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Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
CENTER
Summer 2008,
Volume 20
“Salute to a Vision” Celebrates 35 Years of the JCCCNC
Executive Director Paul Osaki to be Recognized for 20 Years of Leadership
The JCCCNC
presents Salute
to a Vision, the
2008 Annual Event
celebrating the 35th
Anniversary of the
Japanese Cultural
and Community
Center of Northern
California, in
recognition of Paul
Osaki for his 20
years at the JCCCNC
and serving the
community for 30 years.
A “Tribute and Roast” from celebrities, political officials and
members of the community will highlight Salute to a Vision – an
evening of fun and friendship acknowledging the great leadership
and dedication Paul Osaki has made to the JCCCNC and the
Japanese American community.
Celebrating the occasion as Honorary Co-Chairs of the event
are Paul’s long-time friends whom he has worked with for many
years: Former Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta,
His Excellency Ambassador of Japan Ryozo Kato, Former
Ambassador of Japan Shunji Yanai, United States Senator Dianne
Feinstein, United States Representative Mike Honda and Consul
General Yasumasa Nagamine.
Paul’s influence reaches far beyond the Bay Area, covering
California, reaching Seattle, Washington D.C., Hawaii and
The JCCCNC being
constructed in 1985,
and at present day.
(below)
Executive Director
Paul Osaki
crossing the ocean to Japan. As an
exceptional visionary, he has brought
the JCCCNC to the forefront of
cultural and historical preservation,
helping to build bridges across the
Pacific, and creating a welcoming
place that many people call their
second home — the home that the
Nisei envisioned over 35 years ago.
Using the dream of those Nisei pioneers to guide him to this
momentous occasion, we hope that you will help us honor Mr. Osaki
for all that he has accomplished so far. Salute to a Vision will be
held on Saturday, September 13, 2008, at the Westin St. Francis
Hotel in San Francisco. For more information, please contact Joy
Iwasa at (415) 567-5505 x235 or e-mail jiwasa@jcccnc.org.
Nikkei Family Legacy Project
One of the JCCCNC goals for this year is to initiate new and
innovative programs that will engage youth to take an active role in
preserving our history and culture. In response, the Nikkei Family
Legacy Project was created and thanks to a generous $30,000
grant from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program
(CCLPEP), and support from the Henri and Tomoye Takahashi
Charitable Foundation, this project will now be realized.
The Nikkei Family Legacy Project (NFLP) will empower young
Nikkei with the confidence, the training and the tools to interview,
video document and share the untold stories of their parents,
grandparents and great-grandparents, before their family histories
are lost forever. By learning about the Japanese American experience
in a very personal way and documenting it, history will become real
and relevant, youth will become more aware of their identity and
they will have produced a lasting video to share with and educate
generations to come. While many documentaries, books and oral
histories have been produced, thousands of Japanese American
JCCCNC Welcomes New
Staff Members
PAGE 3
Over 1,000 Attend
Children’s Day Festival
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stories still remain untold and undocumented. Author Maureen Taylor
once said, “Discovering family history is a great way to teach people
history locally, nationally and internationally, it provides a sense that
history is real, it’s my history!”
NFLP will include a comprehensive interview guide, technical
training guide, a series of hands-on workshops and a website with
downloadable training materials. The JCCCNC will be working with a
team of professionals to develop and produce the training program,
including Dianne Fukami, President of Bridge Media; Jan Yanehiro,
President of Jan Yanehiro, Inc.; Wendy Tokuda, Bay Area KRON 4
anchor and reporter; and Boku Kodama of Urban VOICE, with video
equipment and materials available for loan to participants. Upon
completion of the documentary projects, the JCCCNC will host a
community film-screening to showcase the untold stories.
If you are interested in documenting your family history
please contact Ali Kagawa at (415) 567-5505 or e-mail
akagawa@jcccnc.org for more information.
Annual Gifts Listing
PAGES 6-9
Upcoming
JCCCNC Events
BACK COVER
Message from the Executive Director
The National Japanese American Yellowpages
JAYellowPages.com
The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
(JCCCNC) is proud to announce the upcoming launch of the National
Japanese American Yellowpages website sponsored by AT&T in August 2008.
The Japanese American (JA) Yellowpages website is an updated
on-line version of the original Japanese American Community Directory first
published in 1997 by the JCCCNC with support from AT&T.
Although 1997 was not that long ago, back then very few knew of
the Internet, had very little access to e-mail and had no idea how
big the World Wide Web would become. It is amazing how in just a
decade, our world and our community has evolved.
I remember how facsimile machines were all the rage, an
incredible invention that changed the world and how we
communicated. I remember cell phones weighed about five
pounds and looked like bricks.
Kaz Maniwa
Chairman
Rumi Okabe
President
Ted Yamasaki
Senior Vice President
Kyle Tatsumoto
Vice President
Sherilyn Chew
Corporate Secretary
Ted Yamasaki
Chief Finance Officer
Donna Kotake
Ex-Officio
Directors Technology has and will continue to change the way we
communicate. Our hope is that the JA Yellowpages will help
people better understand the vastness and wealth of our
community organizations throughout the United States.
JAYellowPages.com
In the first phase, we will launch the directory with about 400
organizations and the ability to continue to add many more. In
our second phase, we plan to feature various organizations as well as highlight community
programs and events. Our third phase will include a National Japanese/Japanese American
business directory which will further enhance our ability to share with the world what our
community has to offer.
Communicating who we are, what we do and why we do it is an important part of helping to
preserve and promote our Japanese American community. The JA Yellowpages is another
important way for the JCCCNC to meet the pressing needs of our changing community and the
way that we communicate with others interested in our culture and community.
We are extremely grateful to AT&T for their support of the original Japanese American
Community Directory in 1997 and also for their continued support of the National Japanese
American Community Directory JAYELLOWPAGES.COM.
Sincerely,
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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Board Officers Summer 2008 - Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
Terry Akiyama
Dianne Fukami
David Fukuda
Scott Hayashi
Yo Hironaka
Lois Hunter
Daro Inouye
Andy Ishibashi
Robert Kawamoto
Donna Kimura
Jeff Maruyama
Allen Okamoto
Kurt Osaki
Marilyn Oshiro
Robert Sakai
Charlene Shimada
Jon Shindo
Keith Tsuchiya
Staff
Paul Osaki
Executive Director
Marjorie Fletcher
Executive Assistant
Lori Matoba
Deputy Director
Ruby Hata
Director of Finance and Membership Services
Joy Iwasa
Director of Development
Jennifer Hamamoto
Program and PR Manager
Ken Maeshiro
Special Events and
Facility Manager
Alicia Kagawa
Program Associate
Bara Kawasaki
Development Associate
Courtney Okuhara
Membership Associate
Mika Shimizu
Office Manager and
Receptionist
JCCCNC Community
JCCCNC Welcomes New Staff Members
Courtney Okuhara
Membership Associate
Bara Kawasaki
Development Associate
Courtney Okuhara is the
newest member of the
JCCCNC team. Courtney,
originally from San
Diego, was introduced
to the JCCCNC in
2006 while visiting
San Francisco’s
Japantown with the
Nikkei Community Internship Program
(NCI). “Touring Japantown and learning
about the community’s history helped me
to understand even more the importance of
cultural preservation, especially since we
do not have a Japantown back home.” This
understanding motivated Courtney to apply
for the Membership Associate position at
the JCCCNC and soon after graduating
from U.C. Riverside with a B.S. in Business
she moved to the Bay Area.
