leGaCiesHonoring our heritage. Embracing our diversity. Sharing our future.

july 2009 | vol. 15, no. 4

Mission Statement:To be a vibrant resource,

strengthening our diverse community by educating present and

future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. We do this through

relevant programming, meaningful community service and

innovative partnerships that enhance the understanding and

celebration of our heritage, culture and love of the land.

To guide us in this work we draw from the values found in our

Japanese American traditions and the spirit of Aloha.

2454 South Beretania StreetHonolulu, HI 96826tel: (808) 945-7633

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Legacies IS a BI-MONTHLY puBLIcaTION Of THe JapaNeSe cuLTuraL ceNTer Of HawaI`I, 2454 SOuTH BereTaNIa STreeT, HONOLuLu, HI 96826

I was born in a small town in Hokkaido, Japan. After finishing high school, I took a job in the town hall and with my first

bonus, I bought a set of oil paints. Shortly after that, I began to show my work in group exhibitions. When I heard that there was an exhibit in Sapporo showing works from Maurice Utrillo, I went to see it. On the same trip, I also saw another show where I got to actually meet the painter, a white-haired old man. It was deeply moving. On the train ride home, I decided that painting was what I really wanted to do.

I moved to Tokyo in 1968 to study oil painting. Again, my work was in group exhibits, and I got to show

Silent Love, which became my original point of departure as a painter. When I moved to Boston in 1976, I brought some sheets of beautiful natural plant-dyed Japanese rice paper with me and put them up on the wall. Most of my works in those days were ink and watercolor pictures of old New England houses. I exhibited these paintings at the Cambridge Public Library. About 10 years later, I noticed that my memories of my hometown in Hokkaido were slowly fading. I had the urge to do something about that, and for a year I created all kinds of images from my childhood days every time those memories popped into my head.

In 1988, I moved to Honolulu and found myself entranced by the ever-changing colors of the sky and the tropical foliage. I did oil paintings, acrylics, and watercolors

The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i will be displaying paintings by local artist Sumako Cohn from August 1–October 3. The following is written by Cohn and explains her love for painting and nostalgia for her childhood growing up in Japan.JCCH Community Gallerysaturday, August 1–saturday, October 3Tuesday–Saturday • 10 a.m.–4 p.m.

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Dear Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i ‘Ohana,

July 1 marks the start of a new fiscal year, and we have much to be thankful for. For the past six years, our immediate past Chairman of the Board, Eric Martinson, former Chairman Dean Hirata, and Maui Director Yuki Lei Sugimura served on our board during the challenging “Save the Center” period and helped build the solid foundation from which we now operate. Mahalo, Eric, Dean, and Yuki Lei for contributing your time and expertise to the Cultural Center. We know we can still count on your continued support!

We thank our incoming Board Chair, Susan Yamada, for her past five years of service on the Board of Directors (briefly as interim President/Executive Director) and, in advance, for the next year of leadership. Mahalo and welcome to our new directors, Glenn Inouye, Kyoko Kimura (Maui,) and Lance Mizumoto, for joining our board and giving back to our community through this great service.

Thanks to our community supporters, and creative, industrious staff and volunteers, we have in the past year: received significant funding from the City and County of Honolulu, State and Federal for programs, events, and capital improvements; introduced new programs (including a new show “Thinking Out Loud” on KZOO-AM1210); added “California Hotel: Hawai‘i’s Home Away From Home” to our growing number of publications; have made monumental progress toward our efforts to memorialize the Hawai‘i internees stories and the Honouliuli campsite; celebrated the contributions to Hawai‘i of Jean Ariyoshi, George Suzuki, Matsuo Takabuki, and Armstrong Produce; welcomed KZOO-AM1210 to our Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i tenant ‘Ohana, and will welcome Nippon Golden Network later in the year; finalized our volunteer handbook; established a presence on the social networking websites Facebook and MySpace; and introduced a new level of management into an organizational structure which will allow for more focused planning for growth and our future.

