Spring/Summer 2012 Newsletter

Heritage Remembered – a Gift to the Future
A “Bridge” to Japanese and Japanese American Arts & Culture
ISSUE No. 15 • SPRING/SUMMER 2012
Phase I Renovation Completion
IN THIS
ISSUE
An Update from the
Board President
Phase I Renovation
Completion
NW Nikkei Museum
Presents Art Behind
Barbed Wire
Faces at the Cultural
Center: Tsuchino
Forrester
Hunt Hotel
Genealogy
Workshop
Omoide Workshop
Tomodachi
Luncheon Wrap Up
Kodomo no Hi
Wrap Up
Resource Center
Update
Before
After
On September 6, 2011, a large scale renovation
project began on the Issei Legacy site home to
the Cultural Center and its programs. Through
efforts made as a community, the project was
funded by the State of Washington Department
of Commerce Grant, the Partners in Preservation
Grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express, as well as through
private donations from individual members of
the community. This project could not have been
completed without the hard work and coordination provided by Building and Construction
Committee Chair Brad Tong and Co-Chairs Steve
A Pacific Northwest Exploration of Japanese
American Arts and Crafts Created in World War II Incarceration Camps
The exhibit showcases objects on loan from the
Pacific Northwest families of the Nikkei artists and
from the permanent collection of the Northwest
Nikkei Museum. Most of the objects have not
been exhibited publicly before. The exhibit also
includes oral history interviews exploring the life
history of these artists and the meanings of these
artworks for their families.
Room Rentals
All Things Japanese
Sale
206-568-7114
[email protected]
The Nikkei Heritage
Association of WA (NHAW)
d.b.a. the Japanese Cultural
& Community Center of
Washington (JCCCW) is
recognized by the IRS as a 501
(c)(3) non-profit organization,
EIN 20-0062363.
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The Issei Legacy site has been a gathering place
for Japanese Americans since its founding in
1911 and has held a long standing history in the
community. After World War II, It became a shelter
and home for Japanese Americans returning from
the incarceration camps. The Seattle Japanese
Language School, the oldest school of its kind in
North America, also placed its roots here on this
historic site. While the JCCCW strives to support
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Art Behind Barbed Wire:
Yuji’s Omusubi 8.0
jcccw.org
Woo and Andy Moniz
as well as from our
collaborating partners:
InterIm Community Development Association,
Marpac Construction
LLC, Arai Jackson Ellison
Murakami LLP, Suyama
Peterson Deguchi, Hoshide Wanzer Williams, and
Nakano Associates.
Photo by Tyler Sipe
The Northwest Nikkei Museum presents a new
exhibit, Art Behind Barbed Wire, which features
the arts and crafts created by Japanese Americans while imprisoned behind the barbed wire
enclosures of World War II incarceration camps.
The objects displayed include polished stone
vases, carved wooden bird pins, painted shell
brooches, handmade dolls, polished greasewood
canes, inlaid furniture, paintings, and ink drawings that were handmade largely from scrap
and found materials that Nikkei artists collected
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Dear Friends of JCCCW,
We are half way through 2012, and with your support and energy, we have seen great success. As we strive to
provide a central gathering place, it is the community that keeps the gears turning at JCCCW. Whether you’re a
volunteer, an event guest, a performer, and/or a donor, each and every one of you allows the JCCCW to thrive.
In the past few months the JCCCW has seen an array of visitors including former tenants who resided in the
building (formerly known as the Hunt Hotel following incarceration) and attendees of the Open House after the
completion of the Phase I renovations. The month of May yielded hundreds of children of all ages and their families who participated in our annual Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day) celebration. May was a record breaking month
with 1,900 community members utilizing the Cultural Center. To build on this momentum, the Board of Directors,
staff, and volunteers are actively working on sustainable short and long term programs to meet the land needs of
the community.
There is something happening every day at the Cultural Center—I invite you to visit and explore our programs,
the Hosekibako store, the Nikkei Bunko Library, the NW Nikkei Museum’s new exhibit Art Behind Barbed Wire, and
the main office. Our staff would be more than willing to give you a tour and answer any questions. With such a
rich historical background and our current menu of offerings, there is always something new to do and learn here
at the Cultural Center. We look forward to your visit.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me or the center at [email protected].
Best Regards,
Kurt Tokita
President, Board of Directors
Development Updates
Kawabe
Foundation
Received $4,000 for
audiovisual equipment and program
furniture
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4Culture
Received the
Heritage Special
­Projects Grant for
$7,000 to support
the Hunt Hotel
Project
Genji Mihara
Project
Received $5,000
to fund the Genji
Mihara Project
GiveBIG
Received 21 gifts
totaling $3,175
through the GiveBIG Online Giving
Campaign through
the Seattle Foundation
Cho Cho
Fashion Show
Tomodachi
­Luncheon
Raised $1,146 in
collaboration with
Momo, Papillon, Sway & Cake,
Mikele Kieffer
Millinery, Peggy
Hunt Jewelry, Two
Twelve on Central
Bistro and Bar, Fragrance from Nordstrom (featuring
Jo Malone, London
and Issey Miyake),
Hosekibako, Blue
Luna, Queen Anne
Winery, and Savvy
Cosmetics
The event raised
$64,000 through
donations, sponsorship and our
silent auction!
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(PHASE I RENOVATION COMPLETION, continued from page 1)
awareness of culture and heritage, the Issei Legacy site itself
has become an inherited location from generation to generation. Several renovations were needed in order to maintain the
integrity of the site as well as meet the needs and demands of
today’s society and to allow the site to continue to thrive as a
gathering place for the community for generations to come.
structure and hope to offer even more in the future. All of the
organizations here at the Issei Legacy site thank you for all of
your kind and generous support.
Not long after its completion in February, the renovations already began to make an impact on the community. “Budokan
Judo Dojo has had a long standing relationship with the Japanese Language School and now JCCCW. We really appreciate
the overwhelming support and continued spirit of partnership shown by JCCCW during this renovation effort. Budokan
remains in full support of the JCCCW’s efforts to promote and
teach Japanese culture through judo. We look forward to
many more years of collaboration and friendship in our renovated home,” says Calvin Terada of Budokan Dojo. Upgrades
to the dojo have included a new mat system which broadens
the user capacity for the dojo to be a multi-purpose room for
receptions, ceremonies, and events. The JCCCW is also proud
to supply a new stage, sound system, projectors, and much
more for the community to use for its future events.
一世の時代から受け継がれた文化会館の歴史的ビルの改造計画が
平成２３年９月６日に始まりました。このプロジェクトはState
of Washington Department of Commerce Grant、National Trust
for Historic Preservation Grant from Partners in Preservation、
American Express やコミュニティーのサポートによって可能に
なりました。Building and Construction Committee ChairのBrad
TongさんやSteve WooさんとAndy Monizさんの深いかかわ
りと努力もあり、InterIm Community Development Association,
Marpac Construction LLC, Arai Jackson Ellison Murakami LLP,
Suyama Peterson Deguchi, Hoshide Wanzer Williams, と Nakano
Associatesとのコラボレーションも大きなポイントでした。
There are many community organizations which have found
their homes here at the Issei Legacy site, all of which share a
goal in bridging the gaps amongst different communities.
Benjamin Erickson from Hyogo Business and Cultural Center
recalls the HBCC’s purpose in taking its place at the Legacy site,
“Our office moved here in the hopes of strengthening our ties
to the community, and increasing collaboration with many
different organizations. While we’ve been very successful in
this, the new facilities will only broaden the types of activities
we will be able to do here in the Center”.
As the title of this renovation project suggests, this is only the
beginning and Phase II of the renovation project is bringing
excitement to everyone including the Japanese Language
School. “While Phase I [has provided] new lights and white
board plus new white paint [which] greatly enhances the classrooms, the Japanese Language School looks forward to continued improvements such as heating and internet connection
in Phase II,” says Japanese Language School representative,
Tazue Sasaki. We hope to broaden the experience not only for
Budokan Dojo and the Japanese Language School, but for our
other programs and community partners such as the Ringtaro Taiko Group, Kaze Daiko, NW Taiko, Inochi Taiko, Minidoka
Pilgrimage, Mavin Foundation, Japanese Community Service,
Japan Agricultural Exchange Council, JET Alumni Association,
and many more.
