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Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
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Summer 2007,
Volume 17
‘Asian Americans on Broadway’ to Honor ‘Journey to Tanforan,’ Dorothea Lange
“Asian Americans on Broadway: Heart and Music” will
pay tribute to two important events in Japanese American
history: the “Journey to Tanforan” reunion commemorating
the 65th anniversary of the opening of the Tanforan Assembly
Center, and the legacy of Dorothea Lange and her images of
Japanese American Internment.
A show of music, song and video featuring some of
Broadway’s finest performers, this year’s JCCCNC gala
fundraising event, “Asian Americans on Broadway: Heart and
Music” will be held on Saturday, September 15, 2007, at the
Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco. The event will
begin with a silent auction reception at 2:30 p.m., followed
by the musical performance at 4:00 p.m., live auction at 5:30
p.m. and capping off with a VIP dinner from 6:00 to 8:00
p.m. The dinner will be prepared by Executive Chef Sho Kamio
of Yoshi’s Jazz Club and Japanese Restaurant. The Takeo
Okamoto Community Leadership Award winners will also be
recognized at the dinner.
On June 2, 2007, over 1,000 people attended “Journey
to Tanforan” at The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno — the
former site of the Tanforan Assembly Center. The program
was emceed by Jan Yanehiro with speakers Assembly
Member Gene Mullin, San Bruno Mayor Larry Franzella,
former internees Charles “Wacky” Sumimoto and Patrick
Hayashi, former associate president of the University of
California system. The Grateful Crane Ensemble performed a
dramatization of internees arriving at Tanforan and former San
Francisco Poet Laureate Janice Mirikitani read a poem titled
“Desert Flowers in Memory” in honor of her parents and all who
suffered through the internment experience. The
program ended with the Ensemble
singing a rendition of “Tanforan”
and the tolling of a bell to
remember all who were
incarcerated.
Through her
photography of the
evacuation of thousands of Japanese Americans from
throughout the San Francisco Bay Area 65 years ago, Dorothea
Lange not only helped document an epic event in America’s
history, but she also helped capture the sense of loss and
struggle of an entire community. Her photos helped to educate
our country of the perils of the internment at the Tanforan
Assembly Center as families were herded into horse stalls to
live for six months prior to being relocated to the deserts of
Topaz, Utah and other concentration camps throughout the U.S.
where they would live out their lives for another three years.
Lange’s photographs of the experience gave our community
a voice when we had none and also ensured that our country
would never forget the tragedy of one of the worst civil liberty
violations in United States history.
“We are so pleased to have Director Alan Muraoka, Christine
Toy Johnson and Hazel Anne Raymundo return to San Francisco
with Telly Leung, Deborah Lew and Jose Llana sharing new
songs and stories about their triumphant journeys to Broadway.
We are especially looking forward to the special tribute numbers
for photographer Dorothea Lange and the Journey to Tanforan
event,” stated Paul Osaki, JCCCNC Executive Director.
(See back cover for more information about the gala event.)
<< Photographer Dorothea Lange captured this image of people
lining up in front of the Kinmon Gakuen Japanese language school
at 2031 Bush Street in San Francisco to register for evacuation
on April 25, 1942.
We’re Going GREEN!
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Shinzen Youth Participants Nikkei Open / Track Meet
Visit Japan
Results
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PAGES 7 and 8
Upcoming Events - Asian
Americans on Broadway
BACK COVER
Message from the Executive Director
The Future of Our Japantowns
As many of you are aware, all three historic Japantowns remaining
in California have had huge portions of land and commercial properties
purchased by major, multi-billion dollar international developers. Many
people, and rightly so, are asking the question, “What for?”
The answer is simply, they hope that their investment will eventually
unveil millions of dollars for them in the future.
One way for this to happen is for them to tear down the existing structures and rebuild
the properties for greater financial opportunities. Basically, they will need to create new
and improved space where they will be able to charge more per square foot than they can
currently assess. This can take form in bigger and enhanced retail/commercial space, market
rate condominiums and by seeking higher-end commercial chain stores.
Great change in our Japantowns is inevitable. I doubt that the developers will just sit on
the properties and use our Japantowns as land banks. However, if this is the case, it is the
worst-case scenario because land banking traditionally involves very little capital investment
or improvements. Developers usually feel that the property is worthless and it is the land that
has the only real value. In many situations like this the properties soon become rundown and
vacant to the point that it becomes blighted, which invites a future teardown and re-use of the
property. In the case of our Japantowns, this means re-using the property for purposes other
than a Japantown. So, let’s hope that this is not the case.
Let’s hope that what these new landowners and developers bring to our communities is the
millions of dollars necessary to revitalize our Japantowns into thriving and economically rich
communities and Japantowns that we can all be proud of.
For this to happen, our communities will have to become more engaged than ever with
the planning and development of our Japantown properties. In San Francisco, this means
becoming actively involved in our Japantown Better Neighborhood planning process. If you
care at all about our Japantown -- get involved, come to meetings and speak your mind! If
you believe that our community, its history and culture should be shared and continue for
generations to come, get others involved, bring your friends and families to the meetings and
make sure that our communities’ voices are heard.
A new post-redevelopment chapter in our Japantown community’s history is being written as
we speak. It’s vital that we all become contributing authors, writers, editors and readers of this
new chapter. It is up to us to develop our future now.
Certainly today, others with no past or history of our Japantowns feel that our communities
are worth millions of dollars and have great potential in the future.
Let’s hope we all do as well.
