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july 2009 | vol. 15, no. 4
LEGACIES
Honoring our heritage. Embracing our diversity. Sharing our future.
Legacies is a BI-MONTHLY publication of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai`i, 2454 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826
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2454 South Beretania Street
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fax: (808) 944-1123
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10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Mission Statement:
To be a vibrant resource,
strengthening our diverse community
by educating present and
future generations in the evolving
Japanese American experience
in Hawai‘i. We do this through
relevant programming, meaningful
community service and
innovative partnerships that
enhance the understanding and
celebration of our heritage,
culture and love of the land.
To guide us in this work we draw
from the values found in our
Japanese American traditions and
the spirit of Aloha.
Sumako cohn
I
was born in a small town in Hokkaido,
Japan. After finishing high school, I took
a job in the town hall and with my first
bonus, I bought a set of oil paints. Shortly
after that, I began to show my work in group
exhibitions. When I heard that there was
an exhibit in Sapporo showing works from
Maurice Utrillo, I went to see it. On the same
trip, I also saw another show where I got to
actually meet the painter, a white-haired old
man. It was deeply moving. On the train ride
home, I decided that painting was what I
really wanted to do.
I moved to Tokyo
in 1968 to study
oil painting. Again,
my work was in
group exhibits,
and I got to show
Silent Love, which
became my original
point of departure
as a painter. When I
moved to Boston in
1976, I brought some
sheets of beautiful
natural plant-dyed
Japanese rice paper
with me and put them up on the wall.
Most of my works in those days were ink
and watercolor pictures of old New England
houses. I exhibited these paintings at the
Cambridge Public Library. About 10 years
later, I noticed that my memories of my
hometown in Hokkaido were slowly fading.
I had the urge to do something about that,
and for a year I created all kinds of images
JCCH Community Gallery
from my childhood days every time those
Saturday, August 1–Saturday, October 3 memories popped into my head.
The Japanese Cultural Center
of Hawai‘i will be displaying
paintings by local artist Sumako
Cohn from August 1–October 3.
The following is written by
Cohn and explains her love for
painting and nostalgia for her
childhood growing up in Japan.
Tuesday–Saturday • 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
In 1988, I moved to Honolulu and found
myself entranced by the ever-changing
colors of the sky and the tropical foliage. I
did oil paintings, acrylics, and watercolors
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L ove
of the center
Dear Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i ‘Ohana,
July 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year, and we have much to be thankful for. For the past six years,
our immediate past Chairman of the Board, Eric Martinson, former Chairman Dean Hirata, and Maui
Director Yuki Lei Sugimura served on our board during the challenging “Save the Center” period
and helped build the solid foundation from which we now operate. Mahalo, Eric, Dean, and Yuki Lei
for contributing your time and expertise to the Cultural Center. We know we can still count on your
continued support!
We thank our incoming Board Chair, Susan Yamada, for her past five years of service on the Board
of Directors (briefly as interim President/Executive Director) and, in advance, for the next year of
leadership. Mahalo and welcome to our new directors, Glenn Inouye, Kyoko Kimura (Maui,) and Lance
Mizumoto, for joining our board and giving back to our community through this great service.
Thanks to our community supporters, and creative, industrious staff and volunteers, we have in
the past year: received significant funding from the City and County of Honolulu, State and Federal
for programs, events, and capital improvements; introduced new programs (including a new show
“Thinking Out Loud” on KZOO-AM1210); added “California Hotel: Hawai‘i’s Home Away From Home”
to our growing number of publications; have made monumental progress toward our efforts to
memorialize the Hawai‘i internees stories and the Honouliuli campsite; celebrated the contributions
to Hawai‘i of Jean Ariyoshi, George Suzuki, Matsuo Takabuki, and Armstrong Produce; welcomed
KZOO-AM1210 to our Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i tenant ‘Ohana, and will welcome Nippon
Golden Network later in the year; finalized our volunteer handbook; established a presence on the
social networking websites Facebook and MySpace; and introduced a new level of management into
an organizational structure which will allow for more focused planning for growth and our future.
Mahalo to you, our members. Your attendance at
our programs, and each donation you have made
—for many of you, on an ongoing basis—is so
valuable to us. Our commitment to you, and each
other as staff ‘Ohana, is to offer you and our visitors
professionalism*, programs and services, that will
make your Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘I
membership meaningful and valuable to you. We
need your help with this. You will be receiving a
membership survey this fall and we urge you to
take the time to complete and return it to us. Your
constructive feedback will help us serve you better.
Once again, thank you all for your support during
both upswings and downturns.
Aloha, Lenny
Lenny Yajima Andrew
President/Executive Director
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TODAY’S THOUGHT:
CULTURE AND GOOD BREEDING
In a world where there are many
people who are rude and illmannered, it is refreshing to meet
people who are courteous and
polite. Little courtesies such as
“I’m sorry to trouble you,” “Won’t
you please?” “Would you be kind
as to… ?” and “Thank you” reflect
culture and good breeding.
—The Reverend Paul S. Osumi
* The Reverend Osumi’s “Today’s Thought” and the
characters on the artwork above our reception
desk (To speak with love is reflected in your gentle,
harmonious face.) are the essence of what our staff
and volunteers strive to offer you and our visitors
with each interaction. Please let us know how we
are doing either via the membership survey, or any
other means of communication.
Aloha,
It has been a privilege serving
on the Cultural Center’s Board
of Directors for the past five
years. In this my final year, I
am honored to serve as your
Chair. The Japanese saying
Okagesama De has always held special meaning to
me—I am who I am because of you. By volunteering
at the Cultural Center, being a member or donor, we
all honor the sacrifice of the many who preceded us.
We should never forget the sacrifices our ancestors
made and the risks they took to help ensure that the
future generations would have a better life.
TODAY
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is now
a vibrant hub of activity built on a solid financial
foundation. Our Resource Center continues to be one
of the leading authorities on the Japanese American
experience in Hawai‘i, events sponsored by the
Cultural Center are of high quality and well managed,
tremendous strides have been made to reduce
overdue maintenance, and the management structure
has been strengthened. We are poised to take our
next steps to ensure we remain relevant.
Tomorrow
During the next year, the Board and I are committed
to helping Lenny, and her staff, to move the Cultural
Center to the next level in its evolution. We want the
Cultural Center to be:
• The expert resource for all things pertaining to the
Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. We will
take a leadership role in research and education.
• Fiscally responsible while expanding our reach.
We will begin to work toward creating an
endowment so we may grow the Cultural Center
without letting expenses get ahead of our ability
to pay them. The endowment will fund additional
programs and research while also allowing us to
maintain the buildings that are our Cultural Center.
• Relevant to our members and the community.
Whether you are an expert or a novice looking to
learn more about the Japanese American experience
in Hawai‘i, you are welcome here. Take a class;
attend an event; visit the gift shop, gallery or
resource center. Get involved and volunteer!
I would like to extend my sincere thanks to past
Chairman Eric Martinson, President Lenny Yajima
Andrew, staff, volunteers and supporters of the
Cultural Center for all your hard work and dedication.
It is through all your collective efforts that the
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i proudly stands
as a landmark in Mō‘ili‘ili. Together we can achieve
great things. Dōmo Arigatō Gozaimasu.
Susan Yamada
Chair, Board of Directors 2009-2010
SHIPPOYAKI WORKSHOP
The Art of Japanese Enameling
Made Easy
When: Friday, August 21 n 1 p.m.–4 p.m.