Here at the center we are excited to offer you, the community,
a space with a long standing history with improved infra-
日本文化会館第一部改造
明治４３年頃からこの地は日系アメリカ人にとって集いの場所と
して知られています。第二次世界大戦後収容キャンプから解放
された日系アメリカ人にとっては唯一の定住地ともなり、シアト
ル日本語学校も再校され、今では北アメリカで一番長い歴史を
持つ日本語学校としても知られています。代々受け継がれたこ
の地はJCCCWの日本文化と伝統の意識を高めるのに役立って
います。これからもJCCCWの活動をサポートし続けるため、
そしてこの歴史的ビルを保つため色々な改造計画が必要でした。
２月の完成に引き続き、改造のインパクトは早速感じられまし
た。「武道館柔道道場は日本語学校と長いつながりがあり、
今はJCCCWとも深い関係を持っています。この改造中のサポ
ートや絆にはとても感謝してます。武道館はJCCCWの日本文
化と伝統の意識を高める目標をこれからも柔道を通してサポ
ートし続けたいと思います。これからも色々なコラボレーシ
ョンや友情を楽しみにしています。」と武道館道場のCalvin
Teradaさんは話していました。改造された道場は、新しいマッ
トシステムが加わり、新しいステージ、音声システム、プロジ
ェクターを使ってレセプションやイベントなども行えるように
なりました。
武道館道場のほかにも同じ目標を持つたくさんのグループが
この施設を使っています。兵庫県ワシントン州事務所のBenjamin
Ericksonはこう言っています,「私達のオフィスがこの施設に引
越しをした理由はもっとコミュニティーとのつながりを深める
ためでもあり、ほかのグループとのコラボレーションを始める
ためでした。これまでも成功はあるものの、新しく改造された
施設により様々な活動に期待しています。」
改造計画の第一部が終わり、さらに第二部に期待が寄せられて
います。シアトル日本語学校のTazue Sasakiはこうコメントしま
した、「第一部計画では電気やホワイトボード、塗装が新しく
なり、教室がより勉強しやすい場所になりました。第二部計画で
暖房とインターネットが加わるのが楽しみです。」
コミュニティーの皆様にこの新しく改造された歴史的施設を使
っていただきたいと思っています。この一世から受け継がれて
きた地を今まで支えてきた皆様に感謝しています。
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(ART BEHIND BARBED WIRE, continued from page 1)
from their bleak and barren new environments. Many camp
artists were trained fine artists before the war while many
more learned arts and crafts in camp to pass the monotonous
time of forced confinement behind barbed wire. Many were
utilitarian artists who made practical objects needed in daily
life into objects of beauty. These works of art are a testament to
the spirit, strength, and creativity of Japanese Americans who
created beauty in a harsh physical and human condition. They
are a tangible remembrance of the artists, the incarceration
experience, and the experiences of the past.
For example, Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho and the
Department of Justice detention camp at Fort Missoula, Montana were located in rocky terrain. Having little other natural
materials available to them, Japanese Americans incarcerated
there polished the small rocks they found and made such
objects as stone vases, storage containers, and trays. Many
painted pictures on the smoother pebbles that littered the
camps. Having no other tool available, one Issei at Fort Missoula carefully polished the rocks on his pant leg. He carried the
polished stone vase he made there to wherever he was moved
to and it now serves as a remembrance for his family of their
grandfather’s strength and fortitude during the incarceration.
Similarly, tiny shells littered the landscape of Tule Lake in
northern California and Topaz in Utah, which were built on dry
lakebeds with little else growing other than sagebrush. Nikkei
incarcerated there began gathering the shells and after bleaching and painting the shells they would create beautiful shell
corsages for women to wear for special occasions and make
shell brooches, necklaces and other jewelry and trinkets. With
little flowers blooming around them the shell-flowers were
a sign of hope and beauty in the stark camps. Likewise, the
carved small bird brooches fashioned from scrap wood into a
three-dimensional shape of a bird and then painted with the
realistic colors of that type of bird were said to be symbols of
freedom as birds could fly freely over the barbed wire fences of
incarceration camps.
In exploring the stories, meanings, and lives behind these arts
and crafts, the voices and humanity of those unjustly deprived
of their civil liberties on the basis of racial ancestry are revealed.
By studying the art created behind barbed wire, we are reminded to be vigilant and to protect the civil liberties of all people especially in times of national crisis and war time hysteria.
The exhibit is open to the public at the Japanese Cultural and
Community Center during regular business hours and by appointment until July 2013.
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“有刺鉄線のうしろのアート” 大西洋岸西北
部探求である第二次大戦中の収容所で作られ
た日系アメリカ人作のアートとクラフト
西北部日系博物館では新しい展示を“有刺鉄線のうしろのアー
ト”と題し公開される、それは日系人が第二次大戦中に収容さ
れた収容所内で作り上げたさまざまなアートやクラフトを中心
としている。この展示は大西洋岸西北部の日系人アーティスト
の家族からの借用品や西北部日系博物館の常置の作品が展示さ
れる。その殆どの作品が一般に紹介されるのは始めてです。こ
の展示会にはまた口述歴史として作品のアーティストやその背
景についてのインタービューが含まれます。
作品は磨いた石の花器、手彫りの鳥のブローチ、手書きの貝の
ブローチ、手製の人形、磨いたグリース・ウッドの杖、象眼細
工の家具、絵、墨絵、など作者が吹きさらしで不毛の荒野でみ
つけた材料で作った作品です。多くの収容所アーティストはそ
れ以前よりアーティストとして認められていた人々ですがそのほ
かにも監禁されて時間が多くあった人たちがアートやクラフト
を習いました。多くは実用アーティストで毎日の生活に必要な
品物を美しく作りました。この様なアートはどのような過酷な
状態でも美しいものを作る日系人の精神、忍耐、の証です。こ
れらは明白なアーティストの形見で、収容所の経験、過去のレ
ッスンです。
たとえば、アイダホのミニドカ収容所とモンタナのフォート・
ミゾラ司法省留置所は岩地に位置します。少ない自然の資源で
収容された日系人は小さい石を磨き、石のベース、収容箱、盆
などを作りました。多くの人たちは石に絵を描きその辺にちら
べました。道具も無く、フォート・ミゾラの一世は自分のズボ
ンでこすって石を磨きました。その磨かれた石で作ったベース
は彼と一緒に移動し、今はお祖父さんの忍耐と強さの象徴とし
て家族の形見となっています。
同じく、北加州のチュール・レークとユタのトーパーズでは多
くの小さい貝殻が地面にあり、というのもそこはレークの乾い
た底にあたりセージブラシ以外には何も育たない所でした。収
容された日系人たちはその貝殻を集め始め、脱色しペイントし
美しいコサージを作り婦人たちは特別な行事にそれをつけまし
た、また貝ブローチ、首飾りなどの装飾品を作りました。花な
ど見れない場所で貝の花は希望と美の象徴でした。同じよう
に、木屑を彫りペイントした立体的な鳥のブローチも有刺鉄線
の上を自由に飛んでゆける自由の象徴でした。
これらのストーリーを探求してみますと作品のうしろのその意
味と生活、その祖先の人種のために不当に奪われた人権の声と
人間性、が明らかになります。これらの有刺鉄線のうしろのア
ートから私たちは注意深く、国の危機であっても人権尊重を守
らなければいけないことを気づかせる事を学びます。
この展示は2013年７月まで事務時間内に日本文化会館にて一
般公開されます。
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UPDATES from JCCCW:
Faces at the Cultural Center
History and Heritage
Tsuchino Forrester
Hunt Hotel
Tsuchino Forrester has been an incredibly active
friend of the Cultural Center for over 10 years. After
coming to America, she became the president of
Kisaragi-kai in Seattle seeking to promote Japanese culture and increase international understanding amongst such a diverse community
with other Japanese women married to American
servicemen. She went on to become a leading
representative of the Japanese Community Service in 1997 and in 2003 she joined the Japanese
Language School Council and kick started the
development of the Nikkei Bunko Library in 2004,
which was initially thought to be a resource only
for students of the language school, but grew into
a community resource providing Japanese literature for people all over Washington State.