Paul Osaki
Executive Director
Mission Statement
The JCCCNC is a non-profit organization which strives to meet the evolving needs
of the Japanese American community by offering programs, affordable services
and administrative support and facilities for other local service organizations. The
JCCCNC also provides educational, cultural and recreational programs that meet
and address the interests and concerns of the community. Our goals remain rooted
in preserving the Japanese American cultural and historical heritage as well as
fostering the foundation for future generations of Japanese Americans.
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Summer 2007 - Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
Board Officers Kaz Maniwa
Chairman
Donna Kotake
President
Rumi Okabe
Senior Vice President
Ted Yamasaki
Vice President
Kyle Tatsumoto
Corporate Secretary
Teresa Serata
Chief Finance Officer
Allen Okamoto
Ex-Officio
Directors Terry Akiyama
Sherilyn Chew
Shari Fujii
Dianne Fukami
David Fukuda
Scott Hayashi
Lynn Higa
Yo Hironaka
Daro Inouye
Andy Ishibashi
Bob Kawamoto
Donna Kimura
Jeff Maruyama
Kurt Osaki
Charlene “Chuck” Shimada
Jonathan Shindo
Staff
Paul Osaki
Executive Director
Marjorie Fletcher
Executive Assistant
Lori Matoba
Director of Programs
Teresa Ono
Director of Development
Lindsey Yamasaki
Director of Membership
and Public Relations
Jennifer Hamamoto
Programs Associate
Ruby Hata
Accountant
Ken Maeshiro
Special Events Coordinator
Miki Matsumoto
Intern/Receptionist
JCCCNC Community
Help the JCCCNC ‘Go Green!’
Get Involved in Creating a
‘Better Neighborhood’
The Japanese
Cultural and
Community
Center of
Northern
California
(JCCCNC) has
always been
about preserving
our history,
culture, heritage
and community. But today,
we need to look at the bigger
picture of preserving our
planet.
Help the JCCCNC “GO
GREEN!” Do your part to
not only help support the
JCCCNC, but also to help us
save the environment.
Our annual PG&E bill runs
between $36,000 to
$40,000 a year.
The cost to install
solar panels
for the
JCCCNC,
based on
our current
electrical
usage, is
about $226,000.
If you can help
us raise these funds, we
will receive over 30 percent
of the costs, or $69,971, in
rebates from the state and
federal government. That
means we really only need
to raise $157,000 to be
completely self-sufficient in
our electrical use and free of
paying up to $40,000 a year
to the utility company for
the life of the solar panels,
estimated at about 50 years.
That’s $2 million dollars in
savings, not including the
rising cost of electricity over
the next 50 years.
Plus, you help us to
do our part to save the
environment. The added
The Japantown Better
Neighborhood Plan kicked off
on March 28 at the JCCCNC
with a community meeting
attended by more than 200
people.
This meeting marked
the start of a year-long
neighborhood planning
process, led by the Sa
Francisco Planning
Department, aimed at
securing the future of
Japantown. The planning
process will address new
development in Japantown,
economic improvements,
better streets and open
spaces and connections
across Geary to the Fillmore,
among other topics.
As part of Phase One of
the project, “Understanding
Japantown,” a series of
focus groups were held
in July and August to
get a better sense of the
Japantown community’s
priorities. Focus groups were
targeted toward residents
and homeowner association
representatives, businesses,
seniors and service
providers and cultural
organizations, among others.
Sometime this month (no
specific information has
been announced at the
great benefit is that in the
event of a power blackout
or emergency, the JCCCNC
will always have power
and can also act as a
neighborhood emergency
center.
But we need to act FAST;
the rebates are estimated to
run out in the fall of this year.
Once they are gone,
they are gone.
The best news
is that we have a
very generous
donor who
is willing
to give us
$50,000 — if
we can raise
the remaining
amount.
To date, we have
raised $36,375, but we’re
still working toward our
ultimate goal.
Your gift today is a gift
for our future. Not only can
you help save the JCCCNC
millions of dollars in energy
bills over the years, you
can help make an impact in
saving our planet.
Help us save our rising
electric bills. Help us save
our environment. Help us
GO GREEN!!!
If you would like more
information about our GO
GREEN initiative or how you
can help, please contact us
at (415) 567-5505.
time of printing), a second
community workshop will be
held to once again present
ideas and gain feedback.
October through January
will mark Phase Two of the
project, “Planning Analysis,”
with the third community
meeting scheduled for
November, at which findings
will be presented, and the
fourth for January, where
strategies will be presented.
Finally, Phase Three,
“Recommendations and
Plan Development” will take
place between February
and June, with the fifth and
final community meeting
scheduled for March.
The planning effort will
produce a Specific Area
Plan, a vision for the future
of the community and a
program to implement the
vision. New zoning, planning
codes and other regulations,
a public beneifts and public
improvements program will
all compose the plan.
As part of the plan, a 30member Steering Committee
composed of individuals
representing a variety of
Japantown entities includes
JCCCNC Executive Director
Paul Osaki and Director of
Development Teresa Ono.
Get Involved!
• Visit the Japantown Better Neighborhood Plan Web site
at http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp?id=57149
• Fill out the survey about what you value about San
Francisco’s Japantown. To access the online survey, visit the
Web site above.
• Join the mailing list by calling (415) 575-9068 or emailing japantown@sfgov.org with your mailing address and
e-mail address.
• Stop by the Community Planning Office, located on the
second floor of the Miyako Mall, to view updated information
on the process and share your opinions.