Saturday, August 22 n 9 a.m.–12 p.m.
Where: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Conference Room, First Floor
Learn the Japanese art of shippoyaki, or enamel-ware, with
award-winning Japan cloisonné artist, Kazuko Inomata.
APPLICATION FORM
Cost per day*:
• $15 for JCCH Members (*plus $5 to be paid directly to
Inomata Sensei for class materials)
• $20 for non-members (*plus $5 to be paid directly to
Inomata Sensei for class materials)
* In addition to registration fees, students pay $5 for materials to
Inomata Sensei on the day of the workshop. Cash is appreciated!
Parking: Free with validation
Registration deadline: Friday, August 7, 2009
Name: ______________________________________________
KHON TV2’s Manolo Morales gets hands-on instructions on how to make
shippoyaki from Kazuko Inomata Sensei.
JCCH Membership #: ______________________________________
(required for member discount)
T
Telephone: ____________________________________________
he art of Japanese enameling,
or shippoyaki, is a process
that’s centuries old. Despite
shippoyaki’s rich tradition and
roots in the Asian culture, the art
form is easily accessible
for those wanting to learn
about the beauty and
process of making the
unique enamel pieces.
onto the ceramic foundation. After
the objects are heated to a high
temperature, the glaze changes in a
few minutes to a glass-like state and
they are completed by polishing.
Address: _____________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Please check one:
I would like to attend the Friday, August 21 (1 p.m.–4 p.m.) class
I would like to attend the Saturday, August 22 (9 a.m.–12 p.m.) class
I would like to attend both the Friday and Saturday classes
At the workshop, students
will learn how to make
their own one-of-a-kind
ornamental pieces such
as earrings, pendants and
brooches. “Shippoyaki helps
For almost 15 years, awardstudents express their
winning enamel and
cloisonné artist Kazuko
Kazuko Inomata creativity. The techniques
help people concentrate,
Inomata has been traveling
from Japan to the Islands to run two discover new feelings, and learn
how to turn their ideas into concrete
shippoyaki workshops a year at the
pieces,” said Inomata.
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.
“I really enjoy everyone who enjoys
studying enameling,” said Inomata.
“Shippoyaki is not a well-known craft;
many people don’t know how to
make it. So it brings me happiness
to know that a traditional craft
is being taught and shared with
different people around the world.”
Shippo indicates the seven treasures
in Buddhism, including gold, silver
and coral, but Shippoyaki means
beautiful ceramic ware as if it is
inlaid with these seven treasures.*
A glass-like glaze is baked onto
metals like silver and copper and
TOTAL ENCLOSED = ______________
Enclosed is my check (payable to the JCCH)
Please charge my credit card:
Visa
MasterCard
Account #:_______________________________ Exp. Date: _______
Authorized Signature: _____________________________________
Shippoyaki has brought happiness
to Inomata’s life for decades. “Without
enameling, life is much emptier.
I get to travel, see new places and
meet unique people from around
the world.”
• Workshop space is limited and participation slots are
assigned on a first come, first served basis with receipt of
application and payment.
• The JCCH will confirm your workshop participation within
two weeks of receiving your application form and payment.
Inomata is from Osaka, Japan and
is a member of the Japan Cloisonné
Artists Association and has taught
the art form for more than 40 years.
She currently teaches enameling
at the Tokyo American Club and
Baika College.
• Cancellation prior to 72 hours notice will be reimbursed in full.
For more information, call the JCCH at (808) 945-7633
or email info@jcch.com.
TO REGISTER, PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM AND
PAYMENT TO: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i,
2454 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826 or
fax to 808-944-1123.
*http://www.japanlink.co.jp/ka/bunk2.htm
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
programs
Rewind
O
ver the past few weeks, the
Cultural Center has held several
interesting public programs
featuring both local and visiting
scholars and authors. At the end of
April, the Association of Asian American
Studies held its annual conference
in Honolulu, bringing about 600 of
the leading scholars in the field to
the Islands. Two of them did public
presentations at the Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai‘i.
On April 24, Priscilla Wegars of the
University of Idaho’s Asian American
Comparative Collection presented her
research on the Kooskia Internment
Camp, with a focus on the 17 men from
Hawai‘i who ended up there. Kooskia
was a voluntary work camp where
internees from the various Justice
Department administered camps
could opt to come in order to receive
market rate wages
for working on a
highway project.
Wegars has
spent 10 years
doing research
on Kooskia, and
her presentation
Priscilla Wegars
included an
extensive collection of photographs
and documents on the camp, the
internees, and the civilian workers
at the camp. She even managed to
find a photo of a typical meal served
at the camp! Her visit enhanced our
knowledge of this one part of the
Hawai‘i internees story.
The following day, a full house crowd
greeted Paul Howard Takemoto, who
gave a poignant talk on his book Nisei
Memories: My Parents Talk about the War
Years, based on oral history interviews
with his father, a Kaua‘i-born Nisei
100th Battalion/442nd Regimental
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We hope to work with Bob—and
Warren Nishimoto, the chairman of the
HCH board, who brought the program
to the Cultural Center—again in the not
too distant future.
Paul Howard Takemoto
Combat Team veteran, and his mother,
a California native caught up in the
mass incarceration of all West Coast
Japanese Americans during the war.
The audience included many friends
and family of Paul’s father, Kaname
Ken Takemoto, including the sister
and brother of his closest childhood
friend, Howard Urabe, who was killed
in Italy and whom Paul was named
after. “Howard’s sister held my hand,”
Paul wrote later, “tears streaming down
her face, and wouldn’t let go.” The
audience also included many University
of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students, along
with Cultural Center members and
supporters.
Robert Buss, the executive director of
the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities
(HCH), the sponsoring organization of
the presentation at Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai‘i and one earlier in the
week at Kaua‘i Community College,
wrote that “the talks clearly struck
a chord of memory and engaged
particular audiences in thinking about
their history and cultural heritage and
why it is important for the general
community to know about this story.”
On May 23, another large crowd
assembled for a panel and book
signing featuring the book Asian Settler
Colonialism: From Local Governance
to the Habits of Everyday Life in Hawai‘i.
The panel featured book editors
Candace Fujikane and Jonathan
Okamura, as
well as six of the
contributors to the
volume including
Kyle Kajihiro,
Momiala Kamahele,
Eiko Kosasa,
Healani Sonoda,
Haunani-Kay Trask,
and Ida Yoshinaga. Candace Fujikane
The presentations, subsequent
question and answer session, and
long informal group discussions that
followed raised many issues about the
role of Asian settlers in Hawai‘i. This
event was supported in part by a grant
from the Hawai’i People’s Fund and the
generosity of the Japanese American
Citizens League and the American
Friends Service Committee.
One of the roles the Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai‘i can play is to bring
some of the interesting thinking and
research taking place in the academic
arena to the community. Presentations
such as these are one way we can
both support the work of scholars and
provide them with exposure beyond
the walls of academia.
— Brian Niiya, Director of Program
Development
AcchiKocchi
Here & There, This & That corner
Ka Palapala
Po‘okela Awards
W
e were happy to learn that
two Japanese Cultural Center
of Hawai‘i publications were
nominated for 2009 Ka Palapala
Po‘okela Awards put out by the Hawai‘i
Book Publishers Association.
