Summer 02 - Nikkei Concerns
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Volume 26 Issue 2<br />
SUMMER 20<strong>02</strong><br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
President’s<br />
Message<br />
By Carol Suehiro, President,<br />
Board of Directors<br />
<strong>Summer</strong>time is about community.<br />
Taking advantage of lengthened daylight<br />
and immersed in the warmth of<br />
sunshine, we enjoy community<br />
festivals, fairs and picnics. Reveling in<br />
activity, we are proud to be part of a<br />
community. These groups become the<br />
center of our attention.<br />
Community is often defined as a<br />
group of individuals with a common<br />
interest within a geographical area.<br />
Issei <strong>Concerns</strong> was such an<br />
organization. It was fostered by a group<br />
of individuals with a common bond to<br />
care for the elderly Issei, predominantly<br />
living in Central Seattle. Today <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong> continues to be a community<br />
organization, developed and sustained<br />
by that community to serve primarily<br />
elderly <strong>Nikkei</strong>.<br />
Over the years our physical<br />
boundaries have extended way beyond<br />
Central Seattle. Services have<br />
expanded beyond skilled nursing care.<br />
Most people will not need skilled<br />
nursing care, but may require some<br />
type of assistance in daily living. It is<br />
for this reason <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> has<br />
evolved into an organization addressing<br />
senior needs in other capacities such as<br />
Kokoro Kai, <strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons and<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor Assisted Living. The<br />
demands and needs of the elderly are<br />
in continual change as the <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
profile evolves. It is our focus to<br />
anticipate these changes. We already<br />
know technology, modern medicine,<br />
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By Lillian Hayashi, Administrator of Community Services<br />
What a terrific day it was on April 20,<br />
20<strong>02</strong> when thirteen Boeing Good<br />
Neighbor Day volunteers helped to clean<br />
up <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor, including Brianna<br />
Felix, a 9-year-old who worked so hard<br />
and kept up with her parents and the<br />
other adult volunteers without a word<br />
of complaining. We especially want to<br />
express our appreciation to Joan<br />
Bowman, the Boeing coordinator, who<br />
worked out all the details before their<br />
arrival at 9 a.m. on a sunny day perfect<br />
for hard work.<br />
The team, Joan Bowman, Doug<br />
and Paula Davina, Ed, Diane and<br />
Brianna Felix, Ted Griffiths and<br />
Diane Tanner, Grace Jones, Susan<br />
Jones, Happy Leonard and John<br />
and Rosie Todd weeded the planting<br />
beds, washed down the patio furniture greenery.<br />
and scrubbed the concrete on the ground<br />
Community<br />
A Fantastic Boeing Good Neighbor<br />
Day For <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
Boeing Good Neighbors help make <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor sparkle.<br />
floor patio. It took Doug Davina all six<br />
hours to pressure wash the main entry<br />
way and the glass donor display at the<br />
entrance to <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor and what a<br />
notable difference this wash down<br />
made.<br />
Gravel from the planting strips<br />
along 6th Avenue South and Lane<br />
Street was moved to designated areas<br />
which were first weeded and carpeted<br />
with ‘weed no more.’ Not only does it<br />
look much neater but now there is no<br />
hazard of slipping on the gravel on the<br />
sidewalks. We are also enjoying the new<br />
azaleas and specialty grass along the<br />
sidewalk. The large square planting<br />
areas on the sidewalk along 6 th Avenue<br />
from Dearborn to Lane Street was also<br />
beautified with new colorful plants and<br />
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longevity of life and the decline of<br />
government funding will impact how<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> will serve an aging<br />
population.<br />
As autumn approaches with a return<br />
to school and an anticipation of the<br />
holidays, our attention turns to family<br />
and friends. Elder care is about the<br />
community, family and friends, sharing<br />
in this responsibility. <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
has excelled because the community,<br />
family and friends have taken their task<br />
seriously all year round.<br />
Within the larger <strong>Nikkei</strong> community<br />
are many communities: religious,<br />
political, educational, professional and<br />
philanthropic. These groups have<br />
supported <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> through<br />
generous donations and have contributed<br />
to the expansion of our volunteer base.<br />
Whether you have come to know <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong> as an individual or through a<br />
community organization, your support<br />
has promoted our growth and enabled<br />
us to serve you.<br />
We are on the threshold of the<br />
emergence of a greater population to<br />
serve - the babyboomers. Will we be<br />
ready There is great potential in the<br />
community to continue to provide<br />
quality services for seniors. <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong> is a community success story<br />
with chapters yet to be written. With<br />
your commitment to elder care, the<br />
legacy will continue. Thank you for<br />
being part of the <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
community. a<br />
Editor<br />
Circulation<br />
Mailing<br />
TAYORI<br />
Tiffany Buckner<br />
Darcia Tanabe<br />
Ken Higashi<br />
Paul Miyahara<br />
Sam Nakagawa<br />
Shorty Ono<br />
Sam Shoji<br />
TAYORI, the newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong>, is published three times a<br />
year with a circulation of over 9,700<br />
readers.<br />
From the desk of the CEO<br />
By Catherine Kanda, Chief Executive Officer, <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
The strength of a community<br />
depends upon the vision, commitment<br />
and support of its members. <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong> is extremely fortunate that<br />
these qualities are embodied in our<br />
community. Your support has enabled<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> to be responsive to the<br />
changing needs of our community and<br />
offer high quality, innovative and<br />
progressive services.<br />
Over the years, <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>’<br />
commitment to providing quality care<br />
and services to the elderly has remained<br />
constant; however, the definition of our<br />
“community” has changed somewhat.<br />
Once defined singularly as serving the<br />
“Japanese,” <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> had a<br />
fairly defined community. However,<br />
with the demographic changes in the<br />
population, the community that we now<br />
touch reaches beyond that definition.<br />
As we look around us and within our<br />
families and friends, we can see that the<br />
Japanese population has changed with<br />
more interracial marriages and bi-racial<br />
children. Additionally, nationwide, the<br />
Japanese population is the only Asian<br />
ethnic group to decrease in number<br />
between 1990 and 2000, as reported by<br />
the US Census Bureau. The Japanese<br />
population is now the sixth largest Asian<br />
American community.<br />
Today, there are other ties that define<br />
and bond our community – our<br />
expanded community is defined by our<br />
values and sense of identity. Those<br />
values include a commitment to caring<br />
for others and a deep respect for our<br />
elders and the path that they have paved<br />
for us. We understand the hardships<br />
that our grandparents and parents<br />
endured and appreciate the values that<br />
we have learned from them. We want<br />
our children to also understand and<br />
value their past. It is these shared<br />
experiences of our past, a deep<br />
commitment to caring for others and<br />
sense of understanding and trust that<br />
provides a bond within our current<br />
community.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> is built upon a<br />
strong set of values, sense of identity<br />
and commitment to family and<br />
community. Although the community<br />
may change over time, our pledge is to<br />
continue to be responsive to the needs<br />
of the elderly in the community in which<br />
we serve.<br />
Thank you for contributing to the<br />
strength of our community.<br />
Please feel free to contact me by e-mail<br />
at catherinek@nikkeiconcerns.org or by<br />
phone at (206) 726-6500. a<br />
Contents<br />
President’s Message........................ 1<br />
Boeing Good Neighbors ................... 1<br />
From the Desk of the CEO ............... 2<br />
Treasurer’s Report ........................... 3<br />
Unsung Hero ................................... 4<br />
Blood Drive ...................................... 4<br />
Volunteers........................................ 5<br />
Community and NC ...................... 6-7<br />
Endowment................................... 8-9<br />
Seattle Keiro .................................. 10<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor .................................. 12<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons.............................. 14<br />
KIDcare .................................... 16-17<br />
Kokoro Kai ..................................... 18<br />
Misc. .............................................. 19<br />
Ayame Kai ..................................... 20<br />
Golf Tournament ............................ 21<br />
Contributions & Memorials ........ 22-26<br />
Corrections<br />
The Spring Issue of the Tayori<br />
contained the following mistakes:<br />
p. 15- Senior’s Making Art<br />
photo caption- Jack Nomi was<br />
misspelled as Jack Nori.<br />
The Tayori strives to print<br />
accurate information. Please<br />
send any corrections to<br />
tiffanyb@nikkeiconcerns.org<br />
2 Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> • TAYORI
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
Board of Directors<br />
Carol Suehiro, President<br />
Joe Yabuki, 1st Vice President<br />
Nina Chinn, V.P. - Volunteers<br />
Dr. Kenneth Mayeda,<br />
V.P.- Medical<br />
Tomio Moriguchi, V.P. - Planning<br />
Sam Shinozaki, Treasurer<br />
Thom Ikeda, Secretary<br />
Janet Deguchi<br />
Kathy Hasegawa<br />
David Hayasaka<br />
Kachi Ikeda<br />
Dr. Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
Hon. Richard Ishikawa<br />
Hon. Eileen Kato<br />
Mitsuko Kimura<br />
Tom Kometani<br />
Dr. Gerald Kuwada<br />
Hon. Ron Mamiya<br />
Paul Miyahara<br />
Bob Mizukami<br />
Kevin Nagai<br />
Tony Nakata<br />
Charles Natsuhara<br />
Jill Nishi<br />
William Y. Nishimura<br />
Chizuko Norton<br />
Tosh Okamoto<br />
Ned Sato<br />
Dr. Christine Shigaki<br />
Noboru Shinoda<br />
Hideko Tachibana<br />
Elsie Taniguchi<br />
Harold Taniguchi<br />
Yuzo Tokita<br />
Gail Tsuboi<br />
Shigeko Uno<br />
Shizue Yahata<br />
Dennis Yamashita<br />
Kevin Yokoyama<br />
Douglas Yoshida<br />
Harry Yoshimura<br />
Treasurer’s Report<br />
By Sam Shinozaki, Treasurer, Board of Directors<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> has retained the services of Moss Adams, Certified Public<br />
Accountant, to review its fiscal operation and position for 2001. In their opinion,<br />
our basic financial statements were found to have been presented fairly.<br />
BALANCE SHEET as of: 12/31/2001 12/31/2000<br />
Cash & Equivalents $ 715,255 $686,209<br />
Receivables (including Pledges) 851,423 327,165<br />
Other Assets 503,236 499,144<br />
Investments 7,627,180 7,178,932<br />
Property (Net of Depreciation) 12,424,172 11,017,709<br />
TOTAL ASSETS $22,121,266 $19,709,159<br />
Current/long term liabilities $11,225,221 $ 9,486,350<br />
Net Assets<br />
Unrestricted Funds<br />
General 8,663,825 9,171,010<br />
Board Designated 1,271,068 985,772<br />
Permanently Restricted-Endowment fund 961,152 66,<strong>02</strong>7<br />
TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $ 22,121,266 $19,709,159<br />
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS for 2001<br />
REVENUE Year ended 12/31/2001 Year ended 12/31/2000<br />
Net Patient Service Revenue $ 9,520,887 $ 9,374,598<br />
Childcare Revenue 555,611 482,755<br />
Other Revenue 164,217 110,114<br />
TOTAL REVENUE 10,240,715 9,967,467<br />
OPERATING EXPENSES<br />
Nursing Services 5,095,031 4,738,760<br />
General Services 3,268,970 3,112,307<br />
Administrative Services 1,325,853 1,397,551<br />
Depreciation and Amortization 665,648 648,007<br />
Interest 222,774 352,126<br />
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES 10,578,276 10,248,751<br />
OPERATING (LOSS) (337,561) (281,284)<br />
NONOPERATING INCOME & EXPENSES<br />
Contributions 1,453,143 394,970<br />
Investment Income 267,109 364,100<br />
Net Realized (Loss) on Investments (123,436) (10,516)<br />
Fund Raising and Administrative Expenses (700,006) (482,463)<br />
Other 286,103 199,547<br />
NET NONOPERATING INCOME 1,182,913 465,638<br />
EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES 845,352 184,354<br />
NET UNREALIZED (LOSSES) (172,116) (422,780)<br />
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS $673,236 $(238,426)<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
TAYORI • Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> 3
Community Blood and Bone<br />
Marrow Drive<br />
A CHANCE TO HELP SAVE LIVES UNIFIES THE<br />
COMMUNITY<br />
Community members came together<br />
on June 22 nd to help in a variety of ways<br />
with the Rare Donor Blood and Bone<br />
Marrow Drive. <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>,<br />
Japanese Community Services and<br />
Puget Sound Blood Center sponsored<br />
the drive, held at <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor. A<br />
successful drive, we had 24 blood<br />
donors and 15 bone marrow registrants<br />
taking time on a beautiful summer day<br />
to donate.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> is proud to help<br />
spread the word about the need for rare<br />
donors, and we thank all who came out<br />
to support this important cause!<br />
Special thanks go to all our<br />
volunteers who helped with the drive:<br />
William Elder and Ryan Colis<br />
helped recruit donors at Uwayimaya on<br />
the day of the drive. William, who<br />
turned 17 that very day, also donated<br />
blood for the first time. What a way to<br />
spend a birthday! (Donors<br />
between 16 and 18 years of age<br />
must have parental permission.)<br />
Thanks to the Japanese<br />
Community Princesses,<br />
Jasmine Baker, Noelle Ebel<br />
and Chika Kato, and to<br />
Darlene Takahashi and<br />
Tiffany Buckner who also<br />
helped recruit donors. Ken<br />
Sato, of Japanese Community<br />
Services, and Bill Colter<br />
helped direct traffic. Darlene<br />
Suyematsu registered donors<br />
and Catherine Kanda worked the<br />
canteen, passing refreshments out to<br />
the recovering donors. Thanks also to<br />
Kirsten Lutes who donated<br />
homemade biscotti to serve in the<br />
canteen. Our appreciation also goes to<br />
West Coast Printing for donating the<br />
printing of the blood drive flyers and to<br />
Merchant’s Parking and Spic ‘n<br />
William Elder, 17, donates blood on his birthday!<br />
Span Cleaners for donating over a<br />
dozen extra parking spaces for our use<br />
that day! A big thanks to Amy Rastogi<br />
and the wonderful PSBC technicians for<br />
making this day possible. We wouldn’t<br />
have had such a successful drive without<br />
everyone’s assistance and dedication! a<br />
Unsung Hero<br />
By Dr. Ben Uyeno<br />
A long overdue compliment and<br />
thank you goes to Mr. Tak Aoki for his<br />
many years of service to Seattle Keiro.<br />
For the past ten years, he has been<br />
helping transport meals from the<br />
kitchen to the dining rooms twice a day,<br />
two to three times a week! But he<br />
doesn’t just bring the food, he brings<br />
friendship to the residents on each floor.<br />
Additionally, Tak has been the Chair<br />
of the Family Council for the past three<br />
years. He meets with family members<br />
of the residents once a month, listens<br />
to their concerns or complaints and<br />
facilitates communication between<br />
family members and the dietary<br />
department and nursing staff. A<br />
problem solver, Tak tries his best to<br />
make sure that residents and family<br />
members have a voice in their lives at<br />
Mr. Tak Aoki, volunteer and friend to Keiro residents.<br />
Seattle Keiro. This is not an easy job at<br />
times. So we thank Tak for his many<br />
efforts and recognize him for his<br />
valuable contributions and years of<br />
service. Thank you, Tak! a<br />
We’re Online!<br />
www.nikkeiconcerns.org<br />
Log on to our website for more<br />
information about all our<br />
programs, facilities and<br />
volunteer opportunities.<br />
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Volunteers Our Sincere Thanks to all our Volunteers<br />
(3/01/<strong>02</strong> – 6/30/<strong>02</strong>)<br />
Sumiko Akai<br />
Ruth Aoki<br />
Takao Aoki<br />
Lillian Aoyama<br />
Saeko Aoyama<br />
George Arakawa<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
Rose Asakura<br />
Masako Bacher<br />
Ron Bacher<br />
Jasmine Baker<br />
John Barnett<br />
Annie Bautista<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Gabe Bosworth<br />
Thomas S. Brooke<br />
James Butler<br />
Yaeko Cella<br />
Yenna Cheng<br />
Donald Chikuma<br />
Nina Chinn<br />
Heidi Chung<br />
Ryan Colis<br />
Mitsu Connery<br />