Since the summer of 2011 we have been seeking information on the individuals who once lived in the buildings of the JCCCW’s current location, the
historic Japanese Language School buildings at 1414 South Weller Street.
Starting in 1945, the site housed numerous families and individuals that had,
at one time or another, been incarcerated at the Minidoka Relocation Center
during World War II. Minidoka’s proximity to the city of Hunt, Idaho led the
buildings to be dubbed both the Hunt Hotel and the Hunt Hostel. The Hunt
Hotel served as housing for families and individuals tasked with the difficult
reestablishing of their lives after incarceration and it wasn’t until 1959 that
the Hunt Hotel said farewell to its last resident.
The Hunt Hotel played an important part in many peoples’ lives yet it has
been neglected in recorded history until now. With the help of our preliminary research, we have recently become the recipients of a $7,000 4Culture
grant from King County and have hired Stephen Kitajo as a specialist to continue the project. While we pursue additional funding, we have begun using
archival research, family histories, and interviews with surviving residents to
gain a better understanding of the experiences at the Hunt Hotel. It is our
hope that we will be able to contribute these stories to the historical record
of the buildings, the city of Seattle, and the greater subject of Japanese
American resettlement.
Tsuchino is a strong leader in the community,
not only as a reliable representative on various
councils and committees, but as a committed
volunteer involved with community gatherings
and events. Whether it’s cooking for the JLS Bento If you have any information that you would like to share, please contact us at
Sale or helping out at the JLS Plant Sale and Book [email protected] or (206) 568-7114. You can also visit our office at 511 16th
Avenue South, Seattle.
Sale, she has always been a helping hand. Thank
you, Tsuchino!
Nikkei Genealogy Workshop
Wednesday, July 25, 2012 | $50 per person
Have you ever wanted to explore your family history but didn’t know where
to begin? Interested in discovering where in Japan your family came from?
These are just a few of the many things the field of genealogy can help you
achieve. The JCCCW Genealogy Workshop will introduce you to the basics
of genealogy and prepare you to begin learning about and documenting
your heritage. Learn the fundamentals of genealogical research and where
to begin looking during the first session and then spend a month researching on your own. When you return for your second session, we will get a
chance to see what everyone found and additional places where you might
find more information. Then learn how to organize, document, and store
the information you find.
Photo by Mike Forrester
The first half of our next workshop is scheduled for Wednesday, July 25th
and the second half for Wednesday, August 22nd. For each date we will have
both afternoon and evening sessions. The cost for each participant will be
$50 for both sessions; all necessary forms will be provided. To register for our
next workshop, please contact us at: [email protected] or (206) 568-7114.
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UPDATES from JCCCW:
Issei Research
Are you interested in your Issei relatives but are too busy to
trace your roots? The JCCCW is now offering genealogical
research services. For $100, we will research an Issei relative
and provide copies of up to 10 historical documents relating
to them. These could include census records from 1900-1940,
immigration records, draft registration cards, naturalization
records, and more. From these documents you can learn a
great deal about their life, including their occupation, physical
descriptions, where they lived in both Japan and the United
States, family incarceration number, and the names of other
relatives. If you are interested in this service, please contact
[email protected] or call (206)568-7114.
Open House
The Open House not only celebrated the renovations, but also
debuted the NW Nikkei Museum’s latest exhibit, Art Behind
Barbed Wire and the new JCCCW Resource Center.
Thank you all for your support and for coming out to see the
renovations!
Omoide Writing Workshop
Every LAST Saturday of each month
We are proud to announce that the Omoide
Writing Workshop will
be available on the last
Saturday from 1:304:00PM of each month
until November 2012.
Stop by and gain some
insider tips on how to
Photo by Mizu Sugiyama
recreate your experiences during World War II through words. The Omoide Project
brings together short-stories, describing individual experiences
of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated during World
War II. For more information please contact [email protected].
In celebration of the
completion of Phase I
Renovations and the
100th anniversary of the
Seattle Japanese Language School, JCCCW
held an Open House for
Photo by Tyler Sipe
the public to come
Arts & Culture
and tour the Issei Legacy site as well as honor all of the partners
Tomodachi Luncheon
during the renovation process. Over 750 people came to the
Open House and enjoyed taiko, karate, judo, koto, and a variety
of different Japanese arts and crafts activities.
The JCCCW honored those who contributed and supported
its efforts in providing a place welcome to people of all backgrounds to come together as a community. A dedication
ceremony was held on the second day of the event, emceed
by JCCCW Ganbaru Intern Shouhei Senno with speeches from
Consul General of Japan in Seattle Kiyokazu Ota, past JCCCW
Board of Directors President Lori Matsukawa, JCCCW Board of
Directors President Kurt Tokita, King County Executive Dow
Constantine, Seattle Deputy Mayor Darryl Smith, California
Congressman Mike Honda, Building and Construction Committee Chair Brad Tong, Seattle Japanese Language School
representative Tazue Sasaki, and NW Nikkei Museum chairwoman Tasia Endo.
The completion
of the renovations
also brought back
former Japanese
American tenants
during the Issei
Legacy site’s Hunt
Hotel years after
World War II.
Photo by Tyler Sipe
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Photo by Eugene Tagawa
Our fourth annual Tomodachi (“friend”) Luncheon on Friday,
March 9th 2012 at the Seattle Westin Hotel was a great success!
Thanks to the hard work and efforts of our Table Captains, over
350 guests representing businesses, philanthropic and community groups and supportive individuals were able to join
us – our largest attendance yet! With their help, JCCCW was
able to raise over $60,000, of which 100% of these gifts will go
directly to support our programs and services this year.
The luncheon was also an opportunity for the community
to gather to honor this year’s Tomodachi Award recipients,
Kenichi “Ken” Sato and nine of our local Kenjinkais (or Japanese
prefectural associations). In addition, we had a chance to highlight all of our successful programming and events over the
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past year, and recognize the completion of the renovations of
two of our Nikkei Heritage Legacy Site historic buildings.
JCCCW would like to
thank the volunteers, performers, demonstrators
We again want to thank our Sponsors (Muckleshoot Indian
and guests who helped
Tribe, Boeing, Nintendo of America, Jeff and Sachie Nitta, Union make Kodomo no Hi sucBank, Frank and Penny Fukui , and Mitsubishi International
cessful and special thanks
Corporation), Special Friends (Consulate General of Japan in
to Dr. Richard Hayashi,
Seattle, KING TV, and MJ Takisaki, Inc.), and Boosters (Sam and
DDS; Dr. Stacy Kanda,
Dee Goto, Doug and Pat Ikegami, Furuta Lee Foundation, Bart DDS; Go Family Dentistry,
Lemmon, Marpac Construction, LLC, and Lori Matsukawa and Gary Y. Dodobara DDS;
Larry Blackstock) whose generous underwriting allowed all of and Japanese Commuour guests to attend this event at no cost. And we also want to nity Service who made
thank all of the local businesses and individuals who donated
generous contributions
items to ensure one of our most successful Tomodachi Silent
toward sponsoring this
Auctions ever!
event. We look forward
to planning for this event
The support provided by the Tomodachi Luncheon allows
JCCCW to continue to be able to promote and share Japanese next year!
Photo by Hideko Takahashi
and Japanese American history, heritage and culture through
Hosekibako
our stellar education, programs and facilities. On behalf of the
many loyal supporters, interns, volunteers, Board members,
Hosekibako is a 100% volunteer staffed store located in the
and staff – again, thank you all!
