Ayame Kai - Nikkei Concerns

Volume 26 Issue 3 

WINTER 2002 

Nikkei Concerns 

President’s 

Message 

By Carol Suehiro, 

President, Board of 

Directors 

It is the season of giving and of giving 

thanks. A special thank you to those 

who have made it possible for Nikkei 

Concerns to provide health care services 

in an environment sensitive to heritage. 

Your continual generosity and support 

in these tough times of the lagging 

economy and talk of war measures the 

strength of this community. On behalf 

of the Nikkei Concerns Board of 

Directors, I thank you for your interest, 

compassion, limitless volunteer hours 

and belief in our mission. 

Many thanks go to the employees of 

Nikkei Concerns who provide 

professional care and services to our 

families and friends participating in all 

of Nikkei Concerns’ programs. 

Caregiving is a noble profession 

requiring patience, stamina and a 

special heart to endure the joys and 

heartaches of our beneficiaries. 

As my term of office comes to an end, 

I thank the Board of Directors for their 

leadership, support and hard work. It 

is through their strategic leadership 

Nikkei Concerns remains committed to 

providing services reflecting the needs 

and desires of the elderly. 

Through my job, I have the 

opportunity to talk to seniors from all 

walks of life and from all corners of this 

Continued on page 2. 

What would Nikkei Concerns be if it 

weren’t for Dr. Ben Uyeno His spirit of 

giving penetrated every aspect of his life, 

possibly nowhere more than at Seattle 

Keiro. His support helped ensure that 

Seattle Keiro provided a much-needed 

service, and his dedication to Nikkei 

Concerns helped make it the vital 

community organization it is today. Our 

long-time friend and supporter has 

passed away, leaving a legacy of 

dedication and kimochi. 

Dr. Ben was involved with Nikkei 

Concerns in many ways. As a physician 

within the Japanese American 

community, he saw many of his older 

patients having difficulty living in 

mainstream nursing homes. When 

Seattle Keiro was in its planning stages, 

Dr. Ben and Dr. Ruby Inouye, a fellow 

physician in the community, were 

The Year of Giving 

Dr. Ben Uyeno, Unsung Hero 

By Catherine Kanda, Chief Executive Officer, Nikkei Concerns 

Dr. Ben relaxing outdoors. 

recruited to join the organization and 

impart their medical knowledge. “He 

was very involved in the residents’ 

care,” says Dr. Ruby. 

Dr. Ben was dedicated to seeing 

Seattle Keiro succeed. He served on the 

Board of Directors from 1976 to 1985. 

In 1979, he became Medical Director. 

Adding to his already busy schedule, he 

was elected President of the medical 

staff at Providence Hospital in 1981. 

“He loved Issei. And he was a great 

fundraiser,” says Russ Akiyama, 

former Administrator of Seattle Keiro, 

who worked with Dr. Ben for over 18 

years. “He had a vision and it turned 

into his life. He must have raised 

thousands of dollars just by talking 

passionately to hundreds of individuals 

about the project. ” 

Continued on page 10. 

Dr. Ben with Nikkei Manor residents Seiichi Yamamoto and 

Haruaki Ida and Nikkei Manor staff Tomoko Kemuyama.

President’s Message, continued from page 1. 

country. One of their greatest joys is 

time spent with grandchildren. 

Conversely, they worry about their 

health, health care and rising medical 

costs. Here in the Pacific Northwest, 

seniors are no different. The Nikkei 

community can be proud and thankful 

that by working together, they have been 

able to provide the means to diminish 

health care anxieties and preserve the 

precious relationship between seniors 

and the grandchildren through 

programs such as KIDcare. 

Clearly there is more to be done and 

many challenges to face as we anticipate 

future residents and participents. I have 

confidence with your continual input 

and support Nikkei Concerns will 

successfully provide high quality 

services to the elderly for years to come. 

Thank you for giving to us so we can 

give back to you. a 

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Ken Higashi 

Paul Miyahara 

Sam Nakagawa 

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Sam Shoji 

Edward Tan 

TAYORI, the newsletter of Nikkei 

Concerns, is published three times a 

year with a circulation of over 9,700 

readers. 

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The holiday season is traditionally 

the time that people give to others – 

whether it is giving a special gift to a 

friend or loved one, sponsoring a family 

that is less fortunate, donating to a toy 

or food drive or making a contribution 

to a charity. All of these gifts are given 

with generosity and compassion to 

make another person’s life better and 

happier. 

Throughout the year, Nikkei 

Concerns is very fortunate to receive 

many generous gifts. Everyday, we are 

given the gift of help through our many 

wonderful volunteers, the gift of 

serenity created by our volunteer 

gardeners, the gift of beauty created by 

our ikebana volunteer and the gift of 

support from our many donors. We are 

indeed very fortunate. 

The holiday season is also a time 

when we gather with family and friends 

and share the warmth of 

companionship and caring. We may 

also reflect on our lives and our families 

– our children, our parents and our 

grandparents. It is a time that we 

remember and thank others for all that 

they have done for us. 

The 21 st century has introduced us to 

a New World in all facets of our lives. 

Changes in technology, economic 

activity and the political setting impact 

how we provide health care services to 

the elderly in our community. 

The Nikkei Concerns Board of 

Directors, as the governing body for the 

organization, must continually look 

towards the future to determine how to 

best serve the elders in our community 

and remain competitive and viable in 

today’s health care marketplace. 

As part of our efforts, the Board of 

Directors recently held a retreat to 

discuss the future and how to be the 

most efficient and effective board for 

Nikkei Concerns was created with the 

notion that we can provide better care 

to our elders as a community and that 

our elders deserve the very best that we 

can offer. By combining our efforts and 

resources we are able to do much more. 

We are very thankful for all that the 

community has done for us over the 

years. 

Each hour spent volunteering and 

each dollar given in donations helps 

make the lives of our participants, 

residents and employees better. Your 

gifts touch many lives. 

As we close this year with memories 

and reflections, we look forward to a 

new year of growth and opportunities. 

With your continued support, Nikkei 

Concerns can continue to serve the 

needs of the community. 

Thank you for giving to Nikkei 

Concerns. Warm wishes for a wonderful 

holiday season. a 

Board Plans Changes in New Year 

By Carol Suehiro, President, Board of Directors 

Nikkei Concerns. The Board reexamined 

its structure, roles and 

responsibilities. We discussed how to 

reach a higher level of board 

performance to meet the challenges of 

current times and the future. 

We will continue these discussions 

over the next several months and will 

keep you posted. Our current 

governance structure is working well 

but we want to continually look for ways 

to be more effective and to better serve 

and communicate with our community. 

The Board remains committed to the 

mission of Nikkei Concerns and we will 

continue in our role as stewards of the 

mission. We are looking forward to the 

opportunity to better serve you. a 

2 Newsletter of Nikkei Concerns • TAYORI

Ancestral Traditions in Today’s World 

By Darlene Suyematsu, Director of Development & Communications 

Koden (ko·den), n. - Traditional 

Japanese gift of money given to the 

bereaved family as an expression of 

sympathy. 

The practice of koden is an integral 

part of Japanese history and culture. 

The offering of incense is a purifying 

ritual which occurs in most Buddhist 

ceremonies including funerals. 

Mourners hold a small pinch of incense 


2002 

Board of Directors 

Carol Suehiro, President 

Joe Yabuki, First Vice President 

Nina Chinn, V.P. - Volunteers 

Dr. Kenneth Mayeda, V.P.- 

Medical 

Tomio Moriguchi, V.P. - Planning 

Sam Shinozaki, Treasurer 

Thom Ikeda, Secretary 

Janet Deguchi 

Kathy Hasegawa 

David Hayasaka 

Norigiku Horikawa 

Dr. Ruby Inouye Shu 

Hon. Richard Ishikawa 

Fusako Kamihara 

Hon. Eileen Kato 

Mitsuko Kimura 

Tom Kometani 

Dr. Gerald Kuwada 

Hon. Ron Mamiya 

Paul Miyahara 

Bob Mizukami 

Kevin Nagai 

Tony Nakata 

Charles Natsuhara 

Jill Nishi 

William Y. Nishimura 

Chizuko Norton 

Tosh Okamoto 

Ned Sato 

Dr. Christine Shigaki 

Hideko Tachibana 

Elsie Taniguchi 

Harold Taniguchi 

Yuzo Tokita 

Gail Tsuboi 

Shigeko Uno 

Shizue Yahata 

Dennis Yamashita 

Kevin Yokoyama 

Douglas Yoshida 

Harry Yoshimura 

powder between the fingertips raising 

it to eye level before dropping the 

powder in the incense burner. Koden, 

which translates to “this is for your 

incense expense” started as a way for 

mourners to pay for the incense. 

The Issei who immigrated to America 

brought their customs and traditions to 

their new homeland. The early years 

provided little opportunity for the Issei, 

primarily young single men, or shortterm 

workers who planned on returning 

to Japan with money, to socialize. 

Funerals became a way to bring people 

together, even if the deceased was 

unknown to a mourner. Koden was 

enclosed in a special envelope or kodenbukuro. 

Often excess koden money 

would be used to provide refreshments 

after the service. 

Koden evolved as a gift to the 

bereaved family to help them pay the 

funeral expenses and guaranteed that 

the deceased would have a proper 

burial. As the Issei men began bringing 

their wives to live in America, the social 

aspect following a service changed. 

Excess koden money was not kept for 

personal use but was donated to the 

temple or used to buy gifts like tea, 

cakes, manju, dishes, or postage 

stamps. The custom of giving away 

remaining koden continues today. 

The Japanese culture is deeply 

immersed in traditions and values 

which have stood through time. One 

such value is on which is a sense of 

indebtedness; a child is indebted to his 

parents for their caregiving. The child 

thus honors his parents and repays his 

on through his actions during his 

lifetime. This may include taking on his 

parents’ social and financial obligations. 

Another heartfelt cultural concept is 

reciprocity. Its sense of obligation 

requires that all acts of kindness, no 

matter how small, are paid back later 

in kind. Both on and reciprocity are still 

apparent in the practice of koden. The 

amount of koden varies according to the 

mourner’s relationship with the 

deceased or if the deceased or his family 

received a previous koden gift from the 

mourner or his family. It is very often 

the case that lists of koden obligations 

are kept and passed down from parent 

to child. 

Presently koden reflects the 

continued integration of Nikkei into 

American society while still holding on 

to their original spirit. It is a way to 

celebrate a loved one’s life and keep his 

or her memory alive. Through the 

perpetuation of koden, we pay tribute 

to our ancestors, honor the values and 

traditions that they held dear and instill 

a unique sense of who we are to our 

children and our children’s children. 

Regardless of religious or ethnic 

background, it is a common practice 

today for family members to choose an 

organization or cause that was 

important to the deceased to be the 

beneficiary of any monetary gifts 

received in sympathy. Nikkei Concerns 

is honored to be the recipient of these 

gifts as it signifies the faith and 

continued trust people place in the 

organization’s mission to serve our 

respected elders. As a non-profit, these 

gifts directly serve the residents and 

program participants and contribute 

significantly to the quality and scope of 

services we offer. a 

Contents 

President’s Message ................... 1 

Cover Story ................................ 1 

CEO’s Message ........................... 2 

Ancestral Traditions... ................ 3 

Community Services ................. 4 

Volunteers ................................... 5 

Nikkei Concerns News .........6-7 

Endowment ..............................8-9 

Seattle Keiro ....................... 10-11 

Nikkei Manor ...................... 11-12 

Nikkei Horizons ................. 13-14 

Kokoro Kai ................................ 15 

KIDcare ...................................... 16 

Ayame Kai ................................. 17 

Donor Lists ......................... 18-23 

TAYORI • Newsletter of Nikkei Concerns 3

The Gift of 

Giving 

Lillian Hayashi, Administrator of 

Community Services 

The Community Services’ 

programs of Nikkei Concerns have 

been the grateful recipient of the Gift 

of Giving from thousands of 

employees, supporters and 

volunteers, not just this year, but as 

each year comes and goes. 

The programs of Community 

Services (CS) are: 

KIDcare, Keiro Intergenerational 

Day Care, licensed for 62 children 

from ages 6 weeks to 5 ½ years: 

KIDcare provides intergenerational 

interaction on a daily basis for our 

children and the grandmas and 

grandpas living at Seattle Keiro and 

through weekly visits to Nikkei Manor 

and Kokoro Kai. Learning experiences 

include Japanese language, songs and 

culture. The unconditional love the 

children share with the elders is 

immeasurable. 

Kokoro Kai, Adult Day Program: 

For over 24 years, Kokoro Kai has 

helped elders of our community to ‘age 

in place’ at home or other living 

situations. By bringing them to Nikkei 

Manor on a tri-weekly basis, the 

program is conducive for rebuilding and 

making new friendships in a warm and 

secure atmosphere where wellness, 

nutrition and Japanese cultural 

activities are promoted. This program 

not only gives participants solid social 

interactions, but also gives the caregiver 

at home respite time while their loved 

one is being cared for. This program 

was developed by Julianne 

Kumasaka and Yuri Kumasaka who 

were instrumental in the growth and 

popularity it enoys today. 

Nikkei Horizons, Continuing 

Education Program: 

CS’ most popular and fastest growing 

program is Nikkei Horizons, giving 350 

to 400 participants each quarter a 

Yoshiko Minato and Fuchin Chou in one of Nikkei Horizons’ many low cost classes 

Bunka Embroidery. 

wonderful opportunity to learn through 

classes and workshops. Nikkei Horizons 

also offers tours to local and state 

popular sites, and regional 

excursions, like the 

Canadian Rockies Rail 

Tour, Alaska Cruise, 

numerous trips to British 

Columbia, and to the 

Oregon Inland and Coast. 

Nikkei Horizons 

succeeds due to the 

knowledge, experiences 

and talents of the 

instructors, facilitators, 

coordinators and support 

teams who are ALL 

volunteers. They are truly 

the epitome of what 

volunteerism is all about - 

giving back to the 

community. 

Volunteer Services, a most valued 

program with over 400 individuals: 

NC has been blessed since its 

inception with the gifts provided by its 

network of volunteers. The founders 

and the Board of Directors are all 

volunteers who devote time and energy 

to create and further Nikkei Concerns’ 

goals with a sense of pride and 

commitment. 

The volunteer spirit that abounds in 

each of Nikkei Concerns’ programs is 

unmatched, unique 

to a community 

program such as 

ours and invaluable 

to the care and 

services provided 

under the umbrella 

of our programs. 

CS programs 

have been the 

recipients of many 

gifts, including 

grants, donations 

from the KIDcare 

Parent Council, 

and many generous 

donations received from participants 

and supporters. The largest and most 

effective donor to our programs is the 

KIDcare student Aiden McLean making decorations with Katherine 

Okumura and KIDcare teacher Alisa Torres. 

Ayame Kai Guild. Through their most 

munificent annual giving to Nikkei 

Concerns, CS programs have benefited 

greatly. 

“No act of kindness or gift of giving 

from the heart, no matter how small, is 

ever wasted” and we are truly grateful 

to everyone who has given to our 

program and those who have allowed us 

to give back to each of you through our 

superb Community Services’ programs. 

