January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 From Seattle Buddhist Temple Facebook Twitter At 10:00 pm on December 31, 2023, an intruder broke into the temple and sought refuge in the basement. Shortly after, the individual committed arson, resulting in considerable fire and water damage to the basement area. The smoke
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 From Heroes of the Vosges Museum Facebook Twitter We are less than a year away from the eightieth anniversary (October 2024) of the liberation of the Vosges communities of Bruyères, Bellmont, Biffontaine, and the near miraculous rescue of the Lost Texas Battalion. We are
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 By Keith Yamaguchi Facebook Twitter HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!It’s hard to believe that the Nisei Lunch program will be starting its ninth year of serving meals. Although the makeup of our guest list has changed over the years from serving a predominantly Nisei generation to
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 By Shawn Brinsfield, Photos by Teo Bickel Facebook Twitter On January 13th, several Kenjin-kai organizations and Nikkei community groups gathered at the NVC Memorial Hall for an exciting Mochi Tsuki event. Christina Swadener from the Seattle-Tacoma Fukuoka Kenjin-kai led the mochi making which included
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 Facebook Twitter NVC/WAC SCHOLARSHIP FUNDHarry FujiokaIn Appreciation of Dale Kaku and Shiz KakuShawn BrinsfieldIn Appreciation of Stan Shikuma, Page Tanagi and Ken HiraiwaShawn BrinsfieldIn Honor of Sharon Sakamoto and Ron TakemuraLinna and Les KitamuraIn Memory of George KozuAtsushi KiuchiOKAGESAMA DE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDIn Appreciation of
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 Facebook Twitter In Honor of Yuki Mizuta’s 104th BirthdayCarla MizutaIn Honor of Junior Nagaki and Janice Nakamura at the HolidaysRon Takemura and Sharon SakamotoIn Memory of George KozuYasuko ArataniPatricia Charleston and Tim ArataniDenise and Les InabaIn Memory of John MatsudairaRobert and Sandy Timmer
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 Facebook Twitter General Donation Boeing Employees Employee Matching Fund (Blackbaud Giving Fund) Leslie Kitamura David Suguro Ray Nomura In Appreciation of the Nisei Lunch Program Harry Taniguchi, Jr In Appreciation of Keith and Mary Ann Yamaguchi and the Nisei Lunch Program Fusako Akimoto Kim
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 Facebook Twitter General DonationLance and Mary Ann ArnoneLorraine BlacklerHiroshi and Mitsuko EtoJoanne NaganawaDavid and Janice SaoLucy SatoIn Appreciation of Honor FlightsCurtis ThompsonIn Appreciation of Memorial WallLillian HiyamaIn Appreciation of Nisei Lunch ProgramEtsuko FujishimaThomas IkedaVictor and Mary IkedaAmy ShimizuCho and Sharonne ShimizuSue TanakaMichiko ToyoharaTed Yasuda In
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 Facebook Twitter CALENDAR Last Friday 6:00pm – 6:30pm *NVC Executive Council Meeting of the Month 6:30pm – 7:00 pm *NVC Foundation Board Meeting 7:00pm – 8:00pm *NVC & NVCF Combined Membership Meeting NOTE: NVC Memorial Hall is fully open, but for
January 2024 Volume 74 Issue 1 Facebook Twitter Lunar New Year FairSaturday, February 3, 2024 / 10am – 3pmWing Luke Museum, SeattleJoin us as we ring in the Year of the Dragon with a day full of festive art activities for the family, community booths, story time, and more! We