JCCCW office building. After the overwhelming success of last
year’s All Things Japanese Sale, Bif Brigman and Machiko Wada
Kodomo no Hi
visualized a store in the Cultural Center where families and
individuals could donate their new or gently used Japanese
The Japanese Cultural &
items to be sold. The proceeds would support Cultural Center
Community Center of Washprograms and events.
ington kicked off the spring
season by hosting its third
In September 2011, the store opened with inventory which
annual Kodomo no Hi on
included some remaining items from the All Things Japanese
Sunday, May 6, 2012. It was
Sale. Since its opening, the local community has responded
a fun, free event celebratmost generously with donated items, including home décor
ing Children’s Day, one of
items, dishes, kimono, ikebana supplies and kokeshi dolls.
the most popular of Japan’s Photo by Aoi Umedate
Thanks to volunteer coordinator Lisa Chinn, the store’s volunnational holidays, and an opportunity for the community to
teer staff has grown. Special thanks to her, and to our regular
experience a wide variety of Japanese cultural activities.
volunteers, Merrily Taniguchi, Shizue Watanabe, Henry Nose,
With a record of over one thousand guests, the event turned
out to be a huge success! Guests enjoyed judo and karate
demonstrations, Japanese and Hawaiian singing and dancing,
taiko performances, samurai armor and yukata try-on and a calligraphy workshop. Among the children’s activities were paper
armor and helmet, koinobori hats and water yo-yos which
have been popular in past years. This year’s new additions included paper sumo, kendama making, kamishibai (storytelling)
and manga workshop which invited the guests to experience
both traditional culture and pop culture of Japan.
Kazuko McColley, Ed Hidano, Lu Gan, Mitsuko Nakata, Dale
H. Watanabe, and Shizue Yahata. Without the help of these
loyal and diligent volunteers, the store could not operate. A
big thank you goes to Cathy Takisaki for donating hundreds of
hours as the Hosekibako store manager.
Because Hosekibako’s inventory is dependent on community
donations, inventory is always changing. Come visit during
store hours on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00AM
to 3:00PM. All proceeds from Hosekibako go toward funding
JCCCW programs.
A big thank you goes to the Consulate-General of Japan in
Seattle for providing a special art show, Messages of Hope,
featuring drawings created by the children in the Tohoku
region, which was devastated by the earthquake and tsunami
in March 2011.
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Updates from JCCCW:
Resource Center
Multicultural Education and Language
With the recent
renovations to
Nikkei Bunko
our buildings
The Nikkei Bunko Japanese Language Library at JCCCW is now the Resource
open Tuesdays through Saturdays. Normal operating hours are Center is finally
from 10:00AM to 2:00PM. The library has over 10,000 Japanese up and running.
language novels, magazines, graphic novels, children’s novels, This has been
picture books, videos, audio-books, biographies, and nona project in the
fiction books. With such a variety of materials, we likely have
works for over 2
something for anyone who reads or is learning to read Japayears. Over the years the community has been very generous
nese.
in donating over 2,000 books to the Resource Center. Thanks to
the many hours that our interns and volunteers have put in, we
Our volunteers are working
are now in the process of making the Resource Center open to
hard to catalog the curthe public. The Resource Center is a place where people can
rent collection as well as
connect with local activities, events or just gain access to our
the many generous recent
many resources. Our resources include a wide array of books
donations with the goals
about Japanese and Japanese American history, art, culture,
of making the search and
literature and many other subjects. We are also in the process
loaning processes simplified
of adding a travel and a genealogy aspect to the Resource Cenfor our users. Within the last
ter. Visitors will be able to gain access to our records of families
year, the library has gained
that have lived in the Seattle area and will eventually gain travel
nearly 100 new members
information for any trips to Japan. In the future visitors will be
checking out a wide variety
able to check out books. Resource Center hours are Mondayof materials. Recently, Nikkei
Friday from 10:00AM to 4:00PM and Saturday from 10:00AM to
Bunko has begun offering
3:00PM.
free library cards to members of the JCCCW and to students of the Saturday Japanese
Learn Taiko!
Language School. Normally, library cards cost $10 per year.
Even if you are not a member of JCCCW or JLS, consider drop- Kaze Daiko now offers weekly taiko
drumming classes for beginners - youth
ping by the library to visit our collection and learn more.
(7 yrs+) on Wednesdays from 5P-6P at
For more information about Nikkei Bunko, please visit our web- JCCCW. The 1-hour classes are led by
site at www.Nikkeibunko.com
Kaze’s Director or Ass’t Director and
supported by our youth performers.
Japanese Language School
Interested students may receive 1 free
lesson and a flat $40 monthly fee will be
Fall registration is open for the Seattle
collected if they choose to continue.
Japanese Language School! Adult
evening classes will begin August
Students may be invited by our DirecPhoto by Eugene Tagawa
13th through the week of October
tor, Stan Shikuma to join Kaze Daiko as
1st. Saturday kids’ classes will begin
apprentices.
September 8th.
In Kaze Daiko, we strive to develop an appreciation of Japanese
Be sure to enroll today! For more
music and movement; to learn about Japanese and Japanese
information, please contact JLS Head of School Machiko Wada
American culture, history and heritage; to help members
at [email protected] or call (206)323-0250.
develop and maintain a sense of identity, pride and self-confidence; to reach out to a broader community in support of
diversity, tolerance and mutual education; to foster teamwork
and unity of purpose.
For more information contact: [email protected] or
visit our website: www.kazedaiko.com
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International Exchange
Japanese Conversation Club
Yuji’s Omusubi 8.0
Are you looking for a way to make your Japanese sound as native as possible? Every Thursday night from 6:30PM to 8:30PM,
the Japanese Conversation Club meets at the JCCCW to converse in Japanese with anyone looking to learn! Here you can
learn how to engage in everyday conversations and discuss a
variety of topics from current events, Japanese culture, sports,
and much more. For more information please email admin@
jcccw.org or give us a call at (206)568-7114.
Community Gathering Place & Events
Cho Cho Fashion Show
Photo courtesy of Hyogo Business and Cultural Center
This quarter the Cultural Center had a good number of students from Seattle University, one student from the University
of Washington, as well as all the interns that were working at
the JCCCW and Hyogo Business and Cultural Center that day.
Thank you to everyone who came! Once everyone had gathered, we played a few rounds of Pictionary Telephone, a game
that the Hyogo interns introduced to us. Instead of passing
around a phrase like in regular Telephone, you pass around
an image. Everyone gets fifteen to twenty seconds to try and
draw what they see, and can only show their drawing to the
Photo by Tyler Sipe
person next to them for a few seconds before that person has
to try and draw it next; the last person in the chain then has to The newly improved large dojo pulsated with J-pop music.
guess what the image is. Turns out, it’s pretty hard to draw Lady The mats were nowhere in sight and a runway stood in the
Gaga in twenty seconds!
middle of the room. This was not a judo practice. On May 4th,
models strutted in European couture, jewelry and hats in a
After the game ended, we made futomaki, a much thicker kind
fashion show that featured children and adults from the Japan
of sushi roll. A HUGE thank you to Ryouhei, Kanae, and Yuki,
Consulate, Hyogo Business Center and Nintendo.
who showed us how! The HBCC interns also made miso soup
and karaage (Japanese fried chicken) for everyone. Everything Mimi Nero and Misha Jammal owners of Fashion & Philanthrowas very delicious, and we can’t thank everyone enough for
py, coordinated a unique benefit to bring community memhelping out in some way, from helping prepare for the event or bers together for an evening of high fashion and wine tasting.
just stopping by to enjoy our efforts.