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JCCCNC Community
JCCCNC’s Nikkei Youth Sports Scholarships Nikkei Community Internship
The JCCCNC in partnership with the Ronald McDonald House
Charities/Asian Students Increasing Achievement (RMHC/ASIA)
awarded two graduating high school students the Nikkei Youth
Sports Scholarship (NYSS). This scholarship is an avenue
whereby the JCCCNC can help develop future leaders of our
community by providing financial aid for students who will attend
a university. Scholarship recipients were selected based on
their community involvement, leadership development, personal
qualities and strengths, and financial need. The two recipients of
the 2007 NYSS are as follows:
• KERRY HISAYE INOKUCHI graduated from
Burlingame High School and is now attending
the University of California at San Diego seeking
a degree in business or communications. Kerry
was actively involved in her high school’s band
and Student Impact Team (a student leadership
group which addresses topics such as sexual
harassment and transition from 8th grade to
high school). Other activities include San Mateo
JYO basketball, traditional Japanese dance
with the San Mateo Buddhist Temple, Gold Award recipient with the
Girl Scouts and historian, publicist and acting secretary for Young
Buddhists of America.
Kerry is grateful for her experience in the Japanese American
community and hopes to give back to it some day. “The Japanese
American community is part of my identity and has helped me better
understand my heritage. In the future, I want to study in the field of
business, more specifically towards the direction of communications.
My hope is to use these skills to increase society’s awareness of the
Japanese American community and its contributions.” Kerry is the
daughter of Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Leslie Inokuchi of Burlingame.
• HILLARY EMIKO NAKANO graduated
from Bishop O’Dowd High School. She plans
to pursue a degree in Asian American Studies
at University of California at Santa Barbara
followed by law school. Hillary was active in
school athletics as a member of the basketball
and soccer teams. Outside of school, she
was a member of a Class I soccer team and
Berkeley Sangha Temple’s basketball team.
Other activities include heading an outreach program through Asian
Community Mental Health and volunteering at JCCCNC events such
as the Halloween Carnival, CCLPEP “Notice to All” conference and
most recently the JCCCNC’s 2006 “Love Letters” event.
Hillary possesses a strong sense of community and has
aspirations of being one of its future leaders. “Through the J.A.
league and especially through Shinzen, I have learned a lot about
my heritage. The main thing keeping the J.A. spirit alive is the
community…..I hope eventually to become a prominent lawyer for
the J.A. community. Keeping the J.A. society flourishing is very
important to me, and without the help of the Asian league, I would
have never been introduced to my future.” Hillary is the daughter
of Mr. Gerry Nakano and Ms. Dianne Fukami of Oakland.
For more information on the Nikkei Youth Sports Scholarship
program, please contact Ken Maeshiro at the JCCCNC at (415)
567-5505 x239 or kmaeshiro@jcccnc.org.
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Builds Future Community Leaders
The JCCCNC is
proud to have hosted
two summer interns,
Jeffrey Chu and
Colleen Oinuma, as a
part of the 2007 Nikkei
Community Internship
Program. This
statewide, eight-week
internship, sponsored
by the California
Japanese American
JCCCNC’s 2007 Nikkei Community InCommunity Leadership
terns, Jeffrey Chu and Colleen Oinuma
Council (CJACLC),
provides an opportunity
for Japanese American youth to gain exposure to the Nikkei
Community by placing them in a non-profit community organization
(for four days a week) and having the interns meet community
leaders (on the fifth day of each work week.) The internship
provides a fun and inspiring atmosphere for each intern to have a
unique and valuable experience.
Jeffrey Chu, originally from San Francisco, is a mechanical
engineering major at the University of California, Berkeley and
interned under the Programs Department. A former Eagle Scout
for Boy Scout Troop 58 of Konko Church and a Shinzen alumnus,
working on the JCCCNC’s various events and programs is familiar
territory. Jeffrey helps coach a now 5th grade basketball team for
the San Francisco Enchantees. His hobbies include playing and
watching sports especially basketball, baseball and football in
addition to buying shoes. Reflecting on his experience, Jeffrey said,
“Everything I did this summer had meaning for me and I wouldn’t
have changed any of it....I have a lot of reasons why I will stay
involved. Most important to me is trying to keep the Japanese
American community alive for future generations especially with the
selling of land both in SF Japantown and Little Tokyo. The future
of our Japantowns is in question and strengthening the community
will be important to keeping everything we have now, alive.”
Colleen Oinuma, a senior at UC Berkeley, is majoring in
Environmental Science and hopes to work in the non-profit sector.
Interning under the Development Department gave her insight
into the inner workings of how to expand a thriving organization.“I
think, above all, the most meaningful outcome of participating in
the NCI program are the personal relationships that I made over
the summer. I felt privileged to be able to work at the JCCCNC with
such a dedicated and fun staff. I also value the conversations with
all the community members and community leaders I met,” said
Colleen.
As president of the UC Berkeley Nikkei Student Union, she
works closely with the Japanese American community on campus
and in the greater Bay Area. “I want to expand our student
community on campus and expose more JA peers to the greater
SF Bay Area JA community, since many people come from
backgrounds where they weren’t active in the JA community.”
When asked what she learned this summer, Colleen jokingly
replied, “MAIL MERGE. =D.”
An avid gardener and cook, she is always looking for people to
taste her recipes and help her weed.
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JCCCNC Community
Shinzen Youth Basketball Participants Visit Japan
On July 27, 2007, over 100 participants (22 players, their families and staff) departed San
Francisco International Airport for Osaka on Japan Airlines as participants of the 2007 Shinzen
USA Nikkei Youth Goodwill Program. With visits to Hiroshima and homestays in both Osaka and
Kobe, this group was in for an experience they won’t soon forget.