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Volunteers 

(7/01/02- 10/31/02) 

Thank You to all our Volunteers who helped in 2002 

Melisa Akai 

Sumiko Akai 

Ruth Aoki 

Takao Aoki 

Lillian Aoyama 

Saeko Aoyama 

George Arakawa 

Rose Asakura 

Ron Bacher 

Masako Bacher 

Jasmine Baker 

Teru Beppu 

Yaeko Cella 

Donald Chikuma 

Nina Chinn 

Mitsuko Connery 

Masue Cresse 

Kazumi Dixon 

Janet Deguchi 

Mickey Delanty 

Amy Doi 

Jim Doi 

Mitsuko Eguchi 

Kelly Elder 

Setsuko Evans 

Tsuchino 

Forrester 

Sue Fujino 

Etsuko Fujishima 

Mary Fujita 

Tiffany Furuta 

Art Gorai 

Hiroko Gripman 

Fumiko Groves 

Charlie Hall 

Peggy Hanada 

Kyoko Harada 


Sawako 

Hashiguchi 

Starr Hashiguchi 

Kisae Hashimoto 

Maya Hatch 


Toshiko Hayashi 

Yuna Healy 

Chris Higashi 

Ken Higashi 

Kinuko Higashi 

Amy Hirasawa 

Mary Hirata 

Alyna Holden 

Norigiku Horikawa 

Noriko Ichise 

Aiko Ii 

Joe Ike 

Miyoko Ike 

Kachi Ikeda 

Kelsey Ikeda 

Thom Ikeda 

Jeanne Inouye 

Ruby Inouye 

Eiko Iritani 

Willy Iritani 

Richard Ishikawa 

Shig Ishikawa 

Fusako Kamihara 

George Kamihara 

Kay Kamikawa 

Yuko Kanazawa 

Dale Kaneko 

Miyoko Kaneta 

Albert Kariya 

Takako Karpinic 

Daniel Kashima 

Ossie Katayama 

Chika Kato 

Eileen Kato 

Mutsu Kato 

Kazzie Kawachi 

Mits Kawachi 

Marti Kawaguchi 

Miyoko 

Kawaguchi 

Mika Kawakami 

Sayaka Kawakami 

Frank Kawasaki 

Miye Kawata 

Momoko Kido 

Junko Kikuchi 

Tomonori Kikuchi 

Pil J. Kim 


Yone Kishida 

Chigusa Kitai 

Betty Kobayashi 

Emiko Kobayashi 

Kiana Kobayashi 

Nori Kobayashi 

Mas Kojima 

Pat Kojima 

Yuri Kojima 

Tom Kometani 

Pat Kono 

George Kozu 

Mary Kozu 

Julianne 

Kumasaka 

Yuri Kumasaka 

Amy Kuramoto 

Shiho Kurauchi 

Tosh Kurosaki 

Gerald Kuwada 

Alison Laredo 

Ken Lee 

Nobuko LeMay 

Michael Leong 

Stephenie Lock 

Jackie Lum 

Wakana Maeda 

Fumiko Maeshiro 

Sky Magnuson 

Ron Mamiya 

Yoshi Mamiya 

Kuniko Mancini 

Mariko Mano 

Chiyo Martin 

Hiromi Marty 

Keiko Maruyama 

Tsuyako 

Maruyama 

Fumi Masunaga 

Kazuko 

Masunaga 

Susumu Matsuda 

Jack Matsui 

Kanako 

Matsumoto 

Kathy Matsuura 

Dolly Matsuzaki 

Joe Matsuzaki 

Yuri Matsuzawa 

Emi Mayeda 

Kenneth Mayeda 

Jim McCullough 

Kelly Miyahara 

Paul Miyahara 

Wanda Miyahara 

Colleen Miyata 

Linda Miyata 

Midori Miyata 

Henry Miyoshi 

Bob Mizukami 

Frank Mizukami 

George Momoda 

Yoshie Mori 

Tomio Moriguchi 

Gail Mukai 

Lilly Mukai 

Kaori Muranaga 

Keiko Murayama 

Kevin Nagai 

Ray Nakanishi 

Steve Nakano 

Tomi Nakashima 

Yuko Nakasone 

Tony Nakata 

Bob Nakayama 

Michiko Namba 

Alison Nariega 

Akiko Narusawa 

Charles 

Natsuhara 

Yae Niimi 

Jill Nishi 

Mary Nishida 

Frank Nishimura 

Haru Nishimura 

Ken Nishimura 

Nish Nishimura 

William Y. 

Nishimura 

Frank Nomiyama 


Setsuno Nosho 

Sonoe Obara 

Bill Ogasawara 

Saeko Ogawa 

Nobuko Ohgi 

Katashi Oita 

Julie Ann Oiye 

Tosh Okamoto 

Toshiko Okamoto 

Ruth Oki 

Mari Okumura 

Seiko Olson 

Tak Omoto 

Kenji Onishi 

Shorty Ono 

Mary Osaki 

Hiroko Ota 

Kimi Ota 

Nobi Otsuji 

Ryoichiro Otsuka 

Teruko Pace 

Jung Sook Pak 

Grace Park 

Tomiko Perry 

Miyo Philip 

Michelle Quan 

Taylor Robinson 

Virginia Rodriguez 

Donate your car to Nikkei Concerns! For more information, 

call (206) 726-6550 

Connie Saito 

Herb Saito 

Beulah Sakagami 

Gail Sakoda 

Yoshiko Sakuma 

Fred Sakura 

Shizu Sakurai 

Hattie Sao 

John Sasaki 

May Sasaki 

Hideko Sato 

Hitomi Sato 

Masaki Sato 

Ned Sato 

Stacy Schuck 

Grace Shibayama 

Christine Shigaki 

Meri Shimada 

Haruko Shimizu 

Tazu Shimoguchi 

Masako 

Shimomura 

Yuriko Shimosaki 

Etsuko Shinbo 

Elaine Shinozaki 

Sam Shinozaki 

Pam Sho 

Sam Shoji 

Mee Siu 

Hidemi Slyman 

Eleanor Smith 

Clara Stewart 

Carol Suehiro 

Sawako Suga 

Sachiko Sugimoto 

Chickie Sumimoto 

Chieko Sumimoto 

Sueko Sumioka 

Yuriko Yamazaki 

Sunuwar 

Kathy Suyama 

Yaeko Suyetani 

Hideko Tachibana 

Richard 

Tachibana 

Amy Takahashi 

Momoye 

Takakoshi 

Kiyoko Takashima 

Takako Taki 

Ted Tamaki 

Tom Tamanaha 

George Tamura 

Nami Tanaka 

Rikuko Tanaka 

Peggy Tanemura 


Harold Taniguchi 

Lois Taniguchi 

Martha Taniguchi 

Tosh Taniguchi 

Mineko Tanoue 

James Terada 

Eileen Tokita 

Shox Tokita 

Yuzo Tokita 

Takako Tokumasu 

Masako Tomita 

Miki Tomita 

Gail Tsuboi 

Elbe Tsuchimoto 

Yuri Tsukamaki 

Hiroko Tsuru 

Noriko Ueno 

Tomiko Ueno 

Sada Uno 

Shigeko Uno 

Matt Wang 

Shiz Watanabe 

Toyoko Watanabe 

Chelsea Wong 

Joe Yabuki 

Kiyo Yabuki 

Shizue Yahata 

Ed Yakushijin 

Maxine Yakushijin 

Sallie Yamada 

Taiki Yamaguchi 

Fujie Yamasaki 


Dylan Yamashita 

Tossie Yamashita 

Yuriko Yamazaki 

Akio Yanagihara 

Keiko Yanagihara 

Nancy Yates 

Kevin Yokoyama 

Chiyomi Yoshida 

Don Yoshida 

Douglas Yoshida 

Fuyo Yoshida 

Mary Yoshida 

Ruth Yoshida 


Rose Yoshizumi 

Junji Yukawa 

Volunteers 


Our Friends to the 

North 

SERVING THE NIKKEI COMMUNITY IN 

CANADA 


Have you ever wondered if there is a 

large Japanese community in Canada 

Or, if there is an organization created 

to serve the Japanese elderly Or, if the 

Japanese Canadians were interned 

during World War II 

If you have wondered about these 

questions, then you must visit the 

Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing 

Society (NSHCHS) and the National 

Nikkei Heritage Centre in Burnaby, B.C. 

These two organizations have created a 

wonderful array of services for the 

Nikkei community in Canada. 

Nikkei Home- the Canadian version of Nikkei Manor. 

On September 13, 2002, several 

Nikkei Concerns Board members and 

staff attended the grand opening of the 

Nikkei Seniors Health Care & Housing 

Society’s assisted living facility, Nikkei 

Home, a beautiful 59 unit complex. 

During Nikkei Home’s 

development, several of their 

Board members and staff 

visited Nikkei Concerns to 

learn about our experiences. 

We enjoyed learning about 

each other’s communities 

and health care systems. It 

was wonderful to see their 

vision now become a reality. 

Similar to Nikkei Manor, 

NSHCHS’s assisted living 

facility, Nikkei Home offers 

The National Nikkei Heritage Centre in Burnaby, BC 

houses a museum and hosts special cultural events. 

Robert Nimi, President of NSHCHS, [far left,] and Cathy Makihara, CEO, Nikkei Place, 

[far right,] receive a commemorative plaque from NC Board members Tomio Moriguchi 

and Tosh Okamoto, and Catherine Kanda, CEO, Nikkei Concerns. 

privacy and independence, as well as 

supportive services such as meals, 

activities, housekeeping, medication 

management and assistance with 

personal hygiene. 

The Nikkei Seniors 

Health Care & Housing 

Society also owns and 

operates a retirement 

housing facility. The facility, 

Sakura-So, is across the 

street from Nikkei 

Home,and provides 

apartments for independent 

seniors. 

The National Nikkei 

Heritage Centre has a 

beautiful, expansive garden and houses 

a museum, a large conference facility 

and offices. It is located on the same 

campus as the assisted living facility. In 

the National Nikkei Heritage Centre, 

you can learn about the experiences of 

the Canadian Japanese during World 

War II. 

For more information go to their 

website at www.nikkeiplace.org or call 

1-604-777-5000. It is well worth the 

trip to visit these two organizations and 

their facilities. Remember to take your 

passport or birth certificate, as well as 

your driver license, to make crossing the 

border very easy. a 

Paper Trail to 

Internment 

A collection of clippings from 

Seattle area newspapers 

compiled by Yoriko Watanabe 

Sasaki, documenting the racial 

prejudice and political 

persecution Japanese American 

citizens endured shortly after the 

United States declared war on 

Japan. 

This publication is available for 

only $6 per copy from the 

Ayame Kai Guild/Seattle Keiro. 

Shipping/handling for mailing, 

please add $2.00. 

For more information, please call 

(206) 726-6461. 


2002: How Your Gifts Helped 

By May Leong, Fund Development Specialist 

2002 has been an incredible year of 

giving for organizations across America, 

especially in light of the economic 

downturn. While some organizations 

saw an increase in donations, others 

experienced double digit drops. 

As someone relatively new to Nikkei 

Concerns, I have been amazed and 

humbled by the generosity of our 

donors, volunteers and staff. People 

continued to give not only with their 

time, passion and muscles, but also with 

their dollars. This year we launched our 

Vehicle Donation Program and have so 

far processed over 31 cars. The 2 nd 

Annual Founders’ Golf Tournament was 

a success, raising $32,000, $6,000 

more than the previous year. As always, 

we continue to receive donations in 

honor of a mother or father or in the 

memory of loved ones who recently 

passed away. 

So what were some things that your 

dollars and time supported this year at 


Seattle Keiro 

• 27 new electric beds were 

purchased so our residents can sleep 

more safely and comfortably. Our goal 

for 2003 is to purchase 123 more for a 

total of 150 electric beds. 

• A Hoyer lift (electronic) was 

purchased to help staff lift residents 

from awkward positions. This helps 

dramatically reduce lifting-related 

injuries in staff and residents. 

• Activity supplies were purchased 

for residents to exercise their tactile 

skills. 

• Dementia care training was 

provided for staff members. They 

learned to identify different symptoms 

and design activities to keep residents 

active. 

Nikkei Manor 

• Air conditioning units were 

purchased for residents’ apartments. 

We were only able to purchase a quarter 

of what is needed this year. 

Kokoro Kai 

• Participants planted flowers this 

summer using planters, soil, and plants 

funded by Ayame Kai. 

• We purchased Shuji (calligraphy) 

supplies like much-needed brushes, ink 

and paper. 

• New Year’s Party: every year, 

volunteers treat participants to a nice 

New Year’s Lunch at a local restaurant. 

Darcia Tanabe and May Leong register players at 

the Annual Founders’ Golf Tournament- one of the 

many successful fundraising events for Nikkei 

Concerns in 2002. 

• State Park reservation fee for our 

summer picnic, Pacific Science Center 

admission fee, and other outing 

expenses were covered by the Volunteer 

Fund. 


• Thanks to all the volunteer 

instructors who support the program 

with their time and efforts, more lowcost 

workshops and classes were added. 

• Donations of computers, printers, 

scanners and software helped to greatly 

enhance our program, and the 

computer lab in particular. 

• Monetary donations helped cut 

administrative costs and support 

instructor honorariums and fees for 

special workshop presenters. 

KIDcare 

• Students went on over 15 field 

trips this year, thanks to financial 

support from the Parent Council. The 

children went to picnics, visited the 

Children’s Museum, library, aquarium 

and also participated in the 

Tiny Tots Symphony series. 

• Parents donated treats, Halloween 

pumpkins and tickets to a Mariner’s 

game. Volunteers come to play with the 

students every Friday afternoon. 

Thanks to volunteer and staff 

support we achieved the following: 

• Keiro rehabilitation center helped 

residents walk over 702 miles in 2002! 

Aurea Quilit, Rehabilitation 

Coordinator, says, “We will work with 

a resident for as long as they want. In 

fact our oldest resident is 104 years old 

and she is still walking.” 

• Seattle Keiro’s kitchen served over 

170,544 meals this year. 

• Our volunteer mailing crew stuffed 

and labeled over 77,700 pieces of mail. 

When these efforts, small and large, 

are added up, it is apparent how much 

energy and support is needed. In 

uncertain times, demands on services 

from nonprofit organizations go up 

dramatically. At Nikkei Concerns we 

face the challenges of providing quality 

care while federal and state spending for 

human services has been drastically cut. 

Despite the decline in government 

support, our staff continues to improve 

on coordination within different 

departments to deliver respectful care 

while increasing resident and family 

involvement. Our common goal is 

preserving quality of life and improving 

the daily experiences of those we serve. 

Now more than ever, Americans have 

the desire to help others. At Nikkei 

Concerns we have seen this desire 

reflected in the financial and in-kind 

donations, grants and volunteer 

involvement throughout the year. We 

hope that you will continue to give and 

be involved with our programs that 

positively touch everyone, young and 

old. Thank you for a great year and 

here’s to an even better 2003 together! 

a 



$2,850,377 

Endowment Donors 

Nikkei Concerns Endowment 

We are grateful to the following seed 

donors who have contributed $1.1 million 

to the Nikkei Concerns Endowment 

Campaign: 

Ayame Kai Guild 

Henry Daty 

Perry Ko & Family 

C.T. Takahashi 

$500,000+ 

Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Takisaki 

$250,000-499,999 

Tomio, Tyler, and Denise 

Moriguchi 

$100,000-249,999 

Anonymous 

Anonymous 

$50,000-99,999 

Takashi and Lily Hori 

Tatsuo Nakata recently joined 

Nikkei Concerns as the new Endowment 

Associate for the $10 million 

“Generations of Caring” Endowment 

Campaign. This new position was 

created to help oversee the Endowment 

Campaign and provide support to the 

Endowment Steering and Advisory 

Committees. Tatsuo comes to Nikkei 

Concerns after three years as the 

Legislative Aide to Representative 

Velma Veloria. He was also a National 

Executive Board Member and Chair of 

the National Youth/Student Council of 

the Japanese American Citizens League 

(JACL) and is the President Elect of the 

Seattle Chapter of the JACL. In 1999, 

Tatsuo spent a summer in Hong Kong, 

providing training and developing 

curriculum for the English as a second 

language program at Summerbridge 

Hong Kong. Tatsuo has a BA in Political 

Science from Seattle University. 

Tatsuo’s experience with Rep. Veloria 

and her constituency, his work within 

the Asian community, and his strong 

belief in the mission of Nikkei Concerns 

ENDOWMENT CAMPAIGN 

New Endowment Associate Joins 


$25,000-49,999 

Anonymous 

Mark and Cathy Takisaki 

$10,000-24,999 

Koji, Tomoko, Mineko and 

Mayumi Matsuno and The 

Bullitt Foundation 

Tosh and Toshi Okamoto 

John and Polly Shigaki 

Harold and Diane Taniguchi 

$5,000-9,999 

Catherine Kanda 

Kenneth Mayeda, MD and Eliane 

Dao 

4/1/00- 10/31/02 

Nyla Nakano 

Masa Sese 

Elaine and Samuel Shinozaki 

Carol Suehiro 

Gail Tsuboi and Jim Kranick 

Joe Yabuki 

$2,500-4,999 

Costco Wholesale Corp. 

Furuta Lee Foundation 

Kathy H. Hasegawa 

Thomas Y. and Janet M. 

Kometani 

Paul M. and Wanda S. Miyahara 

Kevin Nagai 


Jill Nishi and Howard Nakase 

Christine Shigaki 

Darlene Suyematsu 

Harry and Elsie Taniguchi 

Shigeko Uno 

Dennis J. Yamashita, Elaine M. 

Aoki, Emily J.A. Yamashita 

are sure to help 

lead us to a 

successful 

campaign. We 

are very excited 

to welcome 

Tatsuo to Nikkei 

Concerns! Welcome, Tatsuo! 

