2023
11/1-11/3 (Mariko Lochridge, Small Business Counselor) Small Business Anti-Displacement Network Conference Speaker
October (Mariko Lochridge, Small Business Counselor) Tadaima Speaker
9/20 (Debbie Chen, Director of Real Estate) The State of Housing and Homelessness in Los Angeles, California Community Foundation
8/10 (Debbie Chen, Director of Real Estate) Partnerships for Housing Preservation, Enterprise
July-Aug (Mariko Lochridge, Small Business Counselor) Community Leadership Bootcamp, Los Angeles Conservancy
7/12 (Takao Suzuki, Director of Community Development) Community Owned Models to Prevent Displacement, Inclusive Action for the City
7/11 (Erich Nakano, Executive Director) What is a Child-Friendly Community and How Can You Create One?, BUILD 2023 Conference
7/3 (Brian Kohaya, Former Office Manager, Current REDD Intern) Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship
6/16 (Kathy Masaoka, LTSC Board Member & Yasuko Sakamoto, LTSC founding member and former Director of Social Services) Chasing Cherry Blossoms: Asian Enough?
6/13/2023 (Grant Sunoo, Director of Community Building and Engagement) Community Initiatives Advisory Committeeopens PDF file , NeighborWorks
5/20 (Vivian Lee, Social Worker) API Caucus – ShAAPIng Leadership through Community Organizing: Stronger Together
5/17 (Erich Nakano, Executive Director) Accion Opportunity Fund, AAPI Month Speaker
5/11 (Hi-Woo Lee, Social Worker; on behalf of LTSC) Korea Town Senior and Community Center (KSCC) 10th Anniversary Event: Honored for Outstanding Dedication
5/8 (Yuka Kato, Social Worker & Therapist) Kosodate Benricho: The Ultimate Guide for Japanese Living Abroad
4/15 – (Kimberly Kawasaki, Terasaki Budokan Programs & Social Media Coordinator) Nikkei Basketball Heritage Association (NHBA): Building Perseverance: How Basketball Teaches Nikkei Cultural Values
2/25 – (Yuka Kato, Social Worker & Therapist) Nibei Foundation & Nikkei Doctors’ Club (NDC): School Child’s Language Barrier and Stressopens PDF file
2/22 – (Debbie Chen, Director of Real Estate) A Foot In The Door: The BIPOC and Emerging Developer Roundtable
2/11 – (Matthew Yonemura, Changing Tides Program Coordinator) Sansei Legacy Convening
2/2 – (Matthew Yonemura, Changing Tides Program Coordinator) UCLA Nikkei Student Union (NSU) General Meeting
1/21 – (Matthew Yonemura, Changing Tides Program Coordinator) Budokan Cinema: Weathering With You
2022
11/30 – (Matthew Yonemura, Changing Tides Program Coordinator) JIB Fund Grantee Convening: Caring for Ourselves and Our Community
10/25 – (Matthew Yonemura, Changing Tides Program Coordinator) Paramount Inclusion Week Session: Hope, Healing and Purpose: Preventing Suicide in Youth of Color
8/08 – (Bill Watanabe) Bill Watanabe Named Nisei Week Inspiration Award Honoree
8/08 – (Mike Murase) Mike Murase Named Nisei Week Pioneer Spirit Awardee
5/31 – (Erich Nakano, Executive Director) Building Power, Creating Opportunity in Low-Income Asian American Communities
5/25 – (Erich Nakano, Executive Director) Neighborworks Symposium: Advancing Housing and Economic Investments in Communities of Color
5/20 – (Matthew Yonemura, Changing Tides Program Coordinator) Boeing Addressing AAPI Hate Virtual Panel Discussion
5/17 – (Mathew Yonemura, Changing Tides Program Coordinator) Keiro Speaker Series: Family Approaches to Positive Mental Health
3/3 – (Tak Suzuki, Development Director) SCANPH Town Hall: United to House LA Ballot Measure
2021
11/9 – (Erich Nakano, Executive Director) Focusing on AAPI Communities: A Southern California CRA Banker Roundtable