Not only clothing vendors donated their wares but hair stylists
and make-up artists made the models feel like it was Fashion
Yuji’s Omusubi aims to bridge the gap between Japanese
Week in Paris. The vendors also generously donated a portion
nationals and Japanese Americans through fun activities and
of their proceeds to the JCCCW including 10 year old model Socooking classes each quarter and is a collaborative effort beleil Jammal who gave 50% of her bottle cap jewelry proceeds.
tween JCCCW and Hyogo Business and Cultural Center interns.
We hope to see everyone again (and meet even more new
Hosekibako
people) at Yuji’s Omusubi 9.0 next quarter!
Yu-bin Rental
Do you have so much mail that sorting becomes difficult? You can rent a mailbox at the JCCCW for $100 a
year and keep your incoming mail organized! For more
information, please contact [email protected].
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Are you looking to take up a Japanese art or martial art?
Let Hosekibako be your source of inspiration and resource! From kimono to judo uniforms to ikebana equipment, there is something in the shop for you! Come by
and take a look! Hosekibako is open Thursday-Saturday
from 10:00AM to 3:00PM. All proceeds go to supporting
current and future JCCCW programs.
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Ganbaru Internships
Become a Yoisho!
Volunteer
Want to become more
involved with JCCCW?
Then why not sign up
to become a Yoisho!
volunteer? The goal of
the Yoisho! Volunteer
Program Is to foster volunteerism and leadership in the community
by directly involving
Photo by Tyler Sipe
community
members in the Cultural Center. Yoisho! volunteers play an
invaluable role at JCCCW donating their time and expertise to
provide support for programs and events at the Cultural Center. Our volunteers come from various backgrounds and all are
dedicated to the JCCCW mission. Apply today! For more information please contact Membership, Volunteer & Intern Coordination Lisa Chinn at [email protected] or call (206)568-7114.
NW Nikkei Museum and
Omoide Project Tour
How can your talents and skills make a difference? Do you enjoy meeting new people and gaining new experiences? Each
quarter, the Cultural Center is busy with interns who provide
support to our programs such as Japanese Conversation Club,
NW Nikkei Museum, Nikkei Genealogy, Yuji’s Omusubi and
other special events. Interns have assisted with research, database work, graphic design and more!
Internships are available:
Summer July-September
Fall September-December
Winter January-March
Internship applications may be completed online at jcccw.org
or you may reach Lisa Chinn, Membership, Volunteer & Intern
Coordinator, at (206)568-7114 or [email protected].
Rent a Historic Program
Space
The JCCCW campus now offers unique networking opportunities for both established and start-up programs in a convenient
in-city location. Space is limited! Our historic rental spaces,
including dojos, classrooms and meeting rooms, are a rare
On May 1st, JCCCW was
opportunity to connect with both the Japanese and Japanese
visited by over ninety
Cascade High School stu- American communities in Seattle. For more information on
rentals and rates, please contact us at (206) 568-7114 or admin@
dents from Everett, WA.
The students attended an jcccw.org.
Omoide Project presentation hosted by project
team members Atsushi
“Ats” Kiuchi and Dee Goto
and previewed the Northwest Nikkei Museum’s latest exhibit
Art Behind Barbed Wire. As part of a docent lead tour of the
exhibit, the students were able to hear the stories behind the
objects on display and the day-to-day life in the camps for the
artists who crafted them. In addition, JCCCW shared the history
of our Issei Legacy Site with these young learners. Many great
questions were asked about the Seattle Japanese Language
School, the post-WWII period when our buildings served as the
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their fieldtrip by driving through Nihonmachi, a place they just
learned about during their visit to JCCCW, on their way to the
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projects and historic site in the coming months with scheduled
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tour groups and an ever-growing audience!
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All Things Japanese Sale
Back by popular demand, the JCCCW is proud to announce
that the All Things Japanese Sale will be on August 25-26 with a
sneak peak preview for JCCCW members and early bird shoppers on August 24th! Come by and take a look at the wide
variety of Japanese items such as dolls, ceramics, furniture,
traditional clothing, records, and much more! All proceeds
raised by the sale will go toward supporting the JCCCW and its
programs in order to preserve, promote and share Japanese
and Japanese American culture and heritage to the community. You can participate in three different ways:
1) Donate your Japanese items! We will accept Japanese artwork, antiques and furnishings, dishware, jewelry, clothing
and collectible items in good condition now until August
23rd.
2)Volunteer to work at the sale! We will have numerous volunteer shifts available
3)Come and Buy! Choose from a wide variety of original
Japanese artwork and prints, heirloom and antique items,
jewelry, pottery and dishware, furnishings, kimono and
collectibles. There will be something for every budget and
taste!
For more information or to donate to the All Things Japanese
Sale, please contact [email protected].
All Things Japanese Sale Preview &
Reception
On August 24th we will be hosting a sneak preview reception
for those who want to get a first look at what we will be selling
at the All Things Japanese Sale. Admission is $25 for JCCCW
members and $50 for non-members. Light appetizers and
refreshments will be available at the reception. To attend this
reception, please RSVP by August 22, 2012 by contacting us at
[email protected] or call (206)568-7114.
Donate Your Old Vehicle
Questions? Comments? Contact us!
Wondering what to do with that old vehicle? Through
Volunteers of America of Western Washington, JCCCW accepts vehicle donations. Your gift allows JCCCW to receive
50% of the net proceeds. Volunteers of America accepts
cars, trucks, boats and RVs and will make the arrangements
to pick up the vehicle. Contact Lisa Chinn, Membership,
Volunteer & Intern Coordinator, at (206)568-7114 or email
[email protected].
The JCCCW aims to provide information about community events and programs to its members. If you have
any questions or comments regarding our newsletter,
programs, events, or would like to tell us about your
own community events, please feel free to contact us
by email [email protected], telephone (206)568-7114,
or by stopping by our main office at 1414 South Weller
Street!
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Roger Shimomura
Donor Signage
Roger Shimomura is a well known American artist who addresses Asian American sociopolitical issues through art. His
work, Nikkei Story, was donated to the JCCCW by Anonymous,
Gerald & AC Arai, Bobbe & Jon Bridge, Doug & Pat Ikegami,
Gail Kamanishi, Harold Kawaguchi & Shawn Hubbard, Greg
Kucera & Larry Yocum, Hank & Janice Kumasaka, Larry & Karen
Matsuda, Stephen & Nancy Okawa, Mark & Cathy Takisaki, John
Kephart, Martha Kongsgaard & Peter Goldman, Susan Tomita,
and Roger Shimomura. The piece has found its place in the
conference room across from the Resource Center. Each panel
represents a generation of Japanese Americans. From left to
right, Issei, Nisei, and Sansei generations are portrayed in a time
line of similarities and innovation. From changing stereotypes
of Japan, the hardships of incarceration during World War II, to
the evolution of the rice cooker, Roger Shimomura has captured many vignettes of history which Japanese Americans can
relate to. While much of the artwork reflects his own experienc- The new donor signage just outside the Resource Center was
es and that of his family, he encourages all viewers to substitute constructed by John Buday of Cascade Crest Designs. This
them with their own individual histories.
signage was created to memorialize the incredibly generous
contributions that have been made to build and sustain
the JCCCW.
Become a JCCCW Member!
Why become a member? Because membership allows us to
become part of a larger group in the community. Together,
we can create a stronger community and contribute to
JCCCW’s growth by sharing and promoting both the cultures
of Japanese and Japanese Americans. Membership gives us
more opportunities to connect and gather with people from
all backgrounds to learn Japanese language, traditional arts,
history and culture while building intercultural understanding,
professional contacts and friendships.
Memberships are available at all levels to accommodate everyone. Base benefits include free membership to Nikkei Bunko
(Japanese Language Library) and the Resource Center (English
Language Library), 10% discount at the Hosekibako re-sale
shop and a 3 month free subscription to the North American
Post. Enjoy these and a many more Members-Only benefits.
Enewsletter
Would you like to learn more about JCCCW on a
monthly basis? Subscribe to our monthly Enewsletter and you will receive up to date information about
events and activities going on at the JCCCW and
around the community! To sign up, please contact
[email protected].