On July 30, the group traveled to Hiroshima, making a poignant visit to the Hiroshima Peace
Memorial Museum to learn about the August 6, 1945 tragedy and the stories of some of the
survivors. The youth then walked to the Cenotaph to pay their respects to the A-bomb victims
before presenting their 1,000 cranes at the Sadako Peace Monument.
After returning to Osaka, the youth expended some energy on the court, with games against
the Osaka YMCA and a Friendship Tournament composed of teams mixing players from both
countries.
On August 2, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the San Francisco-Osaka Sister City
Relationship, the players and coaches were invited to Osaka City Hall to meet with the honorable
Mayor Junichi Seki. Kelly Lem presented Mayor Seki with a letter from Mayor Gavin Newsom
and gave her speech in Japanese, thanking the Mayor for his invitation. Keith Inokuchi shared
his thoughts on returning to Osaka and pledged to continue his Shinzen spirit by creating new
friendships. The Mayor was pleased to receive a Major League Baseball All-Star jacket, which
he said he would wear when he visits San Francisco in September. He then presented them all
with a beautiful medallion embossed with three symebols: Osaka City Hall, the “miotsukushi,”
official emblem of the City of Osaka and Osaka Castle.
In Kobe, the participants will most remember time spent at the Nagata Kodomo Home
orphanage. The Shinzen youth shared their hip hop dance routine, created a peace art project
together with the orphans and had lunch together before sadly partying ways.
The Shinzen youth kept journals during their trip and below are a few excerpts:
“The most memorable experience was with my Osaka homestay. From going to the public
bathhouse to riding bikes and doing fireworks, I realized that friendships could be made even
though speaking the language is a challenge. Fun is fun in any
language.” - Drew Mametsuka
Jared Wong, whose family originated in Hiroshima, was
overwhelmed by the visit to the city, stating that, “Going to the
Hiroshima Peace Museum and the Sadako Memorial Statue was lifechanging...Those two monuments taught me that the relationships we
were building with the Japanese kids were actually really important
as we grow up and take more control of our surroundings.”
These memorable moments would not be possible without the
support of many other organizations, donors and countless volunteers
who have continued to give to this Program over the years. The 2007
Shinzen Program would like to especially thank the following for their
continued contributions and generosity: Consulate General of Japan
in San Francisco, The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Charitable
Foundation, Japan Airlines, Mayor Gavin Newsom and Mr. Mark
Chandler of the City and County of San Francisco, Golden Gate
Optimist Club, Ralph Greene and Margie Yemoto, Yoshihiro Ito and
Aitoh, Mr. Mits and Mrs. Sadame Kojimoto, NFL Alumni Association,
Nikkei Lions Club and the San Francisco Drakes Organization.
(top to bottom)
Presenting 1,000
paper cranes
at the Sadako
Peace Monument in Hiroshima; visiting the
children at the
Nagata Kodomo
Home orphanage in Kobe; the
Shinzen group
was invited by
Osaka Mayor
Junichi Seki
to Osaka City
Hall.
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JCCCNC Special Events
Over 1,000 Join JCCCNC on a ‘Journey to Tanforan’
On June 2, 2007, over 1,000 people gathered to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the opening of the Tanforan Assembly Center.
At The Shops at Tanforan in San Bruno — which stands on the former assembly center site — attendees remembered February 1942,
when nearly 8,000 San Francisco Bay Area Japanese Americans were evacuated to the Tanforan Racetrack — the first step in a several
years-long revocation of their civil rights.
>> Los Angeles-based
theatre
company
The Grateful Crane
Ensemble and
volunteers
reenacted
the arrival
at
Tanforan
Assembly
Center.
^^ Beginning at 10 a.m., over 1,000 attendees braved
the chilly morning in the front parking lot of The
Shops at Tanforan, the former site of the Tanforan
Assembly Center.
>> Following the ceremony, a reunion luncheon at
JCCCNC drew over 400 attendees, many of whom
were former internees, along with their family and
friends. The Grateful Crane Ensemble entertained
with a medley of songs. Mrs. Tomoye Takahashi (91)
and Mr. Fred Hoshiyama (90+) spoke, as well as Mr.
Patrick Hayashi. Bento lunches were from Takahashi
Market in San Mateo.
the
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JCCCNC Special Events
JCCCNC Announces 13th Annual Nikkei Open Golf Tournament Results
Eighty-three golfers from California and Nevada competed in the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern
California’s (JCCCNC) Thirteenth Annual Nikkei Open Golf Tournament at the San Ramon Golf Club in San Ramon on June
28, 2007. The event raised close to $7,000 to provide support for the JCCCNC’s community programs and services.
Championship Flight
Score (net)
1st – Jeremy Umland
64
2nd – Rob Kawamura
66
3rd – Michael Carr
68
Men’s Flight
Score (net)
1st – Mike Bower
67
2nd – Mark Otaguro
68
3rd – Hironori Sakoda
72
Women’s Flight
Score (net)
1st – Esther Yoshioka
69
2nd – Judith Handa
70
3rd – Jo Ann Ono Wong
71
Senior’s Flight
Score (net)
1st – Milton Yoshioka
66
2nd – Sim Seiki
67
3rd – Ted Sato
68
Callaway Flight
Score (net)
1st – Charlie Truong
63
2nd – Kurt Osaki
76
3rd – Pat Miyaki
82
(tiebreaker)
(clockwise from left):
Senior’s Flight – 2nd Sim Seiki,
1st Milton Yoshioka, 3rd Ted
Sato; Championship Flight – 2nd
Rob Kawamura (not pictured: 1st
Jeremy Umland and 3rd Michael
Carr); Men’s Flight – 1st Mike
Bower, 2nd Mark Otaguro, 3rd
Hironori Sakoda; Callaway
Flight — 3rd Pat Miyaki, 1st
Charlie Truong and 2nd Kurt
Osaki; Women’s Flight – 1st
Esther Yoshioka, 3rd Jo Ann Ono
Wong, 2nd Judith Handa
Closest-to-the Pin
Hole #2 – Ken Otani
Hole #7 – Mark Otaguro; Carol Hayashida
Hole #14 – Tim Jew
Hole #17 – Charlie Truong
JCCCNC Nikkei Open Raffle Winners
Grand Prize - Silver Legacy Resort and Casino Getaway - Two-night accommodations for two, plus complimentary round
for four at Mira Vista Golf Course - Jimmy Ikeda
First Prize - El Dorado Hotel Casino Reno Extraordinaire Package - Two nights deluxe accommodations and breakfast for
two (donated by El Dorado Hotel and Casino and Mr. Tats Nagase) - Ka’ala Carmack
Thank you to our sponsors!