As a member of the Intercollegiate Nikkei
Council, Courtney has made a commitment
to increase youth involvement saying,
“Nikkei youth have a unique responsibility
to preserve our culture and I want to help
make sure they have the opportunities to
get involved.” She is currently managing
the JCCCNC Spring Membership Drive and
is working with the Programs Associate to
plan new and innovative programs that are
of interest to young people.
As a San Francisco
native, Bara Kawasaki
would occasionally
stop in at the Center
during her visits to
Japantown, but she did
not become involved
in the Japanese
American community
until recently. When the new Development
Associate position was created at the
JCCCNC, she saw it as more than just a
way for her to gain experience working in a
nonprofit organization, but “as an opportunity
to utilize my Japanese language skills and
learn more about my heritage.”
Since she began in February, Bara
has been helping to organize the Annual
Support Drive and the 2008 JCCCNC
Annual Event. She also represented the
JCCCNC at events, including the Northern
California Cherry Blossom Festival and
the Asian Heritage Street Celebration.
“My work in the Development office is
meaningful to me because I am able to
contribute to a cause that I believe in while
giving others the opportunity to get involved
with the Center and the community.”
Bara graduated from U.C. Davis with a
degree in Japanese language and a minor
in women and gender studies.
Mika Shimizu
Office Manager / Receptionist
Meet Mika, the JCCCNC
Office Manager and
Receptionist. Born and
raised in Hiroshima,
Japan, Mika Shimizu
moved to the United
States to study
English and women
and gender studies at
the University of Oregon. In 2003, Mika
moved back home to become a junior
high school teacher but in 2006 decided
to return to the States, this time to San
Francisco.
“I didn’t realize the importance of
learning about my Japanese culture
until I moved away from Japan,” Mika
shares. “It was here in California that I
learned the Japanese tea ceremony and
Japanese calligraphy, and I am happy to
maintain my connection to Japan.” As a
bilingual Shin-Issei, Mika has become an
integral part of our Japantown community
and she hopes to help other Shin-Issei
adjust to living in America. “Living abroad
can be a challenge; I especially miss
my grandmother in Hiroshima. But I am
so fortunate to have met so many new
friends; the JCCCNC has become like a
new family to me.”
35 Years of the JCCCNC: Create a Video Tribute, Send in Your Photos
In recognition of Paul Osaki’s 20
years at the JCCCNC and the 35th
Anniversary of the Center,
Yori Wada, Vi
sion 80s Ca
Chairperson;
mpaign
Mora Shek,
Mayor’s Offi
of Commun
ity Developm
ce
ent; then-M
of San Fran
ayor
cisco, Diane
Feinstein, Vi
80s Campaign
sion
Honorary Ch
airperson.
a video tribute will be produced for the
Annual Event Dinner and Program on
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the
Westin St. Francis Hotel. A short video
tribute will be created that will include
photos and personal tributes. We are
confirming
dates to
take video
tributes from
community
members,
so if you
would like to
participate
in the
xecutive
Paul Osaki and then-E
oto, 1988
Director Charlie Morim
video* or have
related photos
that you would
like to be
considered
for inclusion,
please contact
Lori Matoba at
the JCCCNC
by calling
(415) 5675505 x226
or e-mail
lmatoba@
jcccnc.
org.
* We may not be able to
accomodate all video greetings
but w defin te y forward a v deo
footage to Mr. Osaki.
Nichi Bei Times articl
e
- June 23, 1988
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JCCCNC Community
Support the Spring Annual Support Drive - Go Green!
We have almost reached our goal! Support
the Spring Annual Support Drive - Go Green!
Last year the JCCCNC made huge strides
to help not only the community, but also the
environment with our Go Green Campaign,
allowing us to install solar panels on our
roof. You can help the Center complete this
important initiative by making a donation to our
Spring Annual Support Drive. Give a Tribute
Gift — giving on behalf of someone special or
someone who has passed on is a heartfelt way to
recognize 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.
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, send a check, or call us if you’d like to set up
recurring payments with your credit card.
Our Goal: $298,958
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Spring Membership Drive
JOIN NOW! BECOME A MEMBER!
JCCCNC membership is one of the most significant ways to support the Center. By becoming a member, you become a
part of a family whose mission is to meet the evolving needs of the Japanese American community. Your membership dues
not only allow us to keep our classes and programs alive and thriving at affordable rates, but enable us to continue to support
our efforts by keeping our Japantown alive.
Japan Airlines (JAL) is
The JCCCNC offers many member benefits including special travel packages to Japan on
JCCCNC’s preferred
Japan Airlines (JAL) through Kintetsu International Travel, our preferred travel partners to Japan.
airline carrier to Japan.
They have teamed together to offer fantastic travel
packages to Tokyo and Osaka and can even
customize packages so you can visit any city in
Japan.
For those that need to stay connected while
traveling to Japan, the JCCCNC has partnered with
MyJapanPhone to provide exceptional cell phone
programs for members of the JCCCNC. The
current promotion includes one week free rental,
free incoming calls and free voicemail ­— all you
pay is a minimal delivery and per call charge.
Escape to Hawaii! JCCCNC Members are
eligible to receive discounted airfare on Hawaiian Airlines and exclusive
reduced rates for accommodations at Prince Hotels in Hawaii. With hotels on
Oahu (Waikiki), Maui and the Big Island and additional discounted golf rates,
staying at a Prince Hotel will make the perfect family vacation.
For more information, see page 10 of this issue, contact Ruby Hata at
(415) 567-5505 x225 or e-mail membership@jcccnc.org.
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Summer 2008 - Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
JCCCNC Community
Over 1,700 Attend Kristi Yamaguchi’s Children’s Day Festival
On Saturday, May 3, 2008, over 1,000 people crowded the Japantown Peace
Plaza in San Francisco to celebrate Kristi Yamaguchi’s Children’s Day Festival in
Japantown. Co-sponsored by the JCCCNC, the San Francisco Japantown Foundation
and Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream Foundation, the event featured Japanese
crafts, games and food booths for children, as well as dance and music performances
by youth. Children enjoyed catching goldfish with paper nets at the Koi Katch station,
learning to dance Soran Bushi with the UC Berkeley Nikkei Student Union and taking
pictures with Totoro and Sailor Moon. A free raffle was conducted hourly, with prizes
from Sanrio Inc., Japan Video and Media
and Okasan and Me.