“I am very excited to begin working 

for Nikkei Concerns and to be assisting 

such a tremendous organization to 

make the ‘Generations of Caring’ 

Endowment Campaign a successful 

one!” Tatsuo says. “I am very 

enthusiastic about the Endowment 

Campaign because it will go far in 

ensuring that the elders in the 

community will be able to continue to 

receive the respect and kimochi that 

they deserve for generations to come. I 

am overwhelmed with very positive 

emotion from the feeling that I will be 

helping with such a great cause and 

working for such a reputable 

organization.” 

Tatsuo Nakata can be reached at 

tatsuon@nikkeiconcerns.org. 

$1,000-2,499 

Yick and Nina Chinn 

Janet Deguchi 

Mary Dunnam 


Richard and June Ishikawa 

Kemper Freeman Foundation 

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mizukami 

William Y. Nishimura 

Victoria Reed, ARCADE Magazine 

Richard and Hide Tachibana 

$500-999 

Columbia Foundation 

Eileen Kato 


Dr. Masayoshi and Margaret 

Uchimura 

Ben and Ruth Woo 

$1-499 

Yasumasa Akiyama 

Aon Foundation 

David and Sheri Buelow 

Marcia Fujimoto 


Planned Giving Corner 

By Ned Y. Sato, Attorney, Montgomery Purdue Blankinship & Austin PLLC, & Endowment Advisory Committee 

member 

A SERIES OF ARTICLES TO HELP YOU FIND THE PLANNED GIVING OPTION THAT 

BEST FITS YOUR NEEDS 

In a previous issue of the Tayori, we 

talked about life income gifts. A life 

income gift commits cash and other 

assets to a future charitable purpose, 

while assuring you a continued life 

income from those assets. These plans 

can enable you to make a substantial gift 

while still providing for your personal 

financial needs. At the end of the term, 

remaining assets are used for charitable 

purposes according to the donor’s 

wishes. 

One form of life income gift is the 

Charitable Remainder Trust. 

Under a Charitable Remainder Trust, 

cash or other assets are irrevocably 

transferred to a trustee, who manages 

the assets and pays income to you or 

individuals you choose for life or a term 

of years. At the end of the trust term, 

the charitable organization you 

designate will receive the remaining 

Endowment donors, continued. 

Andy Ike and Elaine Ike 

Henry Ishikawa Family 

Yoshi Kanemori 

Mr. and Mrs. M. Kishiyama 


Wesley and Theresa Kokame 

Roland and Joan Mason 

Lori Matsukawa and Larry 

Blackstock 

Family of Sus Matsumoto 

John and Sadako Matsumoto 

David Nishimura 

Frank and Haru Nishimura 


Yuki Sato 

George and Laurie Schuchart 


Noboru Shinoda 

Ruby Inouye Shu 

Yuzo and Lily Tokita 

Dr. Ben T. Uyeno 

William and Shizue Watanabe 

ab 

Ayame Kai 

Endowment 

$100,000+ 


$1,000-4,999 

Shizue Yahata 

principal or a perpetual income stream. 

The suggested minimum for 

establishing a Charitable Remainder 

Trust is $50,000. 

A Charitable Remainder Trust has 

many financial and charitable benefits: 

• Commits assets to tax-sheltered 

entity for a future gift 

• Provides income tax benefits (if 

established during a donor’s lifetime) or 

estate tax benefits (if established in a 

will or living trust) 

• Donor receives charitable income 

tax deduction based on the amount of 

the gift, age(s) of income recipient(s) 

and payout rate selected 

• Replaces highly-appreciated 

securities, real estate and low- or nonincome-producing 

assets with cash 

flow, without incurring capital gains 

Tsuyoshi and Yayoi 

Inouye Endowment 

$500-999 

Haruno Morishima and Joan 

Seko 

Ernie and Sunnie Nagai 

$250,000-499,999 


$1-499 

Hank and Susan Anderson 

$1,000-4,999 

Pauline Asaba 

Lloyd Inouye 

Nancy Fong 

Bessie Okada 


Geraldine Shu 

Roy and Lillian Hayashi 

$1-499 

Alice Hayashida 

Masue Heyamoto 

Joe and Miyo Iké 

Nancy Ishii 

Tosh and Akiko Ito 

Dale and Shizue Kaku 


Fred and Sue Kikuchi 

George and Mary Kozu 

Henry and Jan Kumasaka 

Diane Locke 

Joe and Brenda Matsudaira 

Yoshie Mori 

Susan Nakagawa and Martin 

Oiye 

Julie Ann Oiye and Randall 

Asplund 

Tsuke and Jean Okamoto 


Bill and Carol Shinbo 

ab 


John and Lillian Matsudaira 

Ruth Okada 

Doug and Marianne Okamoto 

Seattle Lady Lions 

Keiro Heritage 

Circle 

4/1/00-10/31/02 

Tosh and Sue Akamatsu 

Alan Kurimura 

S. Mae Numata 



Harold and Diane Taniguchi 

taxes that you would have to pay as an 

individual 

• Can provide supplemental income 

for retirement 

• Combined with life insurance, may 

pass wealth to heirs without gift and 

estate taxes 

The Charitable Remainder Trust is a 

life-income gift that provides the 

charitable benefit of allowing you to 

make a future contribution to an 

organization whose work you believe in 

while providing a secure income for 

your retirement years. 

You may want to consult your 

tax advisor for more information 

on Charitable Remainder Trusts. 

Or if you have questions about planned 

giving please contact Darlene 

Suyematsu at (206) 726-6462 or at 

darlenes@nikkeiconcerns.org. 

Why is the 

Endowment needed 

As a health care organization, 

Nikkei Concerns operates in an 

environment of increasing costs 

and decreasing federal and state 

reimbursements. This gap will 

continue to widen, resulting in a 

greater need for charitable 

support. 

The endowment will provide a 

stable source of funding to 

augment the annual contributions. 

This will help ensure that sufficient 

resources are available for Nikkei 

Concerns to maintain the very 

highest standards of care, and to 

continue its work for generations 

to come. 

Endowment 


BINGO! 

RESIDENTS HIT THE 

JACKPOT WITH BIMONTHLY 

GAMES 

By Akiko Kusunose, Recreation Services/ 

Activity Coordinator, Keiro 3rd floor 

“GEEE fifty-one! G-51. Anybody, 

BINGO” 

Numbers are called loudly, and 

hands are raised. Sometimes it’s a 

resident’s hand, other times it’s a 

volunteer’s, calling “Bingo” for the 

resident. A volunteer gives a prize to the 

smiling winner. Thanks to volunteers, 

Keiro residents enjoy Bingo night twice 

a month after dinner in the third floor 

dining room. 

The third Wednesday of each month 

(except March, July, August and 

December), Ayame Kai holds Bingo 

night for the Keiro residents. Ayame 

Kai, Nikkei Concerns’ auxiliary group, 

gathers donated items for Bingo prizes 

during its annual rummage sale each 

spring. Other prizes come from Ayame 

Kai’s budget. The members take turns 

running the Bingo night. 

Ayame Kai Bingo night has a long 

history, started soon after Seattle Keiro 

was established. There have been so 

many dedicated members who have 

helped with this activity, 

like Naomi Yamashita. 

Naomi was a Keiro staff 

member and a dedicated 

Ayame Kai member. 

Because her parents used 

to be residents at Keiro, 

she knew how much the 

residents enjoy Bingo. 

She wrapped all the Bingo 

prizes for almost twenty 

years until she suddenly 

passed away in 1997. 

Everyone’s a winner at Bingo Night. Keiro 

resident Dung Thi Pham celebrates her victory. 

Two and a half years ago, another 

Bingo night was started. When his 

mother became a Keiro resident, Neill 

Urano realized how popular Bingo 

night was. He and wife Janice talked 

to their friends, and Urano Group Bingo 

was started. Other residents’ families 

soon joined as volunteers. About forty 

residents now enjoy Urano Group Bingo 

night every month with the help of 

fifteen or sixteen people. Plenty of prizes 

are prepared by the Uranos and 

everybody wins twice. Although Neill’s 

mother has passed away, Urano Group 

Bingo continues. “It’s fun for us. We 

enjoy it,” says Neill, adding, “It wouldn’t 

be possible without the generous 

support of friends, families, residents 

and the staff of Keiro.” 

Thank you to Ayame Kai. and thank 

you to the Uranos and their friends. 

Your “giving” spirit truly gives pleasure 

to our residents. a 

CHECK OUT THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES 

ON OUR EMPLOYMENT PAGE! 

Dr. Ben, continued from page 1. 

Dr. Ben’s fundraising skills weren’t 

limited to large financial donations. His 

skill in procuring smaller donations 

here and there helped out, too. He used 

his persuasive skills to get books 

donated for book sales, and sashimi 

donated for special residents’ meals. 

“He must have gotten a ton of apples 

donated,” says Sam Shoji, retired 

Seattle Keiro social worker and personal 

friend of Dr. Ben. The apples were made 

into pies to be sold at Ayame Kai’s 

Holiday Craft fairs. 

“He went out of his way to take care 

of his patients,” continues Sam, who was 

one of Dr. Ben’s patients before he 

retired. “He’d come in to Keiro on the 

weekends to push the meal carts around 

and serve the residents their food. He 

was an all-around super guy.” 

Dr. Ben with friend and volunteer, Lillian Sakurai 

When he retired in 2000, he didn’t 

stop helping at Nikkei Concerns. Every 

Tuesday afternoon he came to Nikkei 

Manor to conduct his book group, but 

later he transformed it into a movie 

group that attracted more participants. 

He favored old American movies and 

those that could inspire discussion 

afterward. Films about Japanese history 

and Japanese American internment 

during World War II were favorites, but 

so were musicals like “Oklahoma!” 

Continued on next page. 


Yoroi Kabuto now lives at Seattle Keiro 

By Rick Henry, Administrator, Seattle Keiro 

Fred Nakagawa had a suit of 

samurai armor and helmet but nowhere 

to put it. His condo certainly was too 

small to accommodate the full size yoroi 

kabuto but he didn’t want to hide it 

away in storage. He felt the intricately 

braided plates of the armor and 

embossed metal helmet should be 

admired, preferably by a wide audience 

who would appreciate its historical 

background. So he donated it to Nikkei 

Concerns. 

“It’s a beautiful piece of art,” Mr. 

Nakagawa says. “I wanted to donate it 

to Nikkei Concerns because Seattle 

Keiro or Nikkei Manor would be an 

excellent place to display it. We have 

so many connections here either 

through our family or friends, that I 

knew plenty of people could appreciate 

it.” 

The mask with its bristly mustache and golden teeth greets visitors 

to Keiro’s 2nd floor. 

Dr. Ben, continued from previous page. 

“Dr. Ben had energy and passion to 

educate Japanese elderly,” says Naoko 

Ulstein, Nikkei Manor Recreation 

Services Coordinator. “Even when he 

experienced his own health problems, 

he still kept coming to Nikkei Manor. 

He never gave up on people, even if they 

had a hard time understanding.” 

Dr.Ben’s strong compassion for 

others was demonstrated in many ways. 

He stressed the importance of learning 

and keeping one’s mind active and 

engaged, at any age. He gave of himself 

and shared his knowledge to help all 

those around him. We will miss Dr. Ben 

but he lives forever in our hearts. a 

A memorable retirement gift 

The armor was a gift from friends 

when Mr. Nakagawa retired from his job 

in Japan. As a teacher for the US 

Department of Defense (DOD) school 

system, he taught grades four through 

eight for over 25 years, 23 of which were 

spent in the Tokyo area. When he 

wasn’t teaching, Mr. Nakagawa enjoyed 

flying model airplanes. He belonged to 

the Yokoda Air Force Base Model 

Airplane Club, which included both US 

military and Japanese national 

members. When he announced his plan 

to move back to the United States after 

retirement, the Club members pooled 

their money to give him a worthy gift. 

They presented him with the yoroi 

kabuto. 

Mr. Nakagawa’s decision to donate 

the armor to Nikkei 

Concerns, rather than to a 

museum, was derived from 

his long connection to the 

organization. His father lived 

at Seattle Keiro, and he 

himself has volunteered 

there. He’s also been on 

several Nikkei Horizons 

tours and taken a Japanese 

cooking class. 

The armor, a replica of 11 th 

century samurai warfare 

attire, is a formidable sight. At over four 

feet in height, with a grimacing mask 

baring golden teeth beneath the helmet, 

it stands protectively in its case. “Kids 

are particularly fascinated by it,” Mr. 

Nakagawa says, adding that it is almost 

grotesque in its 

fierceness. A 

samurai sword 

is positioned 

next to the 

armor to 

complete 

the set. 

They are 

n o w 

displayed 

on the 2 nd 

floor of 

Seattle 

Keiro, 

across 

from the 

nurses 

station. 

Thank The armor in all its glory 

you, Mr. 

Nakagawa for your generosity with this 

unique donation. It is a beautiful 

addition to the halls of Seattle Keiro. 

If you would like to view the armor, 

please contact Rick Henry at (206) 726- 

6504 or rickh@nikkeiconcerns.org. a 

Seattle Keiro 


Sukiyaki is one of the most popular 

Japanese dishes. Many Nikkei Manor 

residents have fond memories of eating 

sukiyaki dinner with their parents, 

spouse, children, or friends. People 

cook sukiyaki for community events as 

well as for dinner at home. 

On September 14 th , the First Hill 

Lions Club had their annual sukiyaki 

dinner. It’s always fun to go to a 

community event like this, but some 

Nikkei Manor residents have difficulty 

going to places with large crowds. 

Thanks to many of the thoughtful Nikkei 

Concerns’ Board members, all the 

residents were able to enjoy the sukiyaki 

dinner that day right here at Nikkei 

Manor. The Board members purchased 

sukiyaki dinner tickets and donated 68 

dinners to Nikkei Manor residents. 

Dinners were also provided for staff 

working at Nikkei Manor that day. This 

was the second year that we received 

this heartwarming treat from the Board. 

On that evening, both 2 nd Floor and 

3 rd Floor residents gathered in the 

multi-purpose room on the first floor. 

The First Hill Lions Club members 

made sure that our residents got the 

dinner while it was still warm by 

adjusting their delivery time close to the 

Nikkei Manor dinnertime. We asked 

one of our volunteers to come and play 

the piano for this special event. It was 

a nice evening for residents to enjoy the 

special dinner with musical 

“Food can be a big part 

of our lives especially when 

we get older.” 

-Naoko Ulstein, 

Recreation Services 

Coordinator 

A Great Treat from the Board- 

Sukiyaki Dinner 

By Naoko Ulstein, Recreation Services Coordinator, Nikkei Manor 

accompaniment . 

Food can be a big part of our lives 

especially when we get older. Here at 

Nikkei Manor, some residents like to 

talk about food, to join in the cooking 

activities, to buy their favorite treats 

from nearby stores, and to eat out at 

their favorite restaurants. And I have 

to admit that I have fun talking with 

residents about food-related subjects. 

This was one of many donations to 

Nikkei Manor through the year. We are 

very fortunate to have many people in 

the community who care about our 

elderly. Thanks to every one of you who 

made our residents’ life fuller this year. 

a 

Nikkei Manor’s 

5th Anniversary 

Open House 

It’s time for a party! 

Come celebrate 

Nikkei Manor’s 5th 

Anniversary with 

us. Meet residents 

and staff while you 

tour the facility. 

January 25th, 2003 

1:00 - 4:00 

700 6th Ave. South 

(206)726-6460 

Nikkei Manor Wish List 

Donations of the following items would be greatly appreciated 

w Colorful Buttons 

w Garden clippers and flower 

arranging clippers 

w Glass marbles or decorative 

pebbles 

w Cookie Cutters 

Donations can be brought to: 

Nikkei Manor,700 6th Avenue South 

If you have any questions, please contact Naoko Ulstein at (206) 726-6474 

or naokou@nikkeiconcerns.org 


Good Food, Good Fun, Good Friends 

EATING OUR WAY THROUGH 2002 

The Year in Review, as depicted in our culinary experiences. Here are some photos of Nikkei 

Manor residents enjoying various parties, dinners and other food-related events. 

Staff Aya Nakamura and Naoko Ulstein prepare for 

the pancake breakfast. 

Residents Tom Nakagawa and Henry Matsui can’t 

eat another bite. 

Nikkei Manor residents Mary Numoto, Sue Brehan, Katherine Okumura and Hisako Toshi, and Fumi 

Yoshimoto [2nd from left], Kokoro Kai assistant director, eating dinner at the annual Perry Ko South 

China Dinner. 

Aiko Kodama and Katherine Okumura making 

mochi. 

Nikkei Manor residents Mitsu Kato, Katherine 

Okumura and Yone Bartholemew making 

applesauce from apples donated by John 

Nakashima’s family. 



