible approach, spanning years, to address harms that have been decades, if not centuries, in the making.

Dominique Mashburn currently serves as the Vice President of Membership for the JACL. With over 15 years of community building and advocacy, Dominique is deeply involved with topics related to disability accessibility, education, and AAPI communities. In addition, she represented the Southern California community as a Miss Orange County Japanese American and a Nisei Week Princess in 2014. Dominique is a Partner Development Specialist for Apex Social Group - a nonprofit organization providing skilled live-in care professionals for families with children with disabilities.

NEW Room - JANM Foyer

Live-Reading Excerpt from “Shimbun" (Graphic Novel / Feature Film) based on the history of Sei Fujii, and his fight against injustice in the face of immigration smuggling, government intervention, and race relations in the years leading up to WWII.

Actor/director Chris Tashima has been making films for 40+ years. He is most recognized as the Oscar® winning director of Visas and Virtue, a short film he also stars in as Holocaust rescuer Chiune Sugihara. He has played generational Japanese American roles in award-winning indie films like Model Minority, Under the Blood Red Sun, and Go For Broke. You can see him currently in No No Girl, from Yonsei writer/director Paul Goodman. He congratulates Jeffrey Gee Chin, Carole Fujita, and the Little Tokyo Historical Society on the release of their award-winning publication, the Sei Fujii biography, “A Rebel’s Outcry.”

television history when they became the first LGBT couple to be invited to appear on The Newlywed Game, the long-running show then airing on the GSN cable network. They won the game, earning a $10,000 donation for the Japanese American National Museum.

Breathing Life Into Our Civil Rights Heroes: Live-Reading from “Shimbun”

Jeffrey Gee Chin breathes life into the untold stories of immigrant pioneers across the globe. His works have screened with the U.S. State Department, in the Walt Disney Family Museum, on ABC’s Good Morning America, and SFGovTV. He is best known for "Lil Tokyo Reporter" which stars Academy Award-Winner Chris Tashima as Civil Rights Leader Sei Fujii. The short film won over 21 awards, earned Academy-Qualification, and was accepted into Cannes Short Film Corner. Jeffrey led subsequent projects

Accountability and Transparency: Essential Elements of Non-Profit Chapter Governance

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A review of best practices for JACL chapters, including management of finances, record keeping, and duties owed to the JACL.

LFG: More than just the Money

Lisa Shiosaki Olsen is the Intermountain District Council Governor and Idaho Falls chapter president. She grew up in the Pocatello-Blackfoot chapter where she loved to help at the chow mein dinner, carnivals, and summer picnic.

She teaches high school English and reading intervention classes. When she isn’t working with JACL, she volunteers with the Idaho chapter for Decoding Dyslexia. She loves to spend time with her family, kayak, camp, and garden. She has high hopes for her green, zebra striped tomatoes this year.

Donald K. Tamaki, J.D. of Piedmont, has been appointed to the Reparations Task Force. Tamaki is known for his historic work serving on the pro bono legal team that reopened the landmark Supreme Court case of Korematsu v. the United States, overturning Fred Korematsu’s conviction for refusing incarceration during the mass roundup and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and providing a key legal foundation in the decades’ long Japanese American Redress Movement. He is also Co-founder of StopRepeatingHistory.Org, a campaign focused on

drawing parallels between the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II and the targeting of minority groups based on race or religion. The campaign’s current work is focused on the intersectionality of the Japanese American Redress Movement and that of African-American Reparations, with an emphasis on creating solidarity and promoting public awareness on the importance of advancing reparations for African-Americans. Tamaki has been Senior Counsel at Minami Tamaki LLP since 2020, where he also served as Managing Partner from 2006 to 2020 and was Partner from 1987 to 2020.

to honor Fujii’s legacy by building a Memorial Lantern, Historic Designations, a Posthumous Law License, and an award-winning biography “A Rebel’s Outcry.” Jeffrey is a protégé of the late Director John Singleton and worked on television shows “Billions” (Showtime) and “Snowfall” (FX). Jeffrey also directed commercials for Sam’s Club, AECOM, Mattel, and Spotify & BLACKPINK. Currently, Jeffrey is developing a graphic novel and next feature film.

corporate governance generally. He also focuses on civil rights litigation and currently represents a client alleging Section 1983 and related claims against defendants for their constitutionally defective homicide investigation resulting in the client’s wrongful conviction and incarceration.

Mr. Massey earned his J.D. from Temple University Beasley School of Law in 2004 and his B.A. in History from the University of Pennsylvania in 1999.

George Takei and his husband, Brad Takei, are residents of Los Angeles. They met while running with the Los Angeles Frontrunners in the early 1980s. Life partners for more than 37 years, they were married on September 14, 2008, in the Tateuchi Democracy Forum of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. Brad’s last name, Altman, was changed to Takei by decree of the Los Angeles Superior Court in 2011.

On October 13, 2009, George and Brad made

RJ Webb currently works at Coast to Coast Circuits, Inc. in Southern California as a Customer Experience Specialist. He is a lifelong caregiver and has actively advocated for disability accessibility and rights for almost 20 years. RJ is a recent member of the JACL and is a part of the SELANOCO chapter.

Keiko Agena is best known for her series regular roles on the shows PRODIGAL SON where she played Dr. Edrisa Tanaka and GILMORE GIRLS, where she played Lane Kim for seven seasons and reprised the role in the Netflix GILMORE GIRLS revival. In between Agena has been a series regular on HULU’s THE FIRST and recurring on BETTER CALL SAUL, DIRTY JOHN, DOOM PATROL and 13 REASONS WHY. As a guest star she has appeared on such shows as SHAMELESS, SCANDAL and NCIS LOS ANGELES to name a few. Keiko has recently published an Artist Workbook titled NO MISTAKES through Penguin/Random house which is available wherever books are sold. As an improviser she’s performed numerous shows at UCB Sunset, UCB NY and IO WEST.

