A Special Visit to Amache
Gary Yamashita (L) and Judge Johnny Gogo (R) Photo by Daisuke Igarashi After the successful flag signing event earlier in Denver, Judge Johnny Gogo returned [...]
Celebrating Our Asian American Pacific Islander Community
Asian Avenue magazine has devoted their entire expanded May edition to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander month! The issue highlights 100 Asians to know in [...]
Ten Years Later, We Remember Tohoku
On March 11, 2011, a devasting earthquake and tsunami hit the Tohoku region of Japan, resulting in nearly 16,000 deaths, more than 6,000 injuries, and [...]
Support Our Older Asian Adults in Colorado
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and its restrictions, many older Asian adults in Colorado are experiencing rising levels of isolation and loneliness. [...]
MGLP Alumni Profile: Akemi Tsutsui-Kunitake, Class of 2017
I identify with many terms; Denver native, sansei-han, shin-sansei, yonsei, and mixed-race, but I ultimately consider myself to be Japanese American (JA). The family of [...]
2020 Mayor’s Diversity and Inclusion Award Honoree – DJ Ida
Sakura Foundation congratulates Board Member DJ Ida, PhD: She is a 2020 honoree along with 9 other individuals and organizations for the Mayor’s Diversity and [...]
Time to Research Your Story
February 8, 2020 seems like a lifetime ago – it was the date of our last in-person event! We were fortunate to feature noted genealogist [...]
The Impact of Storytelling: A Thousand Paper Cranes
I AM DENVER is a unique storytelling project whose mission is to tell the stories of Denver's history, culture and vision. “Through an open, encouraging [...]
A Conversation with Genealogist Linda Harms Okazaki
On the snowy Saturday morning of February 8th, a sold out crowd came to the much-anticipated Genealogy Seminar at the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. [...]