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By adding your membership support, you will join with other
community members to enable us to continue to preserve,
promote and share Japanese and Japanese American culture
and heritage. For more information, please contact LisaC@
jcccw.org.
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Thank You to Our Generous Donors
Thank you very much for your support in helping us build
community! We appreciate your thoughtfulness and generosity. In addition to these donors we have had hundreds of
people give their time and effort to volunteer for our events
and help support us with their in-kind donations. Thank you
to each of you who have worked with us to preserve, promote and share Japanese and Japanese American culture
and heritage.
Founding Families
Anonymous
Arai Family
AC & Jerry Arai
Corinne & Terrance Toda
Forrester Family
Tsuchino & Michael Forrester
Furuta Lee Foundation
Reiko & John Sato
Tamura-Yap Family
Masako Tamura & Eric Yap
Risako Tamura-Yap
Mikio Tamura-Yap
Terada Family
Tomio Moriguchi & Jenny Li
Nakanishi Family
Tsuchiya Family
Goto Family
Dee & Sam Goto
Hirai Family
Todd Hirai
Sally & Tom Hirai
Holly Hirai
Blaine Hirai
Hosoda Family
Mary & Paul Hosoda
Kaoru, Harry & Haruto Hosoda
Nami & Mitsuyuki Ito
Japanese Community Service
Matsukawa Family
Florence & Joe Matsukawa
Lori Matsukawa & Larry Blackstock
Lisa Matsukawa-Chinn & Keith Chinn
Liane Matsukawa-Voss & Bruce Voss
Moriguchi Family
Chiyo & Hiro Nakanishi
Herb Minoru Tsuchiya
Ogawa Family
Yasuda Family
Lillian S. Ogawa & Taro Ogawa
Sakahara Family
April Sakahara & Michael Smith
Julie Sakahara & Joe Vinikow
David Sakahara
Kiyo & Toru Sakahara
General Donations
$30,000 and Up
Florence & Joe Matsukawa
$5, 000 to $29,999
Anonymous
4Culture
Henry Goto
Nobuku & George Ohgi
Herb Tsuchiya
$1, 000 to $4,999
Sato Family
Yvette, Calvin, Kaya & Nathan Terada
Mitsuko & Alvin Terada
Kayoko & Allan Terada
Tina Terada Santos
Jerry Santos
Nicholos Santos
Lisa Terada
John Cooke
Faith Cooke
Suzuko & Ronald Terada
Derrick Terada
Justin Terada
Mayumi Terada & Troy Parke
Emi Parke
Janet & Thomas Kometani
Betty & George Kometani
May K. Hirai
Fuki & Henry Terada
Diane Terada
Teresa & Stanley Terada
Mabel & Akio Nishizaki
Florence & Tad Fujita
Ruth M. Oda
Kiyo, Marvin, Devin, Brent, & Mia Terada
Haru & Mark Hirota
Craig Nishizaki
Charlene & Jerry Lee
Roxanne Yasuda-Guion
Beverly & Thom Ikeda
Margaret & Ted Yasuda
Roderick K. Yasuda
Karen Akada Sakata
Belo Corporation, KING TV
Boeing Company
Boeing Company Gift
Matching Program
Penny & Frank Fukui,
Woodburn Company
Dee M. & Sam Goto
Suzanne Hittman
Mary & Paul Hosoda
Kawabe Memorial Fund
Kinefuji - Fujima Dance
School
Bart Lemmon
Marpac Construction, LLC
Lori Matsukawa & Larry L.
Blackstock
Mitsubishi International
Corporation
Mizuki Partnership
MJ Takasaki, Inc.
Robert E. Murakami
Chiyo & Hiro Nakanishi
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Sachie & Jeffrey W Nitta
Michiko & Murray North
Yoko & Tom T. Sasaki
Tazue K. & Yutaka Sasaki
The Seattle Foundation
Union Bank
Ted Yasuda
$500 to $999
Shea Shizuko Aoki
Asian Counseling & Referral
Service
Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation Matching
Gifts Program
Consulate General of Japan
in Seattle
Fujima Fujimine & Yutaka
Sasaki
Kelly N. Goto
Gotomedia LLC
Kathy Hasegawa
Haru & Mark A. Hirota
Chiyo & Robert Horiuchi
Patricia & Doug Ikegami
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Ats Kiuchi
Craig Matheny
Microsoft Matching Gift
Program
Tomio Moriguchi & Jenny
Y. Li
Shirley & Walter
Nakatsukasa
Okinawa Kenjin Kai
Masako Tamura & Eric Yap
Gail Tsuboi & Jim Kranick
Hideko & Susumu Tsutsumi
Volunteers of America
$100 to $499
Anonymous
Janice & Bruce Abe
ACE Hardware – Bainbridge
Island
Beverly Akada
Helen Akita
Karen Akiyama Ressmeyer
Sumie Akizuki
Elaine Aoki & Dennis
Yamashita
Alyce C. & Gerald Arai
Jo Ann & Melvin Asato
Janet Baba
Toshiko A. & Dave Bartley
Boeing Employees
Community Fund
David Branch
Bif Brigman & Dale H.
Watanabe
Hugh L. Burleson
Jeanne Chang
Stella Chao
Katherine Cheng
Irene & Gerald Chihara
Darlene & Alan Chock
Costco Wholesale Executive
Matching Gift Program
Dick Croft
Judith Daikoku
Vivencio Dayot
Mae Deguchi
Gary Y. Dodobara
Joan & Denny Duffell
Shelley & Rian Ebesugawa
Julianne & Howard Eng
Nanette Fok & Bradley Tong
Tsuchino & Michael J.
Forrester
Aiko & Minoru Fujii
Colleen Fukui Sketchly &
Chris Sketchley
Fukuoka Kenjin Kai
Fukushima Club
Mimi Gan & Everett
Billingslea
Alice Gautsh Foreman
Go Family Dentistry
Jan H. & Glen Gokami
Beryl & Andrew Goto
Goto Dental Laboratory Inc.
Charlene Grinolds
Susan Han & Gorman Wong
Jill Hashimoto
Bob Hashimoto
Richard Hayashi
Merisu Heu-Weller
Yukie Higashi
Mikiya Hioka
Kay & Tom Hirai
Hiroshima Club
Hoshide Wanzer Williams
Architects
Cheryl Hou
Beverly & Thomas Ikeda
Mary K. & Victory Ikeda
Sumi & Tsuguo I. Ikeda
Brian Ito
Japanese American Citizens
League Seattle Chapter
Jeri F. & Jim F. Jarvie
Jimmy Choo, Ltd.
Patrick Johnson
Kagoshima Club
Mariko Kakiuchi & Tom
Voelk
Shizu & Dale Kaku
Barbara & Douglas Kanaya
Stacy Kanda
Ritsuko Kawahara
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Jim Kelly
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Kometani
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Richard Murakami
JoAnne & Toshio Naganawa
Debbie & Mark Nagasawa
Jane Nakagawa & David C.
Chan
Carolyn & Ted Nakamura
Pam & Derek Nakano
Mari Nakashima
Andrea Nakata
Mimi Nero
Jill T. Nishi & Howard M.
Nakase
Diane Narasaki & James D.