Ken Massey is Counsel at Grant & Eisenhofer in Wilmington, Delaware and National Legal Counsel to the JACL. He also serves on the board of directors of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania and has previously served as its President.

In his practice, Mr. Massey represents institutional investors in litigation relating to securities fraud, corporate fiduciary responsibilities, shareholder proposals, and

Sheldon Arakaki currently serves as the PNW district governor and Governors' Caucus chair which provides a never-ending stream of committee meetings to attend.

He joined JACL a year after Ichiro's major-league debut with his hometown Seattle Mariners and hasn't looked back since.

Prior to being introduced to the Lake Washington chapter, he was involved with adult basic literacy/English-as-a-

Second Language non-profit working with immigrants and refugees helping them practice their conversational English as they began their journey to US citizenship.

When not doing JACL, he's involved with partisan and nonpartisan civic engagement organizations, and experimenting with his Instant Pot. He has not yet attempted the cheesecake recipe.

Ron Wakabayashi was born in Reno, Nevada, where his parents had resettled after leaving the concentration camps in Topaz, Utah, and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II. Grew up in East Los Angeles. Involved in a number of community social service organizations in Los Angeles, such as Oriental Concern and the Asian American Drug Abuse Program. Elected national director of the Japanese American Citizens League in 1981, and was heavily involved in the redress movement. Former Regional Director with the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service

Miya Iwataki helped build Serve the People programs inspired by the Black Panther Party with JACS Asian Involvement in Little Tokyo, the first Asian movement center. An advocate for women, she became director of the first Asian Women’s Center; was a delegate to UN Decade for Women Convention in Nairobi, Kenya sponsored by United Nations NGO; was on a Women’s Healthcare Delegation to China; co-authored the first study on cultural barriers to women’s reproductive health care in 8 AAPI communities. With National Coalition for Redress/Reparations, she fought in the grassroots struggle

for JA Redress/Reparations, and worked for Rep. Mervyn Dymally, chair of Congressional Black Caucus, and a mentor. As a poet, writer, KPFK Pacifica Radio host (East Wind); newspaper columns; and diversity/cultural competency program developer for LA County, her life experiences have informed her lifelong cultural and political activism. She is working with Nikkei Progressives and National Nikkei Reparations Coalition actively supporting Black Reparations. She is Vice President of Little Tokyo Historical Society and Executive Board of Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund currently working to preserve the history, legacy and cultural soul of Little Tokyo in the face of gentrification.

Prior to the Hill, she organized in the AAPI community, including with Japanese American youth groups and AAPI political advocacy organizations.

When not at work, Mieko enjoys playing softball, squash, reading, and going to live music around DC.

Saturday, July 22

Workshop Block 1 - 10:45am - 12:00pm

JA Activism: Our Stories, Our Vision, Our Impact

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“My son was teased when I put rice balls in his lunch, so I started a week-long diversity program at his mostly-white elementary school.”

“I led a protest against SI Hayakawa outside the Disneyland Hotel and told the OC Sheriff that our group’s name was Umeboshi.”

“After hearing from white managers that Asian Americans weren’t management material, are hard to understand and can’t be trusted, I helped to start Asian Americans for Affirmative Action at Bell Labs, which was eventually adopted by AT&T.”

Hear these stories and more in a dynamic session exploring the rich and varied history of JA activism. Dive deeper in small groups to share insights and explore ways to make a difference.

Ron Wakabayashi retired from the US Department of Justice, Community Relations Service, in 2020 following a 20 year career. He served as Regional Director over 3 regions, with 14 Western States and provided a six month stint as the Acting Deputy Director. The Community Relations Service is known as “America’s Peacemakers,” created in Title X of the 1964 Civil Right Act to provide community conflict resolution. He is the recipient of the Roger Wilkins award for lifetime achievement.

Post retirement, he works with the Divided Communities

Project [DCP] at the Moritz School of Law at the Ohio State University. At DCP, he provides services related to community conflict, Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, and hate crime.

Prior to his federal career, he was the Executive Director for the Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission and then for the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations during the 1990s.

In the 1980’s, he accepted the position of National Director of the Japanese American Citizens League and served during the period of the campaign for redress and federal apology for the wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. He concluded his service following the signing of the legislation by President Reagan.

His early career was centered on community building establish multiple nonprofit service agencies, including the Asian American Drug Abuse Program. He was the Asian member of the Greater Los Angeles Community Action Agency (1969-73), which was a Los Angeles County joint powers agency established to implement the Lyndon Johnson War on Poverty.

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Imprisoned behind barbed wire in concentration camps, JAs were essentially trapped in a pressure cooker. Japanese Americans were victims in so many ways during WWII. Perhaps the most tragic way was how the U.S. government set up Japanese Americans to be “presumed disloyal” to that government. Those who responded No-No to Questions 27 and 28 were segregated at Tule Lake Segregation Camp. Many felt that this was their only opportunity to protest their incarceration to the government.

So who were the real Tule Lake incarcerees? What has been the impact of the stigma of “disloyalty” on the lives of the Tuleans? What is the JA community’s view of the No-Nos today?

Some families and individuals suffered short, long, and even lifetime consequences. The panel consists of Tuleans who want to tell their stories and the consequences of the loyalty question.