The theme of this year’s art and essay
contest was friendship, in recognition of
the 50th Anniversary of the San FranciscoOsaka Sister City Relationship. The 2008
Northern California Cherry Blossom Court
selected entries to be added to our sister
city time capsule robot, scheduled to be
reopened for the 100th Anniversary in 2057.
The festival was the culmination of a two
week Children’s Day celebration in which the
JCCCNC offered kimono dressing for kids
and hosted free school visits for over 725
children and teachers from San Francisco
public school classes, kindergarten through
2nd grade. Children recognized their favorite
Disney characters alongside the traditional
Hinamatsuri (Girls Day) and Tango no Sekku
(Boys Day) doll displays and were able to create their
own origami dolls and paper koi to share what they
learned with others.
The JCCCNC is proud to present these annual
events in honor of children, where they are able to
discover and celebrate Japanese culture in a way
that is meaningful to them.
Children’s Day School Visits and Kimono Dressing
were provided in cooperation with the San Francisco
Japantown Foundation, the Consulate General of
Japan in San Francisco and many volunteers.
(Clockwise from top) Gyotaku painting with
St. Ignatius High School; Japanese SingChildren’s Day Festival Performance groups
ing by ABC Preschool; Odori by Michiya
included ABC Preschool, Clarendon Elementary
Hanayagi Dance Studio; Snoopy Hinamatsuri
Taiko, Gen Taiko, J-Town Hui Group, Kirakiraboshi
Set (JCCCNC Doll Exhibit); Min Gladstone,
Choir, Lincoln High School Japanese Culture
participant, traditional Kimono Dressing
Club, Michiya Hanayagi Dance Group, Na Hula O
Maikalani, Nagata Dance Performers, Nikkei Student Union-UC Berkeley, SambAsia and San Francisco Kendo Association.
Children’s Day Festival Activity booths were sponsored and hosted by the 2008 Cherry Blossom Court, Balloon Angels-Pine
United Methodist Church, California Highway Patrol, Christ United Presbyterian Church, Clarendon Elementary School, Japanese
American Citizen League, JCYC, Nichi Bei Times, Nihonmachi Little Friends, Rosa Parks Elementary School-JBBP, S.A.F.E.
Safety Awareness For Everyone, SCORE! Learning Center, Shinzen Nikkei Youth Program, St. Ignatius Japanese Language
Program and Xperience.
For more information or to participate in next year’s Kristi Yamaguchi’s Children’s Day Festival in Japantown, please contact the
JCCCNC at (415) 567-5505 or e-mail programsevents@jcccnc.org.
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2007 Annual Donors
Gold Crane $100,000+ Silver Crane $500-999
The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi
Charitable Foundation
Gold Crane $10,000+
Mr. Richard Hirayama
Gold Crane $5,000+
Ms. Mutsuko Arima
Mr. Masao & Mrs. Yuki Ashizawa
Estate of Mrs. Toyoko Doi
Mr. Kiyoshi Sakakura
Mrs. Julie Takahashi
Mrs. Tomoye Takahashi
Mrs. V o et Tanaka
Gold Crane $1,000+
Mr. Hatsuro & Mrs. Amey Aizawa
All Nippon Airways Ltd. Co. (ANA)
Mr. Roy* & Mrs. Fumi Ashizawa
Dr. Ann Azama
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. BJ Baba
Bamb P ay Group
Ms. Mabel Dowke
Mrs. Yo Hironaka
Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Yosh ko Ho
Mrs. Michi Horio
Ms. Emy Hynes
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Kiyoko Ikenaga
Mrs. Takako Ishizaki
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Mr. Hiroshi & Mrs. Sadako Kashiwagi
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Irene Kawamoto
Mrs. Mary Kawano
Dr. & Mrs. William Kiyasu
Mr. Shigeru & Mrs. Yoneko Kiyomura
Ms. Jun Kodani
Mr. Raymond & Mrs. Deo Konagai
Mrs. Fumiko Kunihara
Mr. Kaz Maniwa & Ms. Masako
Fukunaga
Mrs. Shigeko Marumoto
Mrs. Taye Matsumura*
Mutual Express Company
Ms. Kayo Nakamura
Mrs. Mary Negi
Mr. Mitsufumi & Mrs. Rumi Okabe
Mr. Allen & Mrs. Patricia Okamoto
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Kay Onishi
Ms. Patricia Orr
Mr. William & Mrs. Louise Osada
Mr. Paul Osaki
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Sally Osaki
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Momoe Sasaki
Mr. H ko & Mrs. Susan Shimamoto
Ms. Marumi Suyeyasu
Mr. Harry & Mrs. Lorraine Suzuki
Mrs. Hideko Takeshita
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Edith Tanaka
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto & Ms. Carole
Hayashino
Mr. Masaji & Mrs. Hiroko Uratsu
Dr. David Walton & Ms. Mach ko
Nakatani
Mr. Ted Yamasaki
Mr. Yoneo “Bo” Yosh mura
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Mr. Minoru Arii
Mr. Peti Arunamata & Ms. Sherilyn
Chew
Mr. Mark Chandler
Mr. Alfred & Mrs. Arline Chinn
Ms. Sandra Collins
Mr. Jack & Mrs. Jun Dairiki
Ms. Shari Fujii
Mrs. Mutsumi Hada
Mr. Noboru Hanyu
Ms. Jane Hashimoto
Dr. James & Mrs. Cindy Hayashi
Mr. John & Mrs. Ruby Kobayashi
Mr. Keith & Mrs. Priscilla Kojimoto
Ms. Anna Lee
Mr. Co bert & Mrs. Gail Matsumoto
Mr. George Y. Matsumoto
Dr. Kenji Murase
Mr. Andrew Nakahata & Ms. Alison
Fong
Mr. Michikazu & Mrs. Mitsuko Nakai
Mr. John & Mrs. Diane Noguchi
Mrs. Nell Noguchi
Ms. Kay Nomura
Ms. Teresa Ono
Mr. Koj & Mrs. Betty Ozawa
Mr. Yone & Mrs. Daisy Satoda
Mr. Matao Shigio
Mr. Joseph E. Siegelman & Ms.