Yuriko Cottom<br />
Masue Cresse<br />
Janet Deguchi<br />
Edward Delanty<br />
Mickey Delanty<br />
Amy Doi<br />
Jim Doi<br />
Noelle Ebel<br />
Mitsuko Eguchi<br />
William Elder<br />
Setsuko Evans<br />
Tsuchino Forrester<br />
Myra Fregon<br />
Sue Fujino<br />
Etsuko Fujishima<br />
Mary Fujita<br />
Marck Fujiwara<br />
Herber<br />
Kelsey Fukuhara<br />
Nancy Fukuhara<br />
Tedros<br />
Gebreselassie<br />
Art Gorai<br />
Hiroko Gripman<br />
Fumiko Groves<br />
Charlie Hall<br />
Peggy Hanada<br />
Kyoko Harada<br />
Kathy Hasegawa<br />
Sawako Hashiguchi<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Kisae Hashimoto<br />
David Hayasaka<br />
Yuna Healy<br />
Akiko Higashi<br />
Ken Higashi<br />
Kinuko Higo<br />
Nobie Hino<br />
Kimi Hiranaka<br />
Amy Hirasawa<br />
Mary Hirata<br />
Michi Hirata<br />
Mary Hokari<br />
Alyna Holden<br />
Kazuko Holmes<br />
Sono Hoshi<br />
Noriko Ichise<br />
Takuya Igarashi<br />
Aiko Ii<br />
Joe Ike<br />
Miyoko Ike<br />
Kachi Ikeda<br />
Thom Ikeda<br />
Jeanne Inouye<br />
Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
Willy Iritani<br />
Richard Ishikawa<br />
Shig Ishikawa<br />
Yoshiyuki Ishikawa<br />
Yuko Ishimaru<br />
Yuko Kanazawa<br />
Dale Kaneko<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
Miyoko Kaneta<br />
Suzanne Kanetomi<br />
Takako Karpinic<br />
Daniel Kashima<br />
Chika Kato<br />
Eileen Kato<br />
Mutsu Kato<br />
Kazzie Kawachi<br />
Mits Kawachi<br />
Miyoko Kawaguchi<br />
Frank Kawasaki<br />
Miye Kawata<br />
Minhtri Khuu<br />
Momoko Kido<br />
Tomonori Kikuchi<br />
Mitsuko Kimura<br />
Chigusa Kitai<br />
Stephanie Ko<br />
Emiko Kobayashi<br />
Kiana Kobayashi<br />
Nori Kobayashi<br />
Tomoko Kobayashi<br />
Mas Kojima<br />
Pat Kojima<br />
Yuri Kojima<br />
Tom Kometani<br />
Pat Kono<br />
George Kozu<br />
Mary Kozu<br />
Masako Kubo<br />
Julianne Kumasaka<br />
Yuri Kumasaka<br />
Minako Kuniyoshi<br />
Amy Kuramoto<br />
Shiho Kurauchi<br />
Tosh Kurosaki<br />
Gerald Kuwada<br />
Ok Shim Kwak<br />
Pam Sho Ken Lee<br />
Nobuko LeMay<br />
Michael Leong<br />
Ashley Lewis<br />
Bryan Lewis<br />
Rachel Lin<br />
Maggie Loh<br />
Sheila Lukito<br />
Jackie Lum<br />
Junko Maeda<br />
Fumiko Maeshiro<br />
Sky Magnuson<br />
Ron Mamiya<br />
Yoshi Mamiya<br />
Michelle Manangan<br />
Mariko Mano<br />
Chiyoko Martin<br />
Hiromi Marty<br />
Fumi Masunaga<br />
Kaori Masunaga<br />
Kazuko Masunaga<br />
Jack Matsui<br />
Shiz Matsuoka<br />
Kathy Matsuura<br />
Dolly Matsuzaki<br />
Joe Matsuzaki<br />
Yuki Matsuzawa<br />
Yuri Matsuzawa<br />
Emi Mayeda<br />
Kenneth Mayeda<br />
Emi McKenna<br />
Seiko Miyabe<br />
Kelly Miyahara<br />
Paul Miyahara<br />
Wanda Miyahara<br />
Colleen Miyata<br />
Linda Miyata<br />
Nancy Miyazaki<br />
Henry Miyoshi<br />
Bob Mizukami<br />
Frank Mizukami<br />
George Momoda<br />
Yoshie Mori<br />
Tomio Moriguchi<br />
Mire Morii<br />
Mayumi Morioka<br />
Gail Mukai<br />
Lilly Mukai<br />
Aaron Murai<br />
Fumi Murai<br />
Kaori Muranaga<br />
Kevin Nagai<br />
May Nagasawa<br />
Sam Nakagawa<br />
Yuna Nakajima<br />
Healy<br />
Yuki Nakamura<br />
Ray Nakanishi<br />
Steve Nakano<br />
Tomi Nakashima<br />
Tony Nakata<br />
Bob Nakayama<br />
Michi Namba<br />
Hitomi Nanaeda<br />
Akiko Narusawa<br />
Charles Natsuhara<br />
Elsie Ngo<br />
Thu-An Nguyen<br />
Yae Niimi<br />
Jill Nishi<br />
Mary Nishida<br />
William Y.<br />
Nishimura<br />
Frank Nishimura<br />
Haru Nishimura<br />
Nish Nishimura<br />
Shizue Nobuyama<br />
Frank Nomiyama<br />
Chizuko Norton<br />
Setsuno Nosho<br />
Sonoe Obara<br />
Bill Ogasawara<br />
Saeko Ogawa<br />
Nobuko Ohgi<br />
Kimiko Ohno<br />
Katashi Oita<br />
Tosh Okamoto<br />
Toshi Okamoto<br />
Ruth Oki<br />
Mari Okumura<br />
Megumi Okumura<br />
Seiko Olson<br />
Tak Omoto<br />
Kenji Onishi<br />
Kimiko Ono<br />
Shorty Ono<br />
Mary Osaki<br />
Hiroko Ota<br />
Kimi Ota<br />
Nobuko Otsuji<br />
Ryuichiro Otsuka<br />
Teruko Pace<br />
Grace Park<br />
Sue Park<br />
Tomiko Perry<br />
Miyo Philip<br />
Taylor Robinson<br />
Connie Saito<br />
Herbert Saito<br />
Beulah Sakagami<br />
Lynn Sakai<br />
Gail Sakoda<br />
Yoshiko Sakuma<br />
Shizu Sakurai<br />
Hattie Sao<br />
John Sasaki<br />
Keiko Sasaki<br />
May Sasaki<br />
Hideko Sato<br />
Masaki Sato<br />
Ned Sato<br />
Grace Shibayama<br />
Christine Shigaki<br />
Meri Shimada<br />
Haruko Shimizu<br />
Tazu Shimoguchi<br />
Masako Shimomura<br />
Yuriko Shimosaki<br />
Etsuko Shinbo<br />
Michiko Shinoda<br />
Noboru Shinoda<br />
Elaine Shinozaki<br />
Sam Shinozaki<br />
Ruby Shoji<br />
Sam Shoji<br />
Mee Siu<br />
Hidemi Slyman<br />
Eleanor Smith<br />
Clara Stewart<br />
Carol Suehiro<br />
Sawako Suga<br />
Sachiko Sugimoto<br />
Craig Sugiyama<br />
Ryan Sugiyama<br />
Chickie Sumimoto<br />
Sueko Sumioka<br />
Kathy Suyama<br />
Yaeko Suyetani<br />
Cindy Ta<br />
Hideko Tachibana<br />
Richard Tachibana<br />
Yuko Tajima<br />
Amy Takahashi<br />
Momoye Takakoshi<br />
Kiyoko Takashima<br />
Victor Takemoto<br />
Takako Taki<br />
Ted Tamaki<br />
Tom Tamanaha<br />
George Tamura<br />
Nami Tanaka<br />
Peggy Tanemura<br />
Elsie Taniguchi<br />
Harold Taniguchi<br />
Lois Taniguchi<br />
Martha Taniguchi<br />
Tosh Taniguchi<br />
Mineko Tanoue<br />
James Terada<br />
Shokichi Tokita<br />
Yuzo Tokita<br />
Takako Tokumasu<br />
Masako Tomita<br />
Miki Tomita<br />
Gail Tsuboi<br />
Florence Tsuchida<br />
Tak Tsuchida<br />
Yuri Tsukamaki<br />
Hiroko Tsuru<br />
Noriko Ueno<br />
Tomiko Ueno<br />
Sada Uno<br />
Shigeko Uno<br />
Shiz Watanabe<br />
Toyoko Watanabe<br />
Carol Williams<br />
Tim Wyekoiff<br />
Joe Yabuki<br />
Kiyo Yabuki<br />
Shizue Yahata<br />
Ed Yakushijin<br />
Maxine Yakushijin<br />
Sallie Yamada<br />
David Yamaguchi<br />
Taiki Yamaguchi<br />
Fujie Yamasaki<br />
Dennis Yamashita<br />
Dorcas Yamashita<br />
Eichii Yamashita<br />
Tossie Yamashita<br />
Yuriko Yamazaki<br />
Sunuwar<br />
Akio Yanagihara<br />
Keiko Yanagihara<br />
Nancy Yates<br />
Michelle Yi<br />
Kevin Yokoyama<br />
Don Yoshida<br />
Douglas Yoshida<br />
Mary Yoshida<br />
Ruth Yoshida<br />
Yumiko Yoshikiyo<br />
Harry Yoshimura<br />
Rose Yoshizumi<br />
Junji Yukawa<br />
Volunteers<br />
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Seattle First Hill Lions Serve a<br />
Feast and the Community<br />
ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST SERVES 1000<br />
The spirit of giving, helping and<br />
community is the essence of the Seattle<br />
First Hill Lions Club.<br />
On a bright Sunday morning,<br />
February 24, 20<strong>02</strong>, the Seattle First Hill<br />
Lions once again displayed their strong<br />
support for the community by holding<br />
their Annual Pancake Breakfast. All<br />
proceeds from this very popular event<br />
are directed to <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>, Kin On<br />
Health Care and Kawabe Memorial<br />
House.<br />
The Seattle First Hill Lions worked<br />
feverishly to serve over 1,000 breakfasts<br />
to hungry customers. Delicious stacks<br />
of hot pancakes were complimented by<br />
the traditional Hawaiian breakfast of<br />
Portuguese sausage, rice and eggs–<br />
enough to satisfy the hungriest of<br />
appetites!<br />
The Pancake Breakfast proceeds<br />
given to <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> this year were<br />
$2,375! Over the past 17 years, the<br />
Seattle First Hill Lions has generously<br />
contributed over $40,000 to <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong>. They are a remarkable and<br />
fun group of people with a dedication<br />
to serving the community.<br />
Our heartfelt thanks goes to the<br />
members of the Seattle First Hill Lions<br />
Club for their ongoing support and<br />
commitment to helping others, and to<br />
the many community members who<br />
attended this event. Each year, the<br />
proceeds from the pancake breakfast<br />
help to provide much needed services<br />
in the community. Thank you for your<br />
continued support. a<br />
Kawabe Memorial Fund Awards <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
$10,000<br />
GRANT TO SUPPORT THE SEATTLE KEIRO BED REPLACEMENT PROJECT<br />
The Kawabe Memorial Fund has<br />
generously awarded <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> a<br />
grant of $10,000 for the Seattle Keiro<br />
Bed Replacement Project. The money<br />
will be used to provide new, safer, and<br />
more comfortable electric beds for<br />
Seattle Keiro residents. The goal of the<br />
Bed Replacement Project is to replace<br />
all 150 beds at Seattle Keiro. With the<br />
support of the Kawabe Memorial Fund,<br />
eight new resident beds were<br />
purchased, with a total of 30 now<br />
upgraded.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> has been so<br />
fortunate to have the support of the<br />
Kawabe Memorial Fund throughout the<br />
years. In 1985, a major gift from the<br />
Kawabe Memorial Fund contributed to<br />
our campaign to build a new Seattle<br />
Keiro. In 1995, they again partnered<br />
with <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> by supporting the<br />
construction of <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor. Our<br />
most sincere thanks to the Trustees and<br />
Advisory Committee of the Kawabe<br />
Memorial Fund for once again<br />
generously helping to support our<br />
mission by funding new beds that will<br />
mean much more comfort for our<br />
residents. Thank you Kawabe<br />
Memorial Fund! a<br />
HELP WANTED<br />
• Do you love to take short drives and need something rewarding to do<br />
Kokoro Kai<br />
• Would you like to provide a service to the elders in our community<br />
• Do you have a current WA Driver’s License (a mini-van is provided)<br />
• Are you available a few hours in the mornings and again in the afternoons on Wednesdays<br />
If yes, we have just the right opportunity for you to help in providing much needed transportation for our south<br />
route participants of Kokoro Kai.<br />
To volunteer your services, please contact Lil Hayashi at (206) 726-6461.<br />
To become a part-time employee, please contact Naoko Ulstein at (206) 726-6474.<br />
There is currently a great need for a Wednesday Kokoro Kai driver, and we would greatly appreciate hearing from<br />
you. Thanks very much for your consideration!<br />
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Charitable Giving in the Workplace<br />
By May Leong, Fund Development Specialist<br />
Looking for an easy way to give a gift<br />
that makes a world of difference<br />
Consider supporting <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>’<br />
many programs through your<br />
company’s employee charitable<br />
donation campaign. Whether you’re a<br />
federal, state or city employee or a<br />
public agency retiree, you can still<br />
contribute.<br />
Thanks to everyone who participated<br />
in last year’s employee charitable<br />
campaign programs, <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
raised over $26,000. With your help we<br />
can increase this year’s amount. Below<br />
is a list of our 20<strong>02</strong> Employee<br />
Charitable/Combined Fund Campaigns.<br />
Government Campaigns<br />
1. King County Employee Charitable<br />
Campaign<br />
2. Kitsap-Mason Counties Combined<br />
Federal Campaign (CFC)<br />
3. King/Snohomish County Combined<br />
Federal Campaign (CFC)<br />
4. South Puget Sound Combined<br />
Federal Campaign (CFC)<br />
5. Yakima-Kittitas Combined Federal<br />
Campaign (CFC)<br />
6. Island County Combined Federal<br />
Campaign (CFC)<br />
7. City of Seattle Combined Charities<br />
8. Washington State Combined Fund<br />
Drive<br />
9. North Central Washington<br />
Combined Federal Campaign<br />
United Way<br />
You can give through United Way by<br />
designating <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> on your<br />
contribution form. If you would like to<br />
direct your contribution to a specific<br />
program, write in “<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>/<br />
[program name].”<br />
Matching gift programs<br />
Many companies have programs to<br />
match their employee’s contributions to<br />
charitable organizations. Eligibility<br />
criteria and the percentage of the<br />
matched gift vary, but some companies<br />
will match gifts to <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>,<br />
dollar for dollar. If you are planning to<br />
donate to <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>, you may<br />
want to check to see if your employer<br />
will make a matching gift.<br />
If <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> is not listed in<br />
your agency’s charitable giving list,<br />
please contact May Leong at (206) 726-<br />
6522 or mayl@nikkeiconcerns.org.<br />
When making a contribution through<br />
a workplace program, please make<br />
sure to mark the box which gives<br />
permission for the agency to<br />
report your name so that <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong> can recognize and thank you<br />
for your generous contribution. a<br />
A Workplace Donor Says...<br />
“Growing up in Southeastern<br />
Colorado, there was no Asian<br />
community like the one we have<br />
here in Seattle. Several years<br />
ago when <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
needed to raise $1 million to<br />
build <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor, a friend<br />
mentioned that all we needed<br />
was to find 1,000 people who<br />
would donate $1,000 per year.<br />
Ever since then I made a<br />
commitment to be one of those<br />
1,000 people.”<br />
“I find that giving through a<br />
payroll deduction program is<br />
very convenient. It’s tabulated<br />
and easy to use. Twice a month<br />
the donation is already set aside<br />
and I can budget accordingly. I<br />
know that I’m supporting an<br />
important organization which<br />
serves our community.”<br />
~Hideo Fujita, a donor who<br />
gives through the Washington<br />
State Combined Fund Drive<br />
Vehicle Donations “Rolling In”<br />
NIKKEI CONCERNS RECEIVES FIRST DONATION<br />
We all know that some things get<br />
better with age, but not everything. Old<br />
cars tend to lose value over time until<br />
they are worthless. But your old vehicle<br />
may be very valuable to <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong>. By donating your unused<br />
vehicle, you can help the programs of<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> Vehicle Donation<br />
Program, begun on April 2nd, received<br />
its first auto donation soon thereafter.<br />
Bob Mizukami became the inaugural<br />
donor when he donated a 1977 Lincoln<br />
Continental to the Program. Bob says,<br />
“The process was really easy and I<br />
encourage others to get involved. Plus,<br />
I was really happy to get rid of the car<br />
because it was sitting in my garage,<br />
taking up space for years. Now I can<br />
park my other car there.”<br />
Since Bob’s generous donation,<br />
fourteen other vehicles have been<br />
donated to <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>.<br />
If you have a car or truck to donate,<br />
please call Darcia Tanabe at (206)726-<br />
6550 for more information. a<br />
Bob Mizukami hands over the keys to Darlene<br />
Suyematsu.<br />
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On September 30, 2000, at <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong>’ 25 th Anniversary Celebration,<br />
Board member Jill Nishi gave an<br />
impassioned speech to launch the<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> Endowment<br />
Campaign. In her speech, Jill called<br />
upon her generation (sansei/thirdgeneration)<br />
“and those who come after<br />
us” to become involved in <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong> to sustain the legacy of all<br />
those who worked so hard to create the<br />
organization 25 years before. As the<br />
Endowment Campaign moves into its<br />
second year, some younger community<br />
members have generously responded to<br />
this call to action:<br />
Gary and Christine Kimura have<br />
given a generous major lead gift to the<br />
Endowment Campaign. The Kimuras<br />
have been donating to <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
since the mid 1980’s, when they first<br />
supported the campaign to build the<br />
new Seattle Keiro. Gary says they<br />
decided to give to the Endowment<br />
because “it’s important that <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong> have a solid financial base for<br />
Endowment Campaign<br />
A New Generation of Support<br />
SANSEI DONORS PLEDGE LEAD GIFTS TO THE ENDOWMENT<br />
By Darlene Suyematsu, Director of Development and Communications<br />
the future to provide the level of support<br />
needed, without worrying about the<br />
rises and dips in the economy.” Gary<br />
adds that they “have been blessed, and<br />
really wanted to support the<br />
community.”<br />
“Community” is also why Mark and<br />
Cathy Takisaki decided to make a<br />
major lead pledge to the Endowment<br />
Campaign. Mark Takisaki says that as<br />
he has watched his parents and their<br />
friends getting older, he sees the<br />
importance of supporting Keiro and<br />
other programs so that they will<br />
continue. Mark feels that “there is a<br />
sense of community that means so<br />
much as you get older” and that the<br />
programs of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> provide<br />
that “community.”<br />
Board member Gail Tsuboi and her<br />
husband, Jim Kranick, felt that their<br />
lead gift was “one small way of giving<br />
back to the Japanese community.” Gail<br />
and Jim were able to enhance their<br />
generous donation through a matching<br />
Endowment Donors 4/1/00 -6/30/<strong>02</strong><br />
We are grateful to the following seed<br />
donors who have contributed $1.1<br />
million to the <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
Endowment Campaign:<br />
Ayame Kai Guild<br />
Henry Daty<br />