California Hotel: Hawai‘i’s Home Away
from Home by Dennis M. Ogawa
and John M. Blink was nominated
in three categories: Excellence in
Special-Interest Books, Excellence in
Nonfiction Books, and Excellence in
Design. One of its competitors in the
nonfiction category was Life Behind
Barbed Wire: The World War II Internment
Memoirs of a Hawai‘i Issei by Yasutaro
Soga, translated by Kihei Hirai. Since
there are 10 nominees in the nonfiction
category, the Cultural Center is
responsible for 20% of the nominees
in that category! Though we didn’t win,
it was an honor to be nominated.
Congressman Neil Abercrombie visited Honouliuli in May to learn about all the latest
developments. At left, he is joined by Paul Koehler, Fred Perlak, and Alan Takemoto
(all of Monsanto) and Amy Shimamura and Betsy Young of the Hawai‘i Confinement
Sites Committee at the newly cleared seven acre parcel overlooking the gulch.
You’re Invited
T
he Crown Prince Akihito
Scholarship Foundation,
together with the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and other
co-sponsors, invite you to a banquet
in honor of Their Majesties The
Emperor and Empress of Japan and
in celebration of the 50th Anniversary
of the Crown Prince Akihito
Scholarship. The event will be held
on Wednesday, July 15 at the Hilton
Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.
5:00 Registration & No Host Cocktails
6:00 Arrival of Their Majesties
7:00 Dinner
8:00 Program
The Governor of Niigata, Hirohiko Izumida, and his contingent visited the Cultural
Center and toured the Okage Sama De exhibit with volunteer Japanese Docents
Yumiko Gillespie, Doris Taira, and Allicyn Tasaka, Chief Operating Officer.
For more information on tickets or to RSVP, call
(808) 945-7633, email at info@jcch.com, or visit
the Cultural Center’s website at www.jcch.com.
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f riends
of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
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volunteerS COORDINATOR’S Message
Dear Volunteers and Members,
Although the theme of this year’s Kodomo
no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest was “Going Green,” the
predominant color on Sunday, May 3, 2009
was blue – as in the blue tomodachi t-shirts
worn by more than 300 Cultural Center
volunteers. From Ashigata foot paintings
to zany costumed friends, Mr. Waffle
and Apoha the Oopu, our volunteers
energetically took on any and every task
assigned to them to ensure that our annual
celebration of children was a memorable
one for all. Like the powerful koi (carp)
flying over the Japanese Cultural Center
of Hawai‘i, our volunteers epitomized
the ganbatte spirit, giving 110% in their
assigned tasks. Whether they spent hours
in the blazing sun helping keiki into a
bouncer or a fire truck, transforming
squirming toddlers into elegant kimonoattired himesama (princess), lifting up
layers of gooey garbage to show how
worms recycle food, or handing out stacks
of hundreds of flyers, our volunteers were
never without big smiles, warm hearts
and words of welcome. Their dedication
and hard work was evident to all as we
received compliment after compliment
about the quality of this year’s volunteers.
Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu to each and every
one of you!
What visitors to Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun
Fest/Going Green may not have realized
was that it took months of preparation
by volunteers to make the day come to
fruition. Hours of effort went into cutting
sheets into hachimaki (headbands),
collecting toilet paper rolls for the
kendama game, making prototype mejiro
for the art contest, hauling in books for
the Book Swap and many other necessary
tasks. School teachers and administrators
as well as community leaders were integral
parts of the volunteer recruitment process.
Our volunteer “regulars” also took on
additional assignments to pitch in. Without
the contribution of these volunteers, there
would be no Kodomo no Hi. Mahalo Nui
Loa to our behind-the-scenes volunteers!
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As the lazy days of summer come upon us,
the Volunteer Services department is not
going on vacation but will be on the job to
make sure that your volunteer experience
at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
is rewarding, educational, and most
importantly, lots of fun! We are starting a
new continuing education program just
for volunteers called Lunchtime Learning
– bring a home lunch and “devour” some
knowledge. Our two sessions held in
June focused on turquoise jewelry and
the 100th Battalion on Cat Island.
We hope that you have taken the time to
check out some of the new communication
projects such as the Volunteer Information
folders at each volunteer station at the
Cultural Center as well as my blog at
http://jcchvolunteers.blogspot.com for
up-to-date announcements on upcoming
special events, classes or workshops,
recipes, volunteer or job opportunities,
and other items of interest. Those of you
with an e-mail address on file should
have received the first monthly volunteer
e-newsletter containing information
that was “too late” for the Legacies
deadline (a printed version will be posted
in the Volunteer Information folder).
We also encourage you to accept the
open invitation to the monthly English
Language Docents meetings which offers
a fascinating speaker or an awe-inspiring
field trip as well as keep up with the
Resource Center volunteers at Brian Niiya’s
blog at www.spoiledsansei.com.
If you aren’t already a Japanese Cultural
Center of Hawai‘i volunteer, now is a great
time to join us and get in on the fun!
Aloha,
Jayne Hirata Epstein
Volunteers Coordinator
Mahalo
Kodomo no Hi:
Keiki Fun Fest
Volunteer
Organizations
2009 Cherry Blossom Court •
Castle High School Japanese Club
• Farrington High School Gamers
Club • Hawai‘i Baptist Academy
(11th Grade) • Honolulu Japanese
Jr. Chamber of Commerce • ‘Iolani
School (7th Grade) • ‘Iolani School
(8th Grade) • ‘Iolani School Key
Club • ‘Iolani Lower School Tea
Club • Japanese Exchange Teaching
Alumni Association, Hawai‘i
(JETAA) • Japanese Women’s
Society • Kalani High School
Japanese Language Students •
Lutheran High School Yuuki Kai
• Maryknoll School • Midpac
Globetrotters • Moanalua High
School Class of 2009 Class Council
• Moanalua High School • Punahou
School Japanese Language
Students • Roosevelt High School •
Sacred Hearts Academy • ShinnyoEn Hawai‘i • University of Hawai‘i
Ethnic Studies 330 class • University
of Hawai‘i NICE Program • Urasenke
Foundation of Hawai‘i
Domo Arigato
volunteer
Spotlight
Docent Meeting
Volunteers help make Kodomo no Hi:
May 4, volunteers gathered at the monthly
Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green a great success! OnEnglish
Docent and Gallery Greeters meeting
Thanks goes out to our more than 300 individuals who
volunteered at the JCCH’s annual Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun
Fest on Sunday, May 3. Volunteers helped in a variety of
ways that day, such as running keiki make-n-take activities,
dressing children in traditional kimono and working in
some of the food booths. Photos by Brian Y. Sato and Stan Okada
to hear Ella Ohta Tomita, a Cultural Center
volunteer, share her personal experience as a
Japanese American internee from Hawai‘i.
T
he Ohta Family’s
odyssey began on
December 7, 1941
when two Lapahoehoe
policemen accompanied
by FBI agents knocked on
the door of their house late
at night. No reason was
given for apprehending
Reverend Ohta, a Buddhist Ella Tomita
minister and Principal
of the Japanese school. The Ohta Family was
separated when Reverend Ohta and other
Japanese internees were incarcerated at Kilauea
Military Camp. From there, the group of internees
were sent to Sand Island Internment Camp on
O‘ahu. On February 22, 1942, the first group of
internees was sent to internment camps on the
continental United States. After crossing the war
waters of the Pacific Ocean, they continued their
long journey through San Francisco, Los Angeles,
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and
other camps. Rev. Ohta finally arrived at Crystal
City Family Internment camp in Texas on March
30, 1943.