Shizu “Lillian” Sakurai – Beading 

and Jewelry Making Instructor 

After 94 years, Mrs. Sakurai’s life 

story reads like an epic novel! 

Born Shizuko Ando in Japan in 1907, 

Mrs. Sakurai lived first in Hokkaido and 

then in Tokyo, the daughter of an army 

captain. When the army grew inflated 

with officers and her father was taken 

out of active duty, he seized the 

opportunity to follow a dream, and 

sailed across the Pacific to start a new 

life in America. Shizu, her mother, sister 

and brother stayed behind until he 

could send for them. Working odd jobs 

in the LA area at first, Yoshihisa Ando 

hatched a unique plan to use his 

ethnicity and culture to economic 

advantage. The early 20 th century saw 

the escalation of Hollywood and movie 

stardom in America. As elaborate 

homes were built in Hollywood to 

accommodate new stars and their 

wealth, a niche for the Japanese 

gardener was created. Yoshihisa knew 

nothing about gardening, but sent away 

for books on the subject and taught 

himself Japanese landscaping. Soon he 

was building gardens for stars like 

William S. Hart, a Western film star of 

the silent movie era. As Yoshihisa’s 

reputation and business grew, he was 

able to send first for his wife and son, 

and then later for his two daughters to 

join him in this great land of 

opportunity. 

Challenges in a new country 

Shizu and her sister, Fumi, 

sailed to America on a cargo ship 

in 1922. She still has vivid 

memories of the voyage, 

including her first experience 

with a Western toilet which she 

used incorrectly. When the family 

was reunited in America, the 

struggles of fitting into a different 

Nikkei Horizons Instructor Profiles 

By Kirsten Lutes, Nikkei Horizons Coordinator 

Highlighting some of the wonderful volunteers who help make our program a success. 

Mrs. Sakurai stays active with Nikkei Horizons 

culture began for Shizu. Besides the 

strange toilets and Western dress, there 

was the English language she had to 

contend with in order to progress in her 

studies. Shizu remembers being sent to 

kindergarten (at age 14!) where she was 

expected to pick up the language on her 

own. Eventually a special English class 

was started for foreign students, and 

after about a year, she was able to 

advance to a regular classroom. Even 

with her struggles with English, she 

achieved good enough grades for 

acceptance into UCLA, where she 

graduated in 1931 with a degree in 

French. 

Return to Japan 

When her mother died unexpectedly 

in 1936, Shizu and her father returned 

to Tokyo to bury Mrs. Ando in her 

homeland. As Shiz was not yet married, 

and not having much luck finding a 

husband in the States, she and her 

father decided to stay on in Tokyo. As 

luck would have it, the first job she 

landed as an English instructor was at 

the school of the man she would 

eventually marry. Hiroshi Sakurai ran 

a language school where he taught 

French. He needed an English 

instructor, and solicited Shizu to work 

for him. Their working relationship 

progressed to friendship and then 

beyond, and in 1937 they were married. 

Her son Seiya was born the following 

year. 

As a French linguist, Shizu’s husband 

was a rare commodity in Japan, and in 

1940, just 6 months before the attack 

on Pearl Harbor, he was sent to 

Indochina as a French interpreter to a 

Japanese general. Shizu, in the 

meantime, kept house in Tokyo in a 

beautiful, large Western-style house, 

where she lived happily with her father, 

son, and many of her in-laws and 

extended family. When threat of attack 

on the city became imminent with the 

advance of the war, the whole family 

transferred to Saitama prefecture to 

stay with relatives there. In May of 

1945, Tokyo was bombed and Shizu’s 

home and most of her belongings, 

including treasured photo albums and 

other mementos, were destroyed. 

For a whole year after the war ended, 

Shizu did not know if her 

husband was alive or dead. He 

was stuck in Indochina, with no 

way to send word to his family, 

or leave the country. During this 

time, Shizu was recruited as an 

English interpreter for the 

American military in Sapporo, 

Hokkaido, where she, her father 

and son moved. Eventually, her 

husband returned to Japan and 

the family moved back to Tokyo 

where Hiroshi set up a lucrative 


PX store selling Japanese souvenirs to 

American soldiers. It was here that 

Shizu had her first, rather unexpected 

introduction to the pearl business. 

“Lillian’s Pearl Shop” 

An acquaintance of Shizu’s husband 

inquired one day about a potential 

English speaker who might be able to 

take over the wholesale pearl business 

of his associate who had recently died. 

Hiroshi volunteered his wife for the job, 

and after some initial protest, Shizu 

began the new career and hobby that 

would carry her through the rest of her 

life. When she and her husband moved 

to Seattle in 1962 to be with their son 

who had just landed a job with Boeing, 

she brought her pearl business with her. 

Using her many contacts back in Japan, 

she imported pearls to the States and 

sold them around the Northwest. 

Eventually, she and her husband took 

over a small store in downtown Seattle, 

where “Lillian’s Pearl Shop” was 

established and remained until 1993. 

(The shop was in what is now the 

Banana Republic, right next to the old 

Coliseum Theater.) Four years after 

retiring from her business (at age 90!) 

Mrs. Sakurai joined Nikkei Horizons 

program, teaching Beading and Pearl 

Stringing. It is a symbiotic relationship, 

as one of the self-professed keys to Mrs. 

Sakurai’s excellent health and vitality is 

“keeping busy and staying active”. 

Nikkei Horizons, in exchange, benefits 

from Mrs. Sakurai’s unique skill, her 

vast life experience, and her gracious, 

warm and inspiring presence. Thank 

you, Mrs. Sakurai, for your many years 

of service to Nikkei Horizons. Your 

contribution is a gift, and your presence 

a joy! 

Mrs. Sakurai turns 95 on Christmas 

Eve! Don’t forget to wish her a happy 

birthday! a 

Nikkei Horizons Alaska 7-Day Inside Passage Cruise 

PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS FROM NIKKEI HORIZONS’ SUMMER TOUR TO ALASKA 

(THESE PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUCHASE FROM NIKKEI HORIZONS BY REQUEST. 

SEE ALSO THE PHOTO GALLERY ON OUR WEBSITE- WWW.NIKKEICONCERNS.ORG/IMAGES/NHPHOTOGALLERY/INDEX1.HTM) 

The whole gang dressed to the 

nines for our last formal dinner. 

Cruising through icy, exotic Glacier Bay. 

Juneau’s massive 

Mendenhal Glacier. 

The famous “Creek Street” in rainy Ketchikan. 

Holland America’s MS Ryndam- our luxurious vessel to Alaska. 



In March 1978, 

Kokoro Kai opened 

its doors as a 6- 

month trial project. 

Its goal was to 

develop a daycare 

center for the elderly, 

Kokoro Kai to test the impact of 

Adult Day the program in the 

P r o g r a m J a p a n e s e 

community. 

Prior to the opening, a steering 

committee was formed made up of staff 

members (Fred Takayesu, Dennis 

Yamashita, Melanie Sako, Russ 

Akiyama, Ann Haruki) and 

volunteers (Chairperson Mitsi 

Mihara, Dr. Chisato Kawabori, 

John Takizawa, Julianne 

Kumasaka.) The committee met 

monthly for six months to assess the 

need for such a center. 

Kokoro Kai was sponsored by Issei 

Concerns (now Nikkei Concerns) and 

was funded by a one-year grant from 

CETA (Comprehensive Employment 

Training Act.) The grant supported two 

positions: Project Director Dennis 

Yamashita and Activities Coordinator 

Melanie Sako. Participants were 

charged $2.00 a day. Seattle Keiro 

prepared lunch twice a week 

supplemented by a Kokoro Kai cooking 

classes once a week. The Keiro van was 

used for field trips and transporting 

participants to and from Kokoro Kai. 

Issei Concerns contributed $1,500 to 

supplement costs since the daily fees 

were insufficient. 

The Japanese Presbyterian Church 

was chosen as the site since it was 

located only one block from the former 

Seattle Keiro on 24 th Avenue, and 

continued to be Kokoro Kai’s home for 

20 years until it moved to the newly 

built Nikkei Manor in 1998. 

More volunteers than participants 

During the first month of the pilot 

program there were, on average, only 

three participants. Seven volunteers 

came regularly to help in various ways. 

Kokoro Kai’s Beginnings 

By Julianne Kumasaka, former Kokoro Kai volunteer 

The center was open three times a week, 

from 10 to 3. During the six months of 

operation, the maximum number of 

participants was 10. It was a struggle 

to convince the Isseis to participate. 

Many of them had worked hard all their 

lives to achieve independence, and were 

not used to receiving any assistance, 

especially from strangers. 

Pilot project ends, volunteers take over 

In August 1978, the 6-month pilot 

program came to a halt. By that time, 

the participants were enjoying their 

time at Kokoro Kai and were looking 

forward to attending and to deepening 

their friendships with their new 

acquaintances. One of the volunteers, 

UW graduate student Dr. Koichi 

Shimizu of Hokkaido, Japan, offered 

to become the volunteer director. 

Without funds to hire staff, the 

From Kokoro Kai’s early days: a party to honor 

Koichi Shimizu, Volunteer Director of Kokoro Kai in 

1976 

volunteers, led by Koichi, kept the 

center open just one day a week from 

September 1978 to February 1979. 

More volunteers were recruited and 

were able to keep the center open. The 

volunteers provided transportation 

using their own cars, helped with the 

activity programs, served lunch that 

came from Keiro, and even washed the 

dishes. 

In March 1979, funding by CETA 

made it possible to resume the 

operation to three days a week and paid 

staff were hired. Mitsuko Kagawa 

Christianson was hired as program 

coordinator, Barbara Hug as activities 

coordinator, and Joe Stevenson as 

van driver. On March 21, 1979, the first 

anniversary of Kokoro Kai was 

celebrated. The average number of 

participants increased to 13. 

When the CETA funding ended, the 

Nikkei Concerns Board, under the 

leadership of Chairman Tosh 

Okamoto, vowed to support Kokoro 

Kai. In July 1980, Nikkei Concerns 

hired Masaru Aoyama as the 

program coordinator and Ham Koba 

as van driver. Masaru’s many 

contributions included writing four new 

verses for Kokoro-kai-no-Uta. Up to 

then, the Kokoro Kai song had only one 

verse written by Julianne Kumasaka. 

From a small beginning, Kokoro Kai 

has grown due to the faithful, dedicated 

and caring volunteers and staff. True 

to its name, “Kokoro,” with heart and 

soul it continues to provide 

compassionate and loving care. 

For more information on Kokoro 

Kai, please contact Naoko Ulstein at 

(206) 726-6474 or at 

naokou@nikkeiconcerns.org a 


turns 25! 

Kokoro Kai will have its 25 th 

anniversary next spring. 

Information on the celebrations 

will be in the next Tayori! 

Our volunteers’ sincere care for 

participants and their 

heartwarming donations make 

our program a place where 

everyone feels at home. 

Thanks to all our 

volunteers since 1978! 



KIDcare Gives 

and Receives All 

Year Long 

By Carol Hirayama, Director of KIDcare 

Trick or Treat! KIDcare kids got plenty of Halloween treats from Keiro and 

Nikkei Manor residents. 

Since joining KIDcare in July, I have 

had the pleasure of witnessing people 

give so generously to KIDcare. I’ve also 

observed the special joys that children 

bring to people’s lives with their 

spontaneous and innocent ways. 

One of the most precious gifts I’ve 

experienced is the joy of seeing a 

resident’s face suddenly light up for the 

first time in weeks when a child has 

spoken a few words or smiled sweetly. 

Observing a resident reach out to grasp 

a child’s hand and seeing that child 

respond by shyly reaching out to meet 

that hand is a touching scene. The 

children at KIDcare have been so 

fortunate to interact with our residents 

at Nikkei Manor and Keiro through 

various activities such as singing songs, 

playing games, doing crafts and sharing 

tea-time together. It’s wonderful to see 

these positive and inspiring 

relationships between generations and 

across ethnicity. 

At KIDcare we’ve benefited from the 

thoughtful ways people have given of 

themselves and their time. The 

generous donations by Ayame Kai and 

their granting KIDcare’s Wish List for 

supplies and equipment is very much 

appreciated. 

KIDcare’s Family Council has 

devoted much of their time, energy and 

fundraising efforts to improve KIDcare. 

Our KIDcare families have cleaned 

KIDcare from top to bottom this past 

summer, donated many 

goodies from their rummage 

and bake sales, funded field 

trips for us, and 

accompanied teachers and 

children on those field trips. 

KIDcare’s staff have been 

treated to a Mariners game 

and picnics as well. We’ve 

been given so much from 

KIDcare families and I’d like 

to say a heartfelt thank you 

for all of their support and 

various ways they’ve 

tirelessly contributed to the KIDcare 

program. 

We’ve also been fortunate to have 

individuals from the community 

volunteer their time at KIDcare. One 

individual is Daniel Kashima who 

started volunteering at KIDcare as a 

school-required community service 

project. Since then he brought two of 

his friends, Skyler Magnuson and 

Michael Leong, who now come after 

school on a weekly basis to KIDcare 

where they enthusiastically interact 

with our preschoolers. The children 

look forward to seeing them, especially 

the boys. Having such wonderful male 

role models has been fun and exciting 

for the children and the staff. We’re 

lucky to have such an inspirational trio 

at KIDcare. 

We’ve been bestowed at KIDcare a 

great many things. I would like to thank 

everyone. It has been through so many 

generous and giving hearts that KIDcare 

has been able to flourish. You have all 

helped make our KIDcare program so 

precious and special and I look forward 

to seeing it continue. 

For more information on KIDcare, 

please contact Carol Hirayama at 

(206) 726-6502 or 

carolh@nikkeiconcerns.org a 

KIDcare students singing for residents during a Nikkei Manor visit. 

KIDCARE 


Ayame Kai 

Ayame Kai in 

2002 

by Shizue Yahata and Susan Nakagawa 

2002 has been a busy year for Ayame 

Kai! Although the Guild is mainly 

associated with two major annual 

fundraisers, the Winter Holiday Craft 

Fair and the Spring Rummage Sale, 

there are many other events and 

projects in which our members 

participate, all to benefit Seattle Keiro, 

Nikkei Manor, and the other programs 

sponsored by Nikkei Concerns. 

Year-round we sell beautifully 

crafted 14-karat gold tsuru (crane) 

pendants which are available for $68; a 

perfect holiday gift for that special 

person. Seasonally we sell 

Entertainment Books which are now 

available at Nikkei Manor and Seattle 

Keiro front desks for $30. The annual 

Perry Ko dinner is supported by a large 

turnout of our members that help seat 

and serve over 1,600 diners. We also 

make the teriyaki chicken bentos and 

apple pies that are popular sellers at the 

Holiday Craft Fair. 

In 2002, we donated over $35,000 

towards the annual Nikkei Concerns 

Great Holiday 

Gift Idea! 

wish list. We have also established an 

endowment fund to ensure that funding 

to continue the work of Nikkei Concerns 

will always be available. 

In addition to fund raising, Ayame 

Kai conducts monthly bingo for the 

Keiro residents (see p. 10 for related 

article.) This event is held the third 

Wednesday of the month and is 

increasing in popularity. As a result, the 

supplies of prizes are dwindling. 

Donations of little knick-knacks and 

stuffed animals, which are popular 

prizes, would be appreciated, and may 

be left with the receptionist at Seattle 

Keiro. 

Ayame Kai has a long history of 

supporting Nikkei Concerns over the 

years. We have sponsored two auctions 

which raised over $200,000 in 1987 and 

1993. With our successful fund raising 

activities, Ayame Kai has been able to 

fund over a million dollars to enhance 

programs at Seattle Keiro and Nikkei 

Manor. The items purchased have 

ranged in scope from lap bibs and food 

trays for Seattle Keiro residents to two 

wheelchair/passenger buses and a 24- 

passenger bus, as well as many other 

items that enhance the residents’ daily 

lives. 

With the support of the community, 

Ayame Kai can continue our goal of 

providing a place of comfort and dignity 

for residents of Seattle Keiro and Nikkei 

Manor. 

If you would like details of any of 

these activities or projects, please 

contact Seattle Keiro at (206) 323-7100 

or Ayame Kai (206) 323-6522. a 

Please add $5 for shipping and handling if you prefer your charm to be mailed. 