Perry Ko & Family<br />
C.T. Takahashi<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> ei <strong>Concerns</strong> ns Endowment<br />
$500,000+<br />
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Takisaki<br />
$250,000-499,999<br />
Tomio, Tyler, and Denise Moriguchi<br />
$100,000-249,999<br />
Anonymous<br />
Anonymous<br />
$25,000-49,999<br />
Anonymous<br />
Mark and Cathy Takisaki<br />
$10,000-24,999<br />
The Bullitt Foundation<br />
Tosh and Toshi Okamoto<br />
John and Polly Shigaki<br />
Harold and Diane Taniguchi<br />
$5,000-9,999<br />
Catherine Kanda<br />
Kenneth Mayeda, MD and Eliane Dao<br />
Elaine and Samuel Shinozaki<br />
Carol Suehiro<br />
Gail Tsuboi and Jim Kranick<br />
Joe Yabuki<br />
$2,500-4,999<br />
Costco Wholesale Corp.<br />
Furuta Lee Foundation<br />
Kathy H. Hasegawa<br />
Thomas Y. and Janet M. Kometani<br />
Koji, Tomoko, Mineko, and Mayumi Matsuno<br />
Paul M. and Wanda S. Miyahara<br />
Kevin Nagai<br />
Charles Natsuhara<br />
Jill Nishi and Howard Nakase<br />
Christine Shigaki<br />
Darlene Suyematsu<br />
Harry and Elsie Taniguchi<br />
Shigeko Uno<br />
Dennis J. Yamashita, Elaine M. Aoki, Emily J.A.<br />
Yamashita<br />
gift from Gail’s employer, Costco. Gail<br />
hopes their gift will help “continue the<br />
generous traditions of the Issei and<br />
Nisei.”<br />
Harold and Diane Taniguchi<br />
extended their gift to the generations by<br />
not only making a lead pledge, but also<br />
including a bequest to the Endowment<br />
Campaign. Harold, who is a Board<br />
member and Co-Chair of the Campaign<br />
along with Tomio Moriguchi,<br />
expressed that “the Endowment<br />
Campaign gives Diane and me an<br />
opportunity to show our appreciation<br />
for what this organization has meant to<br />
our community.”<br />
Our most sincere thanks to all of<br />
these lead donors, who have made such<br />
generous contributions to the future of<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>. We thank each of<br />
them for their compassion, their strong<br />
sense of community and for continuing<br />
the legacy of the Issei and Nisei by<br />
fulfilling the role of the next “generation<br />
of caring.”<br />
If you have questions about the<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> Endowment<br />
Campaign, please contact Darlene<br />
Suyematsu at (206) 726-6462 or<br />
darlenes@nikkeiconcerns.org a<br />
$1,000-2,499<br />
Yick and Nina Chinn<br />
Janet Deguchi<br />
Mary Dunnam<br />
David Hayasaka<br />
Richard and June Ishikawa<br />
Kemper Freeman Foundation<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mizukami<br />
William Y. Nishimura<br />
Victoria Reed, ARCADE Magazine<br />
Richard and Hide Tachibana<br />
$500-999<br />
Columbia Foundation<br />
Eileen Kato<br />
Mitsuko Kimura<br />
Dr. Masayoshi and Margaret Uchimura<br />
Ben and Ruth Woo<br />
$1-499<br />
Yasumasa Akiyama<br />
Aon Foundation<br />
David and Sheri Buelow<br />
Henry Ishikawa Family<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
Mr. and Mrs. M. Kishiyama<br />
Lori Matsukawa and Larry Blackstock<br />
John and Sadako Matsumoto<br />
David Nishimura<br />
Frank and Haru Nishimura<br />
Chizuko Norton<br />
8 Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> • TAYORI
Washington Residents May Owe<br />
Unanticipated Estate Tax<br />
FEDERAL AND WASHINGTON STATE ESTATE TAX REQUIREMENTS<br />
DIFFER IN 20<strong>02</strong><br />
By Marcia Fujimoto, Attorney, Graham & Dunn PC, Endowment Advisory Committee Chair<br />
Effective January 1, 20<strong>02</strong>, the<br />
Economic Growth and Tax Relief<br />
Reconciliation Act of 2001 made broad<br />
changes to the estate tax at the federal<br />
level. However, these changes do not<br />
apply at the Washington State level,<br />
creating an unanticipated tax liability<br />
for many estates. For example, in 20<strong>02</strong>,<br />
the federal estate tax exclusion is<br />
$1,000,000 and the Washington<br />
estate tax exclusion is $700,000.<br />
Understanding the differences<br />
In brief, the differences between the<br />
federal and Washington State estate tax<br />
are as follows:<br />
•The difference in the federal and<br />
Washington State exclusion amounts is<br />
important because the exclusion<br />
amount sets the threshold for filing<br />
estate tax returns. For deaths occurring<br />
in 20<strong>02</strong>, the estates of Washington<br />
residents with gross values falling<br />
between $700,000 and $999,999 will<br />
need to file an estate tax return with<br />
Washington State, even though a federal<br />
Endowment Donors, cont’d.<br />
Yuki Sato<br />
George and Laurie Schuchart<br />
Tazu Shimoguchi<br />
Noboru Shinoda<br />
Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
Dr. Ben T. Uyeno<br />
William and Shizue Watanabe<br />
ab<br />
Ayame Kai Endowment<br />
$100,000+<br />
Ayame Kai Guild<br />
$1,000-4,999<br />
Shizue Yahata<br />
$500-999<br />
Haruno Morishima and Joan Seko<br />
Ernie and Sunnie Nagai<br />
$1-499<br />
Hank and Susan Anderson<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
Nancy Fong<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Roy and Lillian Hayashi<br />
Alice Hayashida<br />
Masue Heyamoto<br />
Nancy Ishii<br />
Tosh and Akiko Ito<br />
return is not required.<br />
•The exclusion amount also sets the<br />
floor for paying estate tax. Estates of<br />
Washington residents with taxable<br />
estates falling between $700,00 and<br />
$999,999 will have to pay estate tax to<br />
Washington State, even though no tax<br />
is owed to the federal government. For<br />
example, in 20<strong>02</strong>, a Washington<br />
resident with a taxable estate of<br />
$1,000,000 (with no adjusted taxable<br />
gifts) will owe zero federal estate taxes<br />
but will owe $33,200 is estate taxes<br />
to Washington State.<br />
•The second important difference<br />
involves the credit for amounts paid for<br />
state death taxes. This credit reduces<br />
the federal estate tax. For deaths<br />
occurring in 20<strong>02</strong>, the new federal law<br />
reduces the credit to 75% of prior levels.<br />
However, because Washington State<br />
still follows prior federal law, the estate<br />
will pay 100% of the state death tax<br />
credit allowed before 20<strong>02</strong> and, thus,<br />
will pay more tax.<br />
Dale and Shizue Kaku<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
George and Mary Kozu<br />
Henry and Jan Kumasaka<br />
Diane Locke<br />
Joe and Brenda Matsudaira<br />
Yoshie Mori<br />
Susan Nakagawa and Martin Oiye<br />
Julie Ann Oiye and Randall Asplund<br />
Tsuke and Jean Okamoto<br />
John and Polly Shigaki<br />
Bill and Carol Shinbo<br />
ab<br />
Tsuyoshi and Yay<br />
ayoi oi Inouye e Endowment<br />
$10,000-99,999<br />
Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
$1,000-4,999<br />
Lloyd Inouye<br />
Bessie Okada<br />
Geraldine Shu<br />
$1-499<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
John and Lillian Matsudaira<br />
Ruth Okada<br />
Doug and Marianne Okamoto<br />
Seattle Lady Lions<br />
Planned<br />
Giving<br />
Corner<br />
•In 20<strong>02</strong>, depending on how a will is<br />
written, the gift in a married person’s<br />
will to the “bypass” or “credit shelter”<br />
trust for the surviving spouse may be<br />
limited to $700,000 rather than<br />
$1,000,000. Unless the will is<br />
revised, upon the death of the first<br />
spouse, the $300,000 of<br />
additional federal exclusion may<br />
be wasted.<br />
•If a person becomes incapacitated in<br />
20<strong>02</strong> and is unable to revise his or her<br />
will, the problem gets worse in future<br />
years. For example, in 2004, the gap<br />
between the Washington State<br />
exclusion and the federal exclusion will<br />
be $650,000 (i.e., $850,000 state<br />
exclusion versus $1,500,00 federal<br />
exclusion.)<br />
You should consult with your estate<br />
planning advisor to review your current<br />
estate plan in light of this recent State<br />
of Washington development. a<br />
What is the Keiro Heritage Circle<br />
Donors who notify <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
that they have included a gift to the<br />
Endowment Fund in their estate plans<br />
(through a bequest or other estatebased<br />
gift) will be recognized as a<br />
member of the Keiro Heritage Circle.<br />
If you would like more information on<br />
the Keiro Heritage Circle, please contact<br />
Darlene Suyematsu at (206)726-6462 or<br />
darlenes@nikkeiconcerns.org.<br />
Keiro Heritage Circle<br />
4/1/00 - 6/30/<strong>02</strong><br />
Tosh & Sue Akamatsu<br />
S. Mae Numata<br />
Tosh & Toshi Okamoto<br />
Richard & Hide Tachibana<br />
Harold & Diane Taniguchi<br />
Endowment<br />
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Seattle Keiro <strong>Summer</strong> Festival<br />
By Akiko Kusunose, 3rd Floor Recreational Services Coordinator<br />
The Fourth Annual Seattle Keiro<br />
<strong>Summer</strong> Festival was held on July 12th<br />
in the Keiro parking lot under blue skies<br />
and colorful lanterns. The festival<br />
began with the powerful sound of<br />
Northwest Taiko drums. New for this<br />
year, were dances by kimono-clad Bon-<br />
Odori dancers from Seattle Betsuin. The<br />
Katherine Okamura and Yone Bartholomew keep<br />
cool under paper hats at <strong>Summer</strong> Festival.<br />
group danced three numbers, and when<br />
they danced popular Tanko-bushi (coal<br />
miner’s dance) the dance circle was<br />
bigger than ever, with KIDcare children,<br />
Japanese Community Princesses,<br />
volunteers, and <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> staff<br />
all joining in.<br />
Following the opening<br />
entertainment, Catherine Kanda<br />
presented a bonsai to Kip Tokuda to<br />
show our appreciation for his eight<br />
years work as a state representative.<br />
Japanese Consul Shingo<br />
Higashimoto then greeted the<br />
audience, commenting nostalgically<br />
that the festival reminded him of<br />
festivals in Japan.<br />
The festival continued with a<br />
watermelon smashing game, which was<br />
won by William Martin, Second Floor<br />
Program Manager. In addition to<br />
traditional Japanese dances, we had the<br />
Macarena, led by Aurea Quilit.<br />
Nearly all the residents of Seattle<br />
Keiro attended the festival, along with<br />
KIDcare kids dressed in paper costumes dance the Bon-Odori.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor residents, staff,<br />
volunteers, family members and<br />
community members. There were food<br />
booths featuring traditional Japanese<br />
fare like Okonomiyaki (Japanese<br />
pancake) and somen, plus summer<br />
goodies like shaved ice and watermelon.<br />
Kids played tic-tac-toe and fishing<br />
games, while adults viewed the silent<br />
auction table or the employee benefit<br />
table under the hundreds of colorful<br />
balloon lanterns.<br />
Thank you to the volunteers,<br />
committee members and staff who<br />
made the festival a success. And special<br />
thanks to Northwest Taiko, Seattle<br />
Betsuin, and the Japanese<br />
Community Princess for their<br />
participation, and to Central Market<br />
for its generous donation. a<br />
A Generous Donation for Seattle Keiro Employees<br />
STAFF LOUNGE GETS FACELIFT<br />
A much-needed upgrade of Seattle<br />
Keiro’s employee lounge was<br />
undertaken thanks to a generous<br />
donation from Lily and Takashi<br />
Hori. The new lounge was unveiled in<br />
a dedication party in May.<br />
“<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> is a valuable<br />
organization in the community,” says<br />
Mrs. Hori, explaining why she and her<br />
husband chose to donate to <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong>.<br />
The Horis were uncertain where their<br />
donation money was most needed, so<br />
they asked Dr. Ruby Inouye-Shu to<br />
suggest a few places their donation<br />
might be most needed. Based on her<br />
recommendations, they decided that<br />
the employee lounge needed upgrading<br />
so that the hardworking staff could have<br />
a nice place to eat and relax during their<br />
breaks.<br />
The staff lounge now has fresh paint,<br />
new chairs and lockers and a new TV,<br />
making for a pleasant breakroom,<br />
indeed! Other necessities like garbage<br />
cans and wall protectors were also<br />
purchased. Thank you very much, Lily<br />
and Tak! a<br />
Lily and Tak Hori, seated, and Dr. Ruby celebrate<br />
the dedication of the newly refurbished Keiro<br />
employee lounge.<br />
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South China Dinner feeds Thousands!<br />
By May Leong, Fund Development Associate<br />
The 22 nd Annual South China Benefit<br />
on July 8, 20<strong>02</strong>, sponsored by the Ko<br />
Family and Perry Ko’s South China<br />
Restaurant was a resounding success!<br />
We sold 1,534 meals this year (34 over<br />
our goal of 1,500). The weather was<br />
perfect and wait lines were down from<br />
the year before. Our most sincere<br />
thanks to the Ko Family for their<br />
continued support in hosting this event.<br />
Special thanks to the South China staff<br />
and our volunteers who made this a fun<br />
event! And to all the hungry people who<br />
enjoyed the dinner, Thank You! a<br />
The volunteers this year were:<br />
Darlene Alcayaga<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
Jasmine Baker<br />
Tiffany Buckner<br />
Bing Chan<br />
Shi Chen<br />
Dorrienne Chin<br />
Nina Chin<br />
Yee Chin<br />
Jo Churchill<br />
Amy French<br />
Jean Geong<br />
Kathy Hasegawa<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Lillian Hayashi<br />
Alice Hayashida<br />
Hats Higa<br />
Amy Hirasawa<br />
Mary Hirata<br />
Michi Hirata<br />
Tom Hoshikawa<br />
You Huang<br />
Leon Hung<br />
Joe Ike<br />
Miyo Ike<br />
Kachi Ikeda<br />
Ruby Inouye<br />
May Ishida<br />
Richard Ishikawa<br />
Aki Ito<br />
Shiz Kaku<br />
Fusa Kamihara<br />
Catherine Kanda<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
Susan Kanetomi<br />
Ossie Katayama<br />
Chika Kato<br />
Miyoko Kodama<br />
Fumi Kojima<br />
Judy Koyano<br />
From L-R, Pauline Asaba, Michi Hirata, Alice Hayashida and Mary Hirata serve as quickly as they can<br />
to feed the hungry crowds.<br />
George Kozu<br />
Mary Kozu<br />
Amy Kuramoto<br />
Hai Kwong<br />
May Leong<br />
Jian Liao<br />
Jian Luo<br />
Maeve Maclysaght<br />
Ron Mamiya<br />
Gary Matsudaira<br />
Shiz Matsuoka<br />
Paul Miyahara<br />
Wanda Miyahara<br />
Nancy Miyazaki<br />
Tomio Moriguchi<br />
George Morihiro<br />
Anne Moriyasu<br />
Tama Murotani<br />
Kevin Nagai<br />
Sunnie Nagai<br />
Hiro Nagasawa<br />
May Nagasawa<br />
Susan Nakagawa<br />
Yone Nakako<br />
Nyla Nakano<br />
Chuck Natsuhara<br />
Fay Ng<br />
Jill Nishi<br />
Frank Nishimura<br />
Haru Nishimura<br />
Chiz Norton<br />
Martin Oiye<br />
Jean Okamoto<br />
Kats Okamoto<br />
Toshi Okamoto<br />
Miki Onishi<br />
Joe Sasaki<br />
Kazie Sasaki<br />
May Sasaki<br />
Ned Sato<br />
Polly Shigaki<br />
Gloria Shigeno<br />
Timo Standord<br />
Carol Ann Suehiro<br />
Ellen Suzuki<br />
Hide Tachibana<br />
Richard Tachibana<br />
Jan Tadehara<br />
Yut Tam<br />
Jinlong Tan<br />
Darcia Tanabe<br />
Faye Tanagi<br />
Shig Tanagi<br />
Harold Taniguchi<br />
Merrily Taniguchi<br />
Irene Tanino<br />
Tama Tokuda<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Gail Tsuboi<br />
Sada Uno<br />
Shigeko Uno<br />
Huey Wong<br />
Joe Yabuki<br />
Suma Yagi<br />
Shizue Yahata<br />
Julie Yari<br />
Mary Yee<br />
Kevin Yokoyama<br />
Suzanne Yoshitomi<br />
A Twenty-one Year Legacy<br />
SEATTLE KEIRO SAYS FAREWELL TO A LONGTIME EMPLOYEE.<br />
By Rick Henry, Chief Operating Officer of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>, Seattle Keiro Administrator<br />
After twenty-one years of service to<br />
our organization, Hiromi Tamura has<br />
decided to retire from Seattle Keiro. At<br />
times like this, it is always difficult<br />
finding the right words to express our<br />
gratitude. Hiromi was the third Activity<br />
Director for Seattle Keiro and worked<br />
diligently in developing our Activity<br />
Program. Hiromi’s work was a<br />
reflection of her resident-focused<br />
philosophy and commitment to serving<br />
others.<br />
In addition to serving as the Director<br />
of Activities, Hiromi also served as the<br />
Director of Volunteers. In this role she<br />
worked tirelessly to recruit and sustain<br />
volunteer involvement at Seattle Keiro.<br />
Hiromi understood the important role<br />
volunteers play in improving resident<br />
quality of life and was an advocate for<br />
volunteer involvement.<br />
Thank you, Hiromi, for the legacy of<br />
love you have left behind. Our warm<br />
thoughts and wishes are with you for<br />
your retirement years. a<br />
Hiromi Tamura slices cake at her retirement party<br />
as her daughter looks on.<br />
Seattle Keiro<br />
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Community<br />
Crossroads,<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
By Naoko Ulstein, Kokoro Kai Director<br />
All the programs of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
have strong connections to the<br />
community and <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor is no<br />
exception.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor is located in the<br />
International District where many<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> and others come to shop, eat, or<br />
go to baseball games. <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor is<br />
in a prime location for people to stop<br />
George Hayashi and Ichiro Enomoto share a hug<br />
during a KIDcare visit to <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
by to see their family and friends. Often<br />
some residents go out for lunch or<br />
dinner with their family or friends.<br />
Hidenori Shiraishi and Hiroko Watanabe from Gifu prefecture in Japan entertain <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