Yukio will share life-altering experiences of 8 members of his family in America’s concentration camps, while 3 brothers served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He will focus on the controversial Tule Lake and years of stigmatizing by the Japanese American community,

Yukio Kawaratani

City planner for the major redevelopment of Downtown Los Angeles for 31 years (1962-1993). During 30 years of retirement, has served as a community volunteer and activist in the City of Monterey Park and volunteer planning and design consultant for the Little Tokyo community in dealings with the City of Los Angeles and the Metropolitan Transit Association.

Richard is a founding member of National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR, now Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress), which forged a grassroots campaign to seek redress and reparations for Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII, culminating in the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. He taught for 30 years at Central High School, a continuation high school in LAUSD. He continues as co-chair of NCRR and has organized workshops and conferences on the WWII incarceration and has developed curriculum on the topic, including teacher’s guides for the Farewell to Manzanar kit, Stand Up for Justice, and Interactions.

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The art of Minyo has been a cherished element of Japanese culture for a multitude of centuries. Originating from the Tohoku region in northern Japan, it’s historical roots can be traced back to the old court music of the Heian period (794-1185). What began as humble work tunes sung by farmers and fishermen eventually blossomed into a beloved art form that deeply connected community members during Japan's Edo period (1603-1868).

In recent years, there has been a remarkable resurgence of Minyo's popularity, often embracing a more contemporary style of music. Our workshop titled "Celebrating Minyo, the Traditional Folk Music of Japan" strives to introduce participants to the rich genre of prefectural folk music that has been passed down through multiple generations.

During this workshop, attendees will have an opportunity to explore a variety of traditional Japanese folk music which includes both vocal and instrumental components. The instrumentation of minyo includes a shamisen (a three-stringed lute) and an accompanying percussion instrument.

Our heartfelt aspiration is that this workshop will promote a deeper understanding and appreciation for Minyo. We strive to inspire future generations to preserve and safeguard this cherished style of folk music, which continues to be an integral part of traditional Japanese culture.

Mineta Legacy Curriculum: Japanese American and Asian American Experience

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With the growing number of anti-Asian attacks and incidents, it is important to bring Asian American history into the classroom to humanize the Asian American experience. Our workshop begins with the new, riveting video “What Does It Mean To Be Asian American?” in which six Asian American youth (including JACL members) talk about the concerns they have, the racism they and their families have witnessed, and their hopes for a more inclusive nation. https://www.whatdoesitmeantobeanamerican.com/students-civil-liberties-equity

The workshop continues with an overview of components of the free online curriculum “What Does It Mean To Be An American?” produced by the Mineta Legacy Project in partnership with the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) that includes the history of Japanese migration to the U.S., the societal and economic racism leading up Executive Order 9066, the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, and the fight for redress and reparations that led to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. https://www.whatdoesitmeantobeanamerican.com/

The three facilitators are a multi-generation team composed of a sansei, Yonsei, and a youth member of JACL. They will lead workshop participants through the various lessons and activities so they can take these learnings back into classrooms and community meetings.

Who Were the Tule Lake Resisters?

BJ started her community activism at age 4, when she toured her Seattle neighborhood collecting money for ‘poor people’. Since then, she has expanded her reach, advocating for redress on the east coast, creating a diversity program at her kids’ elementary school, starting a JA kids’ summer camp “Chibi-no-Gakko”, developing volunteer initiatives with the Girl Scouts of OC and much more. She is a longtime resident of Yorba Linda, married to Ron Osajima and the mom of Jason and Kelly, all activists in their own worlds.

Ron morphed into activist mode when he realized that Asians were often viewed as ‘professional coolies’ not suited for management at Bell Labs/AT&T. He helped to start Asian Americans for Affirmative Action which spread throughout AT&T and is alive and well today, over 40 years later. After moving to California, working as a CIO at Volt Information Sciences and eventually retiring, he continued his activism serving on the OC Grand Jury and starting a successful initiative with OLLI volunteers and CSUF students.

Celebrating Minyo, the Traditional Folk Music of Japan

Born and educated in Osaka, Japan, Madoka Anju trained under the careful guidance of her mother and headmaster of Madoka no Kai, Madoka Shouju. Throughout her career, Anju has directed her performances towards an international audience, showcasing her talent in countries such as Australia, China, Singapore, and the United States.

In 2017, she relocated to Honolulu, Hawaii, where she continued to share her passion through captivating performances at numerous community events. Her notable appearances included performances for the

Consulate-General of Japan in Honolulu, the United Japanese Society of Hawaii, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i, the Japan-America Society of Hawaii, Kauai Matsuri, and other esteemed community organizations.

In 2020, Madoka Anju released her heartfelt album entitled "Gannenmono" as an expression of gratitude to the Gannenmono and to all the Japanese Americans who valiantly preserved and passed on the rich Japanese culture and arts. Building on her accomplishments, in 2022, she established the Hawaii Branch of Madoka No Kai, which has since become a platform for her captivating performances at various community events, including the highly anticipated 2023 Honolulu Festival.

Madoka Anju wholeheartedly embraces her school’s philosophy of "enjoyment for everyone" as she strives to foster a deeper understanding of traditional Japanese performing arts.

Amy is the Managing Director, Client Services at NakatomiPR, bringing her experience of community engagement, partnership building and programs development to the firm by designing and executing communications and outreach strategies for public education campaigns and community engagement initiatives to reach diverse audiences and stakeholders.

Associate Producer of the Mineta Legacy Project, Amy’s career has been dedicated to advocacy, inclusion, grassroots organizing, and developing the political pipeline and leadership for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. She has served on the non-profit boards of Kizuna, National Japanese American Memorial Foundation, Venice-West Los Angeles JACL Chapter, and the U.S-Japan Council’s Emerging Leaders Program.

He was one of the founders of the Manzanar Pilgrimage/Committee and worked in the APIA community and other communities of color around a multitude of civil rights and social justice issues.