Mahalo to you, our members. Your attendance at our programs, and each donation you have made —for many of you, on an ongoing basis—is so valuable to us. Our commitment to you, and each other as staff ‘Ohana, is to offer you and our visitors professionalism*, programs and services, that will make your Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘I membership meaningful and valuable to you. We need your help with this. You will be receiving a membership survey this fall and we urge you to take the time to complete and return it to us. Your constructive feedback will help us serve you better.

Once again, thank you all for your support during both upswings and downturns.

Aloha, Lenny

Lenny Yajima Andrew President/Executive Director

Aloha,

It has been a privilege serving on the Cultural Center’s Board of Directors for the past five years. In this my final year, I am honored to serve as your Chair. The Japanese saying

Okagesama De has always held special meaning to me—I am who I am because of you. By volunteering at the Cultural Center, being a member or donor, we all honor the sacrifice of the many who preceded us. We should never forget the sacrifices our ancestors made and the risks they took to help ensure that the future generations would have a better life.

TODAY The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is now a vibrant hub of activity built on a solid financial foundation. Our Resource Center continues to be one of the leading authorities on the Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i, events sponsored by the Cultural Center are of high quality and well managed, tremendous strides have been made to reduce overdue maintenance, and the management structure has been strengthened. We are poised to take our next steps to ensure we remain relevant.

TOmOrrOw During the next year, the Board and I are committed to helping Lenny, and her staff, to move the Cultural Center to the next level in its evolution. We want the Cultural Center to be:

The expert resource for all things pertaining to the •Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. We will take a leadership role in research and education.

Fiscally responsible while expanding our reach. •We will begin to work toward creating an endowment so we may grow the Cultural Center without letting expenses get ahead of our ability to pay them. The endowment will fund additional programs and research while also allowing us to maintain the buildings that are our Cultural Center.

Relevant to our members and the community. •Whether you are an expert or a novice looking to learn more about the Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i, you are welcome here. Take a class; attend an event; visit the gift shop, gallery or resource center. Get involved and volunteer!

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to past Chairman Eric Martinson, President Lenny Yajima Andrew, staff, volunteers and supporters of the Cultural Center for all your hard work and dedication. It is through all your collective efforts that the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i proudly stands as a landmark in Mō‘ili‘ili. Together we can achieve great things. Dōmo Arigatō Gozaimasu.

Susan Yamada Chair, Board of Directors 2009-2010

TODAY’S THOUGHT:CULTURE AND GOOD BREEDING

In a world where there are many people who are rude and ill-mannered, it is refreshing to meet people who are courteous and polite. Little courtesies such as “I’m sorry to trouble you,” “Won’t you please?” “Would you be kind as to… ?” and “Thank you” reflect culture and good breeding.

—The Reverend Paul S. osumi

* The Reverend Osumi’s “Today’s Thought” and the characters on the artwork above our reception desk (To speak with love is reflected in your gentle, harmonious face.) are the essence of what our staff and volunteers strive to offer you and our visitors with each interaction. Please let us know how we are doing either via the membership survey, or any other means of communication.

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The art of Japanese enameling, or shippoyaki, is a process that’s centuries old. Despite

shippoyaki’s rich tradition and roots in the Asian culture, the art form is easily accessible for those wanting to learn about the beauty and process of making the unique enamel pieces.

For almost 15 years, award-winning enamel and cloisonné artist Kazuko Inomata has been traveling from Japan to the Islands to run two shippoyaki workshops a year at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.

“I really enjoy everyone who enjoys studying enameling,” said Inomata. “Shippoyaki is not a well-known craft; many people don’t know how to make it. So it brings me happiness to know that a traditional craft is being taught and shared with different people around the world.”

