Nikkei Progressives

10/19/2026

10/19/2026

Join us for our 3rd Little Tokyo Estate Sale on 🗓️ Saturday, November 7th, from 1 - 4PM. 📍Union Church Little Tokyo, 401 E. 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA.
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Limited free parking and free admission. NP members and our friends have donated a vast array of stunning, one-of-a-kind Japanese pieces, including dishes, platters, vases, scrolls, tea sets, textiles, crafts, and so much more. 👺🫖📿🥢🪭
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All sales benefit immigrants in detention at Adelanto ICE Processing Center, including commissary funds, post-release support, and visitations. Come by on November 7th and take home some beloved family heirlooms. It’s the perfect opportunity to get a jump start on your eco-friendly holiday shopping! 🎁❄️
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Purchased items must be taken that day. All sales are final. Cash, credit cards, checks, Zelle, Apple/Google Pay accepted. ‼️

10/16/2026

Ringu, Ringu!! Sadako thinks you all should vote before it's too late . . .
.. and if you want to hear from Sadako directly, visit the Far East Lounge window on First Street in Little Tokyo.

10/13/2026

Images from the final day of the "Clear the Road to Freedom" pilgrimage. Walkers were joined by hundreds of supporters as we crossed from Alhambra, over the bridge, to Downtown LA at the Federal Building. The day was a powerful one, with walkers feeling simultaneous experiences of grief and hope.

As the pilgrimage entered on Los Angeles Street, we were met with beautiful expressions of solidarity. Supporters had painted 10 foot tall banners honoring each person taken by ICE violence this year. Faith leaders and community supporters held flowers along the route.

All joined us in the weekly ritual of the Madrinas, the Godmothers of the Disappeared, where women's voices are centered. Speakers shared a prayer for freedom: for the children behind bars, for the LGBT+ immigrant community doubly targeted, for people both known and unknown, who posess the inherent right to freedom.

After calculating we realized we walked at least 10 more miles than originally planned, adding up to 106 miles traveled in the name of those imprisoned. May we see these walls come down, and may it be soon.

Donate to the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund: cluejustice.org/bond

10/05/2026

Check out the Nikkei Progressives 2026 Guide to the CA Election! 🗳️:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qve3z0U0ns0w0JhO_QsFB3OSgvuhrryw/view
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This guide, developed by our Electoral Committee, provides NP’s recommendations on the measures to be voted on statewide in November. Visit the link to access the full digital zine guide.
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REMINDER: THERE ARE 3 WAYS TO VOTE!
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1. Ballot drop box 🗳️ (DEADLINE: Tue, Nov 3 at 8 pm, but earlier is better to be safe!)
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2. USPS Mailbox 📫 (CA State recommendation: mail at least by 10/27 OR ask postal employee for a manual postmark if mailing closer to Election Day)
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3. A vote center 🏫 (you may vote in-person at ANY vote center)
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Visit lavote.gov for LA County or https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place to find your vote in-person location and hours.
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🪶♥️Artwork & Digital Zine by: Nina Nakao, Nina Nakao

09/30/2026

“We are showing the people inside that they are not alone, that we are here with them, that we are going to fight injustice…and fight for freedom for all.” - Bin, CLUE Justice
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Today marked the first day of a week-long pilgrimage, as mutlifaith leaders and community organizers journey on foot from Adelanto ICE Detention Center to the ICE Field Office in downtown LA. This 96.5 mile journey calls for the immediate closure of all immigration detention centers, while fundraising for the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund to help keep families together.
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Nikkei Progressives members joined with partners and pilgrimage organizers from CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice, Shut Down Adelanto Coalition, Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice and beyond today, as our community continues this journey in solidarity until we are all free to walk together.
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Learn more and/or join the pilgrimage: https://www.lasacredresistance.org/adelanto-to-dtla-pilgrimage
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Support the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund:
https://support.cluejustice.org/1DVwBUJ6P0WFcbNRt_Rqbw2
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09/28/2026

Governor Gavin Newsom has until this WEDNESDAY (Sept. 30th) to decide whether or not he signs 6 critical bills into law…
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5 of these bills seek to address the impacts of immigration policies, raids, detention, deportations; 1 bill represents a critical step forward in the movement for Black American reparations.
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This is one of those moments of opportunity where we each hold the power to shape the future we believe in.
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Please call the Governor TODAY and urge him to sign these bills into law. Use this tool by Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth- ARRT to quickly send a letter supporting AB 2599: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-governor-newsom-to-sign-the-truth-and-disclosure-act-ab-2599-into-law
Guide information credit: resources by California Immigrant Policy Center and Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth- ARRT.

09/23/2026

44 organizations. One demand.

Submit a letter TODAY urging Gavin Newsom to sign AB 2599 (deadline: 9/30/2026):

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-governor-newsom-to-sign-the-truth-and-disclosure-act-ab-2599-into-law

AB 2599 has passed the Legislature with broad and diverse support, because Californians agree that the public has a right to know which corporations profited from slavery.

Newsom: sign AB 2599. Black voters are watching. California voters are watching.

Graphics, text, and movement leadership provided by Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth- ARRT.

07/09/2026

Nikkei Progressives is taking action to support detained immigrants and their families through direct aid, community care, and advocacy.

Our Japanese American communities were unjustly targeted during WWII, forced into concentration camps in the most desolate parts of the U.S. Carrying that history with us, we stand in solidarity with all those who have been forced into inhumane detention centers across the country.

Support us, join us, take action with us! Donate at the link in our bio.

05/29/2026

Election Day is just a few days away! Make sure to return your ballot or head to a vote center by Tuesday, June 2nd.

Although Nikkei Progressives cannot endorse candidates because we are a 501c3, we can take positions on propositions and measures. We encourage a YES vote on Measure ER! Head to the link in our bio for our full voter guide.

Also, check out the op ed “Disenfranching Voters? Not on our Watch!” our Electoral Committee wrote for the Rafu Shimpo, as well as the piece “The MAGA Supreme Court is Taking the Country Back to the Jim Crow Era” from our latest newsletter. Links in our bio!

More on Measure ER:

Also known as - Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County General Sales Tax Measure - Measure ER would enact a ½ percent (0.5%) increase in the general sales tax for 5 years to cover the funding gap that was created by the federal passage of the Big Beautiful Bill. The measure is expected to raise approximately $1 billion annually which will have annual independent audits and will reduce the loss of essential healthcare services such as public hospitals, clinics, and public health programs caused by the federal cuts. Although this is a regressive tax not legally restricted to healthcare spending, NP believes that it is an important safety net in this perilous economy; therefore, voters should vote Yes on Measure ER.