Domo 

Nikkei Concerns would like 

Special 

Occasion 

Donations 

time, efforts 

7/1/02-10/31/02 

50TH ANNIVERSARY 

Craig, Sheila, Tricia, Cara, and 

Acar and Kazuko Bill 

Jordan Omoto 

Ruby Inouye Shu Tak Omoto 

Geraldine Shu 

Craig, Sheila, Tricia, Cara, and 

Dorothy Uno 

Jordan Omoto 

York and Paula Wong 

Yone 

Tak 

akemoto 

Masao and Pat t Kojima 

Toshiko Takemoto 

Mits and Betty Abe 

RETIREMENT 

Arakawa Family 

Sumi Joyner 

Ben Ohashi 

Teru Okawa 

Tak and Jean Sakuma 

Tak and Jean Sakuma Peggie Shoji 

Peggie Shoji 

Hiromi 

Tam 

amura 

Tosh and Peggy Tanemura 

Lois Taniguchi 

Kete and Terr 

erry Okazaki 

KIDCARE GRADUATION 

Pauline Asaba 

Yoshi Miyauchi 

Maggie Latham 

Tosh and Peggy Tanemura Eric Latham and Lee Kane 

40TH ANNIVERSARY 

FOR CARE GIVEN TO 

Jim and Sally Shoji 

Michiko Osaka 

Kiyono Hiroo 

Dale and Karen Shigaki 

Betty Williamson 

IN APPRECATION OF 

100TH BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Dr. Ruby Shu 

Yone 

Tak 

akemoto 

K. Harold and Fukuye Seike 

Kay Nagai 

Kok 

okor 

oro o Kai 

Tak and Nobie Omoto Shig and Haru Ishikawa 

Jim and Carolyn Takemoto 

Vic and Lilly Takemoto 

IN HONOR OF THEIR 

90TH BIRTHD 

THDAY 

MARRIAGE 

George Koyama 

Christine Shigaki and 

Miyoko Koyama and Family Kyle Sato 

Doug and Barb Kanaya 

89TH BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Gerald Kuwada 

Katsuk 

tsuko Nakagaw 

awa 

Sam and Haruko Shoji 


IN HONOR OF 

88TH BIRTHD 

THDAY 

George and Toyo 

Lillian Yoshino 

Hayashi 

ashi 

Mark Yoshino 

Tom Hayashi 

81ST BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Yoshi Hiroo 

Shizuko Ichikawa 

Lila Swalwell 

Stanley and Pilar Ichikawa 

Ben Ishii 

80TH BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Mitsuko Ishii 

John Matsudaira 

Frank and Helen Kubo 

Hisaye Morikawa 

Bessie Okada 


Shig and Kiyo Nagae 

ae 

Frances Ogino 

Peggy Nagae 

Bessie Okada 

Ben and Sally 


Tsutsumoto 

James 

T. Takisaki 


Frank and Teresa Hidaka 

Memorials 

Tsu Uno 

York and Paula Wong 

Jane Akita 

70TH BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Haruye Okamoto 

Fusako Kusumi 

Isamu and Rubi Aoki 

Bob and Kiku Matsuura 

Masaru and Anna Tahara 

69TH BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Rubi Aoki 

Hiromu and Masue 

Jane Hanada 

Heyamoto 

Yosh and Yuki Takahashi Frank and Teresa Hidaka 

Ruth Watanabe 

Harry and Rose Kataoka 

3RD BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Yoshie Nakagawa 

May Namba 

Maxwell 

Tac 

acka 

kaberr 

berry 

Kenneth and Kimi Ota 

Mamo Okada 

Kazie Sasaki 

BIRTHD 

THDAY 

Jiro and Anne Takisaki 

Massie Tomita 

Tosh Okamoto 

Ossie and Fudge Tsuchikawa 

Joyce Okamoto Miyabe George Yoshida 


Arigato 

Gozaimasu 

to thank all the generous people who touch the lives of our elders through the gifts of their 

and financial support. You make a difference! 

Pauline Yoshida and Elaine 

Yoshida 

Joanne Fujita Asaba 

Dennis Yamashita, Elaine 

Aoki, and Emily Yamashita 

Tomik 

omiko Asakura 

Ed and Ellen Kubokawa 


James Masao Baba 

Sadie Asai 

Shige Bunya 

Robert Bunya 

Ming Chan 

Family of Ming Chan 

Rose Chinn 

Paul and Denise Lee and 

Family 

Ben Deguchi 

Marian Matsui 

Emma Eguchi 

Sekio and Louise Matsumoto 

Hiro and Dorothy Nishimura 

Josephine Tanabe 

Frank and Sue Uriyu 

Yoko Yamaguchi 

George and May Yano 

Jean Yorozu 

Wallace 

“Pudge” Eng 

Sam and Alice Uyeda 

George Fugami 

Mark Fugami 

Shiro Fujihira 

Pauline Asaba 

Nob and Hats Kawada 

Yuri Kumasaka 

Brad and Gayle Miyake 

Larry and Mae Fujita Numata 

Kazie Sasaki 


Chessie and Kinu Tsubota 

Tamik 

amiko Fujimura 

ura 

Frank and Irene Nishimoto 

Harry Fujino 

Yoshiko Tsuji 



Paul Fujino 

Yoshie Mori 

Yoshiko Tsuji 

Shizuko Fujita 


Damaso Gapasin 

Robert and Mary Hikida 

Hideo and Shiz Hoshide 

Steve and Linda Ishimitsu 

Hiroko Kitano 


George Gojio 

Margaret Gojio 

Grace Hamano 

Marian Matsui 

Charles Harada 

Mack and Setsu Harada 

Mitsuyo Harada 



Yukie Harada 


Miyuki Hashimoto 

Ken and Frances Aoki 

Misa Bowen 

Yukiko Fuse 


Yoshiko Itabashi 

Paul and Miyoko Kawaguchi 

Joyce Kiyoko Kikuchi 

Barry and Shelley Kikuchi 

Fred and Sue Kikuchi 

Marian Kikuchi 

Shizue Kikuchi 

Kazuye Mayeda 

Kazuo and Michi Murakami 

Mr. and Mrs. Alan Oiye and 

Family 


Aiko Shimizu 



Togetsu, Inc. 


Sachi Hata 

Ted and Misako Adachi 

Tak and Ruth Aoki 

Teru Beppu 

Nachi and Ruth Hayashi 

Frank and June Hori 

Larry and Marcia Imamura 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted T. Imanishi 

Bill and Jean Ishii 

Hana Kato 

Hisako Kato 

Bill and Miye Kawata 

Bill and Amie Komoto 

June Kumasaka 

Aiko Kyono 

Jon, Patty, and Alysse Mastrude 

Barbara Matsudaira 

James and Amy Matsuoka 


Joe and Dolly Matsuzaki 

Howard and Sumi Minato 

Yoshie Mori 

Ted Nakamura 

Kim Nakamura 

Tomi Nakashima 

Jeff Oda 

John and Dorothy Oda 

Charlie and Jane Okada 

Tyrus and Yasuko Okada 

Haruye Okamoto 

Junji and Kiyo Ono 

Makoto and Eiko Otsu 

Jean Sakahara and Steve 

Sakahara 

Kiyo Sakahara 

Sakahara & Hashimoto 

Sharon Sakamoto 

Kazie Sasaki 

Fudge and Yuki Shiogi 

Tami Tai 

Chisato Takagi 

Mariko Tanagi 


Kay and Kiyo Toda 

Tak and Florence Tsuchida 

Patricia Uno 


Mary Yoshijima 

Frank and Aiko Yoshimi 

Dick and Misao Yoshimura 

Jerry and Sharon Yuasa 

Connie Hawes 

Jiro and Takeko Todo 

Jun Hayakaw 

akawa 

Mariko Ando 

Sakukichi and Chiyok 

oko 

Hayase 

ase 

Jim and Sadako Houghten 

Ken en and Rae Hayashi 

ashi 

Paul Hayashi 

Tom Hirai, Sr. 



Don Arai and Naomi Kimura 

Lisa (Egashira) and Philip 

Archide 

Eric and Carol Ashihara 

Carrie Baba 

Janet Baba and Irwin 

Yoshimura 

Preston and Joyce Bhang and 

Family 

Katherine Dodobara 

Linda Dong 

Nina Egashira 

Shigeko Farhat 

Kazuma Fujita 

Frank and Penny Fukui 

Mike and Marion Fukuma 

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall 

Lester Hashiguchi 

Kay Hashimoto 

Kaz and Aiko Hayashi 

John and Nancy Hayatsu 

Hirai Family 

Roy Hirai 

Tom and Kay Hirai 

Shizuko Hirai 

Amy Hirasawa 

Fred and Linda Hirota 

Ross Hori 

Jamie and Joon Huh 

Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ibay 

Doug and Pat Ikegami 


Seiichi and Sandy Ishihara 

Nobi and Kimi Ishii 

Roy and Fumi Ishino 

Saburo and Dorothy Iwana 

Co-workers of Lois Kaisaki 

Lois Kaisaki 

Harry and Ida Kaisaki 

Chuck and Lillian Kato 

Hideo and Janet Kato 

Koji and Kazuko Kato 

Kazuko Kawamoto 

Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kawamoto 


Kikuchi Family 

Danny Kikuchi 

Dick Kikuchi 

Joe Kobayashi 

Nobuko Kodama 

Hisaye Yamamoto Koga 

Henry and Judy Koyano 

Kenny Kudo 

Ruth Kudo 

Yukio and Julianne Kumasaka 

Yuri Kumasaka 

Ann Kumata and Krissy 

Kumata 

Bill and Mitzi Kunitsugu 

Kleon and Miyo Lefever 

Lip and Jean Mar 


Jerry and Yoshie Matsunaga 

George Matsuno 


Ida Jane Mitsumori 

Kiyoshi Mizuhata 

Yoshito and Yuki Mizuta 

Kenzo and Carol Moriguchi 

Mutual Fish Company., Inc. 


Irene Nagai 

Dick and Barbara Nagaoka 

Robert and Patti Nakao 

Hajime and Tomi Nakashima 

June Nakata 

Sam and Hiroe Nishikawa 

Bill and Irene Nishimura 

Don and Irene Ohashi 

George and Nobuko Ohgi 

Mako and Jo Ann Okada 

Steve and Nancy Okawa 

Frank and Itsumi Okazaki 

Joy Okazaki 

Toyoko Okiyama 

Roy and Pat Omoto 

Craig and Sheila Omoto 

Tom Sakai 

Mineko Sakamoto 

Marilyn Sasai and Family 

Yuki Sato 

Patsy Sawa 

Margaret Sera 


Carol Suehiro 

Tada Family 

Marianne Tada 


Satoru and Jane Takagi 


Mabo and June Takenaga 

Jan Tanabe 

Shin and Elaine Tanaka 

Don and Hide Tekawa 

Jim and Yone Terada 

Kazuko Kay Terao 

Roy and Jane Tsuboi 

Yoshiko Tsuji 

Tab and Irene Tsurusaki 

Aileen Toshiyuki 

Ben and Sally Tsutsumoto 

Sam and Grace Uomoto 

Ayako Iky Yamada 

Alan and Joyce Yamagiwa 

George and Lillian Yamamoto 

Mack and Helen Yamamoto 

Satoshi and Pearl Yamamoto 

Gary and Judy Yamashita 

Keiko Yanagihara and Akio 

Yanagihara 


Yoshida 

Gladys Hiramoto 


Betty Komura 

Yoshie Mori 

Masako Shimomura 

Yutaka Hirano 

Pauline Asaba 

Teru Beppu 

Kay Hashimoto 

Takashi Hori 



Mas and Cherry Kinoshita 

Aiko Kyono 



Kazie Sasaki 

Peggie Shoji 

Patricia Uno 

Glen and Mary Yee 

Mary Hokari 

Sam Hokari 

Eric and Beverly Ishimaru 

Jean Sakagami 

Dave and Alice Tatsuno 

Paul Horiuchi 

Bernadette Horiuchi 

Jon Horiuchi 

Paul Horiuchi 

Vincent Horiuchi 

Haruaki Ida 



Peggie Shoji 

Paul Tomita 

Hirok 

oko o Imori 

Marian Matsui 

Ko and Marian Shiogi 

Mickey Inaba 

Peggie Shoji 

Edward Okada 

Will and Patty Lewis 

Ben Ishii 

Terry and Theresa Steig 

Sam and Kazkuo Ishii and Steve and Linda Suzaka 

Junko Ishii 

Calvin and Naoko Takagi 

Brian Takami Family 

Grace Kazuko Ito 

Jiro and Anne Takisaki 


Tom Tamanaha 

Paul and Laurie Ahern Tom and Kazuko Tanigawa 

Tom, Andy, Mika, and Sam David Tomita and Jill Mizoguchi 

Andrews 

Massie Tomita 

Carole Antoncich and Rob Susan Toshi 

Haberman 

Reiko Tsubota 

Barbara Chessler 

Frank and Fumi Tsujii 

Mitzi Fukuhara 

David and Dina Uchida 

Mitsu Fukui 

Mary Uchida 

Sachi Fukutomi 

Robin and Robert Whelan 

Mary Furuta 

Floyd and Kimi Yamamoto 

Rudy and Ursula Gramaje Frank and Margie Yanagimachi 

Brian and Susan Heyamoto George Yoshida 

Craig Heyamoto 

Debra Yuasa 

Gary and Cynthia Heyamoto George and Mary Yuasa 

Hiromu and Masue Heyamoto James Yuasa 

Rachel Hidaka 


Ken and Akiko Higashi Mark Yuasa and Jeanne Chang 

Bernadette Horiuchi Family Mitsuo and Myrna Yuasa 

Masashi, Marilyn, Jonathan, 

and Stephen Ishii 

Sachi Izumi 

Richard and June Ishikawa Yoshi Mamiya 

Co-workers of Dan Ito - Alaska 

Harry Kadoshima 

Fisheries Science Center Arlene Kadoshima 

Steve Iwago and Mary Hirata Ritsu Kadoshima 

George Kaminishi 


Paul and Fumi Kaseguma Aoki, and Emily Yamashita 

Richard and Joy Kato 

Harry Kawahara 

Linda Kashiwag 

agi 

George and Mary Kikuchi 

Sachi and Royal Domingo 

Roy Kirita 

Karen, Linda, Nancy, Marji, 

Nancy and John Kloster and Robert Ishii 

Kris and Keiko Kosugi 

Mary Kawase 

Kenso and Reiko Koura John and Yuki Kitagawa 

George and Mary Kozu May and Marty Miyata and 

Terry and Marie Kurimura 

Kayo Imabori 

Gerald Kuwada 


Ken and Tammie Louie Asplund 

Frank and Marsha Makin 

Shorty and Kiyo Ono 


Sumi Onodera 

Tebo and Midge Matsudaira Yutaka and Kazuko Onodera 


Norio and Nancy Tanaka 

Sam and Tami Mitsui Jun and Florence Tomita 

Eddie and Jean Nagai Ketch and Michi Toyohara 

Richard and Mary Naito 

Ben and Sally Tsuboi 

Brad and Laura Nakamura Gail Tsuboi and Jim Kranick 

H. Ray and Chiyo Nakanishi Pat Uno 

Richard Nakano 

Liz Wong 

George and Hiroko Kathryn Yoshioka 

Nakashima 

Tad Katay 

tayama 

ama 

Ryan and Stacy Nakata Pauline Asaba 

May Namba 


Frank Nishimoto 


Helen Nishimoto 

Bill and Alpha Eng 

Shizuko Nobuyama 

Lucy Fujii 

Larry and Mae Fujita Numata Mitsie Fujii 

Lilly Ogishima 

Gene Fujita 

Bob and Marian Ohashi Roy and Sei Fujiwara 

Teru Okawa 

Mary Furuta 

Toyoko Okiyama 


Kenji and Martha Onishi James and Hiroko Hasegawa 

Mikie Onishi 

Tom Hasegawa 

Kiyoko June Ono 

Hats Higa 

Sumi Onodera 


Kunio Otani 

Fred and Fumi Hirai 

Shig and Mary Otani Betty Hirano 

Nobi Otsuji 

Amy Hirasawa 

PACE @ Lockwood Hajime and Michiko Hirata 

Kristi Russell 

Joe and Miyoko Iké 

Joseph Saemmer 

Kachi Ikeda 

Kazie Sasaki 

Marcia Imamura 

Hamayo Sato 

Yoshiko Ishimitsu 

Nobi and May Shigihara Tosh and Akiko Ito 

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Tse and Steve Iwago and Mary Hirata 

Family 

Kimi Iwamoto 


Art Kageyama 



Lou Kashino 

Nob and Hats Kawada 

Bill and Beth Kawahara 

George Kodama 


Masao and Amy Kuramoto 


Howard and Sumi Minato 

Paul and Yoshiko Minato 

Mabel Mitoma 

Kiyoshi Mizuhata 

Kay and Rae Mizumoto 

Yoneko Momoda 

Yoshie Mori 

Chet and Martha Murakami 

Kim and Massie Muromoto 

Min and Jean Muromoto 

Mutual Fish Company., Inc. 