Ella, her mother, sister and other expatriates
left Honolulu aboard an Army transport ship
in August, 1942, headed for New York. As they
traveled by train on a northern route they were
diverted to North Carolina from Chicago. On
May 2, 1943 they arrived at Crystal City Family
Internment Camp, Texas to be finally reunited
with their father.
After four years of internment, Ella and her
family returned to Hawai‘i on December 10,
1945. Sharing her father’s journal, poetry,
artwork, photos, documents, and handmade
objects added to the reality of the Ohta Family’s
internment during the war. Ella’s oral history and
World War II Hawai‘i internees experiences are
part of the primary documents preserved in the
Cultural Center Resource Center.
—by Ethel Hasegawa, Volunteer
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Deron Riichi Maeda
Sharon T. Masatsugu
Yasuko Masuda
Warren & Linda Matsunaga
Lillian S. Matsuo
Stan F. & Mako Mayfield
Merck Partnership for Giving
Roy T. & Barbara K. Miyake
John N. & Faye Miyamasu
Mark & Doris Morisaki
Michael Naito
Francis & Ellen Nakamoto
Linda S. Nishimura & Joy A. Awai
Eleanor C. Nishita
Wesley & Mae Odani
Tetsuo Odo
Winifred F. Ogata
Clarence & Marie Okamura
Betty M. Okubo
Misao Okuda
Edith S. Ono
Matthew Rose & Joni Kamiya
Donald T. & Jennie S. Sakai
Irvin K. Sasaki
Miyoko Sato & Muriel Shimada
William & Irene Sato
Kurt & Lynn T. Sekiya
Diana M. Shibata
Roy A. & Nancy K. Shimamoto
Kazuto & Lynn Shimizu
Rodney & Sandy Shinkawa
Nora Shiraishi
Tsutomu & Jane W. Shiraki
Jean Shoji
Patsy H. Suyat
Manabu & Susan Tagomori
Miriam Takaezu
Wally K. & Verna A. Takamoto
Alice & Andrew Takata
Tadashi & May Tamagawa
Clifford K. & Catherine M. Tamura
Walter M. & Alice Y. Tamura
Akira & Miyome Tanaka
Brenda R. Teranishi
Sabra Y. Toma
Roy H. & Sunny S. Tominaga
Gordon & May Tomita
Dorothy T. Urada
Warren & Lisa C. Wong
Kiyoshi & Aileen F. Yada
Elaine Yamamoto
Yumiko K. Yamamoto
Allen T. Yamashita
Sueo Yamashita
Thurston T. & Aileen E. Yoshina
Constance F. Yoshioka
Florence K. & Julie S. Yoshioka
Wendy Yoshioka-Moore
Irene Zane
SPECIAL
In honor of Masako Kanja - Clarence
H. & Janet M. Kanja (Donors)
In memory of Ruby Okafuji - Ethel N.
Hasegawa (Donors)
In memory of Tommy Hirano - Alice
H. Hirano & Margaret Miyasaki
(Contributors)
In memory of Tommy Hirano - Clayton
& Jean Kimoto (Donors)
In memory of Mr. Yuzuru Kurosu Chieno Kurosu (Contributors)
In memory of Tommy Hirano - Miki
Okumura & Tom Daniel (Donors)
In memory of Sadie S. Sasaki - Irvin
K. Sasaki (Donors)
In memory of Keiji Kawakami - Lionel
& Carole Tokioka (Donors)
OKAGE SAMA DE
May Leiko Imamura-Uruu
MEMBERS
NEW OR RENEWING
Carol S. Abe
Robert T. & Naomi Abe
Wendy A. Abe
Toyoko Tamanaha Abelaye
Florence H. Aihara
Yasu & Keiko M. Akamine
Keiji & Setsuko Amemiya
David J. & Bonnie Andrew
David S. & Sharon Ansai
Edward R. & Ethel S. Aotani
Helen T. Aragaki
David Z. & Bertha S. Arakawa
Evelyn S. Araki
Toshio & Hiroko Arisumi
Sanford S. & Shigeko Asahina
Yoshito Asato
Jean Aten
Ferman & Joan Au
Kristen Au
Lena K. Ayabe
Richard S. & Evelyn T. Baba
N.V. & Betty Bhagavan
Michelle Brim & Dorinda Cuaresma
Keith & Ruth Brown
Clarice K. Ching
Elroy J. Chun
Alice & Sefton Clark
Clifford Clarke
Jean Cuseo
Clifford S. & Linda Daida
Claire Dang & Marianne Murakami
Kilgore
Calvin A. Date & Jacqueline Y.
Morishige
Donna J. De Mello
Carol Doiguchi
George & Yoko Durham
Richard & Emily Ebina
Judith N. & Crystal Egusa
Chisato N. Emmos
Calvin M. & Kayoko Endo
Samuel M. Endo
Wallace K. & Jean S. Endo
Weylin & Rose Eng
Terry Ewart
Takako K. Fair
Gwen C. Fujie
Flora M. Fujii
Allan T. & Gail G. Fujimoto
Francis Fujimoto
Janet & Melvin Kiyoto Fujimoto
Ralph & Eleanor Fujioka
Francis H. & Gracie S. Fujitani
Mildred H. & Keith S. Fujiyama
Jean K. Fukeda
Carol Ann Fukuda
Faye E. Fukuda
Kenneth T. Fukuda
Todd Fukushima & Sharon Miyake
Rodney & Mari Fukuya
Lori Y. Furoyama
Dave Kyoichi Furumizo
Florence Y. Furuno & Faith K.