Charlene S. Shimada
Ms. Minna Tao
Ms. Dianne Tomita
Mr. Kahn Yamada
Dr. Craig Yonemura & Ms. Pamela
Matsuda-Yonemura
Red Crane $100-499
Mr. Kazuo Abey
Mr. Kenneth Ab ko
Ms. Lucy Adachi
Ms. Keiko Akashi
Ms. Sum ko Akashi
Ms. Eiko Aoki
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. Ak ko Ar kawa
Ms. Janice Aritomi
Mr. Dav d & Mrs. Mar on Bernardo
Ms. Roberta Berteau
Mr. Harold Chan
Mr. Robert Chan
Mr. Alfred & Ms. Kathy Inouye Chu
Mr. Darrell Corti
Ms. Florence Dobashi
Mr. Steven & Mrs. Char Doi
Ms. Fumiko Espiritu
Dr. John Fong
Mr. Richard Fujikawa
Ms. Yasuko Fujita
Mr. Hiroshi & Mrs. Janice Fukuda
Mr. Nobusuke & Mrs. Fumi Fukuda
Mr. Saburo & Mrs. Lucille Fukuda
Mr. B & Mrs. Rose Fukum tsu
Mr. Shig & Mrs. Terrie Furuta
Mr. Derrell & Mrs. Yong Gee
Mrs. Gail Gee
Dr. Hajime & Mrs. Judy Hamaguchi
Ms. Dolly Hamamoto
Mr. Greg Hamamoto
Mme. Michiya Hanayagi
Ms. Irene Harada
Ms. Kazue Harada
Mr. Albert Haruyama
Ms. Masako Hattori
Ms. Yukiko Hattori
Mr. Kaz Hayashi
Mr. Yoshikazu Hirota
Mr. Lloyd & Mrs. Naomi Hiura
Dr. Ronald & Mrs. Cynthia Hiura
Ms. Marian Hiyama
Mr. Herbert & Mrs. Julieta Honma
Ms. Sumi Honnami
Mr. Shoji Horikoshi
Mr. Tom & Mrs. Gaylene Hoshiyama
Ms. Chidori Hoy
Ms. Rose Ichiyasu
Mrs. Kazue Ihara
Mr. James Ikeda
Ms. Mary Ikenaga
Mrs. Sachi Ishida
Mr. Ben & Mrs. Mary Ish sak
Ms. Janis Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
Ms. Christine Iwanaga
Mr. Roy Kumiy Iwao
Mr. Charlie Kagay & Ms. Teresa
Serata
Mr. Satoru & Mrs. Setsuko Kagehiro
Ms. Nancy Kamei
Mr. Joe & Mrs. Miyeko Kamikawa
Mr. Roger & Mrs. Yuri Kamiya
Ms. Peggy Kanzawa
Mr. Kenneth Kasamatsu
Mrs. Stella Kato
Dr. Neil Katsura & Ms. Jane
Hiura-Katsura
Mrs. Shigeko Kawabe
Mr. Thomas Kawakami
Mrs. Mitsuko Kawashiri
Mr. Richard Kenmotsu
Mr. Michael Kido
Ms. Akemi Kikumura-Yano &
Mr. Gary Yano
Mrs. Pearl Kimura
Kintetsu International Travel
Consultants Company
Mrs. June Kitagawa
Ms. Kayoko Kitsuda
Dr. Robert Kiyomura
Mr. George Kobayashi
Ms. Kuniye Koga
Mr. Mits & Mrs. Sadame Kojimoto
Ms. Jeane Kono-Nisino
Mr. Ard & Mrs. Mary Kozono
Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Shirley Kurata
Ms. Dorothy Kurosaki
Mr. George & Mrs. Joyce Kuwatani
Ms. May Kuwatani
Mrs. Mary Kyono
Mr. Frank Lum
Mr. Lincoln & Mrs. Katherine Mah
Mr. Albert Mamiya
Mrs. Etsuko Masuda
Ms. Sandi Matoba
Mr. Alan Matsuda
Mr. Tony & Mrs. Nori Matsuda
Mr. Tsukasa & Mrs. June Matsueda
Mr. Paul & Mrs. Sachi Matsumura
Mr. Chester Matsuoka
Mr. Jeffery Matsuoka
Ms. Masako Mayeda
Mr. Mike McIntyre
Mr. Tosh Mitsuda
Mr. Patrick & Mrs. Edith Miyaki
Dr. Dean Mizono
Mr. John Mizono
Mr. Albert & Mrs. Sachiko Mizuhara
Summer 2008 - Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
Ms. Kay Mizuire
Mr. Akio Mochizuki
Mr. Kenneth Moriguchi
Mrs. Mary Morino
Ms. Betty Murakam
Mrs. Shirley Murakami
Mr. Shigeo* & Mrs. Kay Nagata
Ms. Kuniko Naito
Mrs. Mitsuko Nakahara
Mr. Hirokazu “Clem” & Mrs. Grace
Nakai
Ms. Hideko Nakajima
Mr. Harry Nakamura
Ms. Ruby Nakamura
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Yukiko Nakano
Dr. Yoshio & Mrs. Jean Nakashima
Nikkei & Retirement
Mr. Michael & Mrs. Stacey Nolan
Mrs. Mickie Ochi
Mr. Shun* & Mrs. Mickie Ochi
Ms. Harua Oda
Ms. Linda Oda
Ms. Rose Oda
Ms. J. June Ohara
Mr. Tets & Mrs. Nancy Okano
Ms. Alice Okazaki
Mr. William Olds
Mrs. Norma Ono
Ms. Marilyn Oshiro
Ms. Tomi Oshiro
Mr. John Ota & Ms. Mari Matsumoto
Ms. Midori Otsuki
Mrs. Misao Otsuki
Mrs. Roberta Pilsbury
Ms. Katherine Reyes
Mr. Don & Mrs. Ada Sadler
Mr. Paul Sakai & Ms. Carol Edmiston
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Alicia Sakai
Mr. B Saka
Mr. Jimmy Sakamoto
Mr. Giichi & Mrs. Nancy Sakurai
Mr. George & Mrs. Doris Sasaki
Mrs. Haruko Sasaki
Mr. Joel Sato
Mr. Wayne Sato
Ms. Leah Segawa
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Harumi Serata
Mr. Roy & Mrs. Rosemary Shigematsu
Ms. Lia Shigemura & Ms. Helen Zia
Mr. Ed & Mrs. Ruth Sh kada
Ms. Fumi Shimada
Mr. Fred & Mrs. Ellen Shimasaki
Mr. John Shinkai*
Mr. Gordon Shiozaki
Mrs. Taeko Shiozaki
Mrs. Annie Spivack
Mr. Shiro & Mrs. Annie Suenaga
Mr. Hisashi Sugaya
Kaya Sugiyama
Mr. Isao & Mrs. Mary Suzuki
Mrs. Marilyn Swartz
Ms. Midori Tabata
Mr. & Mrs. Hajime Tada
Mr. Harry & Mrs. Jean Tajima
Mrs. Carol Takaki
Mr. Kazuo & Mrs. Irene Takasuka
Mrs. Mineko Takata
Ms. Atsuko Diane Takeshita
Mrs. Helen Takeshita
Mr. John Takeuchi
Ms. Laura Takeuchi & Mr. Stephen
Higashi
Mr. Minoru & Mrs. Akiko Takeuchi
( * notes deceased )
2007 Annual Donors
Ms. Rose Tanaka
Ms. Shigeko Sherrie Tanaka
Dr. Miriam Tani
Ms. Mary Taniguchi
Mr. Kenji & Mrs. Tomita
Mr. Joe* & Mrs. Yae Tondo
Mr. Yoshimitsu & Mrs. Takeko Toya
Ms. Jean Tsuchiya*
Mr. Larry & Mrs. Carol Tung
Mr. Hideo Uchiyama
Ms. Tokiko Ush jima
Mr. Takeo & Mrs. Helen Utsumi
Mr. Richard Wada & Ms. Rita Yee
Mrs. Shinako Wada
Ms. Kazuko Walker
Mr. Henry & Mrs. Chizuko Wheeler
Ms. Jennie Low Wong
Mr. Marcus Wong
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Nancy Woo
Mr. William & Mrs. Irene M. Wu
Mr. Ron & Mrs. Emiko Yamada
Mr. Yasunari & Mrs. Mieko Yamada
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Anna Yamaguchi
Mr. Masaru & Mrs. Helen Yamasaki