Hiro and May Nagasawa 

H. Ray and Chiyo Nakanishi 


June Nakata 


Bob and Marian Ohashi 




Nobi Otsuji 


Masae Sakagami 

Jean Sakahara 

Kazie Sasaki 

Atsu and Hisako Sato 

Hamayo Sato 

Seattle Japanese Gardeners 

Association 

Betty Shigihara 

Mits and Meri Shimada 

Don and Elaine Shimono 


Mitsuko Shiomi 

Carol Suehiro 

Toshi Suzaka 

Mits and June Takahashi 


Noboru and Takako Taki 

Patsy Tanagi 

Kazuko Tanigawa 

Frank Tashiro 


Tosh and Dolly Tokunaga 

Massie Tomita 

Reiko Tsubota 

Frank and Fumi Tsujii 

Minoru and Marianne 

Uchimura 

Grace Uyeda 

Mr. and Mrs. Tosh Uyeji 

Sam and Matsue Watanabe 

Sachi Watanabe 


Carl and Pat Yamada 

Joanne Yamamoto 

Richard and Kazuye 

Yamamoto 

Frank and Margie Yanagimachi 

George Yoshida 


Yoshio Katay 

tayama 

ama 

Toshiko Katayama 

Hatsume Kawaguchi 

aguchi 


Yoshio and Mary Aoki 

Marcelline Burdett 

Fumi Ekinaka 

Bettie Fujioka 

Ken and Phyllis Hathaway 

Jackie, Laura, and Kari 

Higashi-Poytner 

Jack and Mary Hisayasu 

David and Jenefer Hutchins 

Dan and Elene Jones 

Vicki Kido 

Matsuye Kubo 

George and Bonnie Kurata 

Hatsy Leong and Edwin Leong 

Yoshio Maruyama and 

Teruko Maruyama 

Dee Matsumoto 



Tom and Shigeko Mukai 

Mutual Fish Company, Inc. 

Katie Nakagawa, John and 

Nancy Hayatsu 

Susan Nakagawa 

Masako Nishimura 

Ken Norikane 

Aiko Okamoto 

Frank and Kim Oki 

Seg Okubo 

Gerald and Gail Oyabe 

Bob and Lynn Peterson 

John and Reiko Sato 

Keiji Shimizu 

Roger and Saki Shimizu 

Spokane Buddhist Church 

Spokane Buddhist Women’s 

Association 


Harry Taketa 

Iku Tamura 

Carolyn Tanaka 

George and Ellen Tanaka 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tanaka and 

Mikel Tanaka 

Pat Tanaka 

Rachel and Joey Tanaka 

Joyce Terao, Dennis Terao, 

and Lenni Terao 

Mr. and Mrs. Satoshi Terao 

Margaret Ueda 

Dorothy Uno 

Mr. and Mrs. Kam Uyeji 

Susan, Butch, Brian, and Sean 

Wright 

Haruye Yamagiwa 

Yoshiko Yamamoto 

Craig Yamamoto 



Makie Kay Kawahara 

ahara 

Bud and Charlene Ishida 

George and Frances 

Kobayashi 



George Kawasaki 

asaki 


Michi Maebori 

Bob and Lily Mizukami 

Doris Shimizu 


Arthur Kikuchi 


Young Kim 


Mina Kimura 


Harry and Frances Nishimoto 

Sadako Kodama 

Pauline Asaba 

Rose Koma 

omatsubara 


James Kom 

omura 

Betty Komura 

Ton 

ony Kono 


Teru Okawa 

Catherine Sakura 

Corinne Toda 

Henry L. Kotkins 

otkins, Sr. 

Arthur, Joan, and Jarrett Habu 

Toshik 

oshiko o Kunishige 

Valerie and Darrell Okimoto 

Tetsuo Kuramoto 


Yoshida 

John Kusaka 

usakabe 

be 

Marian Matsui 

George Kuw 

uwahara 

Marian Matsui 

Mr. and Mrs. Jiro 

Matsumoto 


Joe Matsuzaw 

tsuzawa 

Mariko Harris 

Masaye Mayeno 

William and Katsuko 

Fujikado Lee 

Rex and Placida Ochi 

Mrs. Hanayo Takashima 

Family 

Minoru Mihara 

Masaru and Jane Hamada 

Kiyok 

oko o Miyahara 

Bruce and Janice Abe 

Janet Baba 

Georgette Barton 

Rupert and Gloria Fujii 

David and Kayko Goto 

Arthur and Joan Habu 

James and Hiroko Hasegawa 

Hiromu and Masue Heyamoto 

Ken and Akiko Higashi 

Mary Hirata 

Mickey and Yoshie Hiroo 

Joe and Miyoko Ike’ 

Shig Ishikawa 

Henry and Grace Ito 

Yoshiye Iwamura 


Tak and Mary Katayama 

Sam and Fumi Kawakami 

Momoko Kido 

Charles and Amy Kinoshita 

Evelyn Kitashima 

Paul and Taka Kogita 

Mike and Kathy Leonard 

James and Karen Little 

Asamitsu and Fumiko 

Maeshiro 

Stephanie Mano 

Patty Hiroo Mastrude 


Terrie Natsuhara 

Robert and Joyce Nehira 

Kats Okamoto 

Tatemasa and Ruth Oki 


Ann Sakaguchi 

Ben and Marianne Sakamoto 

Hamayo Sato 

Ken and Mary Shigaya 

Mary S. Shigaya 

Steve and Heidi Shimamoto 

Ben and Etsu Shimbo 

Roy and Kazumi Shimizu 

Patty Shimomura and Cliff 

Louie 

Margaret Shoji 

Marianne Tada 



Frank and Fay Tanagi 

Rick and Louise Tanagi 

Sue Tanaka 

Tosh and Lois Taniguchi 

Toshio Uyeji 

Kay and Hanako Yamaguchi 

Takako Yoda 

Jean Yorozu 

Pauline Yoshida 

Bob and Yae Yoshihara 

Betty Yoshitake 


Hanako Miyak 

ake 


Mosi Miyoshi 

Henry Miyoshi 



Mary Moody 


Sadako o Moriguchi 


Kats and Thelma Abe 


Ted and Misako Adachi 

Ajinomoto USA, Inc. & 

Ajinomoto Frozen Foods 

USA, Inc. 

Karen Akada-Sakata and 

Masaharu Sakata 

Dorothy Akagi 

Elaine Akagi 

Donald and Karen Akira 

Russ and Joyce Akiyama 

Dale and Myrna Allen 

Hank and Susan Anderson 

Shea Aoki 



Isamu and Kathy Aono 

Don Arai and Naomi Kimura 

Salina and David Arai 

Steven and Linda Arai 

Arai/Jackson Architects 

Josephine Arao 

Lisa (Egashira) and Philip 

Archide 

Architects Kubota Kato Chin 

James Arima 

Marian Asaba 

Pauline Asaba 

Seiichi and Nora Aso 

Aurelio and Erlinda Asuncion 

Azuma Fine Art & Gallery 

Jo-Anne and Keith Bartlett 

John and Suzanne Basaca 

John and Shari Behnke 

Rosemary Beppu 

Teru Beppu 

Gene and Yoshiko Betz 

Lorraine and Jackson Blackler 

Collin and Jean Blakley 

Eva Chan and Lund Chin 

Gail Chin 

Mae and Quinn Chin 

Myra and Donald Chin 

Allan Chinn 

Pelly and Sheryl Chinn 


Alan and Darlene Chock 

Terry and Shan Clumpner 

Phil and Bonnie Cohen 

The Commerce Bank of WA 

Bob and Patsy Crouch 

Ann Daly 

Forrest and Julie Darrough 

Darwell Import Company, Inc. 

Tommy and Jean Deguchi 

Ed and Mickey Delanty 


Hinako Dogen 

James and Mary Doi 

Tom and Chi Doi 

Linda Dong 

Sid and Shirley Dunkelman 

Mary Dunnam 

Keishi Echigo and Wanda 

Harris 

Henry and Tomi Egashira 

Nina Egashira 

Family of Rose M. Ellison 

Thom and Jeanne Emrich 

Rita Eng 

Flo Fugami 

Mark and Terry Fugami 

Minoru and Aiko Fujii 

Mitsie Fujii 

Saibo Fujii 

Toshikatsu and Bonnie Fujii 


Sue Fujino 

Mary Kosai Fujioka 

Atsushi and Shizuko Fujita 

Nobie and Sachiko Fujita 

Theresa Fujiwara 

Kyle and Andrea Fukano 

George and Toshi Fukeda 

Kevin Fukeda 

Alan and Judy Fukuda 


Yoshio and Shizuye Furukawa 

Sue Furuta 


Gold Harbor Commodities, Inc. 

Nobi and Rita Hara 

Michiko Harada 

Roger and Keiko Harman 




Kay Hashimoto 

Rex and Lynnetta Hashimoto 

Joyce and Bernard Hata 

Jeff Hattori 

Mike and Grayce Hattori 

Kaz and Aiko Hayashi 


Roy and Lillian Hayashi 

John and Nancy Hayatsu 


Amie Hibi 

Mitsuomi and Chikako Hibi 

Noriko Hibi 

Rachel Hidaka 


Michael Higashi and Judith 

Ing-Higashi 

Ken and Yoshi Higashiyama 

Tak and Rei Higashiyama 

Kinuko Higo 


George and Takako Hirai 

Shizuko Hirai 

Amy Hirasawa 

Keiko Hirasawa 

Yutaka and Etsuko Hirayama 


Fred and Linda Hirota 

Hatsuye Hoida 

Takeshi Hoida 

Tom and Pat Hokama 

HomeStreet Bank and the 

Kathryn Williams Family 


Ross Hori 



Katherine Hutchings 

Stanley Ichikawa and Mrs. 

Shizuko Ichikawa 

Carole Ideta 

Andy Ike and Elaine Ike 

Joe and Miyoko Iké 

Ben and Sumie Ikeda 

Kachi Ikeda 

Thom and Beverly Ikeda 

Martha Imabori 

Harry Imamura 



Edith Imanishi 

Yoshiko Imoto 

Imperial Richfield Co., Inc. 

Ryo Inouye 

Jack and Joyce Ishida 

Nobu Ishida 

Seiichi and Sandy Ishihara 

Bill and Jean Ishii 

George and Marie Ishii 

Richard and June Ishikawa 

Nobuo and Miki Isomura 

Steve Iwago and Mary Hirata 

Kimi Iwamoto 

Clifford and Sara Jackson 

Leilani Jacobsen and Peter 

Kahle 

Sumi Joyner 

JP Trading, Inc. 

Arlene Kadoshima 

Hisashi and Aki Kagami 

Masaru and Mayumi Kagami 

Tadashi and Susanne Kagami 

Kirk and Miye Kajita 


Bernadette Kamihachi 

George and Fusako Kamihara 


Scott Kanemori, DDS 


Miyeko Kano 

Sadako Kase 

Tetsuden and Kanako 

Kashima 

Lou Kashino 


Chuck and Lillian Kato 

Fran Kato 


Mits and Kazzie Kawachi 


Yasunori and Ritsuko 

Kawahara 

Sanaye Kawamura 

Leo and Tadaye Kawasaki 


Sally Kazama 

Ray and Marilyn Kihara 

Kikkoman International, Inc. 


Victor, Joanne, and Erin 

Kimura 



Mas and Cherry Kinoshita 

Ayako Kitamura 

George and Lillian Kiuchi 

Ed and Teru Kiyohara 

Glen and Arlene Kobata 

Nobuyuki and Kyoko Koda 

Miyoko Kodama 


Matt and Janet Kohler 

Wesley and Theresa Kokame 

and Family 

Carol Ko-Matsuoka 

Betty Komura 

Grace and Richard Kono 

Kris and Keiko Kosugi 

George and Miyoko Koyama 

Richard and Edna Koyama 

Henry and Judy Koyano 



Mike, Masako, and June Kubo 

Family of the late Mr. and 

Mrs. H.T. Kubota 



Yuri Kumasaka 

Ted and Carolyn Kunihiro 

Lillian Kunimoto 

Masao and Amy Kuramoto 


Alan Kurimura 

Kinue Kuwahara 

Donald and Gerry Lederman 

Charlene and Jerry Lee 

Neva Lee 

Donald Loeb Family and 

Alaska Distribution Co. 

Sharon Maeda 

Bill and Sani Maekawa 

Ron and Melanie Mamiya 

George and Irene Mano 

Dan and Edith Mar 

Lip Mar and Jean Goto Mar 

Byron and Virginia Marr 


Paul and Debbe Masson 

Sakie Matsuda 

Tebo and Midge Matsudaira 

Marian Matsui 

Lori Matsukawa and Larry 

Blackstock 

Family of Sus Matsumoto 


Mary Matsumoto 


Thomas and Tomoko 

Matsumoto 

Jerry and Yoshie Matsunaga 

Kinya and Phyllis Matsuno 


Ty and Janice Matsuoka 

Yoji and Martha Matsushima 

Henry and Michiko Matsuura 

Michael and Georgia McEvoy 

Akihiko and Tome Mihara 

Tak and Yo Yo Mikami 

Sam and Tami Mitsui 

Norio and Michiko Laurette 

Mitsuoka 

Miyoko Miyahara 

Paul and Wanda Miyahara 




Yoshito and Yuki Mizuta 

Yoshie Mori 

Christa Moriguchi-Richards 

George Morihiro 

Aki and Marge Morimoto 

Shigenori Morimoto and 

Setsuko Kishi 

Bill and Trisha Morton 

Edward and Jean Muneta 

Wash and Kathleen Murakami 

Robert and Judy Murase 

Tama Murotani 


Irene Nagai 

Kay and Mary Nagai 

Sharyl Nagai 

Toshiko Nagamatsu and 

Kimiko Nagamatsu 

Dick and Barbara Nagaoka 


Paul Nagasawa and Family 


Sam and Yoshiko Nakagawa 

Susan Nakagawa and Martin 

Oiye 

Yosh and Sue Nakagawa 

Yoshie Nakagawa 

Yasuko Nakahara 

Yone Nakako 

Eugenia Nakamoto 

Alice Nakamura 

Brad and Laura Nakamura 

Fumiko Nakamura 

Kaz Nakamura 

Ted and Carolyn Nakamura 

Yoshio and Judi Nakamura 

Kimi Nakanishi 


Ellen Nakata 

Larry and Aileen Nakata 

Ryan and Stacy Nakata 

Kenny and Akiko Nakatani 

Kiyoshi Nakatsui 

Thomas and Viki Nakawatase 

Bob and Doris Namba 

May Namba 

Osami and Kinue Namba 

Masa Namba 


Robert and Joyce Nehira 

Jill Nishi and Howard Nakase 

Harry and Frances Nishimoto 



Frank and Haru Nishimura 

Hiromi and Fumi Nishimura 

Hisashi and Sadako Nishimura 

June Nishimura 

Bob Nitta and Family 

Masaye Nitta 

Nomura & Company Inc. 


Terry, Jerry, Jimmy, and 

Setsuno Nosho 

Bob Nuber, Clark Nuber, PS 

Larry and Mae Fujita Numata 

Hide and Reiko Obatake 

Dan and Char Ohashi 

George and Nobuko Ohgi 


Asplund 

June Oiye 

Kinuko Oiye 

Nobuko Oiye 

Susan Oiye 

Tommie Oiye 

Yasuko Oiye 

Bessie Okada 

Peggy Okada 

Peter and Muts Okada 



Eugene and Betty Okamura 

Ray and Mineko Okamura 

Bess Okawa 


Frank and Itsumi Okazaki 

Arlene Oki 


Tony and Linda Okuma 

Tokuzo and Mari Okumura 

One Reel Productions 

Junji and Kiyo Ono 



Dorothy Orzel 

Ray and Julie Otani 

David and Sylvia Otani 


Sun Y. Pang 

Polack Family 

Puget Sound Energy 

Barry Reed 

Melanie and Aaron Ridenour 

Aki and Chiyoko Saito 

Jean Sakahara and Steve 

Sakahara 

Toru and Kiyo Sakahara 

Tom Sakai 


Dorothy Sakata 

Isaac Sakuma 

Pauline Sakuma 

Catherine Sakura 

Jack Sameshima 

Linda and Frank Sanchez 

Bob and Sharon Tomiko 

Santos 

Kazie Sasaki 

Atsu and Hisako Sato 

Frank and June Sato 

Hamayo Sato 


Ken and Sarah Sato 

Robert and Lucy Sato 

George and Julia Schuchart 

George and Laurie 

Schuchart and Family 

Seattle Buddhist Women’s 

Association 

Seattle Chinese Post, Inc. 

