Ashley Uyeda is a fourth generation mixed race Japanese American who joined KGA in July 2008 as the LIFE (Learning to Impact for Empowerment) Program Coordinator. Originally from a small town in the Bay area, she received her Bachelor’s Degree in American Studies at UC Santa Cruz before moving south to Los Angeles. Over the past four years her passion and commitment to youth and social justice has been cultivated through her involvement with community-based and school organizations with a particular focus on the empowerment and leadership development of low-income youth of color. Ashley believes that youth of color are essential and critical to building our movements for social justice and enjoys working with them because of their energy, honesty, and hope for the future.

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