May 2024 Volume 74 Issue 5 By Keith Yamaguchi Facebook Twitter What a day! The Nisei Lunch was especially busy with our guest list growing each month. We are nearing attendance numbers close to pre-Covid days and I would anticipate attaining those attendance numbers by the year’s end.The May Nisei
May 2024 Volume 74 Issue 5 By James Jinguji Facebook Twitter James Jinguji is the grandson of the late Frank Shigeo Tanagi and a graduating senior at Liberty High School in Renton, WA. Jinguji has a love for basketball and is currently on the varsity basketball team. He is also
May 2024 Volume 74 Issue 5 By Kaya Terada Facebook Twitter Kaya Terada, the niece of NVC Lifetime Member Tom Kometani, is a graduating high school senior at Kentridge High School. During her time at Kentridge, Terada has held the positions of captain of the junior varsity and varsity volleyball
May 2024 Volume 74 Issue 5 By Darien Moriguchi Facebook Twitter On April 26-27, the U.S.-Japan Council (USJC) and the 2024 U40 Summit Planning Committee invited young professionals from regions including Honolulu, Seattle, the Bay Area, Southern California, Colorado, Florida, New York and Washington, DC to the U40 Summit in
May 2024 Volume 74 Issue 5 By Brianna Ishihara, NVC & NVC Foundation Scholarship Committee Facebook Twitter Each year gets more and more challenging as we continue to have incredibly bright, talented, and driven young folks apply to be a part of the NVC Foundation scholarship program. Our committee would
May 2024 Volume 74 Issue 5 Facebook Twitter General DonationAnonymousHarmon RulifsonIn Appreciation of the Nisei Lunch ProgramThomas IkedaMary KozuIn Appreciation of Keith and Mary Ann YamaguchiPeggy TanemuraIn Celebration of Shox Tokita’s 90th BirthdayPeter and Hatsune TokitaIn Honor of Dale Kaku – Emperor’s Order of the Rising Sun AwardJoyce MiyabeIn Honor
May 2024 Volume 74 Issue 5 Facebook Twitter General DonationRoberta McClellandIn Honor of New NVC Foundation President Jay DeguchiBill and Carol ShinboIn Memory of Fusako AkimotoBill TashimaJulia Tokunaga-KingIn Memory of Fusako Akimoto, my MomKim AkimotoIn Memory of George KakehashiDavid and Sachiyo SearlesIn Memory of Julie KataokaMartin Oiye