Ondo dancing was led by June Miyamoto Donovan of Terminal Islanders and was accompanied by a taiko drummer on top of the yagura.

My heart goes out to the Aratani family.made a remarkably successful post-war journey in business and became important philanthropic figures within the Japanese American community and beyond.

honored the life of philanthropist Sakaye Aratani on April 18.And every year I was struck by her grace.Her death coincides with an ever-dwindling number of adult Japanese Americans who endured the injustice of being forcibly removed from their homes and imprisoned in World War II internment camps here in the United States.

the second vice chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus and a congressional leader on U.I would see her at community gatherings for various Japanese American organizations that she and her husband supported.

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has been named as the 2024 recipient of the Sue Kunitomi Embrey Legacy Award.Nagata currently serves on the Board of Directors as club secretary.

and in 1999 became the first female president of the club.Mail check and the list of attendees to Amy Tambara.

The deadline for reservations is April 20.Trudy NodoharaTrudy NodoharaTrudy Nodohara was born and raised in Sacramento.