All-in Poker • Asian Firefighters Association • Don Endo and British Motors (SF) • Dave Fukuda • Carole
Hayashino and Kyle Tatsumoto • Yo Hironaka • Drs. Hiura & Hiura, Optometrists • Sue Holdaway & Marjorie
Fletcher • Greater Bay Bank • Hukilau Da Bar • Daro Inouye • Bob Kawamoto • Lowell Kimura • Kaz Maniwa
• Jeff and Sam Maruyama • Darlene Masamori Insurance Agency • Angela McKillen & Ross Sakamoto •
Moriwaki Imai & Fujita, Incorporated • T. Okamoto and Co. • Osaki Design • Pyramid Printing and Graphics • SF
Associates • Teresa Serata • SF Bay Area Nikkei Singles • SF Enchantees • Craig Y. Yonemura, DDS, MS, Inc.
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JCCCNC Special Events
Over 200 people attended the 2007 JCCCNC Track Meet on a beautiful summer day
at the Palo High School Track on June 24. Approximately 125 participants ranging in age
from 2 to 71 years old took part in a variety of track and field events, each receiving a
commemorative T-shirt. All attendees enjoyed a large potluck lunch.
The JCCCNC
would like to
thank the planning
committee — Craig
Hamakawa,
Michael “Jakes”
Uyeno, Art Wong,
Dean Kumagai,
Hiroshi Tarumi
and Tom Oshidari
and the many
volunteers. The
Bay Area Sports
Hall of Fame was
Boy’s Div 2 - San Francisco 128 points the co-sponsor of
100 M Dash - Oda, Kevin (SF) 11.75 this year’s event.
The following are
200 M Dash - Taylor, Masao (SF)
26.22 first place finishers
800 M Run - Wong, Jared (SF)
2:45.28 in each division. For
Toddler 25 M Race for 2- to 4-Year-Olds
complete results,
3200 M Run - Hill, Aaron (SF)
11:31.46
visit www.jcccnc.org
Girl’s Div 6 - Sequoia 141 points
Long Jump - Tan, Mike (SF)
18’-9”
Girl’s Div 2 - San Francisco 30 points
50 M Dash - Estell, Rachael (Sequoia) 8.06
Triple Jump - Oda, Kevin (SF) 34’-0”
100 M Dash - Nishihama, Melissa (SF) 15.41
100 M Dash - Estell, Rachael
17.23
200
M
Dash
Hamilton,
39.58
Boy’s Div 3 - Sequoia 44 points
Girl’s Div 3 - San Francisco 32 points
Samantha (Sequoia)
100 M Dash - Ma, Calvin (SF)
12.97
100
M
Dash
Taguma,
Kristie
(Tri-City)
13.87
400
M
Dash
- Bhattacharya, Jodi 2:00.00
200 M Dash - Hamamoto, Brandon 30.57
200
M
Dash
Taguma,
Kristie
31.53
(Sequoia)
(Sequoia)
1:08.80 Long Jump - Estell, Rachael (Sequoia) 9’-2”
400 M Dash - Melton, Brent (SJ)
1:04.03 400 M Dash - Lee, Monica (SF)
Long
Jump
Lee,
Monica
14’-2”
Kawamura, Megumi (Sequoia) 9’-2”
800 M Run - Hill, Spencer (Sequoia) 3:28.37
Softball Throw - Kurotani, Keiko (SF) 70’-4”
Long Jump - Ma, Calvin (SF)
13’-8”
Girl’s Div 4 - Sequoia 50 points
Soccer Kick - Kurotani, Keiko
71’-6”
50 M Dash - Takahashi, Sakura 7.77
Boy’s Div 4 - San Francisco 10 points
(Sequoia)
Master’s Men - Sequoia 40 points
2:59.90
800 M Run - Takata, Lance (SF)
100 M Dash - Takahashi, Sakura
14.29 100 M Dash - Tsuda, Roger
13.92
200 M Dash - Lewis, Chenoa (SF)
32.80 (Bakersfield)
Boy’s Div 5 - San Francisco 132 points
400 M Dash - Shiozaki, Janelle 2:00.00 200 M Dash - Tsuda, Roger
29.80
50 M Dash - Kurotani, Joji (SF) 7.87
(Sequoia)
1600 M Run - Sato, Steve (Sequoia) 7:00.60
100 M Dash - Kurotani, Joji
16.00
800 M Run - Shiozaki, Janelle
2:46.05 Long Jump - Tsuda, Roger (Bakersfield)14’-0”
35.35
200 M Dash - Kurotani, Joji Long Jump - Li, Hannah (East Bay)
11’-0”
400 M Dash - Lin, Austin (Sequoia) 1:22.28
Softball Throw - Takahashi, 76’-0”
Master’s Women - San Francisco 20 points
Long Jump - Sasaki, Scott (Sequoia) 8’-10”
Sakura (Sequoia)
800 M Run - Daikoku, Kelly (SF)
3:16.31
Softball Throw - Mueller, Josef (SF) 86’-7”
1600 M Run - Miyagishima,
6:51.00
Soccer Kick - Baba, Ross (SF) 103’-6”
Girl’s Div 5 - Sequoia 141 points
Melinda (SF) 50 M Dash - Hamamoto, Kelly 8.35
Boy’s Div 6 - Sequoia 117 points
(Sequoia)
Men’s Div 1 - San Francisco 68 points
50 M Dash - Li, Jordan (East Bay)
8.88
16.80 100 M Dash - Gwi, Sean (SF)
100 M Dash - Hamamoto, Kelly
11.10
