The purpose of the organization is to plan, promote and support community development activities which preserve the japanese american and multi-ethnic culture and history of little tokyo and contribute to its physical, social, cultural and economic revitalization; to serve as a resource for similar community economic development efforts in other low-income communities, particularly asian and pacific islander communities; and to develop, provide and maintain affordable housing and housing-related services in the little tokyo AREA and in the greater LOS angeles metropolitan AREA for the benefit of low to moderate income people.