Warren also recently penned a memoir titled: ac-tiv-ist, noun: a person who works to bring about social and o=political change.

Warren is married to Lisa Abe Furutani and they have two married sons and two grandchildren.

Kyoko Nancy Oda was born in Tule Lake Segregation Center on May 20, 1945. She is a UCLA graduate class of 1973. She was an LAUSD teacher then principal for thirty-two years.

Peru were detained for several years during World War II. In 2014, Ms. Oda was designated the first president of the Tuna Canyon Detention Station Coalition, a new non-profit formed to preserve the history of Tuna Canyon.

A native of San Francisco, Soji has been the Executive Director of the Grateful Crane Ensemble since its founding in 2001. As a playwright, his works such as "The Camp Dance" and "Nihonmachi: The Place to Be" have been seen nationally at JACL conventions in Phoenix, Salt Lake City and Chicago, and at the Arab American National Museum in Michigan. Other works include "The J-Town Jazz Club," and the JA dysfunctional family comedy, "Garage Door Opener." Soji’s family was incarcerated at Tule Lake, and his father, Nisei writer/actor Hiroshi Kashiwagi, was well-known for his stand as a “No-No Boy.”

Co-producer of the documentary film “Norman Mineta and His Legacy: An American Story” and the free online curriculum “What Does It Mean To Be An American?” she developed the Mineta Legacy Project with Debra Nakatomi. Dianne is a journalist, award-winning documentary producer who’s produced more than a dozen films about the Asian American experience, and retired college faculty from the Academy of Art University. She was the 2022 JACL Japanese American of the Biennium Award winner in the field of Arts/Literature/Communication.

Martha Nakagawa has been a staff reporter for Asian Week and the Rafu Shimpo, and an assistant editor at the Pacific Citizen newspaper. She has freelanced for the Hawaii Herald, the Nichi Bei Times, Nikkei West, and the Hokubei Mainichi and has also been published in the Journal of the Shaw Historical Library, The Oral History Review, California History Magazine, and Densho.org’s Online Encyclopedia of Japanese American History.

She has conducted oral history interviews for Densho.org and for the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, where

she also assisted in processing the Jack & Aiko Herzig archival papers.

She is a recipient of a California Civil Liberties Public Education Program (fiscal year 2005-06) and has been a consultant for the California State University Japanese American Digitization Planning Project and for Thirteen/WNET Mission US Series, an educational videogame.

Digital Equity: Internet Access is a Civil Rights Issue

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Even as the government and private industry have partnered to invest billions of dollars in expanding access and availability to broadband internet services, communities of color remain left behind by a digital divide. How is our Asian American community impacted by the digital divide specifically? What needs to be done and what are internet providers doing to meet the needs of our communities

Jason Chan is Director of External Affairs for AT&T, where he leads AT&T’s national Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) engagement, and serves as Chief of Staff to Ken McNeely, AT&T’s President of the West/Midwest Region. Jason currently serves on the board of the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies as well as Equality California, the nation’s largest statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization.

Dillon Auyoung is the Director of Community Impact for Comcast California and is responsible for the design and implementation of strategic community impact and engagement initiatives.

He has over two decades of experience in community and government affairs. He joined Comcast in 2018, most recently serving as Director of Government Affairs for San Francisco and Northern San Mateo.

Before Comcast, Dillon served as the Government Affairs Manager for the City and County of San Francisco. He has also led successful legislative campaigns and community relations engagement at the federal, state, and local levels in California, the Pacific Northwest, and DC.

Dillon is the co-lead for the Asian Pacific American Employee Resource Group and serves on several association and nonprofit boards including sf.citi and the SF Tech Council. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from the University of California at Santa Cruz and a Master of Arts in International Relations and Public Policy from the University of California at San Diego.

Dillon, his wife and daughter live in the East Bay and enjoy hiking, kayaking, cooking, and exploring California's many restaurants.

Mr. David Inoue was appointed Executive Director of the Japanese American Citizens League in July 2017. He previously served for ten years as the administrative director for a medical shelter for homeless men in Washington, DC. Mr. Inoue worked for several years in health care policy with the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems, and with the federal government at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. He completed a dual bachelor of arts degree in chemistry and Asian studies at Cornell University, and obtained master's degrees in public health and health administration from The Ohio State University.

A DC resident since 2001, Mr. Inoue has served as an elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and served one year as chair of the commission. He currently serves on the boards of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. He is raising two children with his wife, Kaori Kawakubo Inoue.

Saturday, July 22

Workshop Block 2 - 2:15pm - 3:30pm

The Next Generation of Japanese American Civic Leadership

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Join us for a compelling panel discussion titled “The Next Generation of Japanese American Civic Leadership”, where we bring together a dynamic group of next-generation civic leaders who will share their unique insights and personal experiences in overcoming cultural, political, and societal hurdles while pursuing elected offices. This panel will explore the opportunities, challenges, and transformative potential of the next generation of Japanese American and Asian American leaders.

Panelists include Trustee Dr. Kelsey Iino of the Los Angeles Community College District, Councilmember Margaret Abe-Koga of Mountain View, and Councilmember Jeff Maloney of Alhambra. The panel will be moderated by Travis Kiyota, Senior Vice President-Head of Global Corporate Affairs at East West Bank.

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During WWII, the US Government placed thousands of Japanese American children in mass detention camps while separating many of their families. Today, our government continues policies of Child Detention and Family Separation, this time targeting migrants at the Southern Border, primarily from Central and South American countries.

In this workshop, we will review the government’s practice of Child Detention and Family Separation then and now, comparing our own experiences and resulting trauma with those of today. Then we will discuss how and why the Japanese American community can stand up to be the kind of friends we wished we had in 1942 as we explore the idea that Never Again Is Now.