Robert and Amy Seko 

Roy and Joan Seko 



Harry and Terry Shigaya 

Ron and Gloria Shigeno 

Nobi and May Shigihara 

Aiko Shimizu 

Bob and Amy Shimizu 

Karen and Rich Shimizu 


Tad Shimizu and Family 


Sumiye Shimooka 

Tom and Ako Shimozato 

Bill and Carol Shinbo 

Al and Fran Shintaku 




Alice and Art Siegal 

Betty Miyahara Smith 

Aki and Bill Sogabe 

Emi Somekawa 

Charles and Benita Staadecker 

Bobbie and Michel Stern 

Doug and Joan Stewart 

Cynthia Stroum 

Josh and Carol Suehiro 

Nobuko Sugita 

Susan T. Sugiyama Family 

Amy Suko 

Florence Sumida 

Takeji and Fusako Suwabe 

Kathy, Pat, and Steve Suyama 


Ed and Joanne Suzuki 


Kaz and Justyn Tada 

Marianne Tada 

Masaru and Anna Tahara 

Linda Takada 


Takahashi Trading Corp. 

Kuniko Takamura 

Dr. James and Tsukiyo Takano 

Anne Takekawa 

Eiko Takemoto 


Mabo and June Takenaga 

Ken and Joyce Takeuchi 

Mikie Takeuchi 

Takeuchi Family 

Tetsuo and Martha Tamaki 

Fumio and Miyuki Tamura 

David, Ayako, and John Tanabe 

Don Tanabe- Fujiyama Agency 

Hatsue Tanabe 

Ed and Betty Tanaka 

Norio and Nancy Tanaka 

George and Kimi Fujimoto 

Tanbara 



Merrily Taniguchi 

Ted and Aki Taniguchi 

Suguru Tanji 

Frank Tashiro 


Spencer and Asako Teranishi 

Vicki Terao 

Jim and Maxine Thorpe 

Corinne Toda 


Togetsu, Inc. 

Peter and Eileen Tokita 

Tama Tokuda 


Masako Tomita 

Massie Tomita 

Paul and Mabel Tomita 

Yoshio and Daisy Tomita 

Friends at Tommy Bahama 

Harry and Marleen Toshi 

Hisako Toshi 

Paul and Harumi Toshi 

Town & Country Markets Inc. 

Angela Shimizu-Tse and 

Richard Tse 

Hiroko Tsuboi 

Reiko Tsubota 


Min and Cherrie Tsubota 


Yoshiko Tsuji 

Bob and Jeanette Tsukui 

Shig and Mildred Tsutsumi 

Ben and Sally Tsutsumoto 

Liem Tuai 

Dell Uchida 

Masayoshi and Margaret 

Uchimura 


Uchimura 

Umeya Rice Cake Co. 

United Pacific Trading Co., 

Richard Kung & Family 

Sam and Grace Uomoto 

Deane and Barbara Uyeda 

Tomiko Veno 

Wa Sang Associates 

Tad and Fran Wada 

Jean Wakamatsu 

James and Ruth Walby 

John Walker and Annie Oki- 

Walker 

Sachi Watanabe 

Terrie Watanabe 

Ed Wong and Anna Lee-Wong 

Florence and Richard Wong 

Robert and Ellen Wong 

Al and Marge Woo 

Ben and Ruth Woo 

Clint, Teresa, and Wilma Woo 

Paul and Jane Woo 

Ben and Sandra Yabu 


Jane Yamagiwa 

Fumiko Yamaguchi 

Min and Sueko Yamaguchi 

Danny and Susan Yamamoto 


Helen Yamamoto 

Hide Yamamoto 

Joanne Yamamoto 

Mary Yamamoto 

Satoshi and Pearl Yamamoto 

Ted and Lilly Yamamura 

Yamasa Corporation U.S.A. 



Gary and Judy Yamashita 

Mitsu Yamashita 

Tetsuo and Yoshiye Yanagawa 


Keiko Yanagihara 

Pearl Yanagimachi 

Ted and Margaret Yasuda 

James and Joyce Yasui 

George and Wendy Yates 

Glen and Mary Yee 

Warren and Chiye Yee 

Christine Yorozu and 

Richard Smith 

James and Eileen Yoshida 

Betty Yoshida 

Don and Fuyo Yoshida 


Yoshida 

Richard and Akemi Yoshida 

Tak Yoshihara 


Dick and Misao Yoshimura 


Irwin Yoshimura 

Jimmy and Gloria Yoshinaka 

Arthur and Sumiko Yoshioka 

Esther Yoshioka 

Jean Yoshioka 

James Yuasa 

Jerry Yuasa 

Mark Yuasa and Jeanne Chang 

Mitsuo and Myrna Yuasa 

Junji and Kathy Yukawa 

Kazuo and Joanne Yutani 

Harry Murotani 

Tama Murotani 

Kazuo Nakagaw 

awa 


Corinne Toda 

Ruth Yoko Wood 

Jim Nakamura 

Pauline Asaba 

Frank and Evelyn Ashida 



Yukiko Iwai 

Ryo Kumasaka 

Patty Hiroo Mastrude 

Nakamura Family 

May Namba 


Yoshi and Alice Nishimoto 

Paul and Nori Suguro 

Hime Suyematsu 


Kazuo Nakano 


Tsuruk 

uko Nakano 

Stephen, Lisa, and Jessica 

Garcila 


Jerry and Sharon Okubo 

Hosen and Sue Oshita 

Susan Ishimitsu Stimac 

May Nakashima 

Lund Chin and Eva Chan 

Joy Fujihira and Teruko 

Fujihira 

Joyce and Bernard Hata 

Loraine Jacobs 

Mako and Carolyn Murakami 


Corinne Toda 


Hiroshi Nishikawa 

Toshi and Miyoko Kawaguchi 



Betty Komura 

Eric Kumasaka 

June Kumasaka 

Kazuo Kumasaka 

Ryo Kumasaka 


Taeko Taniguchi 

Samuel and Sue Tarica 


Tair 

airoku Nishimori 


Mac Nishimoto 

Miyo Lefever 

Haruo Mike Nishimura 


Terry Nishimura and Family 

Peggie Shoji 

Mary Yamamoto 

Wilda Norman 


Don Noro 


Rose Obata 

Les Obata 

Chiyo Oga 


Dan Ohashi 

Janet Baba 

Al and Jane Fujimoto 

Gordon and Vicki Hirai 


Rose Ichiyasu 

Gary and Connie Kobata 


Mrs. HT Kubota 



Jeni Nakamura 

Bob and Marian Ohashi 

Louise Ono 

Sumi Onodera 

Ray and Julie Otani 

Hime Suyematsu 




Sumio Sakaguchi 

Mits and Kazzie Kawachi 

Paul and Miyoko Kawaguchi 

Alice Kawanishi 

Tosh Kawanishi 

George and Lillian Kiuchi 

Leslie Shoji Lachman and 

Family 

Jim and Aiko Mizuki 

Teru Okawa 

Paul and Sono Sakaguchi 

Margaret Shoji 

Kiku Tatsumi 

Robert and Catherine Tomita 


Sumi Sakai 


Yoshio and Chie Noma 

Hanaye Sakamoto 


Roy Sakamoto 

Mark Masayasu Sese 

Lillian Sameshima 


Toshio Sese 


Al Shimoguchi 


Bill Soyejima 

Mariko Ando 


Kenneth Kurata 

James K. Suzuki 


Tazu Suzuki 


Mr. and Mrs. Frank 

Takahara 


Kanee Takahashi 


George 

Tak 

akeuchi 

Nelson and Andrea Nakata 

Harry Taniguchi, 

Sr. 


Joanne Fujimura 







Seacoast Supply 



Shizue Watanabe 

Kaz Tatsumi 

Julie Nakamura and Lloyd 

Fisher 

Nick and Pat Szabo 

Bobby Terada 


Masato and Toshi 

Terada 


Tetsuzo 

Terao 


Tomi 

Terao 

Victoria Terao 

Dr. Terrance 

Toda 


Floyd and Kimi Yamamoto 

Yoshio 

Tomita 

Ali-Aba Depts. of AVLR & ALN 

Bradley and Patricia Andrews 


Scott and Nelly Childress 

Hiro Eguchi 


Seiji Hata 


Mary Hirata 



Dennis and Mimi Iwami 

Marian Kikuchi 


George Kodama 




Anna Kurata 


Miyoko Miyahara 

Yoshie Mori 


Sue Nakano 


Dean and Lynn Nishimura 

Hank and Toshiko Nishimura 

Teru Okawa and Gordon 

Okawa 

Kenji and Martha Onishi 



Tomiko Shimano 

Strategic Television 

Darlene Suyematsu and 

Mark Jablonski 



Marianne Tomita 

Massie Tomita 

Sab Tsuboi 

Uwajimaya, Inc. 