residents.<br />
Quite a few residents go for walks,<br />
shopping, or have hair appointments<br />
during the day right in the <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
neighborhood.<br />
On Kokoro Kai days, we have a sense<br />
of community within our facility.<br />
Kokoro Kai is held at <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
three days a week. A few <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
residents volunteer to help set up the<br />
rooms and games for the program<br />
each day. We have an average of<br />
35 people that come to the<br />
program from the area. Many of<br />
the participants and volunteers<br />
are <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor residents’<br />
friends, neighbors, or<br />
acquaintances from many years<br />
ago. Some volunteers bring some<br />
fresh cut flowers from their yard<br />
to their <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor friends<br />
before Kokoro Kai starts. A few<br />
Kokoro Kai participants<br />
sometimes visit their <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
Manor friends in their rooms. And<br />
others got to know each other after<br />
they met at Kokoro Kai. I’m<br />
always impressed to see how much<br />
those people care for each other.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor has many other<br />
connections to the community through<br />
our special guests and entertainers all<br />
year long. Residents have opportunities<br />
to meet many community groups, local<br />
church members, talented individuals,<br />
and even students and musicians from<br />
Japan. This is one of the great benefits<br />
of residing in an assisted living facility<br />
like <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor. You can meet many<br />
people and enjoy entertainment without<br />
leaving your home.<br />
We are also connected to the other<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>’ programs. Four times<br />
a month, we have intergenerational<br />
activities with KIDcare children. <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
Horizons also offers some classes here<br />
at <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor. One resident takes a<br />
class here once a week. Other residents<br />
enjoy viewing the calligraphy exhibit,<br />
listening to the koto practice, or simply<br />
stopping by to see the Zokei Bonsai<br />
class.<br />
These are some of the ways <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
Manor is tied to the community. We<br />
want to thank everyone that is involved<br />
in this friendly relationship with <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
Manor. a<br />
12 Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> • TAYORI
Boeing Good Neighbor Day, continued from page 1<br />
What a fantastic team of Boeing<br />
volunteers who gave over six hours of<br />
their precious weekend time and energy<br />
on a beautiful Saturday to beautify<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor’s grounds and patios for<br />
the enjoyment of the residents and their<br />
families, guests, volunteers and staff.<br />
The volunteers sat with the residents<br />
and had lunch together, specially set up<br />
for them on the first floor multi-purpose<br />
room. The volunteers shared how much<br />
they really enjoyed that special time<br />
together with our residents – a<br />
wonderful new experience for them!<br />
I want to especially thank Bill<br />
Colter and Mark Terhaar for all the<br />
support they gave on that day and to<br />
Tony Nathaniel who supplied the<br />
Brianna Felix pushes the broom with enthusiasm!<br />
necessary equipment from Seattle<br />
Keiro. The support we also received<br />
from the <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor staff was<br />
outstanding – thank you Al Sican,<br />
Pusan Kil and the dietary staff for the<br />
delicious lunch and the outstanding job<br />
they did supplying the work team with<br />
refreshments at break time, Keiko<br />
Kitano and her resident care staff, Aya<br />
Nakamura and the activity volunteers,<br />
Kenji McCullogh at the front desk<br />
keeping everyone going in the right<br />
direction and, of course, to all the<br />
residents, who observed and enjoyed<br />
the progress of that day’s work. Thank<br />
you, everyone, who was involved in this<br />
very special Boeing Good Neighbor Day<br />
at <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor. It was indeed a very<br />
beautiful day for us all! a<br />
Boeing Good Neighbors in front of <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor after a hard day’s work.<br />
Join the <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor/Kokoro Kai Memory Walk Team!<br />
The Alzheimer’s Association Annual Memory Walk is in September! Help support this cause by<br />
joining our team.<br />
When: Sunday September 8th<br />
Registration 9 am-10 am<br />
Walk begins at 10:00 am<br />
Awards Ceremony & Prize Drawings after 11<br />
Where: Sand Point Magnuson Park<br />
7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle<br />
Contact Naoko Ulstein at (206) 726-6474 or naokou@nikkeiconcerns.org to join the NM/KK team.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
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<strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons Instructor Profiles<br />
By Kirsten Lutes, <strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons Coordinator<br />
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THE WONDERFUL<br />
VOLUNTEERS<br />
WHO HELP MAKE<br />
Dr. Gerald Kuwada<br />
OUR PROGRAM<br />
A SUCCESS.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons is very lucky to have<br />
in our service the expertise of Dr. Gerald<br />
Kuwada who instructs our Morning Tai<br />
Chi class. In fact, we have been lucky for<br />
the past 12 years, as Dr. Kuwada has<br />
been teaching for us faithfully since the<br />
inception of our program in 1990. “Dr.<br />
K,” as he is affectionately called, has an<br />
vote as one of the 150 Most Influential<br />
Podiatric Surgeons and Practitioners in<br />
the US. He has even had several surgical<br />
procedures named after him! It is not<br />
surprising that Dr. K utilizes his<br />
knowledge of Chi in his medical practice<br />
and considers himself a Master in<br />
Healing Chi. Dr. K believes that, when<br />
extensive background in Tai Chi, Chi<br />
used with good intent, Chi has<br />
Dr. K has been a <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> board member<br />
Kung and Reiki, as well as a wide range<br />
extraordinary healing results. This has<br />
since 2000 and has served on various committees.<br />
of martial arts including Judo, Karate,<br />
been proven to him over and over in his<br />
Tae Kwan Do and Kendo. He also It is enough that Dr. K is such an practice and life.<br />
practices Kriya Yoga, an ancient yogic<br />
technique for spiritual enlightenment.<br />
expert in martial arts and Chi, described<br />
by Dr. K as “life force energy,” but in<br />
The importance of Chi as a life force<br />
is the prominent theme in Dr. K’s<br />
Raised in Spokane, Dr. K was first<br />
addition, he is a highly respected and classes, as well as his medical practice.<br />
introduced to martial arts at age nine<br />
accomplished doctor of podiatric In his classes, Dr. K stresses the<br />
by his uncles, Takeo and Keigi Horiuchi,<br />
medicine. Besides his private practice, significance of “energy medicine,” and<br />
who taught Judo. In 1973, upon<br />
which he has had for over 25 years, he how life force energy, controlled and<br />
entering medical school, Dr. K met his<br />
serves as the Chair for the Washington channeled through Tai Chi techniques<br />
Tai Chi Master, William Chin, with<br />
State Podiatric Disciplinary Board, and and movements, affects overall health<br />
whom he has trained in Tai Chi ever<br />
is Director and Co-founder of the and well-being. His class is catered to<br />
since. After studying with Master Chin<br />
Northwest Podiatric Foundation, which the individual, with each student<br />
for several years, Dr. K was told that in<br />
provides educational opportunities in working at their own pace and personal<br />
ten more years of self-study, he would<br />
post-graduate study and research for level. Dr. Kuwada is a treasure in our<br />
be ready to begin teaching. Exactly ten<br />
doctors. His lectures, publications and community and a true asset to our<br />
years later he was asked by <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
surgical residency directorships over program. We thank him for all his<br />
Horizons to teach a class for our brand<br />
the years have led to numerous awards, wonderful years of service to us and<br />
new program, and he has been with us<br />
including election to the National hope his busy schedule never precludes<br />
ever since.<br />
Academy of Practice for Distinguished his continued participation in <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
Podiatric Practitioners, and last year’s Horizons. a<br />
Kawabe Memorial House and Horizons’ Partnership<br />
By Lillian Hayashi, Administrator of Community Services<br />
On May 23, 20<strong>02</strong> <strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons’<br />
computer program and lab, located at<br />
Kawabe Memorial House, received a<br />
Certificate of Achievement from<br />
Delores Pruden, Director of the<br />
Office of Neighborhood Networks, U.S.<br />
Department of Housing and Urban<br />
Development (HUD) “for helping to<br />
create a vibrant community that fosters<br />
economic opportunity and life-long<br />
learning.”<br />
Among those present at the<br />
dedication ceremony were State Senator<br />
Adam Kline, Philip Head, HUD<br />
Regional Director of Operations,<br />
Connie Devaney, Administrator of<br />
Kawabe Memorial House and Bill<br />
Nishimura, former HUD Regional<br />
Director, past <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong>’<br />
President, and Master of Ceremonies<br />
for the dedication of this new HUD<br />
Neighborhood Network Center.<br />
Our computer program and lab at<br />
Kawabe Memorial House is the 36th<br />
such Neighborhood Network Center in<br />
a Washington State facility insured by<br />
and assisted through HUD. In 1995,<br />
HUD began an initiative to encourage<br />
managers of HUD-assisted housing to<br />
create computer learning centers onsite<br />
for the residents, with the help of<br />
other public and private community<br />
partners and resources.<br />
We are grateful to Connie Devaney<br />
and Kawabe for this unique partnership<br />
which brings the elders of our respective<br />
programs together under their roof as a<br />
team!<br />
Continued on next page<br />
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Western Oyster Company Hosts Clam Dig and Oyster Fry<br />
By Kirsten Lutes, <strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons Coordinator<br />
On May 14 th Eiichi Yamashita and<br />
his family hosted a group of 33 <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
Horizons participants at his oyster farm<br />
on the Kitsap Peninsula for an old<br />
fashioned clam dig and oyster fry. Two<br />
bus loads of eager clammers, rubber<br />
boots and buckets in tow, arrived at<br />
Western Oyster Company in Purdy, WA<br />
just in time for mid-morning low tide.<br />
While we waited for the tide to settle,<br />
Eiichi described for us the history of his<br />
74-year-old business, (founded by his<br />
father, Masahide Yamashita, around<br />
1928) and a bit about the industry and<br />
process of clam and oyster farming in<br />
general. Next, we received a lesson in<br />
oyster shucking, and many tried their<br />
of us, not so brave, waited for<br />
the fried variety, samples of<br />
which were doled out to<br />
participants waiting eagerly<br />
in line. When Eiichi gave the<br />
signal, everyone grabbed a<br />
rake and trudged out to the<br />
beach to start digging for<br />
manila, littleneck and horse<br />
clams. Meanwhile, Ta Son<br />
Thompson, one of Western<br />
Oysters most faithful and<br />
long-standing employees,<br />
had prepared an amazing<br />
feast of every variety of mollusk<br />
imaginable, steamed, sautéed and<br />
blended into a range of delicious and<br />
tempting dishes for our<br />
enjoyment. The weary<br />
entourage of diggers was well<br />
rewarded with this meal when<br />
they returned, and were given<br />
fresh insight into the range of<br />
culinary possibilities for their<br />
captured fare. Despite a<br />
questionable forecast early on,<br />
the weather cooperated<br />
perfectly, making for a<br />
delightful day for everyone. We<br />
Clamdiggers look for lunch.<br />
hand at shucking their own oysters<br />
while a few brave souls slurped them<br />
down right there on the beach! The rest<br />
Kawabe/Horizons partnership, continued from previous page<br />
Horizons’ computer program started<br />
in the Fall Quarter of 1993 with one<br />
class: Computer Concepts 101 taught<br />
by Yaeko Namba. The following year,<br />
Shox Tokita introduced the first<br />
Beginning Computer class at another<br />
HUD facility, Wisteria View Manor,<br />
which was home for <strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons’<br />
computer program during the first<br />
seven years.<br />
Connie Devaney extended a generous<br />
invitation for Horizons to move the<br />
program to Kawabe in the winter of<br />
2001. With the move, we were able to<br />
expand our growing computer program<br />
and double our classroom space. Since<br />
would like to express our<br />
sincere appreciation to Eiichi<br />
and Dorcas Yamashita for planning<br />
and implementing the day for us,<br />
(Dorcas was the genius behind the<br />
the move to Kawabe and five quarters<br />
later our program has expanded with<br />
the addition of six new classes: Typing<br />
on Computer, Introduction to<br />
Computers, Beyond Basics, Advanced<br />
Computer Solutions: Word & Excel, The<br />
Internet & E-mail and Getting<br />
Connected Online. This coming Fall<br />
Quarter a new class will be offered:<br />
Digital Photography and Imaging.<br />
The success of our very popular<br />
computer program is primarily due to<br />
our irreplaceable volunteer instructors<br />
–they are truly the heart of our program.<br />
Kirsten Lutes, <strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons<br />
Coordinator, and I would like to express<br />
Eiichi Yamashita shows how to shuck oysters.<br />
delicious fried oysters we all enjoyed)<br />
and for their most generous donation<br />
of fresh oysters and clams to our large<br />
group of participants. Thanks also to<br />
Fumi and Aaron Murai (Eiichi’s<br />
sister and brother-in-law) for their<br />
participation and assistance on that<br />
day, as well as and accolades to Ta Son<br />
for all her hard work in preparing the<br />
dishes we enjoyed so much for lunch.<br />
Other employees, including Lou<br />
Joung, were on hand to assist the group<br />
with shucking and digging and we<br />
appreciate their participation as well.<br />
The generosity of community members<br />
like the Yamashita’s and businesses<br />
such as theirs helps to make <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
Horizons the fun and enlightening<br />
activities program that it is for so many<br />
seniors in our community. a<br />
our great appreciation to our<br />
volunteer instructors:<br />
Fumiko Groves, Yuna<br />
Healy, Joe Ike, Dale<br />
Kaneko, Jack Matsui, May<br />
Sasaki, Yuriko Sunuwar,<br />
Shokichi (Shox) Tokita,<br />
Takako Tokumasu and<br />
Don Yoshida. Their<br />
fantastic volunteer spirit,<br />
commitment and dedication<br />
is vital to the success and<br />
growth of our computer<br />
program and lab. a<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons<br />
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Presenting<br />
KIDcare’s Class<br />
Of 20<strong>02</strong><br />
By Lillian Hayashi, Administrator of<br />
Community Services<br />
Friday, June 21, 20<strong>02</strong> was indeed a<br />
very special day for the preschoolers of<br />
KIDcare. There were over 90 family<br />
members, friends, and KIDcare<br />
schoolmates, plus the Grandmas and<br />
Grandpas from <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor, Kokoro<br />
Kai and Seattle Keiro’s Intergenerational<br />
program, ‘Bridge of Love’, to support<br />
the eleven graduates at their graduation<br />
ceremony.<br />
The program started with the Class<br />
of 20<strong>02</strong> Graduates marching into the<br />
multi-purpose room of Kawabe<br />
Memorial House and up to the stage:<br />
Song Mei Doran, Saul Goodwin,<br />
Alana Tso Gwilym, Bradley Kim,<br />
Maggie Latham, Isabella<br />
Student receives her memory album from Reiko McCullough.<br />
Lawrence, Mackenzie Lew,<br />
Beatrice Lum, Braden Ploger,<br />
Eleanor Powell and Olivia de Vesci<br />
all proudly wore their special mortar<br />
boards made for them by Seattle Keiro<br />
residents.<br />
Opening remarks were made by<br />
Interim Director, Lillian Hayashi,<br />
with the presentation of diplomas by<br />
Program Coordinator/Supervisor,<br />
Terri Burney.<br />
Personal memory<br />
albums filled with a<br />
collection of photos<br />
from the time the<br />
graduate started<br />
KIDcare as an infant,<br />
along with signatures<br />
and notes from<br />
classmates and<br />
faculty were<br />
especially made for<br />
each graduate by<br />
Older Preschool Lead<br />
Teacher, Reiko<br />
McCullough.<br />
Assistant Older<br />
Preschool Teacher<br />
Airi Lowe and<br />
Young Preschool Lead Teacher Lolita<br />
Estrada presented each graduate with<br />
a candy lei.<br />
The Class of 20<strong>02</strong><br />
All the KIDcare children in<br />
attendance sang two songs; “It’s a Small<br />
World,” sung in both English and<br />
Japanese and “Hello to All the Children<br />
of the World.” Then the Graduating<br />