Mr. Edward Yamashita
Mr. Sam & Mrs. Ann T. Yamoto
Mr. John & Mrs. Chitose Chibi
Yasumoto
Mr. Benjam n & Mrs. Cand Yee
Mr. James & Mrs. Mary Yonemoto
Mr. Kiyoshi & Mrs. Midori Yoshii
Ms. Agnes Yoshimura
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Susan Yoshioka
Ms. Connie Young & Mr. Richard
Sakai
$1 - 99
Mr. Scott & Mrs. May Alden
Mr. Yoshihiro & Mrs. Fumie Aoyama
Mr. Ian Ashcraft-Williams
Mr. Frank Awamura
Mr. Henry Ba ey
Ms. Pame a Burns
Car Program Dispatch Service
(anonymous)
Ms. Jackie Chan
Ms. Judy Doi
Mr. Warren & Mrs. June Eijima
Ms. L sa Eng-Beeman
Mr. Yoneichi Fukui
Mrs. K ku Funabiki
Mr. Yas & Mrs. Emiko Furuya
Ms. Hattie Hada
Mr. Scott & Mrs. Elsa Hamamoto
Mr. John Handa
Ms. Sato Hashizume
Ms. Yukiyo Hayashi
Mr. Henry & Mrs. Mary Hidekawa
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Lynn Higa
Mr. Daryl Higashi
Mr. Jitsuo Higashi & Mrs. Kaye
Higashi
Mr. James A. Hirabayashi
Ms. Kyoko Hiraishi
Ms. Arleen Honda* and Mr. Ron
Tsuchiya
Ms. V o a Hor ta
Ms. Hanae Hoshino
Mr. Tets Ihara
Mr. Ernest & Mrs. Chizu Iiyama
Ms. Sue Imagawa
Ms. Martha Imai
Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Leslie Inokuchi
Dr. Masashi & Mrs. Teruko Itano
Mr. Francis & Mrs. Paula Itaya
Mrs. Kazuko Iwahashi
Mrs. Mistuko Iwatsu
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Jane Iyama
Mr. Stanley Kanzaki
Ms. Kyoko Keenon
Mr. Arthur Kitagawa
Mr. Dick Kobashigawa
Ms. Hisako Kobayashi
Dr. Nelson & Mrs. Miyuki Kobayashi
Ms. June Kohatsu
Ms. Louise Ko ke
Ms. Mary Koike
Ms. Kazuko Kojima
Ms. Ve ma Kur hara
Mrs. Kiyoko Kuroda
Ms. Rachel Kuruma
Ms. Ibuki Lee
Mr. Kevin M. Lee
Ms. Tina Leong
Ms. Yoshiko Lohuis
Mr. Greg Low
Mr. John & Mrs. Shirley Lui
Ms. Jessica Lydon
Mr. Thomas Machida
Mr. Seikichi Maeda
Ms. Francisca Maher
Mrs. Mich ko Mango
Ms. Ruth Mark
Mr. Kazu Maruoka
Ms. Kimiko Matsuno
Ms. Hisako Minobe
Mr. Wataru & Mrs. Katie Misaka
Mrs. Yo Misaki
Ms. Diane Misumi
Ms. JoAnn Momono
Mr. Bert Mor
Mrs. Frances Morioka
Mr. Donald Munakata
Ms. Anna Munekawa
Ms. Tsutaye Murakami
Mr. Kazu Muraoka
Dr. Donald & Mrs. Alice Nakahata
Mrs. Fusaye Nakamoto*
Mrs. Jane Nakamoto
Mr. Dennis & Mrs. Deborah
Nakamura
Ms. Julie Nishihara
Mr. Clifford & Mrs. Irene Nishimoto
Mrs. Alice Ochi
Mr. Hiro & Mrs. Mary Okada
Mr. Roy Okuno
Ms. Marie Onitsuka
Ms. Chiyeko Ono
Ms. Hanaes Ono
Ms. Aiko Oshita
Mr. Robert Rieder
Mrs. Katherine Sakai
Ms. Suzy Sakamoto
Ms. Joyce Satow
Mrs. Midori Satow
Ms. Jean Sawa
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Linda Seals
Mr. Gerald & Mrs. Joy Sekimura
Mr. John Sharp & Ms. Donna
Onodera
Dr. Fumio Sh bata
Ms. Kiku Shimazaki
Ms. Grace Shimono
Mr. David Shintaku
Mr. Ernest Shiroma
Ms. Marie Sugiyama
Ms. Norma Sugiyama
Mr. Tatsuo & Mrs. Yoko Sumida
Sunset Music Company
Mr. Ted Suyeyasu
Ms. Yukiko Suzuki
Mr. Herman Tachera
Ms. Louise Takeuchi
Ms. Kiyoko Tanaka
Ms. Rose Tani*
Mr. Seichi & Mrs. Takeko Tanisawa
Ms. Chiyo Tashiro
Mr. Nagahide Tekada & Ms. Emiko
Takeda
Mr. Art & Mrs. Tomie Tomita
Ms. Emi Tsutsumi
Uoki K. Sakai Co. (Mochitsuki
Workshop)
Ms. Keiko Wada
Ms. Nancy Winchell
Mrs. Masu Yamaguchi
Mr. & Mrs. Jimi Yamaichi
Mr. Gary & Mrs. Karen Yamamoto
Mr. Joe* & Mrs. Massie Yamamoto
Mrs. Tamiko Yasuhara
Mr. James Yonashiro
Ms. Cindy Yoshifuji Ward
Donations in celebration of the
Yoshifuji New Year’s
Party
Ms. Mabel Miyasaki
Kresge Foundation
Ms. Irene Hirano
Microsoft Giving Campaign
Mr. Tom Yoritaka
Union Bank of California
Ms. Alice Kamiya
United Way California Capital
Region
United Way of the Bay Area
United Way Silicon Valley
Wells Fargo Community Support
Campaign
Ms. Naomi Fukumori
Mr. Marcus L. Wong
Event Donations
The following companies and
individuals gave in support of
the following events:
Ms. Karen Boyden
Ms. Nancy Fong
Mr. Gary & Mrs. Sharon Kato
Ms. Michiko Kuramoto
Ms. Linda Sekino-Omori
Mrs. Mineko Takata
Mr. Joe* & Mrs. Yae Tondo
Ms. Cindy Yoshifuji Ward
Corporate Giving
The following companies and
foundations made contributions
in 2007 on behalf of their
employee(s) or trustee(s):
Arthur J. Gallagher Foundation
Mr. Craig Hamakawa
Bank of America
Ms. Kim Nakahara
Mr. Brad ey Yee
Chevron Texaco
Mr. Wayne Louie
Mr. Edward Oda
Citigroup Foundation
Mrs. Pam Donahoe
Community Health Charities
Ms. Susan Muranishi
Ford Foundation
Ms. Irene Hirano
Gap Foundation
Ms. Mari Kobara
IBM Corporation, US
Ms. Mutsuko Arima
SAN FRANCISCO OSAKA
FRIENDSHIP MISSION
Friendship Mission Sponsors
3D Investments LLC
United Airlines
Japan Center Garage Corporation
San Francisco Convention and
V s tors Bureau
San Francisco International Airport
J-POP Center, V z Med a
Sundance Cinemas
Jo e de V vre Hosp ta ty
Kabuki Hot Springs and Spa
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Momoe Sasaki
Organizational Sponsors
Mayor’s Office, C ty and County of
San Francisco
Osaka City Hall
Consulate General of Japan in San
Francisco
San Francisco-Osaka Sister City
Association
Japantown Task Force
San Francisco Convention and
V s tors Bureau
Kintetsu International Travel
Consultants
( * notes deceased )
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2007 Annual Donors
In-kind Donation
Nomura & Company, Inc.