100 M Dash - Lai, Hunter (Sequoia) 17.69 200 M Dash - Kumagai, Kayli
35.42 200 M Dash - Gwi, Sean
23.13
200 M Dash - Maruyama, Mitchell (SF) 38.74 (Sequoia)
400 M Dash - Wong, Hayden (SF)
1:01.43
400 M Dash - Hirai, Ryan (Sequoia)1:34.50 Long Jump - Hamamoto, Kelly (Sequoia) 9’10” 3200 M Run - Daikoku, Jim (SF) 10:26.34
Long Jump - Osaki, Lee (Sequoia)
8’-7” Softball Throw - Kumagai, Kayli
72’-6”
Softball Throw - O’Driscoll-Gomez, 69’-8” (Sequoia)
Women’s Div 1 - Sequoia 20 points
Chris (SF)
Soccer Kick - Kanaya, Kristen 71’-6” 1600 M Run - Angela Chu (Sequoia) 7:41.12
Soccer Kick - O’Driscoll-Gomez, Chris 71’-6”
(San Mateo JYO)
3200 M Run - Angela Chu
13:25.85
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JCCCNC Membership Information
Membership is one of the most significant ways of showing your support for the JCCCNC. By joining you are not only becoming
a member of the Center but a member of a family whose mission is to meet the evolving needs of the Japanese American
community through quality art, social and educational programs, affordable services and facility usage. Your membership dues
allow us to keep our programs alive and thriving to support the community’s needs. Join the JCCCNC today!
All JCCCNC Members receive the following standard benefits:
• Discounts on JCCCNC Programs and priority registration for events and sports leagues
• Local and nationwide merchant discounts such as AMC movie tickets, See’s Candies certificates, Group Travel and
Entertainment Rates
• Priority announcements to special events and programs
• Membership and donations are fully tax-deductible
Additional benefits for Sustaining Members. For more information on membership and benefits, please contact
Lindsey Yamasaki at (415) 567-5505 x229.
2006 Sustaining Members
PLATINUM
Dr. Ann Azama
Dr. James & Mrs. Cindy Hayashi
Mr. Garrett Hisatake
Ms. Emy Hynes
Mr. Roy & Mrs. Georgette Imura
Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Kathy Maruyama
Mr. George & Mrs. Helen Nakano
Mr. Allen & Mrs. Patricia Okamoto
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Sally Osaki
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Momoe Sasaki
Dr. Masao & Mrs. Kaya Sugiyama
Mr. Brian H. Takemoto
Dr. David Walton & Ms. Machiko
Nakatani
Dr. Craig Yonemura & Ms. Pamela
Matsuda-Yonemura
Dr. Todd Yonemura
GOLD
Mr. Bradley Yee & Ms. Joyce
Ashizawa-Yee
Ms. Sherilyn Chew & Mr. Peti
Arunamata
Ms. Florence Dobashi
Mr. David & Mrs. Hiromi Fukuda
Mrs. Mutsumi Hada
Mr. Thomas Souza & Ms. Elayne
Hada-Souza
Mr. Scott Hayashi & Ms. Adrienne
Ganiko
Mrs. Yo Hironaka
Mr. Fred & Mrs. Irene Hoshiyama
Mr. Andrew Ishibashi
Mrs. Eunice Kaneko & Mr. Naoki
Kaneko
Dr. Neil Katsura & Ms. Jane HiuraKatsura
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Irene Kawamoto
Mr. Eric & Mrs. Vera Kawamura
Mr. Lawrence & Mrs. Karen
Nunotani Kern
Ms. Teiko Kitagawa
Mr. Al & Mrs. Shigeko* Mamiya
Mr. Kaz Maniwa & Ms. Masako
Fukunaga
Mr. Greg Matoba & Ms. May Tsang
Dr. Leroy Morishita & Ms. Barbara
Hedani-Morishita
Mr. Kaz & Mrs. Cindy Nakamoto
Mr. Edward & Mrs. Lois Oda
Mr. Scott & Mrs. Amanda Okamoto
Mr. Van Okamura & Ms. Glynis
Nakahara
Mr. Kurt & Mrs. Robyn Osaki
Ms. Marilyn Oshiro
Mr. Ray Sullivan & Ms. Shauna
Rose
Mr. Ross Sakamoto & Ms. Angela
McKillen
Ms. Nancy Satoda
Dr. Ellen Sawamura & Dr. Howard
Kline
Mr. Gerald & Mrs. Joy Sekimura
Ms. Teresa Serata & Mr. Charlie
Kagay
Mr. Ed & Mrs. Ruth Shikada
Mr. Gordon Shiozaki & Ms. Dona
Fuchiwaki-Shiozaki
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Edith Tanaka
Mr. Yoshimitsu & Mrs. Takeko Toya
Dr. Himeo Tsumori
Mr. David & Mrs. Teruko Turner
Mr. Milton Wong & Ms. Diane
Furuya-Wong
Mr. Kahn Yamada
Mr. Minoru & Mrs. Suzanne Yamada
Mr. Ted Yamasaki
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Hatsy Yasukochi
SILVER
Mr. Hatsuro & Mrs. Amey Aizawa
Mr. Terry Akiyama