Class sang “Arigato & Sayonara:<br />
Thank You & Good-Bye.” Before the<br />
celebration party commenced, Mr.<br />
Magician, Dean Uyeda, for the second<br />
year, delighted the students with a<br />
special magic show that included<br />
animal balloon sculptures.<br />
The faculty of KIDcare especially<br />
want to thank Connie Devaney,<br />
Administrator of Kawabe Memorial<br />
House and her staff and residents for<br />
accommodating this special celebration<br />
for the second year. Appreciation also<br />
goes to Tony Nathaniel, Director of<br />
Environmental Services, and his staff<br />
for setting up the room prior to the<br />
ceremony. Thanks to the Activity staff<br />
of Seattle Keiro, <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor and<br />
Kokoro Kai for bringing the Grandmas<br />
and Grandpas from their respective<br />
programs to make this day even more<br />
Continued on next page<br />
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KIDcare class of 20<strong>02</strong>, continued from previous<br />
page<br />
special for the graduates.<br />
Great appreciation is extended to the<br />
KIDcare faculty who worked so hard to<br />
make this celebration successful: Ms.<br />
Terri, Ms. Reiko, Ms. Lolita, Ms.<br />
Airi, and Young Preschool Assistant<br />
Teachers Ms. Satomi Kengan, and<br />
Ms. Alisa Torres. To all the other<br />
supporting KIDcare teachers, thank you<br />
very much for making this such a<br />
memorable day for our graduates.<br />
Special recognition and appreciation<br />
to Ken Harris, KIDcare volunteer, for<br />
his invaluable help that day, and to<br />
parent Veasey de Vesci, for his help<br />
in cleaning up and bringing supplies<br />
back to KIDcare. And to all the guests,<br />
thank you all for making the Class of<br />
20<strong>02</strong> celebration such a special day for<br />
our eleven graduates. To the parents of<br />
the graduates, a special appreciation for<br />
entrusting the care and love for your<br />
child to our successful intergenerational<br />
learning program of KIDcare. We are<br />
thrilled to know how our program<br />
nurtured your child from their infant<br />
days, guiding them to graduation and<br />
onto a new frontier: kindergarten!<br />
Thank you for giving us this opportunity<br />
to help make a positive difference in<br />
your child’s life! Sayonara KIDcare<br />
graduates of the Class of 20<strong>02</strong>. a<br />
WISh list<br />
KIDcare is seeking the<br />
following items:<br />
• Piano<br />
• Non-digital camera (for<br />
field trips)<br />
• CD/ Cassette player<br />
If you have any of these items<br />
available for donation, please<br />
contact KIDcare at (206) 726-<br />
65<strong>02</strong>.<br />
Thank you for your<br />
support!<br />
KIDcare’s New<br />
Director<br />
By Lillian Hayashi, Administrator of<br />
Community Services<br />
Exciting times are ahead for KIDcare.<br />
The faculty and I are pleased to welcome<br />
Carol Hirayama as our new Director.<br />
She brings extensive experience in<br />
education and will provide much<br />
kimochi (deep caring), kokoro<br />
(compassion), and excellent<br />
interpersonal skills. Carol said her love<br />
for children was extremely important to<br />
her as well as her ability to outreach to<br />
individuals of all ethnic and social<br />
backgrounds. Her first day at KIDcare<br />
was Monday, July 15.<br />
She comes to KIDcare with over ten<br />
years of educating both children and<br />
adults here in the U.S. and in Japan.<br />
Her career began in Early Childhood<br />
Education in California at a Montessori<br />
Preschool. Carol spent 5 ½ years as an<br />
English Language instructor,<br />
Emergency Teacher and Trainer, and<br />
most recently as a Children’s Trainer for<br />
Foreign Teachers in the Education<br />
division of one of Japan’s leading<br />
English Language Corporations. She<br />
was responsible for training teachers at<br />
over 50 of the corporation’s 132 schools<br />
throughout the Tokyo area, Osaka/<br />
Kyoto area and Northern regions of<br />
Japan. Ms. Carol contributed greatly to<br />
reorganizing and developing the<br />
company’s teaching curriculum. She<br />
played a key role in helping teachers<br />
successfully teach their classes. For<br />
over 4½ years she also taught,<br />
Carol Hirayama brings kimochi to KIDcare.<br />
supervised and managed classes of 2 –<br />
6 year old children, and trained and<br />
managed teaching assistants.<br />
A third-generation Japanese-<br />
American, born and raised in Los<br />
Angeles, Carol has a Bachelor’s degree<br />
in Liberal Studies from California State<br />
University at Northridge and course<br />
studies in Early Childhood Education<br />
and Japanese from Pasadena City<br />
College. She has passed the California<br />
Basic Skills Test (CBEST) and<br />
completed a Teacher Training Course at<br />
the Institute of the International<br />
English Education of Children in Japan.<br />
Please stop by KIDcare and introduce<br />
yourself and visit with Ms. Carol<br />
whenever you have a chance – you will<br />
find her to be a very warm and kind<br />
addition to our <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> family<br />
with a passion and love for both children<br />
and outreaching to others.<br />
Ms. Carol can be reached at (206) 726-<br />
65<strong>02</strong> or carolh@nikkeiconcerns.org a<br />
KIDCARE<br />
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Kokoro Kai<br />
Adult Day<br />
Program<br />
Young Ambassadors from the<br />
Community<br />
By Naoko Ulstein, Kokoro Kai Director<br />
In September 1998, Kokoro Kai<br />
welcomed students from University<br />
Child Development School (UCDS) for<br />
the first time. This special<br />
intergenerational relationship started<br />
as part of their Community Service<br />
Project and an Oral History Project.<br />
Our partners were in the 2 nd and 3 rd<br />
grades, and many of them didn’t know<br />
about Japanese customs or about<br />
Japanese-American history. That fall<br />
A good day for a tour: Kokoro Kai and UCDS partners on their way to<br />
Uwajimaya.<br />
quarter, some of the Kokoro Kai<br />
participants and <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
residents became partners of the UCDS<br />
students. Most of our members had two<br />
UCDS students and Grant Beppu enjoyed sharing time together.<br />
student partners, and some of them<br />
even had three partners every other<br />
Monday afternoon. We had 30 students<br />
for that first year and up to 35 students<br />
in later years. The age difference<br />
between the students and Kokoro Kai<br />
members was seven to nine decades!<br />
Both groups shared their stories,<br />
customs and cultures. They all have<br />
learned and experienced something<br />
new since the fall of 1998. UCDS and<br />
Kokoro Kai have kept this special visit<br />
through the school year for four years.<br />
During those four years, new<br />
students became our<br />
partners every fall<br />
quarter, but many of our<br />
members have been<br />
staying with UCDS for<br />
several years. Besides<br />
sharing each other’s<br />
personal and cultural<br />
history, we have done<br />
many other activities<br />
together: watercolor,<br />
“Boy’s Day” paper carp<br />
making, mathematics<br />
games, Japanese writing<br />
and calligraphy, food/<br />
rice ball making, flower<br />
planting, origami,<br />
sharing favorite books and current<br />
school projects, learning about many<br />
holidays in different cultures, and more.<br />
Some of the highlights during these past<br />
four years were the Halloween costume<br />
party, Uwajimaya tour, UCDS school<br />
visit, going to see the Youth Theater<br />
play, and music performances by<br />
students.<br />
For this year’s final visit in June, we<br />
had delightful singing and piano<br />
performances by our student partners.<br />
UCDS students sang many songs- from<br />
patriotic songs to “I Hate to Get Up in<br />
the Morning” to oldies like “Tiptoe<br />
Through the Tulips.” We invited all the<br />
Kokoro Kai members, even those who<br />
were not the students’ partners, as well<br />
as <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor residents for this<br />
special event. The concert was very<br />
lively and heartwarming . We certainly<br />
felt more energy in ourselves after the<br />
performances. Following the concert,<br />
the students gave their partners a nice<br />
letter.<br />
After the students leave Kokoro Kai,<br />
our members have commented, “When<br />
are they coming back next,” “My little<br />
boy showed me what he is learning at<br />
school” or “You know my little friends<br />
are so smart…” I myself enjoy watching<br />
the young and the old caring for each<br />
other in their own way. One student<br />
was very good around elderly people<br />
who had some dementia. Another<br />
student had a goal to learn how to build<br />
better relationships with his friends,<br />
and he learned it through his Kokoro<br />
Kai visits by listening carefully, by trying<br />
to understand the differences in people,<br />
and by being more patient around his<br />
partner.<br />
Over the years, more than 120<br />
students have come to visit Kokoro Kai.<br />
One student said, “I felt very shy at first<br />
when I met my partners, but then after<br />
we came it was like they were my<br />
neighbors.” Another observed, “When<br />
we saw her (Kokoro Kai partner) for the<br />
third time, she didn’t remember me.<br />
That’s because some older people have<br />
so much information in their brain<br />
already. If one more thing goes in, it<br />
pushes something else out.” But Kokoro<br />
Kai members won’t soon forget their<br />
memorable visits by UCDS students! a<br />
Kokoro Kai<br />
18 Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> • TAYORI
Thanks to<br />
Macromedia for<br />
Software<br />
Donation<br />
WEBSITE TO RECEIVE MORE<br />
FREQUENT UPDATES<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> received a generous<br />
donation of software from<br />
Macromedia in June. With the new<br />
packages of Dreamweaver MX and<br />
Fireworks MX software, the<br />
Communications Department will have<br />
more direct control over the website<br />
and content will be updated more<br />
frequently. The new software will help<br />
us improve our online presence and<br />
greatly enhance our ability to<br />
communicate with our online<br />
community.<br />
Dreamweaver is a software package<br />
used to create websites and Internet<br />
applications. Fireworks is used to<br />
create interactive web graphics. This is<br />
the first donation that <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong><br />
has received from Macromedia, and we<br />
would like to express our sincere<br />
appreciation for this generous donation.<br />
Be sure to log on to<br />
www.nikkeiconcerns.org to see the<br />
latest updates. a<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> needs you!<br />
Would you like to …<br />
v Make a difference in the life of a senior<br />
v Build a strong sense of community<br />
v Feel good<br />
v Have fun<br />
Then, why not consider volunteering<br />
How you can help…<br />
v Drive residents to a field trip<br />
v Assist with gardening and maintenance.<br />
v Help with arts and crafts or lead light exercises.<br />
v Lead a sing-along.<br />
v Teach your special skill, talent or hobby.<br />
v Help in the office or with mailings.<br />
There’s something available for everyone! Please call<br />
Lillian Hayashi at 726-6461 for more information.<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor VAcancy<br />
Want some help with daily chores<br />
Want to live in the International District<br />
A Studio Apartment is currently<br />
available at <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor assisted living.<br />
For more information, please contact Bill Colter, <strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor<br />
Manager, at (206) 726-6467 or billc@nikkeiconcerns.org<br />
Misc.<br />
TAYORI • Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> 19
Ayame Kai<br />
Looking for the<br />
Perfect Gift<br />
14k gold tsuru<br />
(crane) charms<br />
are available for<br />
purchase at $68<br />
each. Each can be<br />
worn as a pendant on a chain or a<br />
bracelet, and all proceeds benefit the<br />
residents and participants of our<br />
programs.<br />
Please make check payable to Ayame<br />
Kai and mail to:<br />
Ayame Kai Guild<br />
1601 E Yesler Way<br />
Seattle, WA 98122-5640<br />
Attn: Tsuru/Lillian Hayashi<br />
Please include your day and evening<br />
phone numbers. We will notify you<br />
when your charm is available for pick<br />
up at Seattle Keiro. Out-of-town<br />
purchasers, please add $5 for postage<br />
and handling.<br />
Don’t Forget: Ayame<br />
Kai Holiday Craft Fair<br />
The annual Ayame Kai Holiday Craft<br />
Fair will be held on Saturday,<br />
November 16th, from 10:00 am to<br />
4:00 pm, at the Seattle Buddhist<br />
Church, 1427 S. Main St.<br />
Call (425) 827-4930 or (206) 938-<br />
0497 for more information.<br />
Annual Rummage Sale<br />
By Susan Nakagawa and Shizue Yahata, Rummage Sale Co-chairs<br />
The annual Ayame Kai Rummage<br />
Sale was held on May 16, 20<strong>02</strong> and once<br />
again it was a success. We raised over<br />
$19,000 for <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> this year!<br />
We had approximately 200 volunteers<br />
come out to help us on the three days of<br />
set-up and on the day of the sale. Many<br />
people were involved in helping to setup,<br />
sort, clean, price and arrange the<br />
items for sale, and many more donated<br />
items for this event. We also had guild<br />
and non-guild members who, after<br />
working all day helping set up for the<br />
sale, went home and baked items for our<br />
famous bake sale. Although the sale is<br />
sponsored by the guild, the rummage<br />
sale has become a <strong>Nikkei</strong> community<br />
event where we all come together to<br />
CHAIRPERSONS<br />
Publicity, Nina Chin<br />
Bakery, Lillian Hayashi<br />
Clothing, Suzanne Kanetomi<br />
Beverages, Nyla Nakano<br />
Asian antiques, Hisako Nakaya<br />
Books, Julie Ann Oiye<br />
Electrical, Gloria Shigeno<br />
Glassware, Kachi Ikeda<br />
Sporting goods, Koji Matsuno<br />
Jewelry, Janet Baba & Nina Tomita-Kato<br />
Linens, Michi Hirata<br />
Seasonal, Mildred Tsutsumi<br />
Housewares, AC Arai & Brenda Matsudaira<br />
Purses/luggage, Jean Wakamatsu & Toshiko<br />
Hayashi<br />
Furniture, George Nishi<br />
Unbreakable plastics, Carol Ann Suehiro<br />
Toys, Aki Taniguchi & Fusako Kamihara<br />
Cashiers, Eileen Tokita<br />
Boutique, Tomoko Matsuno<br />
Accounting, Martin Oiye<br />
VOLUNTEERS<br />
Kay Abe<br />
Filomina Accettoki<br />
A.C. Arai<br />
Missy Arai<br />
Dave Aramoto<br />
Yasuko Aratani<br />
Janet Baba<br />
Linda Briggs<br />
Katsuko Brooke<br />
Tom Brooke<br />
Terrie Brownlee<br />
Yoko Cullinan<br />
Dave Cunningham<br />
Michael Edwards<br />
Kiyoshi Fukano<br />
Joanie Gerry<br />
Kay Goto<br />
Michiko Harada<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Seiji Hata<br />
Joyce Hayashi<br />
T. Hayashi<br />
Alice Hayashida<br />
Hats Higa<br />
Amy Hirasawa<br />
Hajime Hirata<br />
Mary Hirata<br />
Michi Hirata<br />
Yoshi Hiroo<br />
Tom Hoshikawa<br />
Joe Ike<br />
Miyo Ike<br />
Kachi Ikeda<br />
Marcia Imamura<br />
Melvin Inouye<br />
Nancy Ishii<br />
Aki Ito<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
Shizu Kaku<br />
David & Suzanne<br />
Kametomi<br />
Fusako Kamihara<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
Harvey Kanemoto<br />
Malcolm & Eileen<br />
Kanemoto<br />
Ossie Katayama<br />
Mark Katayama<br />
Chiyo Kato<br />
Mutsu Kato<br />
work, see friends, make new friends and<br />
have a good time while raising money<br />
for a worthy cause.<br />
Special thanks to the following<br />
people: Toshi Okamoto and her crew<br />
for serving lunch and Shizu Kaku for<br />
making the tsukemono, Pauline<br />
Asaba for being there early Saturday<br />
morning to cook the rice and making<br />
special treats for the workers, Susan<br />
Nakagawa and Martin Oiye for their<br />
tireless efforts and the department<br />
chairs. Please see the list of all our<br />
volunteers below.<br />
A special thank you to the<br />
community who have supported us<br />
throughout the years. a<br />
VOLUNTEERS, CONT’D.<br />
Eileen Kato<br />
Pauline Sakuma<br />
Kunio Kikuchi<br />
Cheryl Sakura<br />
Joanne Kimura<br />
Nicki Sampson<br />
Vic Kimura<br />
Kelly Shigemi<br />
Amy Koba<br />
Ruth & Fred Shigemi<br />
Tom Kometani<br />
Cho Shimizu<br />
Judy Koyano<br />
S. Shimizu<br />
George Kozu<br />
Saki Shimizu<br />
John Kozu<br />
Cathy Skinner<br />
Mary Kozu<br />
Laura Skinner<br />
Nolan Kozu<br />
JoAnn Sugasawara<br />
Ryan Kozu<br />
Kathy Suyama<br />
Julie Kubota<br />
Kanemi & Warren Suzuki<br />
Judy & Paul Kusakabe Naoko Takagi<br />
Phyllis Lui<br />
Faye & Shig Tanagi<br />
Linda Ma<br />
Yoshi Tanemori<br />
Lisa Ma<br />
Lois Taniguchi<br />
Amy Maeda<br />
Akico Taniguchi<br />
Suwako Maeda<br />
Merrily Taniguchi<br />
Ron Mamiya<br />
Tosh Taniguchi<br />
Brenda & Joe Matsudaira Bill Tashima<br />
Shelly Matsudaira<br />
Sandra Timmer<br />
Mitzi Matsui<br />
Hide Tokumasu<br />
Janet Matsumoto<br />
Tak Tokumasu<br />
Tomoko Matsuno<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Shiz Matsuoka<br />
Mildred Tsutsumi<br />
MJ Mitoma<br />
Sada Uno<br />
Paul & Wanda Miyahara Marcia Usui<br />
Yoshi Miyauchi<br />
Dean Uyeda<br />
George Morihiro<br />
Grace Uyeda<br />
Sunnie Nagai<br />
Lynne Uyehara<br />
Bonnie Nakagawa<br />
Michi Uyeno<br />
John Nakagawa<br />
Jean Wakamatsu<br />
Susan Nakagawa<br />
Pat Wakazuru<br />
Janes & Joanne Nakamoto Matsue Watanabe<br />
Nyla Nakano<br />
Sam Watanabe<br />
Hisako & Harvey Nakaya Shizue Watanabe<br />
Charles Natsuhara<br />
Gloria Wettierauer<br />
Jean & George Nishi Marge Woo<br />
Frances Ogino<br />