Yokoyama
Henry & May Furuya
Carol Ginoza
Taka Girard
Helen S. Gomi
Yukio & Masae Gotanda
Renji & Ellen S. Goto
Masayoshi & Setsuko Gunda
Michael & Katherine Hadano
Glenn & Molly H. Hara
Donald N. & Amy S. Harada
James S. & Irene K. Harada
Joseph R. & Jane M. Harada
Scott Hashimoto & Kara Yano
Harold S. & Yvonne S. Hashizume
Jane & Kiyoshi Hayama
Marion M. Higa
Shigeo & Florence Higa
Joanne Higashi
Kenneth Hiraki
Jerry & Elizabeth Hirokane
Pat & Betty Hironaga*
Alma C. Ho
Jayne Honda
George T. & Marjorie Honjiyo
Frank A. & Nancy F. Hori
Carrie Horikami
Lila Ann S. & Glenn S. Horio
Thomas & Pauline Hughes
Atsuko Igarashi
Junko Ige
Donald K. Iijima
Takeo & Howard Ikeda
Walter & Marion I. Ikeda
Glenn & Susan Imamura
Hideo & Seiko Imoto
Yoshiko Inatsuka
Elsie & Pamela Ishida
Yaeko Ishida
Virginia Ishii
Kazuko Ishikawa
Patricia Ishitani
George M. Itagaki
Jay S. Itagaki
Marsha E. Ito & Patrick Pang
John Iwane
Derrick S. & Mitchell Iwata
Helen N. Iwatani
Satoru Izutsu
Nina Jarrett
Edward K. & Margaret T. Kagihara
Ian & Alma Kagimoto
Hisashi & Barbara Kajiya
June & Sharon Kakigi
Haruyuki & Ethel Kamemoto
Thomas B. Kamikawa
Charles S. & Hatsue N. Kamimura
Grace M. Kaneko
Kazumi Kaneshiro*
Kenneth K. & Mary S. Kaneshiro
Rene K. Kanno & Evie Joy Chan
Edna H. Kano
Bucky Kaopuiki
Richard & Judy Kappenberg
Sekiko Karimoto
Mizuho Karo
Clyde & Herlinda Kawakami
Richard & Elaine Kawamoto
Harry & Jean Kihara
Elaine Kiilehua
Russell Kikuta
Kimiyo Y. Kimata
Hide Kinoshita
Eric S. Kira
Diane S. Kishimoto & Ken Takayama
Everett & Elizabeth Kishimoto
Roy & Emmy Kiyabu
Lawrence J. & Karen K. Kobashigawa
Rodney S. & Deborah Kobayakawa
George & Ruth Kamuri Koga
Miyuki & Tina Koga
Dorothy Kohashi
Dina Kojima
Wataru Koki
Midori O. Kondo
Shu-lee & Akihiro Kondo*
Terry T. Kondo
Tamikichi & Fumiko Kosuge
Tony Koura
Joyce Kozohara*
Clarence & Mavis Kubo
Ralph T. & June K. Kubo
Tsuneyuki & Kikuyo Kubota
Lawrence D. & Jane Y. Kumabe
Joseph Y. Kumasaki
Hideko Kunichika
Richard K. & June T. Kunimoto
Robert T. & Dorothy S. Kunioka
Shinkiyo & Fumiko Kuniyoshi
Wish
Kibo
Kansha donor list
Donations are from April–May 2009
Masao Kuramoto
Isami & Mary Kurasaki
Amy E. Kurihara
Joseph J.T. & Betty M.Y. Kuroda
Yvonne W.M. Lau
James & Lynn Lee
Marian Ligsay
Paul & Michele Loudermilk
George Jr. & Dorothy Machado
Deron Riichi Maeda
Shigeo & Winifred M. Maekawa
Calvin K. & Cynthia I. Maeshiro
Faye Fujisaki Mar
Donn & Akiko A. Marutani
Nicholas Masashi Marzan
Sharon T. Masatsugu
Yasuko Masuda
Muriel A. Masumura
William & Ruth Matsuda
Maurine K. Matsumoto
Ken & Mika Matsunaga*
Gail Y. Matsuo
Joyce Matsuo
Lillian S. Matsuo
Stan F. & Mako Mayfield
Russell M. Mezurashi
Hiroko Miller
Kyoichi & Noriko Mishina
Iris A. Mitamura
Betty Miyachi
James S. & Hannah M. Miyachi
Stephen & Janet Miyagawa
Baldwin & Sally Y. Miyake
Roy T. & Barbara K. Miyake
Doreen Miyaki
John N. & Faye Miyamasu
Wendy T. & Faith K. Miyamoto
Lois Miyashiro-Tong & Gilda Miyashiro
Michael & Jessica Miyata
John & Aiko Miyatake
Michael M. Mizukami
Ken Mogi
Gary & Faye Morimoto
Richard T. & Betty M. Morimoto
Mark & Doris Morisaki
James S. Morita
Randall N. & Merle S. Morita
Janice & Edwin Motoshige
Tsuyako Mukai
Ethel & Stanley Murakami
Gladys A. Murakami
Tsukasa & Yukie Murakami
Jon & Sara Muraoka
Wayne Muromoto & Gay M. Satsuma
Yoshiko Nagao
Hitoshi & Tomiko Naito
Kazutoshi & Joyce Najita
Francis & Ellen Nakamoto
Leslie & Claudia Nakamura
Katherine N. Nakano
Takemi Nakasone
Richard & Hazel Namba
Raymond Nishida
Florence Nishii
Tsuneki Nishikawa
Linda S. Nishimura & Joy A. Awai
Margaret T. Nishimura
Esther Nishio & Daisy Katayama
Toshio & Florence Nishioka
Eleanor C. Nishita
Richard K. Nitta
Hugh S. Noguchi
Walter & Amy Noguchi
Frederick S. & Nancy K. Nonaka
Brian & Laura Oba
Karen S. & Curtis Y. Ochiai
Karen K. Oda
Merilyn N. Oda
Wesley & Mae Odani
Tetsuo Odo
Winifred F. Ogata
Masako Ogawa
Takeo & Gertrude Ogawa
Violet O. Ogawa
Naomi Ohta
Scott Oishi
Irene Okabe
Dick H. Okaji
Clarence & Marie Okamura
Buzzy T. & May K. Okazaki
George & Lillian H. Okihiro
Roy T. & Myra Y. Okimoto
Margo S. Okoji
Betty M. Okubo
Hugh R. & Jeanine Okubo*
Bob & Nancy Chiyoko Okuda
Edith S. Ono
Karen Onoe
Yoshimori & Marisa Oshiro
George N. & Margaret Y. Oshita
Kazumi Oshita
Kazuyoshi Oshiumi
Helen S. Otoshi
The Pacific Bridge Companies
Pacific Guardian Life Insurance
Company Ltd
Susan Palmore
Nani Parker
Debbie & David Ramirez*
Shari Reilly
John & Jolyn Rosa
Matthew Rose & Joni Kamiya
Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii
Elizabeth R. Saiki
Donald T. & Jennie S. Sakai
Brian L. Sakamaki
Helen M. Sakamoto
Norman L. & Penelope A. Sakamoto
Eugene & Olive Sakurada
Harry & Terry Sato
James W. & Lorraine C. Sato
Norma Sato
Ronelle Sato
William & Irene Sato
Eiko O. Seita
Dennis & Sharyn Sekine
Kurt & Lynn T. Sekiya
Kazuo & Norma T. Senda
Robert A. & Jeanette S. Seo
Diana M. Shibata
Fred & Sharon Shigekane
Heidi Shimada*
Roy A. & Nancy K. Shimamoto
Karen K. Shimizu
Kazuto & Lynn Shimizu
Cheryl Shimoda
Mamoru & Frances Shinjo
Rae C. Shiraki*
Tsutomu & Jane W. Shiraki
Shizuko Shiramizu
Ben M. & Mabel T. Shishido
Tomio & Mabel K. Shishido
Jean Shoji
Charles & Vera Shores
Damon Suehiro
Keiko Suganuma
Evelyn K. Sugimoto
Tadafumi & Chizue Sugiyama
Roberta Sunahara & Rhonda S. Corley
Michael & Janice Sunouchi
Patsy H. Suyat
Tsugio & Amy Suzuki
Manabu & Susan Tagomori
Mark & Grace Tajima
Janice Takada
Miriam Takaezu
Wally K. & Verna A. Takamoto
Christy Takamune
Danny & Gayle Takanishi
Jadine Takanishi
Ray Takara
Alice & Andrew Takata
Henry & Elaine Takato
Patricia Takemoto & Robert Morse
Tadashi & May Tamagawa
Clifford K. & Catherine M. Tamura
Walter M. & Alice Y. Tamura
James & Yoshie Tanabe
Akira & Miyome Tanaka
Calvin K. & Stacie Tanaka
Elaine E. Tanaka
Katherine K. Tanaka & Lynn
Vasconcellos
Patricia C. Tanaka
Frances T. Tango
Roy & Geraldine Tanimura
Etsuko N. Taomoto & Cynthia Beppu
Clinton K. & Jean Tashiro
Carolyn Washiashi Thomas & Lisa
Washiashi
Franklin Tokioka, II & Terry Yee
Ken R. & Janice F. Tokunaga
Sabra Y. Toma
Roy H. & Sunny S. Tominaga
Gordon & May Tomita
Russell & Rene Tomita
Christine F. Tomoyasu
Harumi & Clint Tsubota
Eileen H. Tsuji
Ryosuke Tsuji
Darrell & Diana Tung*
Ritsuo & Betsy Uchimura
Edwin & Emi Ueda
Dorothy T. Urada
Eleanor S. Urakawa & Margie
Okasaki
Barry & Florence Utsumi
Donna J. Walden
CORNER
Hideko Watanabe
Ronald & Amy Watarida
Gordon Wong
Kiyoshi & Aileen F. Yada
Faith Yamagishi
Elaine Yamamoto
Tom I. & Doreen M. Yamamoto
Yumiko K. Yamamoto
Carol Yamamura & Donna Lee Sato
Caryn Yamanaka & John Chilcott
Glenn & Fern Yamane
Edward M. Yamasaki
Kazuo & Hatsuko Yamasaki
Kinuko Yamashiro
Minako Yamazaki
Kiyoshi & Lucy Yokoo
Kevin I. Yokota
Betty Yonemori
George S. Yoshida
James M. & Merle Yoshida
Lisa Yoshihara
Thurston T. & Aileen E. Yoshina
Constance F. Yoshioka
Florence K. & Julie S. Yoshioka