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Akiko Arikawa
Mr. Brian M. Budds
Mr. Christopher Chin
Ms. Elsie Chung
Mr. Sean & Mrs. Pamela Donahoe
Mr. Andy & Mrs. Patricia Fong
Mr. Gen Fujioka
Mr. Nobusuke & Mrs. Fumi Fukuda
Mr. George & Mrs. Jan Funahashi
Ms. Patricia Golumb
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Carolyn
Hamaguchi
Mme. Michiya Hanayagi
Ms. Jane Hashimoto
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto & Ms. Carole
Hayashino Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Christine
Hiroshima
Dr. Ronald & Mrs. Cynthia Hiura
Ms. Sumi Honnami
Mrs. Michi Horio
Mr. Daro Inouye
Mr. Eddy Inouye
Mr. Eugene & Mrs. Jane Itogawa
Japanese Sword Club of Northern
California
Mr. Jon Kaji
Mr. Hiroshi & Mrs. Sadako
Kashiwagi
Ms. Lauren Kawabata
Mr. Rob & Mrs. Grace Ann Selim
Kawamura
Mrs. Mitsuko Kawashiri
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Jeanne Kim
Mrs. Pearl Kimura
Mr. Stephen & Mrs. Ella Kitagawa
Dr. William & Mrs. Kikue Kiyasu
Ms. Kazuko Kojima
Mr. Mits & Mrs. Sadame Kojimoto
Ms. Donna Kotake
Mr. Ard & Mrs. Mary Kozono
Ms. May S. Kuwatani
Ms. Yaeko Kuwatani & Ms. Hiroko
Kuwatani
Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Roxanne Lee
Mr. Seikichi & Mrs. Yoko Maeda
Ms. Ruth Mark
Mr. Jim & Mrs. Dar Masamori
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Marilyn Masuoka
Ms. Diane Matsuda
Mr. Paul & Mrs. Sachi Matsumura
Mr. Jack & Mrs. Nancy Mayeda
Mr. Steven S. Miyake, Esq.
Mr. Patrick & Mrs. Edith Miyaki
Ms. Irene Munekawa Wu
Mrs. Shirley Murakami
Dr. Kenji & Mrs. Seiko Murase
Ms. Kuniko Naito
Ms. Kim Nakahara
Mrs. Emiko Nakahiro
Mr. Harry & Mrs. Florence Nakamura
Ms. Mari Nakamura
Mr. Gerald & Mrs. P. Gail Nanbu
Mr. John & Mrs. Diane Noguchi
Ms. Irene Nomura
Mr. Mitsufumi & Mrs. Rumi Okabe
Mr. George & Mrs. Mary Okamoto
Mr. Glenn Osaki
Mrs. Misao Otsuki
Mr. Edwin & Mrs. Jill Prather
Mr. Timothy & Mrs. Yasuko Purcell
Dr. Quintus & Mrs. Jean Sakai
Mr. Giichi & Mrs. Nancy Sakurai
San Francisco Enchantees
Ms. Janelle Sasaki
Ms. Shirley Sasaki
Mr. James & Mrs. Fumie Satake
Mr. Yone & Mrs. Daisy Satoda
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Harumi Serata
Mr. Kaz Shibao & Ms. Boni Cruz
Mr. Roy & Mrs. Rosemary
Shigematsu
Ms. Lia Shigemura & Ms. Helen Zia
Ms. Charlene Shimada
Mr. Gary Shimasaki
Mr. Fred & Mrs. Ellen Shimasaki
Dr. Dennis & Mrs. Wendy Shinbori
Mr. Jonathan Shindo & Family
Mrs. Annie Spivack
Strategic Education Services
Mr. Shoji & Mrs. Mary Anne
Suekama
Mr. Al Suen & Ms. Caroline SatodaSuen
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. June Sugihara
Ms. Marumi Suyeyasu
Mr. Harry & Mrs. Lorraine Suzuki
Mr. Isao & Mrs. Mary Suzuki
Ms. Hannah Takahashi
Ms. Kyoko Takeda
Mr. Russell & Mrs. Linda Takei
Mr. Ko Takemoto
Mrs. Helen Takeshita
Mr. Neal Taniguchi & Ms. Emily
Murase
Mrs. Miyoko Tomura
Mr. Takeo & Mrs. Helen Utsumi
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Nancy Woo
Mr. Ron & Mrs. Emiko Yamada
Dr. Jim & Mrs. Carol Yamaguchi
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Anna Yamaguchi
Mr. Carl & Mrs. Euna Yano
Mr. Benjamin Yee
Ms. Eileen Yemoto
Ms. Lois Yonemoto
* deceased
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Inside the JCCCNC
Membership Benefits
JCCCNC Members are eligible to receive discounts at participating merchants. You must show current and valid JCCCNC Membership card
and photo ID. If you have questions about merchant discounts, please contact JCCCNC at (415) 567-5505 or membership@jcccnc.org.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is JCCCNC’s preferred airline carrier to Japan
Japan Airlines (JAL) is the JCCCNC’s corporate partner and preferred airline for travel to
Japan. Prices for round-trip air and a two night stay start at just $770 per person.* Visit our
website: http://www.jcccnc.org/membership/promotions.htm to view current promotions and packages.
