The Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League held its New Year’s celebration and installation on Jan. 20 at Ladybug Café in Gardena.

Pictured from left: Layne Sakamoto, Andrew Gruhn, Barbara Jean Tamura, Louise Sakamoto, Mary Yamabe, Miyako Kadogawa, Mitchell Matsumura, installing officer Nancy Takayama (former governor, JACL Pacific Southwest District). Not pictured: Kanji Sahara, Lisa Akiyama Robinson, Joyce Inouye, Joyce Okazaki. Yamabe, Tamura and Robinson are new Executive Board members. Special guests included Ron Wakabayashi, former JACL national director.

Upcoming chapter events include a virtual screening of two short films by Robert Shoji on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 1 p.m. RSVP/info: [email protected].

Photo by J.K. YAMAMOTO/Rafu Shimpo