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/PRNewswire/ Starting today, the Go for Broke Japanese American Soldiers of World War II forever stamp can be purchased at U.S. Postal Service (USPS). ....
Support Provided By On April 29, 2021, over 200 people from not just the greater Los Angeles area, but all over the country, joined a different kind of Zoom event. Especially during the pandemic, the Iftar kind of creates a space that s unlike any other where we actually feel an intimacy with each other online, and have that experience with so many people… So many people show up to the Iftar, but I feel close to everybody that shows up, said Vigilant Love co-director Sahar Pirzada. A Pakistani-American Muslim woman, Pirzada was referring to the organization s annual Bridging Communities Iftar event. Held in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan, the name of the event Iftar refers to the meal eaten by Muslims after sunset during Ramadan. Despite not being physically together as the pandemic continued devastating communities, committed participants nevertheless showed up for one another, celebrating the work they have been doing over the last year in healing trauma ....
CREDIT: Marc Ang, used with permission I recently threw a rally in Orange County, California for #StopAsianHate with a strong emphasis on supporting law enforcement. We even held it right by the Irvine Police Department as a symbolic show of solidarity with those who keep us safe, who risk their lives, and these days their reputation, to protect us in the community. Before the rally began, my co-organizer James Mai and I shared our experiences in advocating for what we believe are effective, practical solutions. We have been shocked how the very simple solution of empowering law enforcement to address the crimes experienced by Asians is suddenly controversial. Instead, many seem to think that rallies and slogans and “criminal justice reform” will solve the problem. ....
Imagine Little Tokyo Awards Short Story Contest Winners Named Posted On By MIYA IWATAKI The eighth annual Imagine Little Tokyo short story contest will celebrate the winners in three categories on Sunday, May 23, at 1 p.m. through the Zoom platform in a free program hosted by the Japanese American National Museum. The contest is presented by the Little Tokyo Historical Society (LTSC) in partnership with the museum’s Discover Nikkei project. Comedian and ventriloquist Mike Palma will take the emcee reins in an exciting program featuring noted theatre actors Greg Watanabe, Jully Lee and Eiji Inoue providing dramatic readings of the winning stories in the categories of English language, Japanese language and youth (18 and younger). ....
JANM Stages Virtual Gala Clockwise from top left: Akira Boch, Evan Kodani and Yuka Murakami of the Watase Media Arts Center team display the local Emmys they received last year for the documentary “Masters of Modern Design: The Art of the Japanese American Experience” during the JANM 2021 Gala and Auction, livestreamed on May 1. East L.A. Taiko kicked off the virtual gala on May 1 for the Japanese American National Museum in energetic style, performing on the steps of the museum, which only recently reopened its doors to the public. JANM weathered the storm of a global pandemic with what CEO Ann Burroughs called “a year of extraordinary bounty which has given us a strong focus on the future.” ....