Games gave youngsters a chance to win toys.

The programs largest fundraiser.Players have been participating in monthly basketball practices and Japanese culture lessons to prepare for their trip

The Komae Scholarships are awarded each year to support the next generation of mental health clinicians who have a heart to serve in the Asian American community.Many of these graduates are now practicing in mental health settings across Southern California.From left: Dasha Thomas of The Fuller Foundation; 2023 recipient Debra Nishii; 2024 recipients Isabelle Kwok and Jehuda Kusuma; 2023 recipient Kristen Chung; and Cameron Lee.

This years recipients are students at Fuller Theological Seminary studying to receive their masters degrees in marriage and family therapy.professor of marriage and family studies.

27 scholarships have been awarded to graduate students in marriage and family therapy.

They are Isabelle Kwok and Jehuda Kusuma.Southeast Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are incarcerated at much higher rates than average.

Welcome to Little Tokyo!To learn more about API RISEs ongoing projects.And while APIs may represent a small minority of the American incarcerated population.

API RISE (Asian and Pacific Islander Reentry Inclusion Through Support Empowerment).first connected with API RISE five years ago during a concert organized in support of children and families separated at the southern border.