Shippo indicates the seven treasures in Buddhism, including gold, silver and coral, but Shippoyaki means beautiful ceramic ware as if it is inlaid with these seven treasures.* A glass-like glaze is baked onto metals like silver and copper and

onto the ceramic foundation. After the objects are heated to a high temperature, the glaze changes in a few minutes to a glass-like state and they are completed by polishing.

At the workshop, students will learn how to make their own one-of-a-kind ornamental pieces such as earrings, pendants and brooches. “Shippoyaki helps students express their creativity. The techniques help people concentrate,

discover new feelings, and learn how to turn their ideas into concrete pieces,” said Inomata.

Shippoyaki has brought happiness to Inomata’s life for decades. “Without enameling, life is much emptier. I get to travel, see new places and meet unique people from around the world.”

Inomata is from Osaka, Japan and is a member of the Japan Cloisonné Artists Association and has taught the art form for more than 40 years. She currently teaches enameling at the Tokyo American Club and Baika College.

*http://www.japanlink.co.jp/ka/bunk2.htm

The Art of Japanese Enameling Made Easy

SHIPPOYAKI WORKSHOPWhen: Friday, August 21 n 1 p.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, August 22 n 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Where: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Conference Room, First FloorLearn the Japanese art of shippoyaki, or enamel-ware, with award-winning Japan cloisonné artist, Kazuko Inomata.

appLicaTion FormCost per day*:

$15 for JCCH Members • (*plus $5 to be paid directly to Inomata Sensei for class materials)$20 for non-members • (*plus $5 to be paid directly to Inomata Sensei for class materials)

* In addition to registration fees, students pay $5 for materials to Inomata Sensei on the day of the workshop. Cash is appreciated!

Parking: Free with validationRegistration deadline: Friday, August 7, 2009

Name: ______________________________________________

JCCH Membership #: ______________________________________ (required for member discount)

Telephone: ____________________________________________

Address: _____________________________________________

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Email: _______________________________________________

Please check one: I would like to attend the Friday, August 21 (1 p.m.–4 p.m.) class I would like to attend the Saturday, August 22 (9 a.m.–12 p.m.) class I would like to attend both the Friday and Saturday classes

TOTAL ENCLOSED = ______________

Enclosed is my check (payable to the JCCH)

Please charge my credit card: Visa MasterCard

Account #:_______________________________ Exp. Date: _______

Authorized Signature: _____________________________________

Workshop space is limited and participation slots are •assigned on a first come, first served basis with receipt of application and payment.

The JCCH will confirm your workshop participation within •two weeks of receiving your application form and payment.

Cancellation prior to 72 hours notice will be reimbursed in full. •

For more information, call the JCCH at (808) 945-7633 or email info@jcch.com.

TO REGISTER, PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM AND PAYMENT TO: Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, 2454 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826 or fax to 808-944-1123.

Kazuko Inomata

KHON TV2’s Manolo Morales gets hands-on instructions on how to make shippoyaki from Kazuko Inomata Sensei.

Over the past few weeks, the Cultural Center has held several interesting public programs

featuring both local and visiting scholars and authors. At the end of April, the Association of Asian American Studies held its annual conference in Honolulu, bringing about 600 of the leading scholars in the field to the Islands. Two of them did public presentations at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.

On April 24, Priscilla Wegars of the University of Idaho’s Asian American Comparative Collection presented her research on the Kooskia Internment Camp, with a focus on the 17 men from Hawai‘i who ended up there. Kooskia was a voluntary work camp where internees from the various Justice Department administered camps could opt to come in order to receive

market rate wages for working on a highway project.

Wegars has spent 10 years doing research on Kooskia, and her presentation included an

extensive collection of photographs and documents on the camp, the internees, and the civilian workers at the camp. She even managed to find a photo of a typical meal served at the camp! Her visit enhanced our knowledge of this one part of the Hawai‘i internees story.