Sadako Yoshioka*
Wendy Yoshioka-Moore
Gary T. Yoshitake & Michele Shiowaki
IN-KIND
Anonymous
Bruce Family Partnership
Ryuko Clemens
Kathleen R. Dye
Miriam T. Fujita
David Furuya
Paul A. Gouveia
Gilbert M. Horita
IBM Corporation
Paul Isa
Minako Ito-Song
Hiroshi & Kathryn Kato
Kojiro Family
Paul M. & Eloise H. Kurata
Faye Fujisaki Mar
Eric M. Miura
Victor M. Mori
Tamiko Ogura
Edward Ohye
Muriel C. Onishi
Kay K. Ono
Judy S. Osato
Helen Oshio
John K. Shibata
Nora S. Shiraishi
Alyce Sato Takami
Shari Tamashiro
Tanabe Family
Brenda R. Teranishi
Chiye Wenkam
Clyde Yokota
Every little bit helps, which is
why the Kibo- (“wish”) Corner
was created. Listed below
are items or services that
can help the JCCH.
Thanks to all who have
contributed to our Kibo- Corner!
If you are interested in donating
any of the following, please
call Michelle Miyashiro,
Administrative Assistant, at
(808) 945-7633, ext. 30.
Used/Empty Hewlett-Packard
(HP) Ink Jet Cartridges
for the JCCH Office to receive a
discount on office supplies.
Laptop Computer
(older laptop with operating
system pre-Windows Vista)
to connect with a projector
in the JCCH Gallery.
Industrial Cart
to carry heavy collection
and office items.
Mahalo
To Our
Corporate Members!
*Gift Membership
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
upcoming events
Mark your calendars!
Saturday, October 3
5 p.m. Cocktails and Registration
6 p.m. Dinner Program
Silent Auction
CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP
AND ACHIEVEMENT DINNER
Ganbare! Generations of Success
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Mānoa Grand Ballroom
Join the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i at
its annual gala event that will honor community
businesses who have persevered and grown
throughout the years, becoming household names
for many families in the Islands. This year’s theme
of Ganbare! Generations of Success will feature
multigenerational family businesses that through
passion, determination and hard work, successfully
grew their businesses from scratch over generations.
This year’s honorees are:
•Diamond Bakery
•KTA Super Stores
•Marians Catering/
Dots Restaurant
•M. Miura Store
•Tasaka Guri-Guri Shop
Please help us in celebrating the achievements
of these honorees and their contributions to our
community. By participating in this Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i event, you will be directly
supporting its programs that share the history,
heritage and culture of the evolving Japanese
American experience in Hawai‘i.
For more information, contact the Cultural Center
by phone at (808) 945-7633 or email info@jcch.com.
Do you own a business or offer specialty services such as
cooking or golf lessons? You can help our Silent Auction
with an in-kind, tax-deductible donation!
CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP
AND ACHIEVEMENT DINNER
Silent Auction Donation Form
The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is seeking donations
for the Silent Auction at the Celebration of Leadership
and Achievement Dinner. Such donations include: dining/
restaurant gift cards/certificates, golf packages, sports
memorabilia, wine and spirits, jewelry and accessories.
We also accept unused gift cards or monetary donations
to purchase items as well. To donate, see form below:
Donor: __________________________________________
(Company/Individual Name(s) as published and recognized in event materials)
Contact: ________________________________ Title: _____
Address: _________________________________________
City: ____________________ State: ____ Zip: ____________
Phone(s): ___________________ , ____________________
Email: _______________________ Fax: ________________
I/We would like to donate:
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
______________________
Value of donation: $__________*
*ALL silent auction donors will be recognized in the silent auction
catalog. Additional acknowledgement for $500 and above donors
will be recognized in a rolling marquee on large screens during the
event. Please email your logo to yu@jcch.com if you would like to be
recognized on the rolling marquee. Donations are tax-deductible.
Pick Up/Delivery Instructions: ___________________________
______________________________________________
Donation will be mailed/delivered
Donation enclosed
Please arrange to pick up donations
Please Mail/Fax Donation Form by Friday, AUGUST 21
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i (JCCH)
2454 South Beretania Street n Honolulu, Hawai’i 96826
Contact: Waynele You, Interim Special Events Coordinator
Tel: (808) 945-7633, ext. 28 n Fax: (808) 944-1123
Email: yu@jcch.com
Mahalo for your tax-deductible donation!
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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
programs
Rewind
Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green 2009
About 2,500 attendees, young and young at heart, joined the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i on May 3 to
celebrate all-things keiki at Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest.
Photos by Brian Y. Sato and
Stan Okada
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Gallery
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
community
JCCH Gallery and gift shop Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Scenes in my Memory (Continued from page 1)
Come and Learn with
Artist Sumako Cohn
Animal Origami Class
Saturday, August 8
10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
or 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
For students 8 years
and older; must be
accompanied by
an adult.
Cut Out Card Making
Sumako Cohn’s artwork are images from
her childhood memories of her early years
in Hokkaido.
were also real points of departure for me.
I find myself thinking more and more
about our bonds with the past and the
almost unimaginably hard lives of earlier
generations. Thinking of ancestors I had
never met, an uncle who died in the war,
and so many others who had given life
their all and taken part in so many dramatic
events, these pictures became my way of
engaging in dialogues with all of them.
As I go on creating these pictures, I feel both
affection for my ancestors and a wish for the
repose of their souls welling up within me.
based on animals that I had seen at the
Honolulu Zoo. I also started doing sketches
of musicians at chamber concerts. I had left
my cat back in Boston—and as I worked
on painted versions of the sketches, I
noticed that I gave some of the musicians
cat faces. About five years
ago, I decided to create
a full set of scenes from
my childhood, retracing
memories that had grown
even fainter as the years
went by. These became the
doll collages that will be
on exhibit at the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.