The workshop will use a PowerPoint presentation to convey facts, figures, images, and analysis; a small group breakout session to allow participants to share experiences and questions; and a final open discussion on ways we can engage the issue with/through Tsuru for Solidarity and JACL. Questions and discussion will be welcome throughout – we want this to be an interactive workshop.

The workshop is organized by Tsuru for Solidarity. Presenters include Garrett Dreyfus, Yoshino Goto, Katherine Hirata, Stan Shikuma, and Keiko Elizabeth Suda.

Our goal for the workshop is to foster closer communication between Tsuru for Solidarity and JACL around issues of immigrant rights, encourage/enable more JACL chapters to engage in this important area of social justice work, and invite more members of our community to be the friends we wished we had in 1942. Though it may seem like the same old story, this time we have the power to change the ending.

Queer Mental Health, Allyship, and Activism ft. Okaeri

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With queer and trans rights—and lives—under such heavy attack over the past year, JACL’s National Youth/Student Council and Okaeri would like to educate on queerness in the Nikkei community, uplift queer youth voices, and highlight the importance of mental health and trans joy. This workshop will begin with a panel of queer activists in the Japanese American community, whose discussion will focus on navigating queer identities, protecting one’s mental health, and preventing advocacy burnout. This panel will be followed by a touchstone and zine-making art activity, with small group discussions facilitated by the NY/SC and Okaeri. Whether you’re a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, an ally, or just want to learn more, we’d love for you to come and share your story!

shared his story at high schools, colleges, churches, and corporations around the country. In his free time, Aiden enjoys playing music, traveling, photography, and spending time with his wife, Mary, and his dog Kuma.

ARTS, ADVOCACY, AND ACTIVISM: Visual Communications and the Fight for Little Tokyo

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The long history of Visual Communications (the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts organization) was firmly rooted in the ethnic studies and the anti-Vietnam War movements. These dual events gave dimension to VC’s lasting reputation as the “media arm” of the Asian American Movement, and affirmed its allegiance to grassroots community-based media making. Nowhere is this more apparent than in VC’s alignment with organizations and communities working to fight community redevelopment and displacement of community stakeholders during VC’s crucial first decade of existence — a period that also saw remarkable growth in VC’s media-making capabilities and in its alignment with progressive organizations ranging from the Little Tokyo Peoples Rights Organization (LTPRO) to the National Coalition for Redress & Reparation (NCRR). This program will review VC’s early history as seen through the concomitant emergence of arts activism activities enjoined by other Asian American groups, and through the perspectives of individuals who were instrumental in those key developments, examine how the legacy of activism that defines VC’s past and current activities persists to this day.

junior at Cornell University, Remy lives in a cooperative house in Ithaca dedicated to community education and providing a safe space for queer and bipoc students. They also work as a project lead for Cornell’s Advocacy Project, where they highlight the work of nonprofit organizations like the National Black Women’s Justice Institute through the club’s podcast. Like a true LA native, in their free time, Remy enjoys hiking, climbing, finding the best cheese at local farmers markets, and spending time with their snake, Jeff.

with the production and fabrication of museum and site-specific exhibitions including “Issei Pioneers: Hawaii and the Mainland 1885-1924”, the inaugural exhibition of the Japanese American National Museum in 1992; and “Heading East: California’s Asian Pacific Americans”, commissioned by the California State Library and produced by VC in 1998. More recently, he organized a large-scale environmental display, “Visual Communications: A Celebration of Community” as part of Photoville L.A.; and curated and installed print and environmental artifacts as part of the large-scale photo exhibit “At First Light: The Dawning of Asian Pacific America.” From 1987 through 2017 Ferrer has served as co-director and senior programmer of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival; and has organized year-round screening programs at Visual Communications and in collaboration with a variety of community arts and media organizations. He has also served as a program consultant for international film festivals including the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, Cinemanila International Film Festival and the Singapore International Film Festival; served on awards juries ranging from the Hawaii International Film Festival to the International Documentary Association; and has written extensively on issues relevant to the development of Asian Pacific American cinema.

Yoshino Goto has been an active member in Tsuru for Solidarity since 2020 and is currently active in their Police, Prisons, and Detentions Campaign.

Abraham Ferrer is a staff member at Visual Communications, a Los Angeles-based Asian Pacific American media arts center. Trained in studio art at UCLA, he has served in numerous capacities at VC since coming aboard in 1985, ranging from collateral, identity and publication design, exhibition design and fabrication, training and education assistance, and curation in the areas of film and media exhibitions and photographic exhibitions. In these capacities, Ferrer has been involved

As a student activist at UCLA in the ‘ 60s, Mike Murase led the struggle for ethnic studies and is a co-founder of Asian American Studies Center and of GIDRA, the pioneering Asian American monthly. As a member of Little Tokyo People’s Rights Organization (LTPRO), Mike fought against evictions of longtime residents and as a part of Japanese Welfare Rights Organization (JWRO) worked for the rights of immigrant workers and seniors. He also took part in the redress and reparations movement with NCRR, mobilizing

for the Commission Hearings. Mike is also the author of Little Tokyo: One Hundred Years in Pictures (1983). In 1980, he helped to found Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) and served as the first board president. After working with the South Central L.A. community for 22 years, Mike returned to LTSC in 2006 to work in social services and the Budokan fundraising campaign. During the pandemic, he coordinated “Little Tokyo Eats,” a project to deliver restaurant-prepared hot meals to low-income seniors. Mike retired recently but remains active in Little Tokyo as a member of Nikkei Progressives.