The following day, a full house crowd greeted Paul Howard Takemoto, who gave a poignant talk on his book Nisei Memories: My Parents Talk about the War Years, based on oral history interviews with his father, a Kaua‘i-born Nisei 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental

Combat Team veteran, and his mother, a California native caught up in the mass incarceration of all West Coast Japanese Americans during the war. The audience included many friends and family of Paul’s father, Kaname Ken Takemoto, including the sister and brother of his closest childhood friend, Howard Urabe, who was killed in Italy and whom Paul was named after. “Howard’s sister held my hand,” Paul wrote later, “tears streaming down her face, and wouldn’t let go.” The audience also included many University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students, along with Cultural Center members and supporters.

Robert Buss, the executive director of the Hawai‘i Council for the Humanities (HCH), the sponsoring organization of the presentation at Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and one earlier in the week at Kaua‘i Community College, wrote that “the talks clearly struck a chord of memory and engaged particular audiences in thinking about their history and cultural heritage and why it is important for the general community to know about this story.”

We hope to work with Bob—and Warren Nishimoto, the chairman of the HCH board, who brought the program to the Cultural Center—again in the not too distant future.

On May 23, another large crowd assembled for a panel and book signing featuring the book Asian Settler Colonialism: From Local Governance to the Habits of Everyday Life in Hawai‘i. The panel featured book editors Candace Fujikane and Jonathan Okamura, as well as six of the contributors to the volume including Kyle Kajihiro, Momiala Kamahele, Eiko Kosasa, Healani Sonoda, Haunani-Kay Trask, and Ida Yoshinaga.

The presentations, subsequent question and answer session, and long informal group discussions that followed raised many issues about the role of Asian settlers in Hawai‘i. This event was supported in part by a grant from the Hawai’i People’s Fund and the generosity of the Japanese American Citizens League and the American Friends Service Committee.

One of the roles the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i can play is to bring some of the interesting thinking and research taking place in the academic arena to the community. Presentations such as these are one way we can both support the work of scholars and provide them with exposure beyond the walls of academia.

— Brian Niiya, Director of Program Development

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Priscilla Wegars

Candace Fujikane

Paul Howard Takemoto

PrOGraMSJapanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Rewind

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Congressman Neil Abercrombie visited Honouliuli in May to learn about all the latest developments. At left, he is joined by Paul Koehler, Fred Perlak, and Alan Takemoto (all of Monsanto) and Amy Shimamura and Betsy Young of the Hawai‘i Confinement Sites Committee at the newly cleared seven acre parcel overlooking the gulch.

The Governor of Niigata, Hirohiko Izumida, and his contingent visited the Cultural Center and toured the Okage Sama De exhibit with volunteer Japanese Docents Yumiko Gillespie, Doris Taira, and Allicyn Tasaka, Chief Operating Officer.

The Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation, together with the Japanese

Cultural Center of Hawai‘i and other co-sponsors, invite you to a banquet in honor of Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan and in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship. The event will be held on Wednesday, July 15 at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom.

5:00 Registration & No Host Cocktails6:00 Arrival of Their Majesties7:00 Dinner8:00 Program

For more information on tickets or to RSVP, call (808) 945-7633, email at info@jcch.com, or visit the Cultural Center’s website at www.jcch.com.

You’re Invited

We were happy to learn that two Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i publications were

nominated for 2009 Ka Palapala Po‘okela Awards put out by the Hawai‘i Book Publishers Association.

California Hotel: Hawai‘i’s Home Away from Home by Dennis M. Ogawa and John M. Blink was nominated in three categories: Excellence in Special-Interest Books, Excellence in Nonfiction Books, and Excellence in Design. One of its competitors in the nonfiction category was Life Behind Barbed Wire: The World War II Internment Memoirs of a Hawai‘i Issei by Yasutaro Soga, translated by Kihei Hirai. Since there are 10 nominees in the nonfiction category, the Cultural Center is responsible for 20% of the nominees in that category! Though we didn’t win, it was an honor to be nominated.

