including service animals ? Gardening ? Repair services ? Sitting with you to visit or watch TV ? Taking you on social outings ? Waiting for you in the doctors officePerhaps the biggest obstacle to seniors qualifying for IHSS is income.

were practiced throughout Japan.The closing of businesses during the first few days of the new year in Japan and in Japanese American communities is based on the notion that any kind of work should be avoided at the beginning of the year.

ozoni is the first meal at the Kumamoto household as well.The word mochi itself means to hold or to have.Ninety-one-year-old Kay Obana cleans the steamer in preparation for the next batch of rice.

Mochi dates back to the Heian era (794-1185).Kumamoto had managed to obtain her grandmothers chirashi recipe.

As long as young people continue to express interest in the cultural meanings behind these and other New Years foods.

This is done by putting wads of foil under the tail and the head.and Day Two features music by award-winning composer Nathan Wang.

and the Museum of Latin American Art.Additional program participants for Our Shared Future include Agua Caliente Cultural Museum.

A full schedule of programs and free tickets are available at http://janm.The session opens with a performance by Nepantla.