Suma Yagi<br />
Maxine Ogino<br />
Pearl Yamamoto<br />
Julie Ann Oiye<br />
Judy Yamashita<br />
Martin Oiye<br />
Tossie Yamashita<br />
Stephen & Nancy Okada Keiko Yanagihara<br />
Kats Okamoto<br />
Mary Yee<br />
Toshi Okamoto<br />
Elaine Yoshida<br />
Maida Okazaki<br />
Pauline Yoshida<br />
Jean Okimoto<br />
Elaine Yoshihara<br />
Nobi Omoto<br />
Dave Yoshino<br />
Tak Omoto<br />
Gloria Yoshino<br />
Nobuko Otsuji<br />
20 Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> • TAYORI
2 nd Annual Founders’ Golf Tournament<br />
By Joe Yabuki and Lauree Seko, Golf Tournament Co-Chairs<br />
The <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> 2 nd Annual<br />
Founders’ Golf Benefit was held at The<br />
Plateau Club on Monday, July 29 th , and<br />
proved once again to be a huge success!<br />
Thanks to the overwhelming support of<br />
our community, we raised over $35,000<br />
to benefit the programs of <strong>Nikkei</strong><br />
<strong>Concerns</strong>, exceeding last year’s total by<br />
almost $10,000!<br />
The participants<br />
enjoyed a beautiful day on<br />
the golf course at one of<br />
Washington’s top ten<br />
country club venues. The<br />
weather cooperated nicely<br />
and players had the<br />
opportunity to win prizes<br />
at a pre-tournament<br />
putting contest hosted by<br />
Harold Taniguchi. In<br />
addition, Diane<br />
Taniguchi (Harold’s<br />
wife) was randomly<br />
chosen for a hole-in-one<br />
shot from 135 yards, and<br />
a chance to win<br />
$1,000,000. Did she win<br />
under par: Bob Shimabukuro,<br />
Oliver Oshiro, Doug Chinn and<br />
Scott Chinn. They will have their<br />
names engraved on the perpetual<br />
trophy, which is available for viewing<br />
in the Seattle Keiro lobby.<br />
The fabulous dinner included<br />
salad, baked potato, yakisoba, sushi,<br />
baked salmon, prime rib, and a<br />
The winning team: Oliver Oshiro, Bob Shimabukuro, Scott Chinn and<br />
Doug Chinn<br />
participants and<br />
volunteers for this<br />
event and a big thank<br />
you is extended to<br />
these individuals.<br />
Please see the list of<br />
all our sponsors,<br />
donors and<br />
volunteers on page<br />
27.<br />
We are already in the planning<br />
stages for next year’s tournament<br />
and the date and location will be<br />
announced soon. Volunteers are<br />
always needed for planning and<br />
assisting during the day of the event.<br />
If you would like to become a<br />
volunteer, sponsor and/or<br />
participate in next year’s<br />
tournament, or if you have<br />
suggestions on how we can improve<br />
our tournament, please contact May<br />
Leong at (206) 726-6522 or by email<br />
at mayl@nikkeiconcerns.org. a<br />
Lauree Seko and Joe Yabuki, Event Co-Chairs<br />
Unfortunately, she did not, but<br />
everyone in attendance watched her<br />
attempt from the clubhouse balcony<br />
and gave her lots of cheers and<br />
encouragement.<br />
This year’s tournament format was a<br />
team competition, using the best two<br />
net scores from each hole. We would<br />
like to congratulate this year’s winning<br />
team who finished at a net score of 25<br />
wonderful dessert selection.<br />
During the dinner program a<br />
live auction was held, which<br />
included Mariner<br />
autographed baseballs and<br />
jerseys from the three<br />
Japanese players on the team.<br />
Our thanks to all of our<br />
generous auction bidders. We<br />
also had great raffle items,<br />
including a set of Red Bird<br />
Irons.<br />
Many thanks to our golf<br />
participants and to our numerous<br />
sponsors, including our Title Sponsor,<br />
Mulvanny G2 Architecture, and<br />
our Platinum Sponsor,<br />
Uwajimaya. We also must thank the<br />
many donors who contributed prizes<br />
and donations for our cause. The Golf<br />
Committee, along with many<br />
volunteers, worked very hard behind<br />
the scenes to secure prizes, sponsors,<br />
Richard Miyauchi, the top bidder on Ichiro’s jersey.<br />
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Domo Arigato<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> ns would like to thank all the generous ous people who touch the lives<br />
Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Donations<br />
3/01/<strong>02</strong>- 6/30/<strong>02</strong><br />
AYAKO YAMASHITA<br />
ABE<br />
Isao and Jeannine Yamashita<br />
MITS AND BETTY ABE<br />
Jolene Abe Chang and Family<br />
TAZU ABE<br />
Kats and Thelma Abe<br />
Richard and Gayle Choi<br />
Teri Eguchi and Erin Eguchi<br />
Miyo Kanda<br />
Hajime and Tomi Nakashima<br />
Ross and Marcia Rogers<br />
TOKIO AND SADAKO<br />
AKAGI<br />
Tosh and Toshi Okamoto<br />
RUTH AKAMATSU<br />
Richard and Hide Tachibana<br />
WILLIAM AND RUTH<br />
AKAMATSU<br />
Tosh and Sue Akamatsu<br />
HENRY AND LILLIAN<br />
AOYAMA<br />
Shari and Rory Leid<br />
NAOJIRO AND SUE<br />
AOYAMA<br />
Mariko Mano<br />
Anne Moriyasu<br />
HANAKO ARAMAKI<br />
Alan and Fran Aramaki<br />
AMY DOI<br />
Jan Gerry<br />
RICHARD AND MAKIKO<br />
DOI<br />
Alice Doi and Katie Vail<br />
HIRO AND EMMA<br />
EGUCHI<br />
Mike and Linda Eguchi<br />
CHEK FONG<br />
Serena Chapman<br />
JOE AND MARIE FUJII<br />
Mike and Mary Fujii<br />
CHIYO FUJIMURA<br />
Frank and Irene Nishimoto<br />
TAMIKO RUTH<br />
FUJIMURA<br />
Frank and Irene Nishimoto<br />
ROY FUJIWARA<br />
Sei Fujiwara<br />
YONEKO FUNAMORI<br />
Mieko Nomura<br />
CANDIDO AND EMMA<br />
GAVINO<br />
Weng and Linda Gavino<br />
CHIZUKO YAMASHITA<br />
HALL<br />
Isao and Jeannine Yamashita<br />
JANE HANADA<br />
Dan Hanada<br />
Tom and Robin Nakashima<br />
YUKI AND TAKEYOSHI<br />
HANDA<br />
Ai C. Handa Moore<br />
MICHISUKE AND<br />
MITSUYO HARADA<br />
Tad and Mary Harada<br />
MITSUYO HARADA<br />
Mack and Setsu Harada<br />
YOSHITO AND KIYOKO<br />
HARADA<br />
Ernie and Sunnie Nagai<br />
MARY ANN HARANO<br />
Carolyn and Art Harano<br />
YURI HARPER<br />
Yuki Hiraki<br />
JIM AND HIROKO<br />
HASEGAWA<br />
Kathy Hasegawa<br />
KIKUKO HASEGAWA<br />
Ed and Ellen Kubokawa<br />
BEN HASHIMOTO<br />
Beverly Hashimoto<br />
YOSHIAKI AND EI<br />
HAYASHI<br />
Paul Hayashi<br />
RUTH HAYATSU<br />
John and Nancy Hayatsu<br />
YUKICHI AND ASAYO<br />
HEYAMOTO<br />
Hiromu and Masue Heyamoto<br />
TOM AND YOSHI HIRAI<br />
Lois Kaisaki<br />
DOROTHY HUEY<br />
The Very Rev. Father Rubye-<br />
Lew-Huey Pang<br />
SHIZUKO ICHIKAWA<br />
Gary and Judy Yamashita<br />
MITSU ISHIHARA<br />
Mac and Betty Kimura<br />
KIMIYO ISHIKAWA<br />
Ernie and Sunnie Nagai<br />
MITSUYUKI AND NAMI<br />
ITO<br />
Paul and Mary Hosoda<br />
Dolly Ito<br />
MR. & MRS. IWAI & OTHER<br />
FAMILY MEMBERS<br />
Emma Mori<br />
YASU IWAMOTO<br />
Kimi Iwamoto<br />
NACHIYO IZUMI<br />
Cara Izumi<br />
LOWMAN AND NANCY<br />
JANG<br />
DJ Brooks<br />
HARRY KADOSHIMA<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
RITSU KADOSHIMA<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
GEORGE AND KAYOKO<br />
KAKIUCHI<br />
Mark and Marcia Fukeda<br />
GEORGE KANDA<br />
Catherine Kanda<br />
TEDI KANDA<br />
Catherine Kanda<br />
Stacy and Rose Kanda<br />
TOSHIE KANEGAE<br />
Eddie and Jean Nagai<br />
SHIZU KANOGAWA<br />
Sei Fujiwara<br />
CHIYONO KATAYAMA<br />
Sid and Yo Katayama<br />
YOSH KATAYAMA<br />
Sam and Yoshiko Nakagawa<br />
MAS AND AMY KATO<br />
Howard Martin and Marcia<br />
Kato<br />
MITSU KATO<br />
Shigemi Kato<br />
YOSHIKO KATO<br />
Frank and Nancy Kato<br />
YOSHIKO KIHARA<br />
May Macnab<br />
SUE KIKOSHIMA<br />
Hana Mano<br />
MASUYO KIMURA<br />
Ram and Cindy Chattulani<br />
UME KOMINE<br />
Frank and Shizue Tanaka<br />
TOM KONISHI<br />
Tom and Kristine Dupille<br />
ALICE KOUCHI<br />
Ken and Andy Kouchi<br />
KENSO KOURA<br />
Stephanie Koura<br />
GEORGE KOYAMA<br />
Frank and Elaine Koyama<br />
CHIYENO KUBO<br />
Michi Chihara<br />
FRANK AND HELEN<br />
KUBO<br />
Harry and Frances Nishimoto<br />
Fudge and Yuki Shiogi<br />
RUSSELL KUNIMOTO<br />
Takeuchi Family<br />
TOSHIKO KUNISHIGE<br />
Valerie and Darrell Okimoto<br />
TAD KUNIYUKI<br />
Josh and Carol Suehiro<br />
TERRY AND MARIE<br />
KURIMURA<br />
Alan Kurimura<br />
TOM AND KIYO<br />
MAEKAWA<br />
Yick and Nina Chinn<br />
ERICA MALTBY<br />
Phil and Lisa Robbins<br />
SHIRLEE MAR<br />
The Very Rev. Father Rubye-<br />
Lew-Huey Pang<br />
ETSUKO MARTIN<br />
Dwight and Amy French<br />
SAKAYE AND MASAYE<br />
MATSUDA<br />
Aiko Okamoto<br />
MASAO AND<br />
TSUNESAKU<br />
MATSUSAWA<br />
Frank and June Sato Family<br />
Charitable Gift Fund<br />
BOK SUN MILES<br />
Bongnan and Dok Ki Lee<br />
HARU MINAKUCHI<br />
Sue Amer<br />
FRANK AND MISAO<br />
MINATO<br />
Eva Chikusa<br />
MIWAKO MITSUTA<br />
Yasukichi Mitsuta<br />
KAZUO MORI<br />
Yoshie Mori<br />
SADAKO MORIGUCHI<br />
Nakaya Family<br />
KAZUO AND MICHI<br />
MURAKAMI<br />
Carolyn and Art Harano<br />
ASA AND KAZUKO<br />
NAGAI<br />
Ernie and Sunnie Nagai<br />
YONE NAGAI<br />
Eddie and Jean Nagai<br />
TOKUYE NAGASUGI<br />
Hiroto Nagasugi<br />
KATIE NAKAGAWA<br />
John and Nancy Hayatsu<br />
ROY AND RIKA<br />
NAKAGAWA<br />
James and Yone Terada<br />
SAKAE NAKAMURA<br />
Ted Nakamura<br />
YOSHIE NAKAMURA<br />
Joe and May Sasaki<br />
TOMI NAKASHIMA<br />
Richard and Gayle Choi<br />
YOSHINO NAKASHIMA<br />
Richard and Gayle Choi<br />
Teri Eguchi and Erin Eguchi<br />
Hajime and Tomi Nakashima<br />
Ross and Marcia Rogers<br />
GEORGE AND JANE<br />
NISHIMATSU<br />
Gene Nishimatsu and Nancy<br />
Bartholomew<br />
TAIROKU NISHIMORI<br />
James Divine and Jean<br />
Nishimori Divine<br />
SHIZUKA NISHIMOTO<br />
June and Nancy Fujikawa<br />
Frank and Irene Nishimoto<br />
FRANK AND HARU<br />
NISHIMURA<br />
Valerie Nishimura<br />
FUMI NISHIMURA<br />
Aiko Shimizu<br />
KINKO NISHIMURA<br />
Paul Nishimura<br />
TED AND KAZUKO<br />
NISHIMURA<br />
Nancy Nishimura<br />
James Shields and Merilee<br />
Nishimura-Shields<br />
MARY NUMOTO<br />
Ellen Yamada Tzvetin<br />
Jean Goto Mar<br />
John M. Numoto<br />
Ruby May<br />
BOB AND MARIAM<br />
OHASHI<br />
Ross and Ava Ohashi<br />
CHIYOKO OHTOMO<br />
Florence and Jimmy Lovelace<br />
NOBUKO OIYE<br />
Keiko Hirasawa<br />
KOTO OJIMA<br />
Nobuko Takemoto<br />
FUMIKO OKADA<br />
John Compos and Diane<br />
Tackaberry<br />
MORITAKE AND<br />
MICHIYO OKADA<br />
Richard and Eileen Okada<br />
JUHEI AND SUGIE<br />
OKAMOTO<br />
Tosh and Toshi Okamoto<br />
TOSH AND TOSHI<br />
OKAMOTO<br />
Tom, Susan, Lauren, &<br />
Zachary Lane<br />
Joyce Okamoto Miyabe<br />
Craig, Sheila, Tricia, Cara, and<br />
Jordan Omoto<br />
JOHN AND MIYE<br />
OKAWA<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
REIKO OKAWA<br />
Janie Okawa<br />
HENRY OKUBO<br />
Aiko Okubo<br />
TAK AND NOBI OMOTO<br />
Craig, Sheila, Tricia, Cara, and<br />
Jordan Omoto<br />
HIROSHI AND ROSE<br />
OYAMA<br />
Ed Oyama<br />
ANN PANG<br />
The Very Rev. Father Rubye-<br />
Lew-Huey Pang<br />
MARGARET SADA<br />
Toshio Sada<br />
KEIJI AND CONNIE<br />
SAITO<br />
Warren Saito<br />
SHOGO AND YAYOI<br />
SAITO<br />
Tad and Mary Harada<br />
ROY AND MARY JO<br />
SAKAMOTO<br />
Richard and Eileen Okada<br />
HATSUME SAO<br />
Marianne Sao and John<br />
Maletta<br />
MASAMORI AND<br />
MASUYO SATO<br />
Frank and June Sato Family<br />
Charitable Gift Fund<br />
TAKESHI SHIBUYA<br />
Tad Shibuya<br />
YASUMATSU AND<br />
MITSU SHIGAYA<br />
Mary Shigaya<br />
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of our elders through the gifts of their time, efforts forts and financial support. You ou make a diference!<br />
ence!<br />
SEIHACHIRO SHIMIZU<br />
Aiko Shimizu<br />
FUDGE AND YUKI<br />
SHIOGI<br />
Nancy Kloster<br />
KIKUO SHIOGI<br />
Fudge and Yuki Shiogi<br />
TSUNEKO SHIOGI<br />
Fudge and Yuki Shiogi<br />
KANE SHOJI<br />
Sam and Haruko Shoji<br />
RUBY SHU<br />
Evan Shu<br />
MAMORU SUDO<br />
Mike and Mary Fujii<br />
SHIGEKO SUDO<br />
Mike and Mary Fujii<br />
ISH AND HIME<br />
SUYEMATSU<br />
Darlene Suyematsu<br />
SHINICHIRO AND MISAO<br />
SUZUKI<br />
Hiromu and Masue Heyamoto<br />
MINORU AND KANEE<br />
TAKAHASHI<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
KAY TAKEI<br />
Carolyn and Art Harano<br />
KAMEKICHI AND<br />
HARUYE TAKEUCHI<br />
Sachi Takeuchi<br />
Takeuchi Family<br />
TETSUO TAMAKI<br />
Craig Tamaki<br />
YUKI TAMAKI<br />
Teruo Tamaki<br />
KATSUKO TANABE<br />
Thomas and Joanne Tanabe<br />
ALBERT TANAKA<br />
Mary Ann Tanaka<br />
MASATO AND TOSHI<br />
TERADA<br />
James and Yone Terada<br />
UME TERAO<br />
Mack and Setsu Harada<br />
Victoria Terao<br />
TERRANCE AND<br />
CORRINE TODA<br />
Jerry and AC Arai<br />
FRANCES TOKUDA<br />
Aiko Okubo<br />
SEE YICK TOM<br />
Jimmy Tom<br />
YOSHIO AND DAISY<br />
TOMITA<br />
Steven, Susan, and David<br />
Tomita<br />
SHIN TOSAYA<br />
Gary and Julianne Tosaya<br />
FRANK AND TAMIYE<br />
TSUBOI<br />
Lou Kashino<br />
YOSHIO AND JEAN<br />
TSUE<br />
Dale Tsue<br />
HIDE YAMAMOTO<br />
George and Fusako Kamihara<br />
KISA YAMAMOTO<br />
Sid and Yo Katayama<br />
MASUTARO AND<br />
SEKIYO YAMAMOTO<br />
Ric Yamamoto<br />
MR. AND MRS. GEORGE<br />
YAMASAKI<br />
Ted Hachiya<br />
FRANK YAMASHITA<br />
Gary and Judy Yamashita<br />
SHIZUE YANAGIHARA<br />
Kaz and Aiko Hayashi<br />
SUMI YASUI<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Kiyoshi Yasui<br />
IKURO ROGER<br />
YOSHINO<br />
Anne Yoshino<br />
AKI YOTSUUYE<br />
Gene Yotsuuye and Nancy<br />
Martella<br />
KAZUE AND NOBUICHI<br />
YUTANI<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Special Occasion<br />
Donations<br />
3/1/<strong>02</strong>-6/30/<strong>02</strong> DICK YOSHIMURA<br />
Roy and Sei Fujiwara<br />
50TH ANNIVERSARY Hiroshi Kato<br />
JOE AND KAY<br />
Ernie and Sunnie Nagai<br />
KAMIKAWA<br />
Richard and Mary Naito<br />
Tak and Ruth Aoki<br />
Byron Nakagawa<br />
Kaz and Masue Ishimitsu Katsu Nakagawa<br />
Paul and Yoshiko Minato Albert Viesse<br />
Kazuo and Michi Murakami Dick and Misao Yoshimura<br />
Yoshi and Alice Nishimoto<br />
Frank and June Sato Family 80TH BIRTHDAY<br />
Charitable Gift Fund<br />
NELL SAITO<br />
Yukio and Koharu Sera<br />
Kenny and Linda Kataoka<br />
Hirokuni and Hiromi Tamura<br />
Bob and Florence Uyeda BIRTHDAY<br />
Sam and Matsue Watanabe<br />
NICK FALAR<br />
Bruce and Gloria Wong<br />
Shizuko Falar<br />
HARRY AND SACHI<br />
MARY NAGAI<br />
OKAZAKI<br />
Bud and Charlene Ishida<br />
Mitsuo Tokunaga<br />
ARTHUR<br />
AND<br />
YVETTE SUSUMI<br />
Sam and Matsue Watanabe<br />
BOB AND MARIAM<br />
WATANABE<br />
ANABE<br />
Anna Kurata<br />
Miyo McCoy<br />
Hiro and Dorothy Nishimura<br />
Michael and Charlene Toda<br />
Kimiye Watanabe & Family<br />
100TH BIRTHDAY<br />
MASAYE MAYENO<br />
Yukio and Julianne Kumasaka<br />
Mayeno Family<br />
Art and Rebecca Mayeno<br />
Jim and Mary Mayeno<br />
92ND BIRTHDAY<br />
MASUYO KIMURA<br />
Devi Lally<br />
Beulah Sakagami<br />
91ST BIRTHDAY<br />
LILLY UYEDA<br />
Ric Yamamoto and Alan<br />
Omuro<br />
90TH BIRTHDAY<br />
JUNE TAKESHITA<br />
Family of June Takeshita<br />
88TH BIRTHDAY<br />
GEORGE HIRAI, SR.<br />
Tak and Florence Tsuchida<br />
KIYO MAEKAWA<br />
Masae Sakagami and Nancy<br />
Fye<br />
KOJI NORIKANE<br />
Hime Suyematsu<br />
NOBUKO O OIYE<br />
Susan Nakagawa and Martin<br />
Oiye<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
Yoshio and Daisy Tomita<br />
MAY NAMBA<br />
Paul and Nori Suguro<br />
SUSUMU<br />
NARUSA<br />
USAWA<br />
Akiko Narusawa<br />
DICK YOSHIMURA<br />
Sebe and Julie Jerusalmi<br />
Lou Kashino<br />
ORDER OF THE RISING<br />
SUN AWARD<br />
GEORGE KAKIUCHI<br />
Mark and Marcia Fukeda<br />
IN APPRECIATION FOR<br />
CARE OF<br />
MAC NISHIMOTO<br />
Hero Nishimoto<br />
IN APPRECIATION OF<br />
YAEKO SUYETANI<br />
Ric Yamamoto and Alan<br />
Omuro<br />
IN HONOR OF<br />
BEN ISHII<br />
Mitsuko Ishii<br />
BETTY KOMURA<br />
Lilly Handelman<br />
MEO LE<br />
Dale and Karen Shigaki<br />
HATSUME SAO<br />
Michael and Kaycee Krysty<br />
SAM SHOJI<br />
Stephen Lock and Anne<br />
Arakaki-Lock<br />
DR. BEN UYENO<br />
Lilly Handelman<br />
IN HONOR OF<br />
RETIREMENT<br />
YOSH AND MABEL<br />
OGATA<br />
Paul and Sharon Aburano<br />
Tosh and Akiko Ito<br />
Gus and Michi Murakami<br />
Bob and Kim Oki<br />
Bill and May Tamura<br />
Sachi Watanabe<br />
Iky Yamada<br />
IN GRATITUDE FOR HER<br />
SON’S RETURN TO<br />
HEALTH<br />
Yae Niimi<br />
Memorials<br />
3/1/<strong>02</strong>-6/30/<strong>02</strong><br />
JANE AKITA<br />
Jerry and Sharon Okubo<br />
JOANNE<br />
ASABA<br />
Jane Riley<br />
JAMES MASAO<br />
BABA<br />
Linda Dong<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Amy Hirasawa<br />
Paul and Taka Kogita<br />
Robert Morrow<br />
Jean Sakahara<br />
LINCOLN BEPPU<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Hatsue Setsuda<br />
MONROE BEPPU<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
TAFT BEPPU<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
EMMA EGUCHI<br />
Kats and Thelma Abe<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Adachi<br />
Lillian Aoyama<br />
Mas and Sayeko Aoyama<br />
Dave, Memi and June Asakura<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
Rose Yoda Asakura<br />
Alyse Azuma<br />
Mark and Mary Bazala<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Richard and Gayle Choi<br />
Warren and Sue Dong<br />
Eugene and Haru Eguchi<br />
Hiro Eguchi<br />
Rose Eguchi and Barbara<br />
Eguchi<br />
Teri Eguchi and Erin Eguchi<br />
Kei and Toshi Fujikado<br />
Yachi Fujii<br />
Sue Fujino<br />
Kaz and Mits Fukushima<br />
George and Fusaye Funai<br />
Margaret Gojio<br />
Joanne and Douglas Hanada<br />
David and Suye Hayashi<br />
Kimi Hayashi<br />
Nachi and Ruth Hayashi<br />
Roy and Lillian Hayashi<br />
Alice Hayashida<br />
Ken and Akiko Higashi<br />
Ken and Yoshi Higashiyama<br />
Al and Shiz Hikida<br />
Amy Hirasawa<br />
Beth Honda<br />
Lily Hori<br />
Akira and Lillian Horita<br />
Paul and Mary Hosoda<br />
Ben and Sumie Ikeda<br />
Fumi Inashima<br />
Miyoko Jacobson<br />
Miyo Kanda<br />
Catherine Kanda<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
Grace Kasahara<br />
Lou Kashino<br />
George and Amy Katahira and<br />
Family<br />
Louise Kato<br />