West
Jean & George Nishi
Jane H. Nishita
Lisa M. T. Noji
Gail Normura & Stephen
Sumida
Henry K. Nose
Vanna Novak
NW Asian Weekly
Foundation
Ogishima & Associates
Charlotte A. Ohashi
Marian & Robert T. Ohashi
Jean & Tsukawa Okamoto
Kats Okamoto
Arlene T. Oki
Tish Oye
Puget Sound Energy
Employee Matching
Program
Laura & Brian Readdy
Brian Roth
Krystal Sakagami
Laura K. Sameshima
Lori Sameshima
May & Hideo Sasaki
Donna M. Sato
Lucy Sato
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist
Women’s Association
Seattle Kumamoto Kenjinkai
Seattle Seido Karate
Lika & Jeremy Seigel
Narachiyo Sekine
Herman Setijono
Shakunage Japanese
Women’s Support Club
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Shizuoka Club
Mayumi & Richard Smith
Gerin K. & James Suehiro
Aiko & Hideo Suganuma
Mitsue & Eddie T. Suguro
Suyama Peterson Deguchi
Architects PLLC
Darlene D. Suyematsu &
Mark S. Jablonski
Jack Tabuchi
Anne & Masaru Tahara
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Catherine & Mark Takisaki
Akira Takita
Fay & Frank Tanagi
Elsie L. Taniguchi
Fumie Taniguchi
Merrily Taniguchi
Tanpopo No Kai
William F. Tashima
Yvette & Calvin Terada
Suzuko & Ronald T. Terada
Hiroaki Tojo
Kurt Tokita
Bryon Tokunaga
Masako Tomita
Reiko Tsubota
Lori Tsugawa Whaley
Lisa Tsujikawa Noji
Hideko & Susumo
Tsutsumi
Ritsuko & Ken Uchikura
Umai-do Japanese Sweets
United Way of Snohomish
County
Machiko Wada
Aya Wainscott
Audrey Watanabe
Dale L. Watanabe
Shizue Watanabe
Diane Narasaki & James D.
West
Carol Westlund
Sheryl V. Whitney
Paula Wong
Diane Wong & Nelson Dong
Grant J. & Tina Wong
Wendy & Steven Woo
Ruth Woo
Teresa Yagi & Roger
Nakanishi
Suma Yagi
Lilly & Ted Yamamura
Dennis Yamashita
Barbara Yasui
Teresa Yoneyama
Adrien Yorozu
Christine E. Yorozu & Richard
K. Smith
Joan & Keiji Yoshitomi
Judy Yu
Karin Zaugg Black & Daniel
Black
$1 to $99
Anonymous
Mikiko H. Amagai
Laurie Amster-Burton
Michele Anciaux Aoki
Nellie F. Anderson
Sue Anderson
Mary Ann & Lance Arnone
Marian Asaba
Bank of America Matching
Gift Program
Heidi Beck
Janet Bobadilla
Bill Broesamle
Kimiko H. Calhoun
Dorothy & John Chambless
Gei Chan
Jane G. & Matthew Chan
Vicky Chinn
Aurea Chittenden
Min Z. Christ
Tasia Endo
Heidi Eng
Karen Fujii
Yukie Fujiwara
Dwight E. Funai
Kimberly A. Goto
Fumiko U. Groves
Robert Hasegawa
Kiku Hayashi
Lillian & Roy Hayashi
Fumiko Hayashida
Yuichi Hirano
Etsuko N. & Yutaka J.
Hirayama
Tom Hoshikawa
Naoko Huffman
Peggy Hunt
Lyn & Colin Hunter
Candace Inagi
Joel Ing
Ray Ishii
George Iwasaki
Misha & Michel Jammal
Soleil Jammal
Gary Johnson
Jean Kamihara
Karen & Neil Y. Kanemoto
Kenneth D. Katahira
Candace Kato-Nogaki &
Kurt Nogaki
Kazuko & Mitsuo Kawachi
Shima Keller
Shoji Kino
Elaine Kitamura
Amy E. Kobayashi
Frances & George Kobayashi
Sara & Shozo Kosugi
David S. Kowalsky
Carolyn Kunihiro
Marie H. Kurose
Cameron Lee
Suwako & James T. Maeda
Patricia N. & Lance Matsuda
Lisa L. Matsukawa-Chinn &
Keith L. Chinn
Louise M. Matsumoto
Kanako Matsumoto
Lily Y. & Arch L. McMahan
Jo & Robert T. Moore
Clarence Moriwaki
Christine N. Murphy
Aiko Nakagawa
Tomi & Hajime Nakashima
Keiko Nasu
William Ng
Lynn Nishimura
Kerry J. Obrien
Mabel & Yoshitake Ogata
Masaaki Oishi
Carole L. Okamoto
Ruth & Tatemasa Oki
Michael Peskura
Mike Peters
June T. Peterson
Chieko Phillips
D.J. H. Pietromonaco
David M. Ramirez
Connie Saito
Jack M. Sameshima
Carole Seymour
Jerry Shigaki
Shirley & Masayuki Shimada
Kazumi & Roy Shimizu
Ruby I. Shu
Jonathan Siegel
Valerie Smick
Connie Sugahara
Lynn Takaki
Elsie A. & Kiyoshi Taki
Gail Tanaka
Taeko Taniguchi
Martha Taniguchi
Asako & Ringtaro Tateishi
Kayoko & Allan N. Terada
Midori Kono Thiel
Tadashi Torihara
United Way of King County
Susan C. Ring-Vitue & Stuart
Vitue
Liane & Bruss Voss
Joe L. Watanabe
Chiye & Alan Yabuki
Maxine & Ed Yakushijin
Yamaguchi Kenjin Kai
Irene Yamamoto & Douglas
Mclaren
Junko Yamazaki
Fumi & Toshio Yasutake
YMCA of Greater Seattle
Art & Helene Yorozu
Kathleen Yukawa
Named Gifts
In memory of
Gene H. Akutsu/S.
Murakami Scholarship
Fund
Robert E. Murakami
In honor of
Roy Ko
Gary Johnson
In memory of
George Kobayashi
Frances Kobayashi
In memory of
Gene Akutsu, William
Masakazu Koshiyama,
Tsutomo “Cupcake”
Nakagawa & Inoyo
Omoto
Bif Brigman
In memory of
Kaz Kobayashi
Amy E. Kobayashi
In memory of
Ruth & Takao Aoki
Michele Anciaux Aoki
In memory of
Kizo & Sakaye Kometani
Janet M. Kometani
In memory of
Taft Beppu and Mae
Fukui
Colleen Fukui Sketchley &
Chris Sketchley
In memory of
Mitsuo Kunitsugu
Shea Shizuko Aoki
In honor of
Bif Brigman & Bill
Watanabe
Dale H. Watanabe
Shizue Watanabe
In memory of
Kimie Burleson
Hugh L. Burleson
In honor of
Cherry Blossom Festival/
Tazue Kiyono Sasaki
Connie Sugahara
In memory of
Mr. W. (Bill) S. Croft
Dick Croft c/o Robert E.
Murakami
In memory of
Larry Kokita
June T. Peterson
In memory of
James Locke
Alyce C. Arai
In honor of
Lori Matsukawa
Suzanne Hittman
Michael Peskura
Elsie L. Taniguchi
Bill Tashima
In honor of
Lisa L. Matsukawa-Chinn
& Lori Matsukawa
Alice Gautsch Foreman
In memory of
Yoshiye Mayeda
Neil Y. Kanemoto
In honor of
Frank & Mich Fujii
Ann M. Fujii Lindwall
In memory of
Mitsuye “Mitsi” Mihara
Shea Shizuko Aoki
Lori Matsukawa & Larry L.
Blackstock
In memory of
Saibo Seisaku Fujii
Lori Matsukawa
In memory of
Yoko Miura Roberts
Lika & Jeremy Seigel
In honor of
Fujima School of Dance
Art Yorozu
In memory of
Laurette Mistuoka
Aiko Nakagawa
In honor of
Sam & Dee Goto’s 50th
Anniversary
Shea Shizuko Aoki
In memory of
Mrs. Mizuki
Mizuki Partnership
In memory of
Clayton Harrell Jr.