CHILDREN’S DAY FESTIVAL
$2,500
Japan Center Garage Corporation
Japanese Chamber of Commerce of
Northern California
Seligman Family Foundation
Target
$5,000
San Francisco Japantown
Foundation (for 2008)
$2,500
Kristi Yamaguchi’s Always Dream
Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation - Asian
Connect on Bay Area (ACBA)
$60
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Harumi Serata
In-kind Donation
Sakura of America
Sanrio Inc.
JCCCNC TRACK MEET
$1,000-1,500
Bay Area Sports Ha of Fame
(BASHoF)
Hoops for Friends, Inc.
$100-500
Mr. Gregory Campbell
Mr. Craig & Mrs. Lyn Hamakawa
Hole Sponsors
As an F refighters Assoc at on
Br t sh Motor Car D str butor Ltd.
Ms. Marjorie Fletcher and Ms. Sue
Holdaway
Greater Bay Bank
Mrs. Yo Hironaka
Hukilau
Mr. Daro Inouye
Mr. Charlie Kagay & Ms. Teresa
Serata
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Irene Kawamoto
Mr. Lowell Kimura & Ms. Donna
Ong-Kimura
Mr. Kaz Maniwa & Ms. Masako
Fukunaga
Mr. Jeff & Mrs. Kathy Maruyama
Ovale Auto Group, Inc.
Pyramid Printing and Graphics
Mr. Ross Sakamoto & Ms. Angela
McKillen
San Francisco Associates
San Franc sco Bay Area N kke
Singles of the JCCCNC
San Francisco Enchantees
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto & Ms. Carole
Hayashino
$100
Mr. Yoshikazu Hirota
Mr. Mits & Mrs. Sadame Kojimoto
Mr. George Shimizu
Spinner Mortgage - Ted Yamagishi
Ms. Marumi Suyeyasu
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$1,500
Ford Foundation
Kresge Foundation
Minami Tamaki LLP
Pac fic Gas and E ectr c
We s Fargo Bank
$1,000
Mr. Albert Haruyama
Mr. Garrett Hisatake
$500
Ms. Mabel Dowke
Mr. Mas Hashimoto
Hawaii Chamber of Commerce of
Northern California
Ms. Irene Hirano
Sundance Kabuki Cinemas
Mr. Masaji & Mrs. Hiroko Uratsu
NIKKEI OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT
Hole-in-One Sponsors
Moriwaki, Imai, & Fujita, Inc.
T. Okamoto & Co.
$5,000
3D Investments
Japan Center West Assoc., LP
(Kintetsu Mall)
K. & S. Company
SHINZEN NIKKEI YOUTH
GOODWILL PROGRAM
$2,500
Nikkei Lions Club of San Francisco
$1,000-1,500
San Francisco Drakes
Mrs. Alyce & Mr. Yas Furuya
Golden Gate Optimist Club
$100-500
Hoops for Friends, Inc.
Mr. Mits & Mrs. Sadame Kojimoto
NBC 11/NBC 3
NFL Alumni Northern California
Chapter
Mr. Glenn & Mrs. Takako Nishinaga
Ms. Marilyn Oshiro
Strategic Education Services
$1-99
Ms. Chrissie Hosoda
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Patty Mizuiri
ASIAN AMERICANS ON
BROADWAY: HEART AND MUSIC
$10,000
Un on Bank of Ca forn a Japantown Branch
$100-499
Mr. B & Mrs. Rose Fukum tsu
Gen Taiko
Mr. Lawrence & Mrs. Karen Kern
Mr. Lowell Kimura & Ms. Donna
Ong-Kimura
Mr. Dan & Mrs. Roxanne Lee
Mr. Kenneth Moriguchi
Mrs. Shirley Murakami
Dr. Kenji Murase
National Japanese American
Historial Society (NJAHS)
Mr. Edward & Mrs. Lois Oda
Ms. Midori Otsuki
Mrs. Misao Otsuki
Mr. George Shimizu
Ms. Marumi Suyeyasu
Uoki K. Sakai Co.
$1-99
Ms. Eiko Aoki
Mrs. Chiyoko Endo
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Carolyn Hamaguchi
Mr. Thomas Kawakami
Ms. Kazuko Kojima
Ms. Diane Matsuda
Ms. Hisako Minobe
Mr. Dean Osaki
Mrs. Roberta Pilsbury
Ms. Marie Sugiyama
Mrs. Jennifer Yamagishi
In Honor Of Daisy Satoda
Ms. Elsie Chung
Mr. Mits & Mrs. Sadame Kojimoto
Ms. Annabelle Lee
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TOUR TO OSAKA
Ambassador Sponsors
Nomura & Company, Inc.
United Airlines
Kikkoman International Inc.
Diplomat Sponsors
JFC International Inc.
ITOCHU International
Kagome Inc.
NUMMI
Un on Bank of Ca forn a
Island Insurance
Goodwill Sponsors
Nippon Club Fund
Takara Sake USA Inc.
Fujitsu America Inc.
Konica Minolta Systems
Laboratories
Ozeki Sake Inc.
Zenrin USA, Inc.