Ron and Eleanor Yoshida 

Kazuo and Joanne Yutani 

Charles and Hisako 

Toshi 


Hisako Toshi 



Teruko Fujihira 

Sue Fujino 


Harry and Lillian Fujioka 



Linda Hoida 

Hatsuye Hoida 

Dr. Frank Hori 

Shig and Haru Ishikawa 

Stacie Ito 

May Kajikami 

Lou Kashino 

Ken Katayama and Shirlee 

Tsuchida-Katayama 


Mas and Amy Kato 

Sut and Rosie Kato 

Tad and Lilly Kato 


Gary and Connie Kobata 


Kokoro Kai Volunteers 

Janet Kosai 

Frank and Elaine Koyama 

George and Miyoko Koyama 

Richard and Edna Koyama 


Kyoko’s Beauty Salon 

Aiko Kyono 


Satoshi and Rose Masuda 


Takashi and Mitsue Matsui 



Yoshie Mori 


Robert and Judy Motoyama 

Chiseko Nagaishi 



Setsuno Nosho 

Mako and Jo Ann Okada 

Ray and Mineko Okamura 


Nobi Otsuji 


Bob Sakoda 

Akiye Sanbo 

Don and Kiyo Scott 

Ken and Mary Shigaya 



Harry and Susan Taketa 


Taeko Taniguchi 

Vicki Terao 

Paul and Mabel Tomita 



Ted and Frances Tsue 

Grace Uyeda 

Fumiko Yamaguchi 

Masao and Sumiko Yamaguchi 


Sumie Yokota 


Mark Yuasa and Jeanne Chang 

Tom 

Tsubota 


Chosabur 

buro Tsuchikawa 


Miyo Uchiyama 


Chick Uno 


Dr. Ben Uyeno 

George Abe 

Donald and Karen Akira 

Sumie Akizuki 

Ken Anderson 

Shea Aoki 



Katchi Aoyama 

Augie and Yasuko Aratani 

Kevin Aratani 

Sumiyasu and Colleen Arima 


Teru Beppu 

Carol Boyer 

Eva Chikusa 


Linda Dong 

Rose Eguchi 

Jimmy and Alicia Eng 

Goldie and Isadore Feinberg 


Dr. Arthur and Ann Gorai 

Joe and Yoko Hamanaka 

Satoko Hamasaki 

Hanada Family 

Amy Hara 


Tom Hasegawa 


Seiji Hata 



Mike Higashi and Judy Ing- 

Higashi 


Julian and Yuki Hiraki 

Ben and Lois Hirano 

Amy Hirasawa 

Bill and Kimi Hirata 

Kurt and Toshiko Hiroshima 


Kay and Toshi Ikeda 

Victor and Mary Ikeda 


Fumi Inashima 

Nobu Ishida 

Miyeko Ishihara 

Shig and Haru Ishikawa 

Roy Ishino 

Yoshiaki Isomura 

Henry and Minnie Itoi 

Tomiko Izumi and Richard 

Yokota 

Fugie Rose Kajimura 

Bernadette Kamihachi 

Doug Kanaya 

Morris Kanekuni 


Grace Kasahara 


Chris and Jean Kato 

Louise Kato and Steve 

Nakano 

Ichino Kawachi 


Sally Kazama 

Yoshiko Kihara 

Ed and Teru Kiyohara 

Akiko Kiyonaga 

Frank and Shizui Kobayashi 

George and Miyoko Kodama 

Tom Kodama 

Pat Kono 

George and Miyo Koyama 

George and Katherine Kubo 



Ted and Betty Kubota 

Misayo Kumakura 



Anna Kurata 


Tushi and Akiko Kurosaki 

Aiko Kyono 

Nobuko Le May 

Maduell Family 



Roger and Joice Masuda 



Alvin and Marianne 

Matsumoto and Frances 

Matsumoto 

Bob Matsumoto 


John and Teru Matsuoka 




Jim and Aiko Mizuki 

Kiyomi and Reiko Mizumoto 

Tak and Kimi Momoda 

Yoneko Momoda 

T. J. and Joen Moore 

Yoshie Mori 


Kimiko Mukai 



Hiroto Nagasugi 

Sam Nakagawa 

Fumiko Nakamura 

Kenji and Irene Nakamura 

Ted Nakamura 


Yuki Nakamura 

Terry Nakano 

Tom and Robin Nakashima 

Ben and Setsuko Nakata 

Yuri Nakata 

Tim and Keiko Nakayama 

Susumu and Akiko Narusawa 

Iso and Ai Nishimura 


George Nomaguchi 

Shinako Noritake 

Bill and Sheila Ogasawara 

Mari Ohara 

Peggy Okada 

Aiko Okamoto 


Eugene and Betty Okamura 




Tak and Nobie Omoto 


Yutaka and Kazuko Onodera 

Jiro Osawa 

Lily Ota 

Nobi Otsuji 

Edwin and Elvy Peterson 


Paul and Sono Sakaguchi 


Joe Sakamoto 




Yuki Sato 

Haruto and Toki Sekijima 

Robert and Amy Seko 

Yoshi Shelton 

Tad Shibuya 

Mary Shigaya 

Aiko Shimizu 



Mitsuko Shiomi 


Ed Suguro 

Takeji and Fusako Suwabe 

Al and Kaylene Suyematsu 

and Family 


Swedish Medical Center/ 

Providence Campus 

Tuk Tada 


Bob and Lily Takatsuka 


Takeuchi Family 

Robert Takeuchi and Yukio 

Takeuchi 

Gary Taki 

Kiyoshi and Elsie Taki 

Hirokuni and Hiromi Tamura 

Yoshiko Tanabe 

Nobuichi and Itsuko Tanaka 

Tom Tanaka 

Masao and Elizabeth Tanemura 

Sam Terada 


Spencer and Asako Teranishi 

Kazuko Kay Terao 

Yoshio and Florence Teshima 


Tama Tokuda 

Mitsuo Tokunaga 

Jimmy Tom 

Mitsi Toyohara 




Reiko Tsubota 

Alice Tsukuno 

Kiki Tsutakawa 

Sam and Masako Uchida 


Uchimura 

Mark and Leila Uomoto 

Yoshia Uomoto 

Aiko Uyeda 

Lilly Uyeda 

Tad and Fran Wada 

Lily Wallace 

Toyoko Watanabe 

Alice Waterer 

Phil and Kris Woo 

Evelyn Yabuki 


Alan Yamagiwa 

Ted and Margaret Yasuda 

Shuji Yoda 

Takako Yoda 

Tetsuya Yoda 

Sumie Yokota 

Arthur and Helene Yorozu 



Melody Yoshinaga 

David and Gloria Yoshino 

Lillian Yoshino 

Tom Yukawa 

Hisa Watana 

tanabe 

Jean Yorozu 

Irene 

Wong 

Myra Chin 

Linda and Suey Yee 

Jerry Wong 

Brian and Ellen Namba 

Hideko Yada 

Paul and Mary Hosoda 

Min Yamaguchi 

Pauline Asaba 

Amy Beppu-Matsuoka 


Frank and Teresa Hidaka 

Hal and Miyo Ise 


Yoshie Mori 


Kenji and Irene Nakamura 


Bob Sakoda 

Kazie Sasaki 


Patsy Tanagi 

Frank Tashiro 

Yoshio and Florence Teshima 


Tom Yamaguchi 


Yoshida 

Yoshimi 

Yamamoto 

Kenneth and Natividad Arie 

Mary Dodobara 

Henry Kikuchi 

Sue Matsuhiro 

Shigeru and Mariya Motoki 

Mitsuo and Mary Nakanishi 

Itsu Nakatsuka 

Shig Nakanishi 

Hideo Nakanishi 

George Nakanishi 

Mitsuo and Mary Nakanishi 

Yukiye Sakaguchi 

Minnie Sotowa 

Yoshio and Daisy Tomita 

Kiyo Yabuki 

Tatsuo and Kinuyo Yamamoto 

Miyo Yatsu 

Dick Yamane 

Harold Arimoto 

Binko Chiong-Bisbee and 

John Bisbee 

Henry and Rose Fukano 

Fumiko Uyeda Groves 



Inoue Corporation, USA 

Yoji and Martha Matsushima 




Cheryl Ooka 

Kathy Ooka 

Naomi Ooka 

Jean Sakahara 

Toru and Kiyo Sakahara 

Joe and May Sasaki 

Zenji and Eiko Shibayama 

Ric and Tim Shimono 

Terry and Judy Shimono 

Yoshio and Diane Shimono 


Harry and Elsie Taniguchi 

Shox and Elsie Tokita 

Tom and Nobie Tsukiji 

Pat Wakazuru 

Ruth Yoko Wood 

Mako and Pauline Yaguchi 

Bill and Dorothy Yaguchi 

Yamane Family 

Takeo Yoshihara 

James and Yoneko 

Bob and Yae Yoshihara 

George 

Yamane 


Clifton Goon 




Ko and Marian Shiogi 

Curt, Juliette, and Devon 

Yamane 

Kazu Yamasaki 


George 

Yano 

Masako Murakami 


George Abe 

May Abe 


Rod and Melody Arinobu 


Loren Burt 

Mari Conrad 

Mae Deguchi 

Ehime Club 

Patty Emery 

Mitsie Fujii 

Kei and Toshi Fujikado 

Roy and Sei Fujiwara 

Mary Furuta 


Helen Gota 

Amy Hara 

Mitsuko Hashiguchi 


Alice Hayakawa 



Mary Higuchi 

Amy Hirasawa 

Hajime and Michiko Hirata 

David Hokari 

Sam Hokari 


Hideo and Shiz Hoshide 

Steve and Julie Ikeda 

Edith Imanishi 

Kaz and Masue Ishimitsu 

Yo Kaneko 

Grace Kasahara 

Lou Kashino 



Marti Kawaguchi 

Sally Kazama 

Danny Kikuchi 

Tami Kikuchi 

King County Financial 

Management Section 

Employees - Financial 

Accounting & Systems 

Control 

Sue Kitasako 

Dean and Trisha Kiyohara 

Edward and Teru Kiyohara 

Nob and Mary Koura 

Yuri Kumasaka 

Frank and Lillia Matsuda 

John and Lillian Matsudaira 

Ben and Pat Matsumoto 



John Miller III 


Kay and Rae Mizumoto 

Shig and June Momoda 


George Mukasa 

Chet and Martha Murakami 

Paul and Jan Murakami 

Kim Nakamura 

Kay Nakasone 

Dorothy Narasaki 

Bill and Sheila Ogasawara 

Ben and Martha Ohashi 

Bessie Okada 

Tsuke and Jean Okamoto 

Richard and Gale Osaka 


Patricia Oye 

Tetsuya and Sunako Oye 

Maxine Reigel 


Bill and Mitzi Sakaguchi 

Bob Sakoda 


Lloyd and Merrianne Sakurada 


Kazie Sasaki 

Fred and Amy Sato 

Hamayo Sato 

Harry and Terry Shigaya 

Mary Shigaya 

Betty Ohtani Shigihara and 

Henry Ohtani 

Aiko Shimizu 

Jack and Fusako Shimizu 

Mack and Aiko Shoji 

Gayle Sreibers 

Florence Sumida 


Tosh and Peggy Tanemura 

Frank Tashiro 

Corinne Toda 

Hideo and Tako Tokumasu 

Toshio and Dolly Tokunaga 


Takako Tsuji 

Steve and Andrea Tull 


Uchimura 

Van Asselt Pickleball Players 

Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Walker 

Masao Watanabe 

Richard and Fumi Yamasaki 

Jack and Tossie Yamashita 

Frank and Margie Yanagimachi 

Yano Family 


Bob Yonemitsu 


Henry Yor 

orozu 

ozu 


Amy Beppu-Matsuoka 

Teru Beppu 



Betty Hirano 


Yoshi Mamiya 


Yoshie Mori 



May Namba 







Kei Snyder 

George and Irene Tanabe 


Chessie and Kinu Tsubota 

Betty Yoshida 


Hideo Yoshihara 


Ruth Yoshim 

oshimura 


Jody Yoshinaka-Costen 

John and Carol Fenoli 

Henry and Clara Shibuya 

Corinne Toda 

May Yoshinaka and Cathy 

Yoshinaka 

Contributions 

Employee Recognition 

Fund 

Joseph Hattori 

Kiyoko Taubkin 

Steve Yamasaki and Richard 

Yamasaki 

General Donations 

Anonymous 


Bainbridge Island ACE 

Hardware 

Kazumi Ito Dixon 

Edie Hayashida 

Hannah Hirabayashi 

Jack and Mary Hisayasu 

Kiyoaky Hori 



Johannesen & Associates, PS 

Patty and Jon Mastrude 


Donald and Lillian Munakata 

Kazuko Nagai 

Yasuko Nakahara 

Nobuko Nakamura and 

Masaji Nakamura 

Tom Nomura 

Northwest Taiko 

Harry and Sachi Okazaki 

Steve Omoto 

Phil Ono and Nancy Shioyama 

Richard and Kathryn 

Miyauchi Advised Fund 

Joe Sakamoto 

Marilyn Sasai 

Yuki Sato 

Zenji and Eiko Shibayama 

Aiko Shida 

Marcia Sohns and Mark Levy 

Bob and Tomo Sunamoto 

Sachi Takeuchi 


Bob and Jeanette Tsukui 

Keir 

eiro Resident Fund 

Henry Tai 

KIDcare 

John and Abbie Doran 

Kok 

okor 

oro o Kai 

Shig Ishikawa 

Kokoro Kai Volunteers 

Matsumoto Institute for 

Human Care 

Ray Sakamoto 

Fumi Yoshimoto 

Nikkei Concerns ns 2002 

Annual Founders’ 

Golf Tour 

ournament 

Norman Nakamura and 

Joyce Hsieh 

Ed Shigihara 

Bryon and Sheri Tokunaga 

Eric and Pamela Tokunaga 

Gail Tsuboi and Jim Kranick 

Guy Tsutsumoto and 

Kathryn Kozu Tsutsumoto 

Ross Yokoyama 


Helen Akita 

Sumie Akizuki 

Marcia Almassy 

Connie Asaka 

Mae Deguchi 

Joyce Ding 


Osa and Yvonne Edamura 

Hiro Eguchi 

Saibo Fujii 

Etsuko Fujishima 


Setsu Harada 

Walter Higa 

Nobuko Huston 

Roy and Bette Inui 

Gail Kaminishi 

Eileen Kanemoto 

Malcolm Kanemoto 

Ossie Katayama 

Mutsu Kato 

Hamako Kawamura 

Sara Kosugi 

Yoshi Mamiya 

Kenji Masumoto 


Marianne Matsumoto 

Yoshiko Minato 

Yasukichi Mitsuta 

Gail Mukai 

Junior Nagaki and Janice 

Nakamura 


Lilly Nakano 

Walter and Shirley 

Nakatsukasa 

Iso Nishimura 

Teru Okawa 

Katherine Okumura 

The Very Rev. Father Rubye- 

Lew-Huey Pang 

Ellen Parks 

Mary Shigaya 

May Shimbo 

Lilly Takemoto 

Peggy Tanemura 

Kazuko Tanigawa 


Kiku Tatsumi 

Elmer Tazuma 

Dolly Tokunaga 

Frank Tsuboi 

Tazuko Uyenishi 

Albert Uyeno 

Pearl Yamamoto 

Tad Yamamoto 

Eiichi Yamashita 


Central Community Chest 

of Japan 


Toshiko Isomura 

Yoko Isomura 

Japanese Baptist Church 

Betty Komura 

Henry Tai 

Frank and Shizue Tanaka 

Seattle Keir 

eiro 

Anonymous 

Central Community Chest 

of Japan 

Kazuko Halliday 

Kaz Kimura 

Devi Lally 

Nobuko Mizumoto 

Frank and Kim Oki 

Puget Sound Golf Club 



Henry Tai 

Kiyoko Taubkin 

Mayumi Terada 

Estate of Joe Tsujimoto 

Puget Sound Golf 

Club Benefit 

Anonymous 

Tomio Hamatani 

Cliff Komoto 

Dwight Mizoguchi 

Harry Nishimoto 

Shoji Shirakata 

Shig Takahashi 

Sam Uchida 

Koichi Yagi 

Ron Yoshida 

Harry Yoshihara 

Jim Zumoto 

Matching Gifts 

Aon Foundation 

Microsoft Corp. 

Verizon Wireless 

Washington Mutual Bank 

GOVERNMENT 

AND 

WORKPLA 

ORKPLACE 

CE 

CAMP 

AMPAIGNS 

AIGNS 

Combined Charities of 

Seattle 

Nancy McManigal 

Karen Akada-Sakata 

Michael Aoki-Kramer 

James Ishihara 

Arthur Oki 

Por 

ort t of Seattle 

Combined Charities 

Campaign 

Rudy Caluza 

Shari Fujino 

Oshu Go 

Susan Hansen 

James Mano 

Frank Kikuchi 

Matsue Kikuchi 

James Mano 

King County Employee 

Charitable Campaign 

Anonymous 

Neil Fujii 

Patty Furukawa-Stutz 

Wesley Hikida 

Gary Imanishi 

Susan Kawaoka 

Lisa Kunihiro 

Yoshiko Li 

Washington State 

te 

Combined Fund Driv 

ive 

Bruce Abe 

Jo-Anne Bartlett 

Susan Carr 

Hideo Fujita 

Vinh Huynh 

Lonny Kaneko 

Karen Kato 

Fred Kiga 

Kevin Mizuta 

Vicki Toyohara-Mukai 

Ronald Yamamoto 

Combined Federal 

Campaign 

Nancy Albright 

Melvin Asato 

Richard Couch 

Ruth Hamada 

Mary Heaps 

William Hirano 

Daniel Ito 

Chisato Kawabori 

Raymond Kirwan 

Tooru Kusaka 

Kristine Martin 

Cheryl Morisaki 

Tad Murakami 

Vicki Nomura 

Namie Oki 

Shirley Oliver 

Frances Palmer 

Terry Saiki 

Jan Stark 

Carol Suehiro 

Carolyn Tanagi 

Bill Tashima 

Mike Toda 

Terrie Watanabe 

Alisa Weong 

Deborah Yamamoto 

Cherie Yorita 

United Way 

Elaine Akagi 

Russell Akiyama 

David Arai 

Ivy Arai 

JoAnn Asato 

Linda Carrig 

Clayton Chinn 

Cari Copner 

Costco Wholesale Corp. 

Carol Demise 

Graham & Dunn 

Derek Egashira 

Susan Egashira 

Julianne Eng 


Leanne Furugori 

Thomas Hansen 

Jayanne Hino 

Lloyd Hoshide 

Cathy Inouye 

Calvin Kam 

Eydie Kooiman 

Tina Koyama 

Henry Kumasaka 

Arthur Kuniyuki 

Kimie Kuramoto 

Bonnie Kurata 

Judy Kusakabe 

Lisa Lee 

Shiang-Yu Lee 

Edward Lowe 

Microsoft Corp. 

Robert Miyahara 

Wayne Miyake 

Michael Mori 

Susan Nakagawa 

Stan Nakano 

Lori Nakahara 

Naomi Nomura-Barry 

Martin Oiye 

Gary Okazaki 

Gene Okino 

Roman Omilion 

Precor, Inc. 

Karen Reid 

SAFECO Corporation 

Pauline Sakuma 

Ronald Sakura 

IY Shimabukuro 

Cynthia Shimizu 

Leslie Stimson 

David Suguro 

Steve Suzaka 

Doris Taylor 

Victoria Terao 

Judy Teshima 

Gail Tsuboi 

Mark Uomoto 

Joe Yabuki 

Victor Yagi 

Melodye Yamada 

Todd Yamada 

Jana Yamamoto 

Steven Yamasaki 


David Yasuda 

Glenn Yasuda 

Wendy Yates 

Jean Yokota 

Jerry Yuasa 

Mark Yuasa 

Bank of America 

Alice Doi 

Carla Mizuta 

Marnie Stocking 

Gail Suzaka 

Irene Yamamoto 

James Vail 

Chevr 

vron 

Gary Yamashita 

Washington Mutual 

Linda Dong 

Bruce Nishimura 

Susan Okazaki 

In Kind 

Donations 

Terie Akada 

Donald Akutagawa 

Sayeko Aoyama 

Rose Yoda Asakura 

Karmali Aya 

Ron Bacher, World Vision, Inc. 

Jeanne Benoliel 

Teru Beppu 

Tsuneko Brothers 

Sumako Egashira 

Eng Family 

Cindy Floresca 

Amy French 

Sue Fujino 

Seiji Glenn 

Hiroko Gripman 

Fumiko Groves 

Miye Hada 

Nobuyoshi and Kazue 

Hamasaki 

Alex and Estuko Harada 

Lisa Harris 

Kisae Hashimoto 

Lillian Hayashi 

Satoko Hayashi 

Yuna Healy 

Tomi Hirano 

Toshiko Horikoshi 

Chieko Iguchi 

Miyo Ike’ 

Karen Inoue 

Sam Iseri 

Hana Kaku 

Yuko Kanazawa 

Tedi Kanda 

Dale and Norm Kaneko 

Masako Kanno 

Sandi Katayama and John 

Flynn 


Cherry Kinoshita 

Gary Kiyonaga 

Nancy Kloster 

Joan Kobayashi 

Kyoko Koda, Kyoko’s Beauty 

Salon 

Charles Kohler and Carla 

Mizuta 

James Komoto 

Janet Kosai 

Kay Kouchi 

Misi Kumakura 

Yuri Kumasaka 

Patty Kunitsugu 

Marian Kurosu 

Tina Laing 

Fumiko Maeshiro 

John Mataka 

Mary McConney, Sunhawk 

Digital Music LLC 

Konny McGehee 

Susan and Michael Mise 

Marilyn Miyatake 

Yoshie Mori 

Moriguchi Family 

Sunnie Nagai 

Yoshiko Nakamura 

Janet Nakano 

John Nakashima 

Larry Nakata, Central Market 

Larry and Aileen Nakata 

Chuck Nelson, Amerisource 

Bergen Corporation 

Yae Niimi 

Nissho Iwai American Corp. 

Sonoe Obara 

Bruce O’Connor 

Randy Ogata 

Roy Okabe 

Ruth Oki 

Mari Okumura 

Tom Osaka 

Kurt Osaka, Osaka Gardens, 

Inc. 

Nobi Otsuji 

Teruko Pace 

Nicole Pashek 

Miyo Phillips 

Aki Saito 

Connie Saito 

Miyoko Sakamoto 

Yaeko Sakamoto 

Hatsume Sao 

Dan Sato 

Dianne Sawa 


Goro Shiotsugu 



George Takahashi 

Momoye Takakoshi 


George Tamura 


Bill Tenma 

Paul and Harumi Toshi 

Toshi Family 

Yuriko Tsukamaki 

Hiroko Tsuru 

Noriko Ueno 

Naoko Ulstein 

Karen Vitalis 

Shizue Watanabe 

Kiyo Yabuki 

Ed Yakushijin 

Sallie Yamada 

Mac and Tatsuko Yamamura 

Eugene and Roberta 

Yamaura 

Ruby Yokobe 

Jean Yorozu 

Mary Yoshida 

Ruth Yoshida 

Fumi Yoshimoto 


Yuasa Family 


Nikkei Manor Assisted Living 

Apartments Currently Available 

Call today for a tour 

Do you know someone who would like to live in a secure, 

supportive community that maximizes independence 

and creates a worry-free, homelike environment 

We offer individualized service plans suited to seniors needing assistance with daily life. 

For more information, please contact Bill Colter, Nikkei Manor 

Manager, at (206) 726-6467 or billc@nikkeiconcerns.org 

Upcoming Events 

Travel Raffle Drawing ..........................................................December 19 

Nikkei Manor 5 Year Anniversary Open House .....................January 25 

Thousand Blanket Drive.......................................................ends January 31 

Contact Blaine Memorial Church for more information · (206) 723-1536 

NIKKEI CONCERNS 

1601 E Yesler Way 

Seattle, WA 98122-5640 

(206) 323-7100 

http://www.nikkeiconcerns.org 

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