Alyce C. Arai
In honor of
Ike Ikeda
Tomi Nakashima
In honor of
JCCCW Tomodachi
Luncheon
Yoshiharu Kurosawa
In memory of
Tadao Kitamura
Elaine Kitamura
In memory of
John Kiyoharu Aburano
Christine N. Murphy
In memory of
Mrs. Nagai
Shea Shizuko Aoki
In memory of
Masahachi Nakata
Chiyo & Robert Horiuchi
In memory of
Yoneko June Nakashima
Mari Nakashima
In honor of
Mimi Nero & Jonathan Lin
Misha Jammal
In honor of
Shizuko Nose’s 92nd
Birthday
Henry K. Nose
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In memory of
Yoshiteru Yoshi Ogata
James T. Maeda
Yoshitaka Ogata
In memory of
Chobei Oki Family & Inui
Kobayashi
Tatemasa Oki
In memory of
Oki and Kobayashi
Ruth M. Oki
In memory of
Tak Omoto
Christine N. Murphy
In memory of
Keiji Saito
Connie Saito
In memory of
Toru Sakahara
Kiku Hayashi
In memory of
Teruo Ted Sakuma
Louise M. Matsumoto
To commemorate the
golden anniversary of
Tazue Sasaki (Kineya
Shotazu)
Kinefuji - Fujima Dance
School
In honor of
Ken Sato
Anne & Frederick Matsen
George Mano
In memory of
Haruto Sekijima
Christine N. Murphy
In memory of
Mark Shigihara
Lori Matsukawa
Kenichi K. Sato
In memory of
Mary Akiye Shimizu
Debbie Nagasawa
In honor of
Elsie Taniguchi’s 75th
Birthday
Shea Shizuko Aoki
In memory of
Sam Taniguchi
Fumie Taniguchi
In honor of
Shizuka TaniguchiLaGrange’s 109th
birthday
Fumie Taniguchi
Merrily Taniguchi
In honor of
Terada Founding Family
Fund
Mark A. Hitota
In honor of
Kip Tokuda
Stella Chao
Barbara & Douglas Kanaya
In memory of
William Watanabe
Mary Ann Arnone
Heidi Beck
Jane G. Chan
Lillian Hayashi
Jean Kamihara
Ritsuko Kawahara
Lisa Matsukawa-Chinn
Lori Matsukawa
Ruby L. Shu
Catherine Takisaki
Fumie Taniguchi
Martha Taniguchi
Masako Tomita
Machiko Wada
Ed Yakushijin
Kathleen Yukawa
In honor of
Rev. Seishin Kiyoshi
Yamashita
Elaine Aoki & Dennis
Yamashita
In memory of
Molly Fumiko Yoneyama
Carole Seymour
Mochitsuki 2011
Sponsors
Ace Hardware Bainbridge
Island
Yamaguchi Kenjinkai
Tomodachi 2012 Luncheon Sponsors
$5,000
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
$2,500
Boeing Company
Nintendo of America, Inc.
Jeff & Sachie Nitta
Union Bank
$1,500
Penny & Frank Fukui,
Woodburn Company
Mitsubishi International
Corporation
Tomodachi Boosters
Dee & Sam Goto
Furuta Lee Foundation
Bart Lemmon
Marpac Construction, LLC
Lori Matsukawa & Larry
Blackstock
Special Friends
Consulate General of Japan
in Seattle
KING TV
MJ Takisaki, Inc.
Open House 2012 Sponsors
Andy Moniz
Brad Tong
Steve Woo
Kodomo no Hi 2012 Sponsors
Dr. Gary Y. Dodobara, DDS
Go Family Dentistry
Dr. Richard Hayashi, DDS
Japanese Community
Service
Dr. Stacy Kanda, DDS
In Kind Donations
Aki Sogabe
Argosy Cruises
Evelyn Adkins
Karen Akada Sakata
All About Down
Mary Ann Arnone
Marguerite Bennett
Bif Brigman & Dale H.
Watanabe
Black Tie Carpet Cleaning
Blue Luna
Budokan Dojo
Cameron Lee
Jimmy Choo
Christine Yorozu & Richard
Smith
Cinnamon’s Florist
Central Market – Shoreline
Cheeky Cafe
Coty Valdez Hair Design
Densho
Yoko Descoteaux
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley
Joey Eng
Kimi Erickson
Oki Golf
Dee M. Goto
Haruko Goto
Nobuko Griswold
Yoko Hamanaka
Minoru Hashimoto
Elaine Hayes
Hideyuki Hori
Tsuguo I. Ikeda
Inochi Taiko
Interbay Golf Center
Jet City Label, Inc
Jillian’s
Jim Junior
Miyoko Kaneta
Kaze Daiko
Ats Kiuchi
Woody Kokita
Gary Konop
Kumamoto Kenjin Kai
Todd Kuniyuki
Judy Kusakabe
John Larway
Bart Lemmon
Jo Malone London
Allison Kiyomi Martin
Karen & Lawrence Matsuda
Michael Rosenberg
Photography
Mikele Keiffer Millinery
Tom Misciagna
Miyagi Kai
Tom Mizuta
MOMO
Jane F. Morimoto
Dawn Murin
Chris Nagasawa
Carol Narasaki
Lisa T. Noji
NW Taiko
Jerry M. Okubo
Esther Onishi
Pacific Coast Feather
Company
Papillon
Peggy Hunt Jewelry
Poulsbo Inn & Suites
Premier Golf Centers LLC
Red Balloon Company
Sally A. Rutledge
Tom T. Sasaki
Savvy Cosmetics
Gavin Schrock
Jeffrey Schulte
Tyler Sipe
Seattle Art Museum
Seastar Restaurant and
Raw Bar
Seattle Repertory Theatre
Seattle Seido Karate
Seattle University
Isaac Seidman
Chicka Shiomi
Eddie T. Suguro
Sway & Cake
Eugene Tagawa
Kuniko Takamura
Carolyn Takei
Glenn Tamai
Jan Tanabe
Tom Tanaka
Merrily Taniguchi
Tosh Taniguchi
Dina Taylor
Midori Kono Thiel
Shokichi Tokita
Kyoko Tokuno
Ted H. Tomita
Akio Ueno
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Umai-do Japanese Sweets
Uwajimaya
Deane Uyeda
Don Wakamatsu
West Coast Printing, Inc
Westin Seattle
Sparrow White
Woodland Park Zoo
WorldMark by Wyndham
Dianne N. Yatsu
Please note that every effort
has been taken to correctly list
the names & details of each
donation. If you notice an error,
please accept our apologies and
please contact Todd Mayberry,
Development Coordinator at
[email protected] or call 206-5687114 so that we may correct our
records. Thank you!
Work Place Giving
Bank of America
Matching Gift Program
Naoko Huffman
Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation Matching
Gift Program
Jill T. Nishi
Boeing Company Gift
Matching Program
Ted Yasuda
Robert E. Murakami
Yukie Higashi
Costco Wholesale
Executive Matching Gift
Program
Beverly Akada
Microsoft Matching Gift
Program
Karin Zaugg Black
Gail Tsuboi
Puget Sound Energy
Employee Matching
Program
Beverly Ikeda
“Nikkei Story” Donors
Anonymous
AC & Gerald Arai
Bobbe & Jon Bridge
Patricia & Doug Ikegami
Gail Kamanishi
Shawn Hubbard & Harold
Kawaguchi
Janice & Hank Kamasaka
Harold Kawaguchi
John Kephart
Martha Kongsgaard & Peter
Goldman
Greg Kucera & Larry Yocum
Karen & Larry Matsuda
Nancy & Stephen Okawa
Roger Shimomura
Catherine & Mark Takisaki
Susan Tomita
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Nonprofit Org.
U.S. Postage
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Seattle WA 98144
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Permit #699
JCCCW Upcoming Events
June-November July August August August 25-26 September 8 November 3 Omoide Writing Workshop
Genealogy Workshop
Membership Drive
Yuji’s Omusubi 9.0
All Things Japanese Sale
JLS Fall Quarter Begins
Bunka no Hi
Community Events
July 21-22
July 28
August 4
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Seattle Buddhist Church Bon
Odori Festival
White River Buddhist Temple
Obon Festival
Tacoma Buddhist Temple Bon
Odori Festival
JACL Olympia Chapter Obon
Festival
Nihonmachi Nite
ENMA Aki Matsuri
7/2/12 1:04:26 PM