All Nippon Airways
Capcom
Devicenet USA
FX Global Inc.
Ge kkeikan Sake (USA), Inc.
Kazuo Ogata (Kobe Precision)
Ezaki Glico USA Corporation
KPMG LLP
Organizational Sponsors
Consulate General of Japan in San
Francisco
Kintetsu International Travel
Consultants
Mayor’s Office, C ty and County of
San Francisco
Osaka City Hall
Osaka-San Francisco Sister City
Association
San Francisco Convention and
V s tors Bureau
San Francisco-Osaka Sister City
Association
Society of Goodwill Guides, Osaka
Tsuji Culinary Institute
2007 In Honor and In Memory of Donors
In Honor of:
Rev. George Aki
Mr. Mark Chandler
Marjorie Fletcher
Mr. Ben & Mrs. Mary Ish sak
Chris Hirano
Mr. Douglas Sekimura
Teresa Ono
Mr. Ben & Mrs. Mary Ish sak
In Memory of:
Toyoko Doi
Mr. Paul Osaki
Wes & Toyoko Doi Mr. Steven & Mrs. Char Doi
Carvin Dowke
Ms. Mabel Dowke
Madam Rokushige Fujima
Mr. Minoru Arii
Ms. Christine Iwanaga
Junzo Fukami
Mr. Alfred & Mrs.
Arline Chinn
Mr. Jun Furuno
Ms. Linda Schacht
Gage
Dr. Teru Harada
Mrs. Yo Hironaka
Mr. B & Mrs. May
Hirose
Ms. Sumi Honnami
Ted and Joyce I jima
Mrs. Sharon & Mr. Gary Kato
Mr. Mits & Mrs. Sadame Kojimoto
Ms. Donna Kotake
Mr. Jun & Mrs. Kay Maeyama
Mr. Gary & Mrs. Lorin Mizuiri
Mr. Scott & Mrs. Sandra Nakamura
Mr. Mitsufumi & Mrs. Rumi Okabe
Mr. Allen & Mrs. Patricia Okamoto
Ms. Helen Okamoto
Mr. Ricky & Mrs. Glenda Okamura
Mrs. Misao Otsuki
Mr. Seymour Saslow
Mr. & Mrs. Sim Seiki
Ms. Laura Takeuchi & Mr. Stephen
Higashi
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto & Ms. Carole
Hayashino
Mrs. Sum ko Tsujimoto
Dr. Himeo Tsumori
Mr. Marvin & Mrs. Miyo Uratsu
Ms. Patricia Wada
West Yost & Associates, Inc.
Mr. Milton Wong & Ms. Dianne
Furuya-Wong
Mr. Robert & Mrs. Masae Yamagishi
Ms. Laura Yoshioka
Walter Funabiki
Ms. Carole Jan Lee
Florence Hamada
Ms. Eiko Aoki
Ms. Ikue Burney
Ms. Florence
Dobashi
Mrs. Mutsumi Hada
Mr. Richard Hata &
Mrs. Ruby Hata
Mrs. Yo Hironaka
Ms. Tsugiko Holdaway
Ms. Arleen Honda* and Mr. Ron
Tsuchiya
Mrs. Kazue Ihara
Ms. Carolyn Kawabata
Ms. Harumi Kishida
Mr. George & Mrs. Joyce Kuwatani
Ms. Lori Matoba
Mr. John Mizono
Ms. Haruko Nakamoto
Ms. Kayo Nakamura
Ms. Fumi Nihei
Wes, Lynn & Max Nihei
Mrs. Nell Noguchi
Mr. Allen & Mrs. Patricia Okamoto
Ms. Teresa Ono
Ms. Hatsumi Osajima
Mr. Paul Osaki
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Sally Osaki
Mr. Phil Owyoung & Ms. Jennifer
Hamamoto
Mr. Walter & Mrs. Harumi Serata
Mr. Takeo & Mrs. Maye Shirasawa
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Edith Tanaka
Mrs. V o et Tanaka
Mr. John & Mrs. Laverne Yamaguchi
Mr. & Mrs. Takeo Yamamoto
Ms. Sum ko Yoshimoto
Dr. Wilfred and Mrs. Chiye Hiura
Dr. Neil Katsura & Ms. Jane HiuraKatsura
Teru Horikoshi Ms. Arleen Honda* and Mr. Ron
Tsuchiya
George & Tae Ikenaga Ms. Mary Ikenaga
Norma Hatsuye Inouye
Ms. Linda Oda
Peter Ito Mr. Henry Ba ey
Ms. Janis Ito
Florence Jue
Mr. Yone & Mrs. Daisy Satoda
Fumi A. Kodani Ms. Jun Kodani
James H. Kurata Mr. Joseph & Mrs. Shirley Kurata
Wiliam Y. Kyono Mrs. Mary Kyono
Shige Mamiya
Mr. Shig & Mrs. Terrie Furuta
Ms. Arleen Honda* and Mr. Ron
Tsuchiya
Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Judy Hruska
Mr. Albert Mamiya
Mr. Scott & Mrs. Kimberly Mamiya
Kimi Matsumoto Mr. George Matsumoto
Wally Nunotani
Mr. George Y. Matsumoto
Mitoshi Matsuno
Dr. Craig Yonemura & Ms. Pamela
Matsuda-Yonemura
Wally & Katherine Nunotani
Ms. Ikue Burney
Carolyn Mitsuda Mr. Tosh Mitsuda
Jack Mizono
Mr. Paul Osaki
Mr. Takeo & Mrs. Helen Utsumi
Tokuo Murakami
Mrs. Shirley Murakami
Seiko Murase
Mr. Hatsuro & Mrs. Amey Aizawa
Mr. Kenneth & Mrs. Yosh ko Ho
Dr. & Mrs. William Kiyasu
Ms. Marie Kurihara
Dr. Kenji Murase
Some and Hisaichi Nakagawa and
the Nakagawa Siblings
Ms. Emy Hynes
Diane Nakamura
Ms. Mutsuko Arima
Ms. Jane Cecaci
Ms. Florence
Dobashi
Ms. Marjorie
Fletcher
Mr. Nobusuke &
Mrs. Fumi Fukuda
Mr. Saburo & Mrs. Lucille Fukuda
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Ms. Barbara Kap an
Ms. Anna Lee
Ms. Kathy Mc Cormick
Ms. Nancy Mc Cormick
Ms. Patty Mc Cormick
Ms. Kayo Nakamura
Ms. Teresa Ono
Mr. Paul Osaki
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Sally Osaki
Mrs. Misao Otsuki
Ms. Diane Sidd-Champion
Mr. Thomas & Mrs. June Sugihara
Ms. Joan Suzuki
Ms. Setsuko Tanaka
Mrs. V o et Tanaka
Ms. Dianne Tomita
Ms. Jane Utsumi
Mr. Takeo & Mrs. Helen Utsumi
Ms. Catherine S. L. Wong
Ms. Gail Wright
Florence Nakamura
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Mr. Harry Nakamura
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Sally Osaki
Harumi & Junichi Nakamura, Hatoe
Nakamura, and George Nakamura
Ms. Ruby Nakamura
Minne Obe & Tom Mikuni Hirayama
Mr. Richard Hirayama
Shun Ochi
Ms. Marjorie Fletcher
Mrs. Mickie Ochi
Mr. Wayne & Mrs. Sally Osaki
Chieko Okazaki
Ms. Asano Fertig
Mr. Sohei Hohri
Ms. Kayo Nakamura
Mrs. Edith Watanabe
Mr. Thomas Yoshioka
Tom Okazaki Ms. Alice Okazaki
Herbert Spivack
Mrs. Annie Spivack
Dean Itano
Ms. Marjorie Fletcher
Ms. Kayo Nakamura
Ronald Sugiyama
Mrs. Tomoye Takahashi
Yasuo Takeshita
Mrs. Hideko Takeshita
Maria Talay-Wada
Mrs. Chiyo Wada
Ms. Patricia Wada
Kazu Tatsumoto
Mrs. Yo Hironaka
Yori Wada Ms. Katherine Reyes
Mrs. T. Whitehead Ms. Francisca Maher
Florence Shigeko Yamada
Mr. Kahn Yamada
Florence Yamada and Nellie Kono
Ms. Jeane Kono-Nisino
Mrs. Roberta Pilsbury
Mary Yamane
Ms. Mutsuko Arima
Mr. Saburo & Mrs. Lucille Fukuda
Mrs. Takako Ishizaki
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Mr. Mutsuo & Mrs. Reiko Kitagawa
Mr. William & Mrs. Sueko Nakahara
Ms. Kayo Nakamura
Henry T. Yokoyama
Mr. Ken & Mrs. Nancy Woo
Takara & Kaoru Noda Mrs. Marilyn Swartz
James Yokoyama
Mrs. Nam ko Yokoyama