If I had not come to the
United States, these
pictures would have
remained no more than a
set of sketches. As I worked
on these paintings, I came
to realize that these scenes
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Although our lives are nothing more than
tiny specks in the vastness of the Universe,
I have tried to re-create in these pictures
scenes from a way of life that can no longer
be seen, as they were viewed through the
eyes of a girl growing up more than half
a century ago in a little town far away to
the North.
Saturday, August 29
10 a.m.–11:30 a.m.
or 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
For students 10 years
and older; must
be accompanied by
an adult.
Cost: $8.00 members or $10.00 non-members.
Space is limited, reservations are required. Please
contact Christy Takamune at (808) 945-7633,
ext. 39 or email Takamune@jcch.com for more
information or to RSVP.
New Gallery Rates
Visitors
Adults (18 years and above) $7
Youth (6–17 years old)/Students/
Seniors (70 years and above) $5
Kama‘aina
Adults (18 years and above) $5
Youth (6–17 yrs old), Students and
Seniors (70 and above) $3
Military (new category)
Active duty $3
School Tours (K-12)
Adults $3
Students $2
Discovery Box
Outreach$1.50/student
Rental $10 for one week
$15 for two weeks
Second Saturdays!
Come visit the Japanese Cultural Center
of Hawai‘i Community and Historical
Gallery for FREE on the Second Saturday
of each month!
ikebana
Inspirations
Community Outreach Update
Maui Matsuri
On May 16, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i joined
the festivities at the 9th Annual Maui Matsuri. This was
the fifth year the Cultural Center participated in this event
organized by the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui. Staff
member Derrick Iwata and volunteers Charlene Yamamoto,
Kimmy Chinen, Myra Yamamoto, and Scott Morishige
teamed up with volunteers from Baldwin High School
Anime and Manga Club, as well as the King Kekaulike High
School Key Club. Hundreds of people enjoyed creating
hachimaki and colorful paper carps.
Volunteers Charlene Yamamoto and Scott Morishige help
sell items from the Cultural Center Gift Shop at the Maui
Matsuri. (Photo courtesy of Kimmy Chinen)
Kawaii Kon Anime Convention
The Japanese Cultural Center participated in this year’s
Kawaii Kon or Anime Convention April 10–12 at the
Hawaii Convention Center. Staff members and volunteers
introduced the JCCH to conventioneers and also took part
in several of the events going on during the convention.
Ikebana 1
MOA Kohrinka by Hideko Iwata
and Yoshiko Morimoto
Kaori Fujii, Mudkip and Derrick Iwata. (Photo courtesy
of Charlene Yamamoto)
Children’s Day
It’s a local tradition to celebrate Children’s
Day on May 5. The Cultural Center
supported two Waikiki hotels, Sheraton
Princess Kaiulani and Outrigger Waikiki on
the Beach, to help educate and share the
Japanese culture with visitors.
Volunteers Cheryl Hamamoto and Noelle
Ito show two hotel guests at Sheraton
Princess Kaiulani how to make colorful
carp in honor of Children’s Day.
Education Specialist Derrick Iwata and
volunteers Carol Meier (left) and Valerie
Okihara (right) at the Children’s Day
Celebration at the Outrigger Waikiki on
the Beach.
Thank you to the Japanese Cultural
Society of Maui, Kawaii Kon, Sheraton
Princess Kaiulani and Outrigger Waikiki
on the Beach for enabling the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i to present its
outreach events. Such activities introduce
more people to the Cultural Center and
its educational and cultural programs.
Dōmo Arigatō Gozaimasu!
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Ikebana 2
Toin Misho by Eileen Tsuji
Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i
Membership benefits
Retail Benefits
The Art Board
30% off custom picture framing
1170 Nuuanu Ave. Ste. 104, Honolulu
Ph (808) 536-0121
Hakubundo
10% off (except CD/DVD/magazines)
1600 Kapiolani Blvd. #121, Honolulu
Ph (808) 947-5503
Morning Glory
15% off Mililani location only
95-1249 Meheula Parkway, Mililani
Ph (808) 627-1866
Nuimono
10% off all merchandise except
consignment items
2745 S. King St., Honolulu
Ph (808) 946-7407
Pro-Am Golf Shop
20% off retail price on all items,
except golf balls and items already on sale
1159 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu
Ph (808) 596-2911
Shirokiya*
10% off any day
Ala Moana Shopping Center, Honolulu
Specialty Services Benefits
BASKETS, etcetera by Nancy
10% discount of all merchandise
(Baskets, Gifts, Decorations)
http://nyfujioka.web.officelive.com
Ph (808) 247-1933
Curves
$29.00 service fee + tax,
$44.00 monthly dues + tax
Ala Moana location only
1585 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu
Ph (808) 942-4900]
Hawaii Karate Association*
10% off annual or monthly
karate tuition fees
Honolulu · Ph (808) 551-9405
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Hawaii Senior Life
Enrichment Association &
Honolulu Shogi Club
10% off $40 initiation fee and
10% off $20 Honolulu Shogi Club fee
Honolulu · Ph (808) 551-9405
Quality Health & Fitness
Intro offer: $45 per session with a
5-session package for $225 ($400 value)
and 10% off on any other packages
715 S. King St., Ste. 504, Honolulu
Ph (808) 392-4816
NEW, NEW, NEW
IMAGE QUEST PHOTOGRAPHY
$25 discount for one-hour portrait
sitting at your home. Includes one 8’’x10’’
black & white photo. Regular price is $200.
Discounted price is $175.
Honolulu · Ph (808) 271-3491
imagequest@hawaii.rr.com
Security Alarm Shop
10% off all merchandise
Honolulu, Pearl City
Ken Yu Kai Kendo Club
50% off membership fee
Honolulu · Ph (808) 551-9892
–
MAnoa Grand Ballroom*
10% off (up to $100) on food catered
Honolulu · Ph (808) 946-6758
Masako Formals
10% off kimono dressing
and picture taking
716 Cooke St., Honolulu
Ph (808) 947-2696
Naniwa-Ya Ramen
10% off food purchase
Ala Moana Shopping Center,
Makai Market Food Court, Honolulu
Occidental Underwriters
of Hawaii
Special discounts on insurance
Honolulu
Panda Travel
Corporate travel rates;
5% off Japan rail passes, corporate
rates for Japan Travel, $25 off
Tren-dy Paks (to Japan or Bangkok)—
round-trip airfare includes 3 nights hotel,
starting from $749 per person based on
double occupancy + tax + fuel surcharge
1017 Kapahulu Ave., Honolulu
Ph (808) 738-3338
Current Partnership/
Program-Related Benefits
$5 off Japanese Calligraphy by Sensei
Hiromi Peterson.
20% off kimono dressing at our
New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, Kodomo no Hi:
Keiki Fun Fest and Shichi Go San.
JCCH Benefits
Free one-year admission
to the JCCH Historical Gallery exhibit
Okage Sama De.
Free subscription to the JCCH
newsletter Legacies.
10% off all items in the JCCH
Gift Shop.*
20% off non-commercial translation
services at the JCCH Resource Center.
50% off session fee for Kumihimo
Craft Workshops.
Discounts on selected JCCH programs,
events, cultural classes, workshops and
seminars.
Invitations to special events and
voting privileges.
* Some restrictions may apply.
Saturday, August 1 · 10:00 a.m.
JCCH Gallery Theater
Membership/Donation application
ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING OF THE
JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAI‘I
Membership questions? Please call (808) 945-7633, ext. 30
or email membership@jcch.com
JULY 2009 (Membership benefits are for one year and non-transferable)
Dear Members!
