Leslie Ito, the new president and CEO of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in Little Tokyo, enjoys a big hug from Evelyn Yoshimura (left) and Naomi Iwasaki on March 7. More than 100 attended a reception held for Ito in the JACCC Garden Room. Ito, who has been involved in various ways with the center since her childhood, offered special thanks to Bill Watanabe and Debbie Ching for their efforts to stabilize the organization as interim CEO and COO. (Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS/Rafu Shimpo)