Ka PalaPala Po‘oKela awards

aCChIKOCChICOrNErHere & There, This & That

Dear Volunteers and Members,

Although the theme of this year’s Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest was “Going Green,” the predominant color on Sunday, May 3, 2009 was blue – as in the blue tomodachi t-shirts worn by more than 300 Cultural Center volunteers. From Ashigata foot paintings to zany costumed friends, Mr. Waffle and Apoha the Oopu, our volunteers energetically took on any and every task assigned to them to ensure that our annual celebration of children was a memorable one for all. Like the powerful koi (carp) flying over the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i, our volunteers epitomized the ganbatte spirit, giving 110% in their assigned tasks. Whether they spent hours in the blazing sun helping keiki into a bouncer or a fire truck, transforming squirming toddlers into elegant kimono-attired himesama (princess), lifting up layers of gooey garbage to show how worms recycle food, or handing out stacks of hundreds of flyers, our volunteers were never without big smiles, warm hearts and words of welcome. Their dedication and hard work was evident to all as we received compliment after compliment about the quality of this year’s volunteers. Dōmo arigatō gozaimasu to each and every one of you!

What visitors to Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green may not have realized was that it took months of preparation by volunteers to make the day come to fruition. Hours of effort went into cutting sheets into hachimaki (headbands), collecting toilet paper rolls for the kendama game, making prototype mejiro for the art contest, hauling in books for the Book Swap and many other necessary tasks. School teachers and administrators as well as community leaders were integral parts of the volunteer recruitment process. Our volunteer “regulars” also took on additional assignments to pitch in. Without the contribution of these volunteers, there would be no Kodomo no Hi. Mahalo Nui Loa to our behind-the-scenes volunteers!

As the lazy days of summer come upon us, the Volunteer Services department is not going on vacation but will be on the job to make sure that your volunteer experience at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is rewarding, educational, and most importantly, lots of fun! We are starting a new continuing education program just for volunteers called Lunchtime Learning – bring a home lunch and “devour” some knowledge. Our two sessions held in June focused on turquoise jewelry and the 100th Battalion on Cat Island.

We hope that you have taken the time to check out some of the new communication projects such as the Volunteer Information folders at each volunteer station at the Cultural Center as well as my blog at http://jcchvolunteers.blogspot.com for up-to-date announcements on upcoming special events, classes or workshops, recipes, volunteer or job opportunities, and other items of interest. Those of you with an e-mail address on file should have received the first monthly volunteer e-newsletter containing information that was “too late” for the Legacies deadline (a printed version will be posted in the Volunteer Information folder). We also encourage you to accept the open invitation to the monthly English Language Docents meetings which offers a fascinating speaker or an awe-inspiring field trip as well as keep up with the Resource Center volunteers at Brian Niiya’s blog at www.spoiledsansei.com.

If you aren’t already a Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i volunteer, now is a great time to join us and get in on the fun!

Aloha,

Jayne Hirata EpsteinVolunteers Coordinator

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Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest Volunteer Organizations2009 Cherry Blossom Court • Castle High School Japanese Club • Farrington High School Gamers Club • Hawai‘i Baptist Academy (11th Grade) • Honolulu Japanese Jr. Chamber of Commerce • ‘Iolani School (7th Grade) • ‘Iolani School (8th Grade) • ‘Iolani School Key Club • ‘Iolani Lower School Tea Club • Japanese Exchange Teaching Alumni Association, Hawai‘i (JETAA) • Japanese Women’s Society • Kalani High School Japanese Language Students • Lutheran High School Yuuki Kai • Maryknoll School • Midpac Globetrotters • Moanalua High School Class of 2009 Class Council • Moanalua High School • Punahou School Japanese Language Students • Roosevelt High School • Sacred Hearts Academy • Shinnyo-En Hawai‘i • University of Hawai‘i Ethnic Studies 330 class • University of Hawai‘i NICE Program • Urasenke Foundation of Hawai‘i

Mahalo

Volunteers help make Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest/Going Green a great success!