American Citizens League, the Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies at the Claremont Colleges, and is a co-founder of Kizuna, a Japanese American youth development and empowerment organization. Kristin received her Masters of Public Administration concentrating on Non-Profit Management from California State University at Northridge, and her Bachelors degree from Pomona College.

Travis Kiyota is the Senior Vice President, Head of Global Corporate Affairs at East West Bank. He has broad and extensive experience in public affairs, strategic communications, corporate philanthropy, and crisis and risk management, spanning more than 25 years. He also serves on various boards throughout California, including the Bay Area Council, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, California Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Chamber

Dr. Kelsey Iino is a fourth generation Japanese-American. A Los Angeles native, Dr. Iino has dedicated her professional career to higher education as a faculty member, union leader, and trustee to the Los Angeles Community College District, the largest community college district in the country. She also serves as a board member of the Astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Committee, the El Camino College Foundation, and

the Little Tokyo Service Center. Dr. Iino holds an associate degree from El Camino College, a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from UCLA, and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from USC.

Jeffrey Koji Maloney currently serves on the Alhambra City Council. Elected in 2016, he served as Mayor for two separate terms. In his role, Councilmember Maloney led the city's efforts to establish many firsts: a bicycle and pedestrian safety plan, a comprehensive sustainability plan, and a first historic preservation ordinance. Additionally, he serves on the board of governors of the Japanese American National Museum and as a board member of the Asian Pacific Islanders Caucus of the League of California Cities and the Go For Broke National Education Center. He holds a law degree from USC and completed his undergraduate studies at UC San Diego

Never Again Is Now: JAs Confront Child & Family Detention

Margaret Abe-Koga is in her fourth term on the Mountain View City Council. In 2006, she became the first Asian American female to serve on the Council. She first served as Mayor in 2009 during the Great Recession and again as Mayor in 2020, where she led the city through the COVID-19 pandemic. She previously served on the Santa Clara County Board of Education and is currently running for a seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, with the election slated for March 2024. She is a Nisei and holds an AB in American Government from Harvard University.

Mika Chan (she/her) is a Yonsei activist living in Seattle, WA. She has been an active member of Tsuru for Solidarity since 2020, serves as National Youth Chair for the JACL NY/SC and is a member of the Seattle JACL Chapter board.

Garrett Finucane lives in Los Angeles and has been a member of the Tsuru For Solidarity Child and Family Detention Campaign since 2022.

Katherine is a Yonsei civil rights advocate in Los Angeles. She is pursuing a law degree at UCLA with plans to be a labor attorney defending workers’ rights, civil rights, and collective organizing for racial and economic justice. Previously, she served as the JACL Norman Mineta Policy Fellow in Washington, DC.

Eric Arimoto, 58, identifies as a 4th generation gay Japanese-American man, is a marriage and family therapist and works for the County of LA Mental Evaluation Teams (MET). Eric came out at 19 while serving in the Army. As a result of years of self-exploration, therapy and getting sober, Eric returned to school to earn a masters degree in clinical psychology. Eric has been on the organizing committee of Okaeri since its inception in

2012 and is particularly interested in holding space for Nikkei LGBTQ folk 40yrs and older who may find it difficult to return to the village after years of erasure and silence from their family and community. Eric lives in Long Beach with his partner Paul and has a private practice primarily serving LGBTQ individuals, couples and adolescents.

Stan is a Sansei community activist and political organizer living in Seattle, WA. He serves as Co-Chair of the Child & Family Detention Campaign of Tsuru for Solidarity and is also Co-President of Seattle Chapter JACL, a Board Member of the Tule Lake Committee, and an avid taiko player.

Aiden Takeo Aizumi (he/him) is a transman, storyteller, and activist for the LGBTQ+ community. He is currently a Compliance Coordinator and Athletic Director for Opportunities for Learning Public Charter Schools. Aiden graduated from the University of La Verne with a Masters in Education and was recognized as one of the "125 Most Influential" people in the 125 years history of the university. He currently serves as President of PFLAG Pasadena where he facilitates the youth group and has

Kyle Yasui (he/him) is a proudly bisexual and biracial, a member of the Japanese American community, and a recent graduate from the University of Washington, aspiring to work as an environmental scientist. He currently serves as the Pacific Northwest Youth Rep for the National Student Youth Council with the JACL and aims to make change for and within the community. Originally from Thousand Oaks, California, he looked for ways to connect with the JA community including serving as

president, and subsequently as vice president of the Nikkei Student Union at the UW, and joining the NY/SC. He is a self proclaimed amateur baker, a collector of more plants than he has space for, and runner up in the 2nd annual 4th of July pickleball tournament in Forks, Washington.

Sarah “Remy” Kageyama (they/them) is a queer, nonbinary individual and advocate. They currently serve as EDC Youth Rep on the NY/SC and as JACL’s youth liaison with Okaeri. Raised in the historic Sawtelle Japantown, Remy witnessed firsthand the lingering effects of the exclusion and incarceration of Japanese Americans through their family’s plant nursery–one of the few remaining in the area. This sparked their passion for advocacy work in the JA and AAPI communities. A rising

Tanka and Haiku During Internment

NEW Room - Araki Room

During their internment during WWII, Japanese Americans turned to time filling activities that helped soothe their troubled souls. In Hawaii and New Mexico, the incarcerated transcribed their thoughts into meaningful poetry that eventually helped others envision what their lives were like during imprisonment and displayed their feelings in lasting and restorative poetry. Learn more about Haiku and Tanka poetry and how Japanese American prisoners used it to fill their days and express their feelings while incarcerated. Learn how to write poetry that can help release stress, center your feelings or describe to others your views about the world, injustice, or whatever is important to you.

