then Vice President Biden pulled me aside in a hallway outside the Oval Office and said

Group photo by TOM TREVORBy GWEN MURANAKA.Valley JCC is located at 8850 Lankershim Blvd.

VJCC past president Ron Nakamura and current vice president Kristina Kehkejian.Congratulatory remarks were given by Rev.He has had to step back due to health issues.

president of the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center.Ken and June Kageyama were honored for their longtime leadership at the community center.

Ken recalled cleaning blackboards and doing janitorial work for the center.

VJCC president Christine Inouye welcomed the gathering at the Odyssey Restaurant in Granada Hills and said she is humbled to have held the position for the past six years.which was held the day before.

noting that she recalls the names of students she taught in kindergarten 40 years ago.Thank you to our family and friends for taking time to share this day with us.

president of the Japanese Womens Society of Southern California; Women of the Year honorees Sue Yanaga Kawasaki.Uyeda Lew was a teacher of English as a second language in junior and middle schools for the Los Angeles Unified School District.