You’re invited to our 4th annual Ebb and Flow: Community Mental Health Conference on Saturday, October 17, 2026 from 9AM-5PM at Terasaki Budokan in Little Tokyo! We’re excited to bring back this welcoming space for the Asian American community to address, examine, and understand mental...
While most of our country celebrated its 250th anniversary with hot dogs, fireworks, and parades, three LTSC staff explored a more nuanced narrative of American history at the Heart Mountain World War II Japanese American Confinement Site....
LTSC is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a Blood Drive at Terasaki Budokan on August 18th from 11:00AM - 4:00PM. Registrations are encouraged, but walk-ins are also welcome! As a thank you, the American Red Cross will send donors a $20 Amazon Gift...
Walking to Little Tokyo Towers, camera in hand, I wasn’t sure how the day was going to go. A group of LTSC staff was taking students from Tohoku University around the neighborhood that day, ending their day at the senior living apartments. What would they...
Because the fight for justice is a marathon, not a sprint, we’re in this for the long haul. But, we’re in this together. Here are some ways to stay healthy and take positive action, suggested by LTSC’s licensed social workers and community organizers....
Join us on Saturday, January 31st from 10AM-2PM to help raise awareness on AA+NHPI youth mental health, suicide experiences & family, and address health inequities by identifying community strategies to reduce stigma and improve access and treatment. Speakers at this event will present AA+NHPI youth...
Changing Tides is teaming up with UPRISERS and Nellita’s Craft for a workshop series in Little Tokyo! Come hang out, get crafty, and learn how creativity can be a form of self-care. From turning rice bags from Kouraku into pencil cases to making totes out...
Over the past 45 years, Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) has evolved to meet our community’s changing needs — from building affordable housing in the 1990s, to launching free senior activities in the 2010s, to establishing homeless services in the 2020s. In that same spirit,...
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For 100 years, the family-run Umeya Rice Cake Company was a cornerstone of Little Tokyo, nourishing and employing generations of Japanese Americans. When the factory closed in 2017, it left behind a legacy of providing safe and dignified opportunities for upward mobility. Now, that legacy...