Mo Noguchi Mrs. Nell Noguchi
Aki & Toshi Yoshida
Ms. Patricia Orr
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Membership Benefits
JCCCNC Members are eligible to receive discounts at participating merchants. You must present your 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. 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 Ruby Hata at (415) 567-5505 x225.
Terms & Conditions: Restrictions on travel dates and airport departures may apply, depending on seasons and blackout
dates determined by JAL.
** For more details and contact information for the merchants listed below, visit www.jcccnc.org and click on “Membership”. **
• AMC Theaters Movie Vouchers - $6/ticket. Pick up vouchers at JCCCNC.
• Café Mums - Hotel Tomo 10% discount on food only. Must show valid JCCCNC Membership card and photo ID.
• Genji Antiques, Inc. 10% off merchandise. Sale items not included. Must show valid JCCCNC Membership card and photo ID.
• Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki Preferred room rates starting at $179 per room per night. 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.
• Hawaiian Airlines Book online with Hawaiian Airlines, receive the lowest available web fare and earn bonus miles for JCCCNC at a rate of one mile
for ever dollar spent. Visit www.hawaiianair.com/affiliate and enter the Affiliate Program Code AMWEBJCC. Latest special: 5% off roundtrip
web fares — travel between Mainland U.S. and Hawai‘i. Booking period through December 31, 2008 for travel through December 31, 2008.
• Hukilau 10% discount on food only. Must show valid JCCCNC Membership card and photo ID.
• Honu’s Island Grinds and Bar 10% discount on food only. Sun.-Thurs. only. Must show valid JCCCNC Membership card and photo ID.
• Juban Yakiniku House Restaurant 10% discount on food only. Must show valid JCCCNC Membership card and photo ID.
• Krispy Kreme Krispy Kreme Discount Card - $10/card, buy 1 dozen, get 1 dozen free. Pick up discount cards at JCCCNC.
• MyJapanPhone One week free rental of phone, free incoming calls and voicemail. Call (800) 553-9057 or visit www.myjapanphone.com. Pick up
coupon at JCCCNC or use coupon code “JCCCNC” online. Expires July 31, 2008.
• Sain Saine 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.
• See’s Candies Gift Certificates - $12.00 for one pound box of candy. Pick up certificates at JCCCNC.
• T. Okamoto & Co. Obtain low cost automobile insurance. Call for competitive premium quote.
Allen M. Okamoto, owner of T. Okamoto & Co., Japantown’s oldest real estate and
insurance agency, is proud to announce that Kara T. Okamoto, recent graduate of
the University of San Francisco, has joined the office as a real estate sales associate.
Kara was a participant on the
first Shinzen Nikkei Youth Goodwill
Basketball Team and currently
volunteers as a basketball coach for
JCCCNC youth camps.
Kara is the third generation in the
Okamoto family to enter the real
estate profession and is excited to
begin a new chapter in her life.
T. Okamoto & Co.
1832 Buchanan Street, #202
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 931-6285
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Inside the JCCCNC
Get Involved
Way! Support JCCCNC!
Any amount and type of giving makes a difference – it’s what keeps the JCCCNC energized and active. Here are just a
few of the ways you can support the JCCCNC!
• Become a Member.
Join us today. 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.
• Give a Gift In Memory or In Honor. Giving on behalf of someone
special or someone who has passed on is a heartfelt way to ensure 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.
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.
• Have Your Employer Double Your Donation - 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.
• Volunteer. 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.
• Attend our 2008 Annual Event “Salute to a Vision” – September 13th at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. This year’s
event, in recognition of Executive Director Paul Osaki for his 20 years of vision and leadership at the JCCCNC, will begin
with an incredible cocktail reception and silent auction, scrumptious dinner and
entertaining program highlighting programs and classes from the JCCCNC.
Individual tickets are $175. Tables and sponsorships are also available.
• Stay in the loop!
Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter! Get
up-to-date information about the latest JCCCNC
programs, events and member only deals. It’s
easy to sign up—just click on the “sign up for our
e-mail newsletter” button on our website and enter
your e-mail address. www.jcccnc.org
For questions on giving to the JCCCNC, email
us at info@jcccnc.org or call 415.567.5505.
All information and inquiries are kept confidential.
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12:30 p.m. shotgun start.
Cocktails, Dinner, Awards and Raffle at 5:00pm.
Players will be placed in flights based on June 2008 NCGA
index:
Championship Flight, A Flight, Senior Flight,
Women’s Flight, Calloway Flight (non-index).
Limited to the first 144 entries. Fees to be determined.
More info or to sign up: Please contact Ken Maeshiro at (415)
567-5505 x239,
e-mail programsevents@jcccnc.org or visit www.jcccnc.o
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Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California
1840 Sutter Street, Suite 202, San Francisco, California 94115-3220
(415) 567-5505 Fax (415) 567-4222
info@jcccnc.org www.jcccnc.org
NON-PROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
PAID
Permit No. 10383
San Francisco, California