Okaeri

Okaeri started In 2014 when a group of LGBTQ+ Nikkei, parents, and allies of LGBTQ+ people organized Okaeri: A Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering, the first-ever conference focused on LGBTQ+ Nikkei. Our mission is to create visibility, compassionate spaces, and transformation for LGBTQ+ Nikkei and their families by sharing our stories and providing culturally-rooted support, education, community-building, and advocacy.

We envision a safe, loving, and accepting world for LGBTQ+ Nikkei and their families where all identities are celebrated, respected, and embraced.

Current programming includes Okaeri Connects, a monthly virtual support group for Nikkei LGBTQ+ individuals, and Okaeri Voices, an oral history project capturing the stories of LGBTQ+ and allied Japanese Americans over 60.

For more information, sign up for our newsletter, visit https://www.okaeri.org/ , and follow @okaeri_la. 

Okaeri is fiscally sponsored by Little Tokyo Service Center.