Mits and Kazzie Kawachi<br />
Kaz and Amy Kobayashi<br />
Masao and Pat Kojima<br />
Kokoro Kai Volunteers<br />
Betty Komura<br />
Alice Kouchi<br />
Jim and Corky Kozu<br />
Yukio and Julianne Kumasaka<br />
Yuri Kumasaka<br />
Kurose Family<br />
Willon and Arlene Lew<br />
Yoshi Mamiya<br />
Tushi and Okiko Kurosaki<br />
Nobuko Le May<br />
Asamitsu and Fumiko<br />
Maeshiro<br />
Lip Mar and Jean Goto Mar<br />
Ben and Pat Matsumoto<br />
Mary Matsumoto<br />
Joe and Dolly Matsuzaki<br />
Eiichi and Michiko Mizumoto<br />
Miyoko Miyahara<br />
Paul and Wanda Miyahara<br />
Jeanne Mori, Sherrie Shiota,<br />
Faith Shiota<br />
Kazuo and Michi Murakami<br />
Hajime and Tomi Nakashima<br />
Frank and Michi Namba<br />
Yae Niimi<br />
Nisei Veterans Committee,<br />
Inc.<br />
Frank and Haru Nishimura<br />
Hank and Toshiko Nishimura<br />
Asako Nishimura<br />
Akio and Mabel Nishizaki<br />
Shizuko Nobuyama<br />
June Oda<br />
Bill and Sheila Ogasawara<br />
Aiko Okamoto<br />
Clifford and Darlene Okamoto<br />
Tosh and Toshi Okamoto<br />
Tsuke and Jean Okamoto<br />
Katherine Okamura<br />
Teru Okawa<br />
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Tsuyako Okazaki<br />
Kenji and Martha Onishi<br />
Nobi Otsuji<br />
Tsuyoko Ponischil<br />
Ross and Marcia Rogers<br />
Connie Saito<br />
Jiro and Molly Sakamoto<br />
Joe Sakamoto<br />
Kiyo and Florence Sakazaki<br />
Catherine Sakura<br />
Eddie and Katherine Sasaki<br />
Mits and Meri Shimada<br />
Jack and Fusako Shimizu<br />
Robert and Sharron Shinbo<br />
Yosh and Betty Shiota<br />
Mack and Aiko Shoji<br />
Ben and Frances Soejima<br />
Claire Suguro<br />
Kallio and Carol Suguro<br />
Chickie Sumimoto<br />
Darlene Suyematsu<br />
Mary Suzuki<br />
Martha Takakoshi<br />
Fred and Betty Takasumi<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
Sara Takeuchi<br />
Tom Tamanaha<br />
Frank and Fay Tanagi<br />
Tosh and Lois Taniguchi<br />
Ellen Tay-Sakaye<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Yoshio and Daisy Tomita<br />
Tak and Florence Tsuchida<br />
Ossie and Fudge Tsuchikawa<br />
Takako Tsuji<br />
Ben and Sally Tsutsumoto<br />
Minoru and Marianne<br />
Uchimura<br />
Naoko Ulstein<br />
Tad and Fran Wada<br />
George and Catherine<br />
Weidum<br />
Joe Yada<br />
Suma Yagi<br />
Sallie Yamada<br />
Ric Yamamoto<br />
Keiko Yanagihara<br />
Ruby Yokobe<br />
Ben and Amy Yorita<br />
Judy Yoshida<br />
Mary Yoshijima<br />
Fumi Yoshimoto<br />
Shigeko Yoshimura<br />
HARRY FUJINO<br />
Thomas and Michiye Ohtani<br />
Satoshi and Pearl Yamamoto<br />
SHIZUE GOTO<br />
Yuri Kumasaka<br />
June Nakata<br />
Corinne Toda<br />
Junji and Kathy Yukawa<br />
MAKI HADA<br />
Chiaki Hada<br />
ROY HADA<br />
Chiaki Hada<br />
STANLEY HADA<br />
Chiaki Hada<br />
MIYAK<br />
AKO HAMA<br />
Harry and Terry Shigaya<br />
MICHISUKE<br />
HARADA<br />
Mack and Setsu Harada<br />
KENNY MASARU<br />
HARADA<br />
Frank and Helen Kubo<br />
Glenn Tachiyama<br />
CHARLES HARADA<br />
Ossie and Fudge Tsuchikawa<br />
JUN HAYAKA<br />
AKAWA<br />
Alice Hayakawa<br />
Mickey and Yoshie Hiroo<br />
Akira and Lillian Horita<br />
Doris Shimizu<br />
Mary Uno<br />
Sharon Wada<br />
Joe and Shirley Yabu<br />
NANCY HAYATSU<br />
Shiro and Terrie Fujihira<br />
MARY HOKARI<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Kei and Toshi Fujikado<br />
Harry Fukuda<br />
Margaret Gojio<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Nachi and Ruth Hayashi<br />
Hiromu and Masue Heyamoto<br />
Frank and Teresa Hidaka<br />
Ken and Akiko Higashi<br />
Amy Hirasawa<br />
Sam Hokari<br />
Danny Kikuchi<br />
Yukio and Yukino Imada<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
Grace Kasahara<br />
Paul and Fumi Kaseguma<br />
Sally Kazama<br />
Dick Kikuchi<br />
Ed and Teru Kiyohara<br />
Kokoro Kai Volunteers<br />
Tad and Kuni Kuniyuki<br />
Mariko Mano<br />
Yoshie Mori<br />
Fred Nakagawa<br />
Kim Nakamura<br />
Shizuko Nobuyama<br />
Mitsu Ruth Nomura<br />
Bill and Sheila Ogasawara<br />
Richard and Eileen Okada<br />
Jerry and Sharon Okubo<br />
Catherine Sakura<br />
Hatsue Setsuda<br />
Kazuko Shimizu<br />
Richard and Hide Tachibana<br />
Kimi Tanaka<br />
George and Caroline<br />
Taniguchi<br />
Ry and Lilly Tanino<br />
Corinne Toda<br />
George and May Yano<br />
Matt and Taye Yorita<br />
Mary Yoshijima<br />
PAUL HORIUCHI<br />
Bernadette Horiuchi<br />
JIMMY HOY<br />
Jerry and Sharon Yuasa<br />
FRANK HYODO<br />
Frances and Ted Tanabe<br />
ISAO AND MATSUYE<br />
HYODO<br />
Frances and Ted Tanabe<br />
HIROK<br />
OKO O IMORI<br />
George and Reiko Beppu<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Frank and Penny Fukui<br />
May Imori<br />
Bill and Beth Kawahara<br />
Mitsu Ruth Nomura<br />
Teru Okawa<br />
Chisato Takagi<br />
SHO IMORI<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
KEN INAHARA<br />
M. Kelly<br />
MIYE ISHIKAWA<br />
Hatsue Setsuda<br />
TAKEO AND<br />
MITSUKO<br />
ISOSHIMA<br />
Don and Elaine Shimono<br />
HARRY KADOSHIMA<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
KIKUNO KANDA<br />
Dan and Char Ohashi<br />
KAY KAWAHARA<br />
AHARA<br />
Yoshio and Mary Aoki<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
Peter and Janice Berquist<br />
Nina Chin<br />
Jene Deguchi<br />
Henry and Tomi Egashira<br />
Sue Fujino<br />
George and Toshi Fukeda<br />
Alan and Judy Fukuda<br />
Mike and Marion Fukuma<br />
Arthur and Joan Habu<br />
Jack and Fumi Habu<br />
John and Mitsuko Hamakami<br />
Douglas Handa<br />
Dan Handa<br />
Alice Hayashida<br />
John and Nancy Hayatsu<br />
Amy Hirasawa<br />
Tad and Ossie Katayama<br />
Harry Kawahara<br />
Hiroko Kitano<br />
Nancy Kitano<br />
Tetsuo and Daisy Kuramoto<br />
Wayne Kuramoto<br />
Neva Lee<br />
James and Suwako Maeda<br />
Mariko Mano<br />
Yeizo and Marie Masunaga<br />
Kiyoko Miyahara<br />
Tomio Moriguchi<br />
Thomas and Deborah Morio<br />
Chet and Martha Murakami<br />
Haruko Nagaishi<br />
Eugenia Nakamoto<br />
Michael Nakano<br />
Richard Nakano<br />
Joy Nakano-Kato<br />
Yuri Nakata<br />
Harvey and Hisako Nakaya<br />
May Namba<br />
Robert and Joyce Nehira<br />
Tosh and Toshi Okamoto<br />
Rokka Ski School<br />
Ken and Mary Shigaya<br />
Steve and Heidi Shimamoto<br />
Kallio and Carol Suguro<br />
Kuniko Takamura<br />
Joyce Takeuchi<br />
Yoshiko Tanabe<br />
Harry and Elsie Taniguchi<br />
Corinne Toda<br />
Tsuneo and Katie Tomatani<br />
Ted and Frances Tsue<br />
Shig and Mildred Tsutsumi<br />
Neill and Janice Urano<br />
Ken and Marcia Usui<br />
Shizue Yahata<br />
Satoshi and Pearl Yamamoto<br />
George Yoshida<br />
Pauline Yoshida and Elaine<br />
Yoshida<br />
Dick and Misao Yoshimura<br />
David and Gloria Yoshino<br />
MITSUO KIKUCHI<br />
Norman and Linda Furukawa<br />
BEN KIMURA<br />
Martha Kimura<br />
KAGANO KIMURA<br />
Martha Kimura<br />
OSAMU KITANO<br />
Rikuko Tanaka<br />
CHISE KONDO<br />
George and Masuko Taniguchi<br />
TOM KONISHI<br />
Toki, Yoshimi, and Henkie<br />
Barron<br />
Warren and Verna Dogeagle<br />
Bettie Fujioka<br />
Tad and Florence Fujita<br />
May Kajikami<br />
Tak and Mary Katayama<br />
Mas and Amy Kato<br />
Mits and Kazzie Kawachi<br />
Paul and Taka Kogita<br />
Lite Aquatic Fitness and Fun<br />
Swim Group<br />
Paul and Yoshiko Minato<br />
Bob and Inge Nichols<br />
Shig and Rae Nishida<br />
Robert and Bettie Okura<br />
Saburo and Lillian Sako<br />
Fred and Amy Sato<br />
Nobi and May Shigihara<br />
Tosh and Peggy Tanemura<br />
Tad and Janet Tsujii<br />
Tad and Fran Wada<br />
Sam and Matsue Watanabe<br />
Nobuo Yutani<br />
AI KOSHI<br />
Nobuo and Toshie Furuiye<br />
SHIRO KUNIMATSU<br />
Uyeda Family<br />
TOSHIKO<br />
KUNISHIGE<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
AKIA KUNIYUKI<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Bob and Kiku Matsuura<br />
Brian and Teresa Ogishima<br />
Zenji and Eiko Shibayama<br />
John and Polly Shigaki<br />
Chessie and Kinu Tsubota<br />
Christine Yorozu and Richard<br />
Smith<br />
TETSUO KURAMOTO<br />
Yoshio and Mary Aoki<br />
Atsushi and Shizuko Fujita<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Nachi and Ruth Hayashi<br />
Ken and Akiko Higashi<br />
Sachi Iwami<br />
Tak and Mary Katayama<br />
Momoko Kido<br />
Daisy Kuramoto<br />
Joe and Dolly Matsuzaki<br />
Miyoko Miyahara<br />
Yoshi Miyauchi<br />
Robert and Joyce Nehira<br />
Bill and Irene Nishimura<br />
Shizuko Nobuyama<br />
Sharon Sakamoto<br />
Hamayo Sato<br />
Harry and Terry Shigaya<br />
Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
Martha Taniguchi<br />
Tosh and Lois Taniguchi<br />
Frank and Fumi Tsujii<br />
Satoshi and Pearl Yamamoto<br />
Fujie Yamasaki<br />
ROBERT T KURIMURA<br />
Frank and Teresa Hidaka<br />
John and Lillian Matsudaira<br />
Teru Okawa<br />
HISA KUROSAKA<br />
Hiro Eguchi<br />
YOSHI KUROSAKA<br />
Hiro Eguchi<br />
Rose Eguchi and Barbara<br />
Eguchi<br />
Frank and Teresa Hidaka<br />
Sono Hoshi<br />
Catherine Sakura<br />
Dick and Misao Yoshimura<br />
KIKUKO KUSAKABE<br />
Mack and Setsu Harada<br />
MEI YUN MAR<br />
Robert and Eileen Iguchi<br />
Michael and Jodi Mar<br />
TAKI MASUNAGA<br />
Masao and Pat Kojima<br />
Mitsu Ruth Nomura<br />
Gail Oyabe<br />
Corinne Toda<br />
KIMI MATSUMO<br />
TSUMOTO<br />
John and Sadako Matsumoto<br />
MARTHA MATSUNO<br />
Hatsue Setsuda<br />
MASAYE MAYENO<br />
Jim and Amy Doi<br />
Walter and Emiko Fukuyama<br />
Dorothy Imai<br />
Yuriko Kamada<br />
Cheryl Kitashima<br />
May Luke<br />
Lance and Patti Matsuda<br />
Art and Rebecca Mayeno<br />
Jim and Mary Mayeno<br />
Nancy Mayeno<br />
Yoshi Miyauchi<br />
Kazuo and Michi Murakami<br />
Hideo and Mary Naganawa<br />
Hank and Toshiko Nishimura<br />
Tatemasa and Ruth Oki<br />
Toyoko Okiyama<br />
Craig and Sheila Omoto<br />
Tak and Nobie Omoto<br />
Nobi Otsuji<br />
Masakazu and Sumiko Ozaki<br />
Aiko Sato<br />
Roy and Kazumi Shimizu<br />
Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
Suguro Family<br />
George and Ruth Tsujikawa<br />
Meri Wada<br />
Eiichi and Dorcas Yamashita<br />
Akio Yanagihara<br />
Keiko Yanagihara<br />
KIYOK<br />
OKO O MIYAHARA<br />
George Aoyama<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
Michael and Elaine Chin<br />
Jene Deguchi<br />
Mitsie Fujii<br />
Atsushi and Shizuko Fujita<br />
Frank and Teresa Hidaka<br />
Kimi Iwamoto<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
Grace Kasahara<br />
Kathy Kroupa<br />
Ted and Carolyn Kunihiro<br />
Hiroto Nagasugi<br />
Yoshie Nakagawa<br />
Kenji and Irene Nakamura<br />
Lilly Nakano<br />
Rose Nieda<br />
Hisashi and Sadako Nishimura<br />
Iso and Ai Nishimura<br />
Michiko Oba<br />
Nobi Omoto<br />
Jean Sakahara and Steve<br />
Sakahara<br />
Tak and Jean Sakuma<br />
Frank and June Sato<br />
Charitable Gift Fund<br />
Jack and Fusako Shimizu<br />
Fudge and Yuki Shiogi<br />
Haruso and Sonoe Taketa<br />
Masao and Frances Tamekuni<br />
George and Irene Tanabe<br />
Martha Taniguchi<br />
Tsuneo and Katie Tomatani<br />
Ben and Sally Tsuboi<br />
Hiroko Tsuboi<br />
Suma Yagi<br />
Nobuo Yutani<br />
NOBU MIZUTA<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
LEA MOORE<br />
Tak and Ruth Aoki<br />
Susumu and Akiko Narusawa<br />
MACK MORI<br />
Satoshi and Pearl Yamamoto<br />
LENA MORIMOTO<br />
Lorry and Keiko Nakatsu<br />
YOSHIMI<br />
MURAKAMI<br />
Mako and Carolyn Murakami<br />
ROSEMARY<br />
MURAMOTO<br />
Ayame Kai Guild<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Jim and Amy Doi<br />
Ann Hasegawa<br />
James and Hiroko Hasegawa<br />
Frank and Teresa Hidaka<br />
Ken and Akiko Higashi<br />
Hajime and Michiko Hirata<br />
Mary Hirata<br />
Akira and Lillian Horita<br />
Bernadette Horiuchi<br />
Paul and Mary Hosoda<br />
Thom and Beverly Ikeda<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
Catherine Kanda<br />
Lou Kashino<br />
Rich and Joy Kato<br />
Mas and Cherry Kinoshita<br />
Kokoro Kai Volunteers<br />
Betty Komura<br />
Yuri Kumasaka<br />
Yoshi Mamiya<br />
Emi Mayeda<br />
Kenneth Mayeda and Eliane<br />
Dao<br />
Miyoko Miyahara<br />
Tomio Moriguchi<br />
Florence Nakano<br />
Yuri Nakata<br />
Dick and Alice Nishioka<br />
Teru Okawa<br />
Tatemasa and Ruth Oki<br />
Tak and Nobie Omoto<br />
Connie Saito<br />
John and Polly Shigaki<br />
Tazu Shimoguchi<br />
Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
Darlene Suyematsu<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Yuriko Tsukamaki<br />
Mark and Leila Uomoto<br />
Yoshia Uomoto<br />
Joe Yada<br />
Ayako Iky Yamada<br />
May Yoshinaka<br />
TAKE MURAYAMA<br />
AMA<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
24 Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> • TAYORI
Satoshi and Pearl Yamamoto<br />
TOKIJI NAGAISHI<br />
Haruko Nagaishi<br />
Family and Friends of Tokiji<br />
Nagaishi<br />
SUMIO NAGAMATSU<br />
Nachi and Ruth Hayashi<br />
Ed Horiuchi<br />
Yutaka and Kazuko Onodera<br />
Bob Sakoda<br />
Benjamin and Mary Seike<br />
Yoshio and Florence Teshima<br />
Jiro and Takeko Todo<br />
KAZUO NAKAGA<br />
GAWA<br />
George Aoyama<br />
Barbara Matsudaira<br />
Hachi Mizuki-Pike<br />
Jean Sakahara<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
YOSHIKO<br />
NAKAHARA<br />
Don and Elaine Shimono<br />
SUMIYO<br />
NAKAMURA<br />
Virginia Keith<br />
TOMMY<br />
NAKAMURA<br />
Dorothy Morisaki<br />
Ben and Shizu Nakamura<br />
JOE NAKAMURA<br />
Yutaka and Kazuko Onodera<br />
TSURUK<br />
UKO NAKANO<br />
Susan Ishimitsu Stimac<br />
ED AND MAE<br />
NATORI<br />
Fred and Marita Natori<br />
TAIROKU<br />
NISHIMORI<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
Tosh and Akiko Ito<br />
Bernadette Kamihachi<br />
Bill and Beth Kawahara<br />
Tats and Esther Kojima<br />
Lilly Nakano<br />
Sharon Sakamoto<br />
Tak and Jean Sakuma<br />
Catherine Sakura<br />
Hime Suyematsu<br />
Tosh and Lois Taniguchi<br />
Jiro and Takeko Todo<br />
Keiko Yanagihara<br />
Yoshie Matsunaga<br />
George Yoshida<br />
Sakahara & Hashimoto, LLC<br />
MAC NISHIMOTO<br />
Mieko Gilmore<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
George Iwasaki<br />
Grace Kasahara<br />
Hamako Kawamura<br />
Marie Kurimura<br />
Sue Matsunaga<br />
Ben and Setsuko Nakata<br />
Miyo Nakatsu<br />
Bill and Irene Nishimura<br />
Jack Sameshima<br />
Yuki Sato<br />
Benjamin and Mary Seike<br />
Mack and Aiko Shoji<br />
Eric and Ethel Takahashi<br />
Kay Takei<br />
Markie Tanagi<br />
Rikuko Tanaka<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Sab Tsuboi<br />
Ben Uyeno<br />
Roy Williams and Kathleen<br />
Okazaki<br />
Floyd and Kimi Yamamoto<br />
Frank and Sadie Yamasaki<br />
John Yoshida<br />
KAZUE NISHIYAMA<br />
George and Toshi Fukeda<br />
Hal and Miyo Ise<br />
ROSE OBATA<br />
Shinako Noritake<br />
THELMA OGAWA<br />
Ayako Okubo Hurd<br />
CECIL OHASHI<br />
Dan and Char Ohashi<br />
KEITH OHASHI<br />
Dan and Char Ohashi<br />
ROY AND HELEN<br />
OHASHI<br />
Dan and Char Ohashi<br />
FUMIKO OKADA<br />
Starr Hashiguchi<br />
SHIGESATO OKADA<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Martha Imabori<br />
YOSHITO O OKADA<br />
Todd Yamada<br />
UMEKO SALLY<br />
OKIMOTO<br />
Pete and Miyuki Hanada<br />
Mas and Amy Kato<br />
Tad and Lilly Kato<br />
Jim and Katie Komoto<br />
Kim and Massie Muromoto<br />
Shizuko Nobuyama<br />
Mary Numoto<br />
Fred Okimoto<br />
Paul Okimoto<br />
Benjamin and Mary Seike<br />
Hatsue Setsuda<br />
Harry and Elsie Taniguchi<br />
Ted and Aki Taniguchi<br />
Shigeru and Michiko<br />
Toyoshima<br />
Frank and Sadie Yamasaki<br />
KEIJI SAITO<br />
Connie Saito<br />
SUMIO SAKAGUCHI<br />
Mike and Marion Fukuma<br />
Hats Higa<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Ted T. Imanishi<br />
Kimi Iwamoto<br />
Yuri Kumasaka<br />
Yasuko Matsumoto<br />
Joe and Dolly Matsuzaki<br />
Terry Nakano<br />
Mari Ohara<br />
Nobi Omoto<br />
Roy and Pat Omoto<br />
Paul and Sono Sakaguchi<br />
Hamayo Sato<br />
Nobi and Itsuko Tanaka<br />
Tosh and Lois Taniguchi<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Ossie and Fudge Tsuchikawa<br />
Dick and Misao Yoshimura<br />
KATSU<br />
AND GRACE<br />
SAKAI<br />
Linda Sakai<br />
KATSU SAKAI<br />
Takashi and Leslie Tsukamaki<br />
SUMI SAKAI<br />
Hiro Eguchi<br />
Sue Fujino<br />
Chiaki Hada<br />
Pete and Miyuki Hanada<br />
Yukiko Iwai<br />
Tak and Mary Katayama<br />
May Luke<br />
Yoshi Mamiya<br />
Frank and Haru Nishimura<br />
Shizuko Nobuyama<br />
Setsuno Nosho<br />
Nobi Otsuji<br />
Sakai Family<br />
Kazie Sasaki<br />
Chisato Takagi<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
Rick and Louise Tanagi<br />
Ben and Sally Tsuboi<br />
Frank and Fumi Tsujii<br />
MARY JO<br />
SAKAMOTO<br />
Bernadette Horiuchi<br />
Alma Kimura<br />
ROY SAKAMOTO<br />
Bernadette Horiuchi<br />
DEAN SATO<br />
Frank and June Sato<br />
Charitable Gift Fund<br />
RICHARD SETSUDA<br />
Teru Beppu<br />
Hatsue Setsuda<br />
LAURA SHABRO<br />
Chiaki Hada<br />
TAKESHI SHIBUYA<br />
Henry and Clara Shibuya<br />
Chickie Shinagawa<br />
KIYOSHI<br />
AND FUJIE<br />
SHIMONO<br />
Don and Elaine Shimono<br />
DR. EVAN SHU<br />
Lloyd Hoshide<br />
Shiz Shigeno<br />
BILL SOYEJIMA<br />
Hiram and Helen Akita<br />
Anna Kurata<br />
SUMIKO SUDA<br />
Hiromu and Masue Heyamoto<br />
Bernadette Horiuchi<br />
Masao and Pat Kojima<br />
George and Hidy Matsui<br />
Tom and Viki Nakawatase<br />
Sam and Haruko Shoji<br />
YOSHIKO<br />
TAKAYESU<br />
Kachi Ikeda<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
SHIZUE TAKEDA<br />
Tadashi and Doris Aoyama<br />
Peter and Sylvia Domoto<br />
Bruce and Pat Finlayson<br />
Sue Fujino<br />
Akira and Lillian Horita<br />
George Ikeda<br />
Mitsuo and Alma Ikeda<br />
Satomi Ikeda<br />
Karr Tuttle Campbell<br />
Kokoro Kai Volunteers<br />
Yuri Kumasaka<br />
Marian Kurosu<br />
Yoshie Mori<br />
Ruth Oki<br />
Kenji and Martha Onishi<br />
Tazu Shimoguchi<br />
Ako Shimozato<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Tsutomu<br />
Sumimoto<br />
Yuriko Tsukamaki<br />
Naoko Ulstein<br />
William and Shizue Watanabe<br />
Sallie Yamada<br />
Ruth Yoshida<br />
KOJIRO TAKI<br />
Taki Brothers<br />
SUMIO TAKI<br />
Taki Brothers<br />
ETSUMI TAKIZAWA<br />
Martha Kimura<br />
