You helped us surpass our $20,000 goal! 🎉

🌈  THANK YOU for celebrating Okaeri's 10 Year Anniversary and helping us reach our goal!

The Okaeri team is overwhelmed with gratitude for you! Because of you, we were able to go beyond our initial $20,000 goal! Thank you to the Masto Foundation for the generous $10,000 match, bringing us over $37,000. 

By supporting Okaeri, you are sustaining our work for years to come. It has been a joy to offer compassionate spaces of connection and education for our Nikkei LGBTQ+ community for the past ten years. We are so grateful for your support and can't wait to convene once again at our Biannual Conference this fall. 

As we enter the next few years of challenging and potentially dangerous times for LGBTQ+ individuals and families, we are determined to continue offering LGBTQ+ centered programming. Your generosity will allow us to host our biannual conference, and create spaces for Nikkei LGBTQ+ community, as well as opportunities for learning and engagement for parents, caregivers, and allies. 

Click the images below to see your support in action 💪

Thank you to our amazing Donors!

$5,000+
Masto Foundation
The CA Endowment

$1,000+
Kris Hayashi
OUTWORDS Archive
Melanie Yeaman
Stan Yogi

$500+
Gloria G Fujita
Gary Hayashi
Harold Kameya
Jeanie Kawaguchi
Margaret Noguchi
Cindy Ota Lee
Janet Uradomo
Shelly Woo
Anonymous

$250+
Naoko Fujii
Elaine and Darrell Kaneshiro
Kevin Kumashiro
Judy A Nakatomi
Jeri Okamoto-Tanaka
Bill Tashima
Daniel Tomita
Aya Yabe-Duruz
Anonymous

$100+
Aldo Beppu
Mary Sue Brookshire
Charles Chan Massey, The Personal Stories Project
Barney Cheng
John and Geri Handa
Kiku Hughes
Carl Ichikawa
Gary Idama
Kathleen Itow
Patty Kunitsugu
Michiko Lee
Charlotte Murai
Jo Ann Maehara Hirose
Mark Masaoka
Leanne Nishi-Wong/Rick Wong
Justen Quan
Miyoko Sawamura
Loni Shibuyama Simone
Stacey Shigaya
Nathan L Song
Pam Tajima Praeger
Kathee Yamamoto Fleming
Candice Yokomizo

Up to $99
Gizella Czene
Jesse Garfias Lopez
Nancy Hikoyeda
I-Li Hsiao
Nikiko Masumoto
Kristie Matsumoto
Bryan Matsumoto
Glenn D Magpantay
Bradley Miller
Paul S Ogino
Alan Ohnsman
Hiroko Okazaki
Russell Park
Louise Sakamoto
Jason Takagi
Drew Tamaki
Courtney Taniguchi
Billy Wellon
Anonymous