Escape to Japan and take advantage of the great deals! JCCCNC members are eligible
to receive our exclusive group and individual rates on Japan Airlines. For more information,
please contact Lindsey Yamasaki at (415) 567-5505 x229.
Terms & Conditions: Restrictions on travel dates and airport departures may apply,
depending on seasons and blackout dates determined by JAL. *Special travel packages
provided by Kintetsu International Travel.
Movie Vouchers - $6/ticket
Pick up vouchers at JCCCNC.
Gift Certificates - $11.00 for one
pound box of candy.
Pick up certificates at JCCCNC.
10% discount on food only.
Must show valid JCCCNC
Membership card and photo ID.
Hukilau Palo Alto
642 Ramona Street, (650) 329-9533
Hukilau San Francisco
5 Masonic Avenue, (415) 921-6242
Sain Saine
22 Peace Plaza, #501
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 292-3542
Genji Antiques, Inc.
22 Peace Plaza, First Floor
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 931-1616
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Here is the latest special:
5% off Roundtrip web fares — travel
between Mainland U.S. and Hawaii.
Booking period is now through
December 31, 2007 for travel now
through December 31, 2007.
10% discount on services only.
Must show valid JCCCNC
Membership card and photo ID.
Preferred room rates starting
at $174 per room per night at
the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki.
Special $65 golf rate at the Hawaii
Prince Golf Club.
Please call the JCCCNC at (415)
567-5505 to receive the special
booking code for the JCCCNC
Member discount.
10% discount on food only.
Must show valid JCCCNC
Membership card and photo ID.
Krispy Kreme Discount Card - $10/
card, buy 1 dozen, get 1 dozen free.
Pick up discount cards at JCCCNC.
Hukilau San Jose
230 Jackson Street, (408) 279-4888
Café Mums
Hotel Tomo
1800 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 931-6986
Book online with Hawaiian Airlines,
receive the lowest available web
fare and at the same time earn
bonus miles for JCCCNC at a rate
of 1 mile for ever dollar spent. Visit
www.hawaiianair.com/affiliate and
enter the Affiliate Program Code
AMWEBJCC.
Five minute extension on 30 minute
massage OR a 10 minute extension
on a 60 minute massage.
Must show valid JCCCNC
Membership card and photo ID.
10% off merchandise. Sale items
not included.
Must show valid JCCCNC
Membership card and photo ID.
Summer 2007 - Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
10% discount on food only.
Must show valid JCCCNC
Membership card and photo ID.
Burlingame
1204 Broadway, (650) 347-2300
Menlo Park
712 Santa Cruz Avenue, (650) 473-6458
San Francisco
1581 Webster Street, (415) 776-5822
Inside the JCCCNC
Ten Ways To Support JCCCNC!
Any amount and type of giving makes a difference – it’s what keeps JCCCNC energized and active.
Here are ten ways to support our efforts.
1. Become a Member.
Your membership provides
support to the JCCCNC to
carry out its educational,
cultural, recreational and
social programs. Be a part
of the Center where future
generations will learn about
our community, culture and
traditions. Join us today.
5. Sponsorships. Corporations or individuals can
sponsor a JCCCNC special event or program. Donated
products, subsidized venue rates or services are all
needed in order to produce our annual events. Sponsors
receive extensive visibility at our events.
2. Gifts in memory or in honor of. Giving on behalf
of someone special or someone who has passed on is a
heartfelt way to pay tribute to unique people in our lives.
If you would like to donate a gift on behalf of someone
you know, please send us your donation and contact
information and we will send out a personal thank you to
the family or individual letting them know of your gift to the
JCCCNC.
3. Planned Giving. You can bequest cash, property
and estate gifts to the JCCCNC and preserve your
estate, your family’s valuable assets, as well as provide
yourself with significant income and tax benefits. This is a
significant way for you to help maintain the legacy of the
Nikkei community.
4. Gifts of Stock. Your stock contributions can provide
the JCCCNC with long term benefits and can benefit you
by providing significant breaks on capital gains taxes.
Sign up for our monthly newsletter!
Get up-to-date information about the latest
JCCCNC programs, events and members-only
deals. It’s easy to sign up for our free e-mail
newsletter. Just click on the “sign up for our
e-mail newsletter” button on our website and
enter your e-mail address.
www.jcccnc.org
6. Corporate Fund Matching Programs. Did you know
that most corporations offer to match their employees’
donations to non-profit organizations? Consult your
human resources department to find out how to increase
your individual donation (often 100% match) through your
employer’s fund matching programs.
7. Volunteering.
Give us your
valuable time and
assist us with
special events,
programs and
administrative
duties. Examples
of volunteer work
are teaching a
class or assisting with organizing our annual community
events. University students may also be eligible for
course credit for completing community service at the
JCCCNC.
8. Individual Donations. We’ve made it easy for you to
give to the JCCCNC. Give safely and securely online at
www.jcccnc.org. Or if you prefer, drop a check to us, or
call us if you would like to set up recurring payments with
your credit card.
9. Join eScrip. eScrip is an organization that benefits us
by crediting you for shopping at your favorite stores and
donating percentages of your spending to the JCCCNC.
Log on to www.escrip.com and register to give today.
10. Gifts In Kind. Donate items which you would
otherwise give or throw away. The JCCCNC will either
utilize the item or will sell/give to other parties.
For questions on giving to the JCCCNC, e-mail us at
info@jcccnc.org or call (415) 567-5505. All information
and inquiries are kept confidential.
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