KAZUTAKA<br />
AKA<br />
TAMURA<br />
Shizuko Nobuyama<br />
Elmer Tazuma<br />
Chessie and Kinu Tsubota<br />
HENRY AND RISO<br />
TANABE<br />
Frances and Ted Tanabe<br />
Minoru and Marianne<br />
Uchimura<br />
GEORGE TANAGI<br />
Rikuko Tanaka<br />
HARRY TANIGUCHI<br />
Anderson Family<br />
Tak and Ruth Aoki<br />
Yoshio and Mary Aoki<br />
Pauline Asaba<br />
Michael and Elaine Chin<br />
Mae Deguchi<br />
Keishi Echigo and Wanda<br />
Harris<br />
Roy and Sei Fujiwara<br />
James and Hiroko Hasegawa<br />
Ken and Akiko Higashi<br />
Mickey and Yoshie Hiroo<br />
Thom and Beverly Ikeda<br />
Roy and Bette Inui<br />
JACL, Olympia<br />
Arlene Kadoshima<br />
Yoshi Kanemori<br />
Tetsuden and Kanako<br />
Kashima<br />
Arthur and Sally Kawaguchi<br />
Bill and Beth Kawahara<br />
Momoko Kido<br />
Miyoko Kodama<br />
Yoshi Mamiya<br />
Sam and Tami Mitsui<br />
Yoshi Miyauchi<br />
Bob and Lily Mizukami<br />
Yoshie Mori<br />
Hajime and Tomi Nakashima<br />
Frank and Haru Nishimura<br />
Larry and Mae Fujita Numata<br />
Dan and Char Ohashi<br />
Masayuki and Jean Okazaki<br />
Tak and Nobie Omoto<br />
Nobi Otsuji<br />
Frank and June Sato<br />
Charitable Gift Fund<br />
Ruby Inouye Shu<br />
Darlene Suyematsu<br />
Mary Suzuki<br />
Richard and Hide Tachibana<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
Haruso and Sonoe Taketa<br />
Frank and Fay Tanagi<br />
Tosh and Peggy Tanemura<br />
Family of Harry H. Taniguchi<br />
Tosh and Lois Taniguchi<br />
Frank and Fumi Tsujii<br />
Yoshiko Tsuji<br />
Masayoshi and Margaret<br />
Uchimura<br />
Glen and Mary Yee<br />
Sumie Yokota<br />
Todd Yoshino and Luana<br />
Yoshino<br />
KAZ TATSUMI<br />
TSUMI<br />
Mits and Betty Abe<br />
Jeff Ackles<br />
Robert and Patricia Baker<br />
Amy Beppu-Matsuoka<br />
Jene Deguchi<br />
Irene Fugami<br />
Lucy Fujii<br />
Mike and Marion Fukuma<br />
Ken and Akiko Higashi<br />
Ken and Yoshi Higashiyama<br />
Al and Shiz Hikida<br />
Robert and Mary Hikida<br />
Randy and Kay Hikida<br />
Martin and Lisa Hikida<br />
Nobuo and Miki Isomura<br />
Henry and Minnie Itoi<br />
Yo Kaneko<br />
Miyoko Kaneta<br />
Shig and Fumi Kaseguma<br />
Harry and Rose Kataoka<br />
Tak and Mary Katayama<br />
Sally Kazama<br />
Charles and Amy Kinoshita<br />
Yoneko Kishida<br />
Sue Kitasako<br />
Akiko Kiyonaga<br />
Yukio and Julianne Kumasaka<br />
George and Hidy Matsui<br />
Joe and Dolly Matsuzaki<br />
Miyoko Miyahara<br />
Hiroto Nagasugi<br />
Harry and Frances Nishimoto<br />
Akio and Mabel Nishizaki<br />
Shizuko Nobuyama<br />
Satoru Nomura<br />
Paul and Sono Sakaguchi<br />
Sumio and Irene Sakaguchi<br />
Jean Sakahara<br />
Gordon and Marcia Sako<br />
Fred and Amy Sato<br />
Yuki Sato<br />
Kazuko Shimizu<br />
Koko Sutow<br />
Hiroshi and Teresa Suzuki<br />
Vic and Lilly Takemoto<br />
Ken and Gayle Takemura<br />
Kiyoshi and Elsie Taki<br />
Emi Taniguchi<br />
Allicyn and Gary Tasaka<br />
Kay Terao<br />
Tosh and Dolly Tokunaga<br />
Marci Tracey<br />
Ben and Sally Tsuboi<br />
Tak and Florence Tsuchida<br />
Joe and Juanita Yee<br />
Matt and Taye Yorita<br />
Dick and Misao Yoshimura<br />
Lillian Yoshino<br />
Betty Yoshitake<br />
NOBORU TAZUMA<br />
Chickie Shinagawa<br />
BOBBY TERADA<br />
Derek and Sophia Terada<br />
KAKICHI TERADA<br />
Sam Terada<br />
UME TERAO<br />
Mack and Setsu Harada<br />
AKIE TODO<br />
Jiro and Takeko Todo<br />
HENRY TODO<br />
Todo Sisters<br />
Jiro and Takeko Todo<br />
MASASHIGE AND<br />
AKIE TODO<br />
Jiro and Takeko Todo<br />
CHARLES TOSHI<br />
Katherine Dodobara<br />
Ken Katayama and Shirlee<br />
Tsuchida-Katayama<br />
Sut and Rosie Kato<br />
Henry and Jan Kumasaka<br />
Aiko Kyono<br />
Barbara Matsudaira<br />
James and Amy Matsuoka<br />
Yoshiye Mayeda<br />
Hiroshi and Amy Myoraku<br />
Paul and Sono Sakaguchi<br />
Kazie Sasaki<br />
Don and Kiyo Scott<br />
Chisato Takagi<br />
Vicki Terao<br />
Ossie and Fudge Tsuchikawa<br />
Pauline Yoshida and Elaine<br />
Yoshida<br />
Jerry and Sharon Yuasa<br />
GLORIA TSUBOI<br />
Frances and Ted Tanabe<br />
TOM TSUBOTA<br />
Margaret Gojio<br />
Hiromu and Masue Heyamoto<br />
Robert and Mary Hikida<br />
Bill and Irene Nishimura<br />
Teru Okawa<br />
Sakahara & Hashimoto, LLC<br />
Hamayo Sato<br />
Masaru and Anna Tahara<br />
Markie Tanagi<br />
Yoshio and Florence Teshima<br />
Ben Uyeno<br />
CHIYO<br />
TSUCHIKAWA<br />
Ossie and Fudge Tsuchikawa<br />
EMY UCHIMURA<br />
Minoru and Marianne<br />
Uchimura<br />
KEIZO AND RUI<br />
UCHIMURA<br />
Minoru and Marianne<br />
Uchimura<br />
MIYO UCHIYAMA<br />
Dale and Karen Shigaki<br />
Sam and Alice Uyeda<br />
HISA WATANABE<br />
ANABE<br />
George and Hidy Matsui<br />
HARRY WONG<br />
Steve and Patti Wong<br />
ROSE WU<br />
Ryo Kumasaka and Eric<br />
Kumasaka<br />
HARUMI YABUKI<br />
Yoshitsugu and Sally Inagaki<br />
HIDE YABUKI<br />
Connie Saito<br />
TERUMA<br />
UMATSU<br />
YABUKI<br />
Connie Saito<br />
HIDEKO YADA<br />
Hiro Eguchi<br />
Kenneth and Kimi Ota<br />
KAY YAMAMOTO<br />
Ric Yamamoto<br />
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ROBERT<br />
YAMAMOTO<br />
Robert and Mary Hikida<br />
Toyoko Okiyama<br />
Alan Omuro<br />
Steve and Heidi Shimamoto<br />
Mark and Leila Uomoto<br />
Ric Yamamoto<br />
YOSHIMI<br />
YAMAMOTO<br />
Hajime and Michiko Hirata<br />
Tosh and Akiko Ito<br />
Hank and Toshiko Nishimura<br />
DICK YAMANE<br />
Akira Ando<br />
Larry and Jody Clovis<br />
Mark and Terry Fugami<br />
Florence Fugami<br />
Roy and Sei Fujiwara<br />
Nachi and Ruth Hayashi<br />
Alice Hayashida<br />
Bobbie Hirahara<br />
Ed Horiuchi<br />
Thom and Beverly Ikeda<br />
Leo and Tadaye Kawasaki<br />
Hank and Edna Matsubu<br />
Joe and Dolly Matsuzaki<br />
Tomio Moriguchi<br />
Susan Nakagawa and Martin<br />
Oiye<br />
Charles Natsuhara<br />
Steve and Kazuko Shinto<br />
Yoshi Suzuki<br />
Mr. and Mrs. Hiromi<br />
Takashima<br />
Sue Tanaka<br />
Taeko Taniguchi<br />
Elmer Tazuma<br />
Corinne Toda<br />
Togetsu, Inc.<br />
Tosh and Dolly Tokunaga<br />
Yoshio and Daisy Tomita<br />
Hiroko Tsuboi<br />
KAZ YAMASAKI<br />
Shunji Ito<br />
SABURO<br />
YAMASHITA<br />
Shunji Ito<br />
FUSAKO JANE<br />
YONEMURA<br />
Arthur and Kay Abe<br />
Charles and Hisako Hiranaka<br />
Takuji Ito<br />
Steve and Janet Lee<br />
Robert and Carolyn Ling<br />
Yoshiye Mayeda<br />
Taiji and Mae Miyamoto<br />
Fred Nakagawa<br />
Bob and Carol Numata<br />
Rev. Michihiro and Kisa Yuasa<br />
George Nakashima<br />
Glenn Nakashima<br />
Masami and Masaye Sado<br />
Pat Sado<br />
Skip and Tracy Yotsuuye<br />
Kazie Sasaki<br />
Taeko Taniguchi<br />
Ted and Aki Taniguchi<br />
Mike Yonemura<br />
Bob and Yae Yoshihara<br />
DENNY YOSHIMURA<br />
Mack and Setsu Harada<br />
Ossie and Fudge Tsuchikawa<br />
RUTH YOSHIMURA<br />
Mack and Setsu Harada<br />
Y. YOSHITOMI<br />
OMI<br />
Toshio and Midori Yoshimura<br />
Contributions<br />
3/01/<strong>02</strong>-6/30/<strong>02</strong><br />
GENERAL<br />
Jiro Akita<br />
Lance and Mary Ann Arnone<br />
Ayame Kai Guild<br />
Shirley and Herb Bridge<br />
Mae and Quinn Chin<br />
Edward Choe<br />
Yoshiko Choe<br />
Masaru and Yoshiko Fukui<br />
Gates Millennium Scholars /<br />
Martha Choe<br />
Dennis and Laureen Hara<br />
Shuko Hara<br />
Jean Hirano<br />
Akira and Mary Honda<br />
Jeanette Fukuda Hope<br />
Roy and Shirley Hori<br />
Akira and Lillian Horita<br />
Mr. and Mrs. George Iseri<br />
Aki and Jena Itami<br />
Yoshiye Iwamura<br />
Mabel and Timothy Joyner<br />
Tedi Kanda<br />
Shig and Satoko Kano<br />
Leo and Tadaye Kawasaki<br />
Tami Kikuchi<br />
Edward and Ruriko Kosaka<br />
Ken Kouchi<br />
Shinji Kozu<br />
Robert Kuramoto<br />
Bob Loboduk and Ruth<br />
Matsudaira-Loboduk<br />
John and Viola Loflin<br />
Del Lui<br />
Robert and Mary Macnab<br />
Teruo Maruko<br />
Kazuma and Helen Nagai<br />
Isao and Sachi Nakashima<br />
Iris and Robert Nielsen<br />
Tom and Naoko Noguchi<br />
Northwestern Industries, Inc.<br />
Bruno Perri<br />
Nancy Quan<br />
Richard and Kathryn Miyauchi<br />
Advised Fund<br />
John and Tish Sasaki<br />
Yuki Sato<br />
Hatsune Sekimura<br />
Jim and Grace Shibayama<br />
Neil and Rolanda Shiosaki<br />
Bob and Tomo Sunamoto<br />
Minoru Takashima<br />
Gayle Teramura and Roger<br />
Terriere<br />
Massie Tomita<br />
Daryl Watanabe<br />
Alice Wong<br />
Ed Woo and May Li Chin<br />
John and Arlene Yamada<br />
Steve Yokota<br />
Richard and Akemi Yoshida<br />
KOKOR<br />
ORO O KAI<br />
Yachi Fujii<br />
Kokoro Kai Volunteers<br />
Dan and Mae Kusaka<br />
KOKOR<br />
ORO O KAI<br />
VOLUNTEERS<br />
Teruko Pace<br />
NIKKEI HORIZONS<br />
Chris and Anastasia Dendrinos<br />
Dana and Jan Gerry<br />
Miyoko Kaneta<br />
Jack Matsui<br />
Shox Tokita<br />
Frank and Dorothy Tsuboi<br />
Mark and Suzi Yamamoto<br />
NIKKEI MANOR<br />
Robert Horiuchi<br />
Jean LeGros<br />
Shigeko Takayama, RN, MSN<br />
NIKKEI MANOR<br />
RESIDENTS FUND<br />
Shigeko Takayama, RN, MSN<br />
RESIDENT CRAFTS<br />
J. T. and Yuki Hiraki<br />
SEATTLE KEIRO<br />
Anonymous<br />
Anonymous<br />
Sachi and Royal Domingo<br />
Pick Sun and Edwin Du<br />
Echo Chorus<br />
Nobu Ishida<br />
Nobuo and Miki Isomura<br />
Shohei Karibe<br />
Roy and Suzy Kido<br />
Yuri Kojima<br />
Richard Kuniyuki<br />
Daisy Kuramoto<br />
Shari and Rory Leid<br />
Arthur Nagai<br />
Ruth Nakanishi and Family<br />
Louise Oda<br />
Oliver Oshiro<br />
Margaret Ouchi<br />
Kil Yong Park<br />
Herbert Saito<br />
Shiuko Sakai<br />
Seattle First Hill Lions Club<br />
Amy Shirakawa<br />
Harlan and Lillian Takahashi<br />
Carl Tsuchiya<br />
James and Laura Watanabe<br />
Stanley Yamashita<br />
Ritsuko Yoshitomi<br />
GRANTS<br />
Harry S. Kawabe Memorial<br />
Matching<br />
Foundation<br />
Gifts<br />
JP Morgan Chase Manhattan<br />
Foundation<br />
Vincent Tsang<br />
Microsoft Matching Gifts<br />
Program<br />
Gayle Hoshino<br />
Washington Mutual Bank<br />
Linda Dong<br />
Workplace<br />
Charitable<br />
Campaigns<br />
UNITED WAY<br />
Bev Akada<br />
Elaine Akagi<br />
John Akiyama<br />
Russell Akiyama<br />
David Arai<br />
Linda Carrig<br />
Clayton Chinn<br />
Costco Wholesale Corp.<br />
Alice Doi<br />
Graham & Dunn<br />
Derek Egashira<br />
Susan Egashira<br />
Marcia Fujimoto<br />
Leanne Furugori<br />
Thomas Hansen<br />
Jayanne Hino<br />
Lloyd Hoshide<br />
Cathy Inouye<br />
Eydie Kooiman<br />
Tina Koyama<br />
Henry Kumasaka<br />
Arthur Kuniyuki<br />
Tom Kuramoto<br />
Paul Kusakabe<br />
Lisa Lee<br />
Shiang-Yu Lee<br />
Edward Lowe<br />
Microsoft Corp.<br />
Robert Miyahara<br />
Wayne Miyake<br />
Michael Mori<br />
Susan Nakagawa<br />
Lori Nakahara<br />
Naomi Nomura-Barry<br />
Martin Oiye<br />
Gary Okazaki<br />
Gene Okino<br />
Roman Omilion<br />
Precor, Inc.<br />
Karen Reid<br />
SAFECO Corporation<br />
Pauline Sakuma<br />
Ronald Sakura<br />
IY Shimabukuro<br />
Cynthia Shimizu<br />
Leslie Stimson<br />
Marnie Stocking<br />
David Suguro<br />
Steven Suzaka<br />
Gail Suzaka<br />
Victoria Terao<br />
Gail Tsuboi<br />
Jim Vail<br />
Joe Yabuki<br />
Victor Yagi<br />
Melodye Yamada<br />
Todd Yamada<br />
Irene Yamamoto<br />
Jana Yamamoto<br />
Steven Yamasaki<br />
Jerry Yuasa<br />
BANK OF AMERICA<br />
Alice Doi<br />
Marnie Stocking<br />
Terry and Gail Suzaka<br />
Irene Yamamoto<br />
James Vail<br />
CHEVRON<br />
Gary Yamashita<br />
WASHINGTON<br />
MUTUAL<br />
Linda Dong<br />
Bruce Nishimura<br />
Government<br />
Campaigns<br />
PORT T OF SEATTLE<br />
COMBINED<br />
CHARITIES<br />
CAMPAIGN<br />
AIGN<br />
Karen Akada-Sakata<br />
Michael Aoki-Kramer<br />
Rudy Caluza<br />
Shari Fujino<br />
Oshu Go<br />
Susan Hansen<br />
James Ishihara<br />
Frank Kikuchi<br />
Matsue Kikuchi<br />
James Mano<br />
Nancy McManigal<br />
Arthur Oki<br />
KING COUNTY<br />
EMPLOYEE<br />
CHARITABLE<br />
ABLE<br />
CAMPAIGN<br />
AIGN<br />
Anonymous<br />
Neil Fujii<br />
Patty Furukawa-Stutz<br />
Wesley Hikida<br />
Gary Imanishi<br />
Lisa Kunihiro<br />
Yoshiko Li<br />
WASHINGTON<br />
STATE TE COMBINED<br />
FUND DRIVE<br />
Bruce Abe<br />
Jo-Anne Bartlett<br />
Susan Carr<br />
Hideo Fujita<br />
Vinh Huynh<br />
Lonny Kaneko<br />
Karen Kato<br />
Fred Kiga<br />
Kevin Mizuta<br />
Vicki Toyohara-Mukai<br />
Ronald Yamamoto<br />
COMBINED<br />
FEDERAL<br />
CAMPAIGN<br />
AIGN<br />
Melvin Asato<br />
Richard Couch<br />
Ruth Hamada<br />
Mary Heaps<br />
William Hirano<br />
Daniel Ito<br />
Chisato Kawabori<br />
Raymond Kirwan<br />
Tooru Kusaka<br />
Kristine Martin<br />
Cheryl Morisaki<br />
Tad Murakami<br />
Vicki Nomura<br />
Namie Oki<br />
Shirley Oliver<br />
Frances Palmer<br />
Terry Saiki<br />
Jan Stark<br />
Carol Suehiro<br />
Carolyn Tanagi<br />
Bill Tashima<br />
Mike Toda<br />
Terrie Watanabe<br />
Alisa Weong<br />
Deborah Yamamoto<br />
Cherie Yorita<br />
26 Newsletter of <strong>Nikkei</strong> <strong>Concerns</strong> • TAYORI
See full Golf Tournament article on page 21.<br />
Diane Taniguchi attempts a million dollar hole-in-one shot.<br />
Thank you to the generous sponsors, donors and volunteers who made the 2nd<br />
Annual Golf Benefit a success<br />
Event Sponsors<br />
Title<br />
Mulvanny G2 Architecture<br />
Platinum<br />
Uwajimaya, Inc.<br />
Gold<br />
Doug’s Lynnwood/Mazda/Suzuki/Hummer/Hyundai<br />
Mutual Fish Company, Inc.<br />
Officemporium, Inc.<br />
Phi-Ten USA, Inc.<br />
Silver<br />
Architects Kubota Kato Chin<br />
MARPAC Construction LLC<br />
Maruta Shoten<br />
Mobile Radiology & Imaging, Inc./ Summit<br />
Radiology<br />
Ohashi Landscape Services<br />
Osaka Gardens, Inc.<br />
Bronze<br />
7th Avenue Service<br />
Bainbridge Island ACE Hardware<br />
Base Capital, LLC<br />
Broadway Vision Source- Michael K. Matsunami,<br />
O.D., Riley F. Nakatsu, O.D.<br />
Bush Whackers Golf Club<br />
Cairncross & Hempelmann, P.S.<br />
Cascade Medical Supply, Inc.<br />
Central Market<br />
City Produce Co.<br />
Evergreen Pharmaceutical, Inc.<br />
Food Services of America<br />
Glassworks<br />
Fred I. Hasegawa, DDS & Paul Hasegawa, DDS<br />
Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson<br />
Scott Kanemori, DDS<br />
Kibble & Prentice<br />
Ken Mayeda, M.D.<br />
Milliman USA<br />
Nakanishi Dental Laboratory, Inc.<br />
Tosh & Toshi Okamoto<br />
R.S. Auto Rebuild, Inc.<br />
Riddell Williams, P.S.<br />
Sakahara & Hashimoto<br />
Seasia<br />
PY Sugamura, Jr. & Co., P.S.<br />
Justin Tokunaga<br />
Teresa Yagi, DDS & Roger Nakanishi, DDS<br />
United Parcel Service<br />
In-Kind Donations:<br />
7 Cedars Casino<br />
95.7 The Point, KYPT<br />
Sam Abejero<br />
Bainbridge Island ACE Hardware<br />
City Produce<br />
El Gaucho<br />
Essential Life Therapy<br />
Four Seas Restaurant<br />
Galaxy Specialty Company- Robert Matsuura<br />
GE Financial<br />
Kathy Hasegawa<br />
Mark Hidaka<br />
Innovative Cookie Co.- Susan Oki & Dona Magno<br />
JapanThai Restaurant Project- Trudy, Dennis & Mao<br />
Hayashida<br />
Japanese American Citizen’s League<br />
KJR AM-Sports Radio 950 AM<br />
Krispy Kreme<br />
Jodi Marr & Kurt Osaka<br />
Gary Matsudaira<br />
Nike - Mari Watanabe<br />
Ogishima & Associates<br />
Palisades Restaurant<br />
Quinault Beach Resort<br />
Red Apple Market<br />
Redbird Sports- Anne Hidaka-Turner & Jay Turner<br />
Renaissance Madison Hotel – Tim Miyamoto<br />
Ken Roll – Seattle Mariners<br />
Salomon Smith Barney<br />
Ed Shigihara & Gayle Hoshino<br />
David Suguro<br />
Perry Ko’s South China Restaurant<br />
State Farm Insurance - Wayne Nakamura<br />
Studio 904<br />
Donald Taniguchi<br />
Tillicum Village<br />
Gail Tsuboi & Jim Kranick<br />
Tully’s Coffee<br />
Uwajimaya, Inc.<br />
Teresa Yagi, DDS<br />
Audio Visual Services<br />
Proline Audio-Visual Rentals- Steve Daniels<br />
Golf Operations<br />
Oki Developments- Brad Kimura<br />
Printing<br />
West Coast Printing, Inc.- Eric Tomita & Ted Tomita<br />
Logo & Program Design<br />
Paracom, Inc.- G. Page Tanagi<br />
Signage<br />
B.K. Vinyl Graphics- Brad Kojima<br />
Video<br />
John Pai<br />
Dean Wong<br />
Music- “Thousand Cranes”, Recorded by<br />
Hiroshima- “East” Epic/Sony Records Composers June<br />
Kuramoto/Little Tiger Music (ASCAP) and Derek<br />
Nakamoto/Poi Dog Music (ASCAP) administered by<br />
Laura Hirschfield, Esq., Copyright Management. Inc.<br />
Web Site Design<br />
Ximated Web Design- Devin Imamura<br />
Event Volunteers<br />
Jan Gokami<br />
Mark Jablonski<br />
Alan Kimura<br />
Alan Kurimura<br />
Mark Nagasawa<br />
Tatsuo Nakata<br />
Carol Taki<br />
Darcia Tanabe<br />
Shizue Yahata<br />
Obento Donors & Volunteers<br />
Glenn & Jan Gokami<br />
Richie Hayashida<br />
Kathy Kozu-Tsutsumoto<br />
Dona Magno<br />
Curtis Mar<br />
Jan Mikami<br />
MJ Mitoma<br />
Joanne Nakamura<br />
Norman & Joyce Nakamura<br />
Nyla Nakano<br />
Alison Oki<br />
Carol Taki<br />
Bryon & Sheri Tokunaga<br />
Eric & Pam Tokunaga<br />
Gail Tsuboi<br />
Julie Yee<br />
Ross Yokoyama<br />
Scoring/Handicap Verifications<br />
Bryon Tokunaga<br />
Ross Yokoyama<br />
Golf Tournament Committee<br />
Event Co-Chairs- Lauree Seko & Joe Yabuki<br />
Corporate Sponsor Chair- Kathy Hasegawa<br />
Food Committee Chair- Jan Mikami<br />
Prize Committee Chair- Tony Nakata<br />
Handicap/Scoring Chair- Gregg Seko<br />
Tiffany Buckner<br />
Lawrence Imamura<br />
Brad Kimura<br />
May Leong<br />
Darlene Suyematsu<br />
Harold Taniguchi<br />
Ted Tomita<br />
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Upcoming Events<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor/Kokoro Kai Team Memory Walk .....................September 8<br />
See page 13 for details<br />
Aki Matsuri Festival .............................................................September 14-15<br />
Ayame Kai Craft Fair ...........................................................November 16<br />
See page 18 for details<br />
Find us on the Web: www.nikkeiconcerns.org<br />
Seattle Keiro, skilled nursing<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Manor, assisted living<br />
<strong>Nikkei</strong> Horizons, continuing education<br />
Kokoro Kai, adult day program<br />
KIDCARE, intergenerational day care<br />
NIKKEI CONCERNS<br />
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