She holds a master of arts in international relations from Tokyos Waseda University and graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor of science in journalism.

But whatever he might have accomplished as a journalist would have likely paled compared to his long list of accomplishments with the BCA and IBS.His leadership and vision for Shin Buddhism in the United States made possible everything that weve been able to accomplish the last few years at IBS.

but then realized your signature on my thesis is much more precious.BCA Ministerial Association (1972-75).Millions of dollars in donations were raised during his pivotal role in the past 30 years.

he said in a recent interview.Yamaoka voiced strong support of the BCAs new comprehensive campaign.

But after failing to land a good mainstream newspaper job.

Yamaokas dream was that IBS would someday gain accreditation.at West Los Angeles Buddhist Temple.

where their experiences were compounded by issues such as citizenship.which she retired from in 2023.

In 2017 she was appointed to the George and Sakaye Aratani Chair on the Japanese American Incarceration.Intimate Strangers charts the experiences of Shin Issei lives: their existence in Japan prior to migration.