We are excited to announce the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s
Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. in the
JCCH Gallery Theater.
MEMBER
LEGACY MEMBER
CORPORATE MEMBER
DONOR
At the meeting, the Cultural Center Board of Directors will report on the
status of the Japanese Cultural Center for fiscal year 2008–2009 and future
plans for fiscal year 2009–2010.
We are proud to announce the members of the Cultural Center’s Board
of Directors for 2009–2010:
a. Susan Yamada (Chair)—President,
The Yamada Scott Family Foundation
(Term expires: June 30, 2010)
b. David Erdman—President & CEO
PacRim Marketing Group (Term expires:
June 30, 2010)
c. Gordon Kagawa—President & CEO,
Occidental Underwriters of Hawaii
(Term expires: June 30, 2010)
d. Wayne Kamitaki—President, BFS, Inc.
Hilo Office (Term expires: June 30, 2010)
(Big Island Representative)
e. Wayne Muraoka—Vice President,
Armstrong Development (Term expires:
June 30, 2010)
f. Curt Otaguro—Senior Vice President,
First Hawaiian Bank (Term expires:
June 30, 2010)
g. Neil Takekawa—Former Vice President
Sales & Marketing, Hawaii Super Ferry
(Term expires: June 30, 2010)
h. Susan Eichor—President & COO, aio Group
(Term expires: June 30, 2011)
i. Michele Sunahara Loudermilk, Esq.—
Associate General Counsel, Alexander &
Baldwin, Inc. (Term expires: June 30, 2011)
k. Lee Moriwaki—Senior Executive Vice
President, Bank of Hawaii (Term expires:
June 30, 2011)
Yes, we/I want to become a
Membership
$ 15
Student (with ID)
$ 35
Individual
$ 50Family
LEGACY MEMBERSHIP
$1,000 Legacy (Individual Lifetime Membership)
l. Eric Miura—Vice President, M. Miura Store
(Term expires: June 30, 2011) (Kauai
Representative)
m. Christine Yano—Professor of Anthropology,
University of Hawaii (Term expires: June 30,
2011)
n. Donn Ariyoshi—Financial Advisor, Morgan
Stanley (Term expires: June 30, 2012)
o. Glenn Inouye—Senior Vice President,
SERVCO Pacific (Term expires: June 30, 2012)
p. Kyoko Kimura—Managing Director,
Diamond Hawaii Resort & Spa (Term expires:
June 30, 2012) (Maui Representative)
q. Lance Mizumoto—Executive Vice
President & Commercial Banking Division
Manager, Central Pacific Bank (Term expires:
June 30, 2012)
r. Ken Niimura—CMO, Japan, The Pacific
Bridge Companies (Term expires:
June 30, 2012)
s. Tyler Tokioka—Assistant Vice President,
Island Insurance Companies, Ltd. (Term
expires: June 30, 2012)
t. Ronald Ushijima—President-Emeritus,
Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce
(Perpetual Member)
All members are invited and encouraged to attend. Free validated parking
will be provided for all members and please stay after to enjoy the official
exhibit opening Scenes in My Memory artwork by Sumako Cohn.
If you have any questions, please contact Marisa Takahashi, Membership/
Public Relations Manager at (808) 945-7633, ext. 27 or email membership@
jcch.com.
Thank you very much for your continuous support of the Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual
Membership Meeting.
CORPORATE MEMBERSHIP
$ 100 Non-Profit
$ 250 Supporting Business
$ 500Premier Corporate
$ 1,000 Imperial Corporate
If New or Renewing:
Membership # ___________________________________
Expires _________________________________________
Name __________________________________________
Address ________________________________________
City ____________________________________________
State ______________________ Zip _________________
Home Phone # ___________________________________
Work Phone # ___________________________________
Email ___________________________________________
FOR Gift Membership ONLY:
Name (of Recipient) _______________________________
Address ________________________________________
City ____________________________________________
State ______________________ Zip _________________
Home Phone # ___________________________________
Work Phone # ___________________________________
Email ___________________________________________
FOR FAMILY Membership (2 People ONLY):
Please indicate the name of the second member below:
( Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. ) ______________________________
Relation (to member) _____________________________
In addition to my membership, enclosed is
my tax-deductible contribution of $ _______________
in support of JCCH programs and activities.
TOTAL: $ ____________________
With warmest aloha,
Please send payment to
Ronald Ushijima
Secretary, Board of the Directors
Lenny Yajima Andrew
President/Executive Director
15
2454 South Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96826
Check enclosed, payable to the JCCH
Charge to my:
VISA
MasterCard
Card # ______________________________________
Exp. _________________________________________
Signature ____________________________________
2009-2010
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. Postage
Paid
Honolulu, HI
Permit No. 891
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CHAIRman OF THE BOARD
SUSAN YAMADA
Treasurer/VICE CHAIR
LEE MORIWAKI
Secretary/ vice chair
RONALD USHIJIMA
2454 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96826
VICE CHAIR
SUSAN EICHOR
VICE CHAIR
WAYNE MURAOKA
VICE CHAIR
Tyler Tokioka
AT-LARGE DIRECTORS
DONN ARIYOSHI
DAVID ERDMAN
GLENN INOUYE
GORDON KAGAWA
WAYNE KAMITAKI — HAWAI‘I REPRESENTATIVE
MICHELE SUNAHARA LOUDERMILk
ERIC MIURA — KAUA‘I REPRESENTATIVE
LANCE MIZUMOTO
KEN NIIMURA
CURT OTAGURO
KYOKO KIMURA —MAUI REPRESENTATIVE
NEIL TAKEKAWA
CHRISTINE YANO
JCCH Staff
President & Executive Director
Lenny Yajima Andrew
andrew@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 23
Chief Operating Officer/Director of
Development & Communications
Allicyn Hikida Tasaka
tasaka@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 22
Director of Finance & Administration
a t a g l a nc e J a pa nese C u lt u r a l C en t er of H awa i‘i
UPCOMING EVENTS
Annual Membership Meeting
Saturday, August 1
Caroline Okihara
okihara@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 33
Director of Program Development
Brian Niiya
niiya@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 32
Public Relations/Membership manager
Marisa Takahashi
takahashi@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 27
Gallery manager
Christy Takamune
takamune@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 39
Gift Shop Manager
SATURDAY, August 1–
Saturday, October 3:
Exhibit • Scenes in My Memory
(Sumako Cohn)
Barbara Ishida
info@ jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 43
Volunteers Coordinator
Jayne Hirata Epstein
epstein@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 35
Education Specialist
Derrick Iwata
iwata@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 25
Gallery & Gift Shop Assistant
friday, August 21–
Saturday, august 22:
Event • Shippoyaki Workshop
SUANN ROBINSON
info@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 39
Resource Center Assistant
Irene Zane
resource.center@jcch.com
(808) 945-7633, ext. 42
Administrative Assistant & Accounting Clerk
Leianne Fujimura
fujimura@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 29
Administrative Assistant
Michelle Miyashiro
miyashiro@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 30
Staff Emeritae
Jane Kurahara & Betsy Young
(808) 945-7633, ext. 42
Resource Center
resource.center@jcch.com
(808) 945-7633, ext. 42
Gallery & Gift Shop
(808) 945-7633, ext. 43
Saturday, October 3:
Event • Celebration of Leadership
and Achievement Dinner