Shelley Takeuchi is a former Educator, Librarian, and Level III Tech Mentor and Trainer from Santa Barbara, California. She has a B.S. in Education with an English minor and is currently living in New Mexico with her husband, Kirk. Her NMJACL work includes CLOE project database entry, a Board position as Scholarships & Youth Chair, a committee member for the April 23rd Santa Fe Internment Camp Marker Event, and Director for an NM Humanities Council Grant. She is the Aki Matsuri Cosplay Coordinator and Arts & Craft Activities co-chair. She occasionally acts as stage manager for the JACL Players.

of Commerce, Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation, National Bankers Association, among others. Most recently, Mr. Kiyota was recognized by the California Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Legislative Caucus for his lifelong work uplifting the AAPI community.

Saturday, July 22

Workshop Block 3 - 3:45pm - 5:00pm

LTHS Preserving History of Little Tokyo Workshop

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

Panel Discussion of historic preservation process of Little Tokyo from 1970s, present day, and future. Gentrification of the neighborhoods, and cultural exchange from Downtown, Bronzeville, Arts District, to Boyle Heights. Plans to develop 1st Street North and Metro Station.

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

It's been almost 30 years since the National JACL voted to support Marriage Equality in 1994; the US Supreme Court affirmed Marriage Equality in 2015. But today, the LGBTQ+ community continues to experience hate at the hands of elected officials, key opinion leaders, major institutions and others.

What led to the JACL to take bold action in 1994, what were the prevailing issues within the organization on both sides of the issue and what is the impact today?

Meet four of the former National JACL Board members and how the issue affected each individual over the past 30 years.

the Convention and Visitors Bureau and Related Santa Clara, a $7 billion, 9.1 million square foot public-private development on a former landfill site.

For over the past 20 years Ruth has also been active in the San Jose community serving on several non-profit boards and parent volunteer boards. Her community engagement/activism roots can be traced to her days as a student at UC Irvine which led to an introduction to the SELANOCO JACL chapter. Ruth has held several JACL positions including SELANOCO Chapter President, National Youth Representative, and PSW Governor.

Ruth has two adult children – Alison who resides in Chicago and Matthew who lives in San Jose.

Ruth has spent more than 30 years in local government specializing in public private partnerships, real estate development and economic development in cities throughout the State of California including Santa Ana, Long Beach, San Jose and Santa Clara. Ruth’s most recent position was Assistant City Manager for the City of Santa Clara. Her responsibilities included strategic executive leadership on matters related to the Santa Clara Stadium Authority, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara Convention Center,

Trisha Murakawa comes from a family where service to community is expected. Many family members serve in various capacities in the community, but two notable family members include her grandfather, Hideo Alan Kunitomi, a founder of two sports leagues serving Japanese American youth when institutionalized racism against people who were not part of the dominant culture could not play; and Sue Kunitomi Embrey, her great aunt, who is memorialized in the Smithsonian Institution because of her leadership and advocacy as the founder of the Manzanar Committee and the pioneer who led the effort for the Manzanar Relocation Center to become a national park and for her work to include the Japanese American incarceration experience to be part of school curriculum.

Continuing the legacy of service instilled by her parents, Trisha serves on the boards of 211 LA County and the LAX Coastal Chamber of Commerce, and was the youngest person to lead a national affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union when she was 29.

Trisha serves as principal for Murakawa Communications, a strategic communications and public affairs firm specializing in water, transportation, construction, solid waste and community planning. Trisha was elected to the El Camino Community College Board of Trustees in November 2020 and currently serves as its president where her priorities include closing the equity gap to ensure college is accessible to everyone, but especially foster youth, those who are formerly incarcerated, older and underemployed adults.

NEW Room - Nerio Room

The JACL DC Chapter will share how we have worked in collaboration with the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland to create a fictional graphic novel based on the life experiences of Japanese Americans focusing on immigration, incarceration, and anti-Asian hate crimes. The graphic novel will incorporate literacy and social studies standards for all Grade 5 students in MCPS and impact approximately 12,000 students annually beginning in April 2024.

Stephanie Miyeko Rowe received her Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master of Arts in Teaching from the Maryland Institute College of Art. She worked in Delaware and North Carolina as a K-8 Art Educator. She is continuing her creative endeavors with the JACL DC Chapter graphic novel project, “Where Are You REALLY From?” as a writer and developer of educational resources for students. Stephanie is a yonsei, whose grandparents were incarcerated in Tule Lake, CA and Minidoka, ID.

NEW Room - JANM Foyer

Rapper jason chu guides the audience through questions of the ethics of appropriation, cultural interface, and artistic creation, using his experiences as an Asian American hip-hop artist alongside historical and contemporary examples. The workshop aims to help attendees walk away having articulated their own ethics of cultural interface and exchange.

SOSN: Save Our Seniors Network

NEW Room - Araki Room

Save Our Seniors Network is an all volunteer group of families and friends of Nikkei seniors based in the Japanese and Japanese American communities. SOSN advocates for the establishment of bilingual and bicultural healthcare for all seniors who have the greatest number of over 65+ in the US.

Save Our Seniors Network "Protecting Our Japanese American Seniors" workshop will be about the current issues challenging Japanese and Japanese American seniors today.

•Growth of the baby boomers is exploding.

•Demand for bilingual and bicultural healthcare is critical.

•Availability of Japanese speaking staff, food, and cultural activities.

•Solutions come from the community.

While at LTSC Bill helped to establish several key service organizations such as the Asian Pacific Community Fund, the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development, the Asian Pacific Counseling and Treatment Center, the Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking, and the Little Tokyo Community Council. Bill is also the founder of the national Asian Pacific Islander Americans for Historic Preservation (APIAHiP) and the Little Tokyo Historical Society.

