where they built a house among the Rockies.

resulting in Watanabe receiving the 2007 Preservation Hero Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.I was an intern working with Bill 25 years ago – the things I learned from him stick with me today.

Bill Watanabe and Evelyn Yoshimura.I think about his wisdom and his gentle but powerful leadership all the time.The selection of Watanabe and Sakamoto was announced as two trailblazers whose lifes work centered on making the Asian American and Pacific Islander community thrive.

His own six decades in the field of social work education have been honored regionally and nationally.The name of Joe Nunn is a very highly honored name in the School of Social Welfare at UCLA.

such as the Union Center for the Arts.

Under Watanabes 32 years at the helm.The Groundswell team is thrilled to be hosting an Anti-Prom themed fundraising gala this year.

an Orange County-based nonprofit that develops and implements proactive human relations programs.His granddaughter Amelia Kawaguchi is a junior in high school and has participated in various Groundswell programs.

guests will see how the organizations collective impact of working together creates positive ripples of change through its youth and education programs.will be honoring three generations of the Inouye family at its A Wave of Hope annual fundraising gala on April 30.