instructor and troop quartermaster.

She was introduced to the JACL when her parents were active members of the San Mateo JACL in 1960-1977.he served in the Armys Military Inelligence Service.

She is a past chair of the Kinecta Federal Credit Union Board of Directors and of the Kinecta Financial Management Company.She has been a long-time member and supporter of GLA JACL.Barbara Jean Tamura is a Sansei who was born in San Mateo in the 1960s.

with a minor in Asian American studies.She served as the education and multicultural affairs chair during her first year and as chapter president in 2010.

she was appointed as the chief financial officer for Hughes Research Laboratories.

a nursery that has been serving the South Bay since 1962.community activist and organizer from Pocahontas.

which sends its recommendations to the NEA chair.The deadline to submit a nomination for the 2025 class of NEA National Heritage Fellows is Tuesday.

She will be honored in Washington.but Kuramoto also became a mentor and role model to young Japanese American women who now had a sense of pride in their culture and identity.