vice president of the JCC Foundation and a volunteers with Nanka Kenjinkai Kyogikai and Nanka Shizuoka Kenjinkai.

more than 120 guests and members attended the event.Los Angeles City Councilmember Imelda Padilla.

and a tribute to seven decades of achievement.and Consul General Kenko Sone.Organizations affiliated with the community center include Valley Kendo Club.

We are looking forward to the future.and the Valley Buddhist Temple.

VJCC was founded in 1953 by Japanese Americans returning from the World War II camps who established a small community in what is now Sun Valley.

VJCC president Christine Inouye performs a traditional dance.I look forward to continuing our work together to preserve the White Houses living history.

Hayashi Smith has been serving as the acting White House curator since the retirement of her predecessor.and making the ‘Peoples House more accessible to the millions of people who visit our nations capital each year.

a position where she was responsible for caring for and tracking over 60.USDADonna Hayashi SmithWASHINGTON – This week.