Greyscale photo of Marsha Aizumi as a young girl in a gingham dress looking off camera. Cleveland, OH, circa 1950. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Greyscale photo of Marsha Aizumi (age 5?) and her younger brother. Cleveland, OH, 1951. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha Aizumi (age 10?) and her two younger brothers (name, and Stephen). Temple City, CA, 1954. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha and Tad Aizumi toasting on their wedding day, Arcadia, CA, 1972. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Smiling family group photo during Marsha Aizumi’s parent’s 40th anniversary party (before Aiden and Stefen). Marsha is in the blue dress, in the back row. Los Angeles, CA, 1986. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha Aizumi affectionately holds and smiles at newborn baby Aiden for the first time, there are several smiling and photographing/cheering family members in the background dimly lit. LAX, Los Angeles, CA, 1988. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha Aizumi holds baby Aiden (assigned female at birth) on a leather couch, both of them are smiling and laughing together. San Jose, CA, 1989. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha hugs and carries Aiden in front of a miniature Statue of Liberty on Aiden’s naturalization’s day. Los Angeles, CA, 1990. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha hugging baby brother Stefen and young Aiden Aizumi at a restaurant after the family “picked up Stefen from an adoption agency.” Tokyo, Japan, 1991. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Aiden (left) and younger brother Stefen Aizumi smile and sit in a white rattan chair together. Arcadia, CA, 1992. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Easter sibling photo of Aiden (left) and Stefen Aizumi on a balcony in front of trees. Arcadia, CA, 1994. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Family photo outside of a bus (L-R, clockwise): Marsha Aizumi, father Tad, Aiden, and brother Stefen. At a Children’s Museum in La Habra, CA, circa 1994. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Family photo in front of a luminous rainbow (L-R) Marsha, father Tad, brother Stefen, and Aiden Aizumi. Lake Tahoe, CA, 1995. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Halloween photo of Aiden (dressed in black as Zorro) and brother Stefen Aizumi in their grandparent’s living room. Temple City, CA, 1996. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Family golf photo of (L-R) brother Stefen, Aiden, father Tad, and Marsha Aizumi under a tree. City location unknown, CA, circa 1997. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Mini golf photo of brother Stefen (L), father Tad, and Aiden Aizumi. South Lake Tahoe, CA, 1997. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Aiden (left) and brother Stefen Aizumi smiling together in formal shirt and tie suits at a wedding. San Diego, California, circa 2002. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha and Aiden Azumi smile in formal outfits and hug at the White House Red Room, during a meeting with President Obama in Washington D.C., 2012. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Aiden and bride Mary Aizumi on their wedding day at a river-walk park smiling with a bright paper origami bouquet of flowers. Long Beach, CA, 2013. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha smiles affectionately at Aiden as they dance in front of a crowd during Aiden and Mary’s wedding reception. Long Beach, CA, 2013. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Family portrait on Aiden and Mary’s wedding day (L-R) brother Stephen, Marsha, Aiden, and father Tad Aizumi. Long Beach, CA, 2013. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha wears rainbow beads and a Rainbow Pride flag with an “I <3 My Trans Son” sign. Long Beach, CA, circa 2014. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Smiling group photo of (L-R) Marsha Aizumi, George Takei, Mary (Aiden’s partner), Aiden Azumi, and Brad Takei; Marsha shares that George and Brad are wonderful supports of their work. Los Angeles, circa 2016. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha smiles in a sun hat and holds up a rainbow “Proud PFLAG Mom” flag. San Diego, CA, 2017. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Dark blue graphic with trans-pride rainbow icon “Aiden and Marsha LGBTQ Pride.” Los Angeles, CA, 2018. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha Aizumi with son Aiden (left) hugging and smiling together in front of a woodsy background; their “You Are My Pride” photo for PFLAG. Pasadena, CA, circa 2019. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
(L-R) Aiden Azumi, U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu, and Marsha Aizumi smile in front of a PFLAG Pasadena table at a community Pride event in Altadena, CA, circa 2019. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha and Aiden Azumi (two at the center) tabling for “Okaeri: a Nikkei LGBTQ Gathering” with community friends while raising the Pride flag for the first time in Japantown, San Francisco, CA, circa 2022. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Marsha and Aiden hug while holding up their book “Two Spirits, One Heart.” Montebello, CA, 2022. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Front rainbow watercolor cover of Marsha and Aiden’s co-written book “Two Spirits, One Heart.” Publisher: Riverdale Ave Books, NYC, 2022. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Videotaped photo still of Marsha and Aiden Azumi smiling together at a Barnes and Noble bookstore, holding up their book “Two Spirits, One Heart.” Los Angeles, CA, 2022. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
PFLAG National Convention event photo of (L-R) Marsha Aizumi, PFLAG National CEO Brian Bond, and Aiden Azumi in Washington, D.C., 2023. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Aiden and Marsha Aizumi smile in front of a stack of their “Two Spirits, One Heart” books, interacting with an audience while speaking at “Underdog Bookstore” in Monrovia, CA, 2023. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
Matching Santa-hat Christmas family photo (L-R) Aiden, his partner Mary, father Tad, Marsha, Stephen’s partner Catherin, and brother Stefen. Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA, 2023. Photo courtesy of Marsha Aizumi.