Bill has an MSW from UCLA, is married and has one daughter and lives in Silver Lake near downtown Los Angeles. While formally retired, Bill is currently the President of a new project called the Little Tokyo Community Impact Fund, a community-based real estate investment fund aimed to help heritage small businesses in Little Tokyo.

The Impact of Taking Bold Action

M. Rosalind Sagara has a professional background in historic preservation, community organizing, and storytelling. She is currently the Neighborhood Outreach Manager with the Los Angeles Conservancy, where she supports local preservation leaders and projects throughout Los Angeles County. She serves on the Boards of the Save Our Chinatown Committee (Riverside, CA) and Asian & Pacific Islander Americans in Historic Preservation.

Bill Watanabe was the founding Executive Director of the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) in downtown Los Angeles. For 32 years, he guided its growth, in conjunction with the Board of Directors, from a one-person staff to a multi-faceted social services and community development program with 150 paid staff, many of whom are bilingual in any of eight Asian Pacific languages and Spanish. Bill retired from LTSC in June 2012.

Inquiry through Graphic Novel Narratives

Linda Sato Adams was the supervisor of Fine Arts in the Montgomery County Public Schools, MD, where she was responsible for the school district’s dance, music, theatre, and visual art programs. After retirement, she worked for Towson University as an adjunct professor overseeing visual art student teachers and the National Japanese American Memorial Foundation as an administrative consultant. Linda is currently co-president of the JACL DC Chapter. She is a Sansei and her family members were incarcerated in Tule Lake, CA and Minidoka, ID. Her father and uncle served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during WWII.

Appropriation vs. Appreciation: the Search for Asian American Soul

Jason Chu "speaks hope and healing in a hurting world." As an Asian American kid in suburban Delaware, he found a vocabulary for racial identity and liberation in hip-hop culture. He now tours extensively, pairing high energy performances with hard-hitting lyricism. jason is a sought-after speaker on Asian American identity, hip-hop culture, mental health, and social impact through arts and culture.

Jon Kaji is a Councilman representing District One in the City of Torrance, California. He was elected in June, 2022.

The City of Torrance has the largest concentration of Nikkei and Japanese expatriates in the County of Los Angeles.

Jon Kaji served two-terms as the National Secretary-Treasurer of the JACL in the early 1990's.

Jon's maternal grandfather, Dr. Kikuwo Tashiro, successfully sued the State of California in the US Supreme Court (Tashiro v Jordan, 1926) to establish the Japanese Hospital of Los Angeles.

Jon's father, Bruce Kaji, founded the Japanese American National Museum.

William Kaneko is a Partner at Honolulu offices of Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, where he advises clients on administrative law, government relations, and public policy. Since 2009, he was selected amongst his peers and listed in Best Lawyers in America for government relations law, and Honolulu Magazine's Best Lawyers in Hawaii. In 2014, 2017, 2021, he was named Hawaii Lawyer of the Year for Government Relations. Mr. Kaneko is highly skilled and recognized for understanding the legal, regulatory, policy and political framework in which companies and governments exist, and developing

practicable inter-disciplinary solutions to advance key initiatives. He received the Award for Public Service from the U.S. Department of Justice; the Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Alan Saunders Award for Achievements in Civil Liberties from the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai`i. Mr. Kaneko received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound, his Juris Doctor degree from the Catholic University of America, and an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Puget Sound.

David Monkawa Immigrated from Japan with his family at age 7 and was raised in the Crenshaw-Adams District in Southwest Los Angeles. David originally pursued art and received a scholarship to the CA Institute of the Arts. During the US war of aggression in Vietnam David became involved in fundamental social transformation of the US economic-political system in the Asian and anti-war movement and worked as an organizer for 50 years in factories, hospitals and in the Japanese American community. He is a founding member of Progressive Asian Network for Action and Neighborhood Safety Companions.

Kristen Hayashi, Ph.D. is director of collections management & access and a curator at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles, where she leads the team that oversees the permanent collection and also curates content through exhibitions and public programs. Previously, she worked at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in various capacities within research and collections, including as part of the curatorial team for “Becoming Los Angeles,” a semi-

permanent history exhibition. In addition to her work in museums, she is also engaged in heritage conservation work and has authored several historic cultural monument nominations for buildings in Los Angeles. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Little Tokyo Historical Society and Asian Pacific Islanders in Historic Preservation (APIAHiP). Hayashi earned a Ph.D. in history with a concentration in public history from the University of California, Riverside.

2023 Convention Workshops

Special Sessions/Plenaries

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

Friday, July 21

Workshop Block 1 - 10:45am - 12:00pm

NEW Room - Nerio Room

NEW Room - Araki Room

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

Friday, July 21

Workshop Block 2 (NEW TIME) - 2:30pm - 3:40pm

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

NEW Room - Nerio Room

NEW Room - Araki Room

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

Friday, July 21

Workshop Block 3 (NEW TIME) - 4:00pm - 5:15pm

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

NEW Room - Nerio Room

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

NEW Room - JANM Foyer

NEW Room - Araki Room

Saturday, July 22

Workshop Block 1 - 10:45am - 12:00pm

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

NEW Room - JANM Foyer

NEW Room - Nerio Room

NEW Room - Araki Room

Saturday, July 22

Workshop Block 2 - 2:15pm - 3:30pm

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

NEW Room - Nerio Room

NEW Room - JANM Foyer

NEW Room - Araki Room

Saturday, July 22

Workshop Block 3 - 3:45pm - 5:00pm

NEW Room - JANM Main Hall

NEW Room - Democracy Lab

NEW Room - Nerio Room

NEW Room - JANM Foyer

NEW Room - Araki Room

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