As chair of the Assembly Education Committee.

I share this honor with every Obon dance teacher … who dance and teach in Obon dances all throughout the United States.who presented the first Obon dance (in the continental U.

The panels recommendations are reviewed by the National Council on the Arts.as well as performances by and in honor of the recipients.and so she had me take lessons in camp.

Texas)Steven Tamayo (Sicangu Lakota).Mexican folk costume maker and dancer (Tucson.

NEA National Heritage Fellowship recipient Adrienne Reiko Iwanaga (center) with Tony Chaveaux.

a familiar face at San Jose Buddhist Church Betsuins Obon Festival.Kosei MurotaTo residents of Southern California and Arizona:My name is Kosei Murota.

and will work toward further development and the enhanced presence of this community.I will devote myself to further strengthening Japan-U.

and I have recently assumed the position of consul general of Japan in Los Angeles.000 Japanese nationals and many people from Japan visit every year for business.