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On May 4, volunteers gathered at the monthly English Docent and Gallery Greeters meeting to hear Ella Ohta Tomita, a Cultural Center volunteer, share her personal experience as a Japanese American internee from Hawai‘i.

The Ohta Family’s odyssey began on December 7, 1941

when two Lapahoehoe policemen accompanied by FBI agents knocked on the door of their house late at night. No reason was given for apprehending Reverend Ohta, a Buddhist minister and Principal of the Japanese school. The Ohta Family was separated when Reverend Ohta and other Japanese internees were incarcerated at Kilauea Military Camp. From there, the group of internees were sent to Sand Island Internment Camp on O‘ahu. On February 22, 1942, the first group of internees was sent to internment camps on the continental United States. After crossing the war waters of the Pacific Ocean, they continued their long journey through San Francisco, Los Angeles, Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana and other camps. Rev. Ohta finally arrived at Crystal City Family Internment camp in Texas on March 30, 1943.

Ella, her mother, sister and other expatriates left Honolulu aboard an Army transport ship in August, 1942, headed for New York. As they traveled by train on a northern route they were diverted to North Carolina from Chicago. On May 2, 1943 they arrived at Crystal City Family Internment Camp, Texas to be finally reunited with their father.

After four years of internment, Ella and her family returned to Hawai‘i on December 10, 1945. Sharing her father’s journal, poetry, artwork, photos, documents, and handmade objects added to the reality of the Ohta Family’s internment during the war. Ella’s oral history and World War II Hawai‘i internees experiences are part of the primary documents preserved in the Cultural Center Resource Center.

—by Ethel Hasegawa, Volunteer

Thanks goes out to our more than 300 individuals who volunteered at the JCCH’s annual Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest on Sunday, May 3. Volunteers helped in a variety of ways that day, such as running keiki make-n-take activities, dressing children in traditional kimono and working in some of the food booths.

Docent Meeting

Photos by Brian Y. Sato and Stan Okada

volunteerSpotl ightDomo ArigatoMahalo

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Donor ListKanshapatrons$15,000–$24,999Anonymous

associates$5,000–$9,999Christine R. Yano & Scott Wilson

contributors$1,000–$2,999Monsanto Company

pioneers$500–$999AnonymousClarice K. ChingG & G Entertainment dba Aiea BowlEugene S. & Jayne MatsuyamaNisei Building Maintenance Co. Inc.

Donorsup to $499Stanley M. AonoHelen T. AragakiToshio & Hiroko ArisumiSanford S. & Shigeko AsahinaMichelle Brim & Dorinda CuaresmaElroy J. ChunDonna J. De MelloMarian Adelle DonohueGeorge & Yoko DurhamJudith N. & Crystal EgusaChisato N. EmmosTerry EwartFlora M. FujiiGoro FujikawaRalph & Eleanor FujiokaFrancis H. & Gracie S. FujitaniMildred H. & Keith S. FujiyamaJean K. FukedaCarol Ann FukudaFlorence Y. Furuno & Faith K.

YokoyamaHenry & May FuruyaRenji & Ellen S. GotoGlenn & Molly H. HaraDonald N. & Amy S. HaradaJames S. & Irene K. HaradaHarold S. & Yvonne S. HashizumeHawaii Hochi Ltd.Jane & Kiyoshi HayamaMarion M. HigaShigeo & Florence HigaGeorge T. & Marjorie HonjiyoFrank A. & Nancy F. HoriLila Ann S. & Glenn S. HorioElsie & Pamela IshidaHelen N. IwataniIan & Alma KagimotoHisashi & Barbara KajiyaJune & Sharon KakigiHaruyuki & Ethel KamemotoThomas B. KamikawaKenneth K. & Mary S. KaneshiroClarence H. & Janet M. Kanja

Richard & Judy KappenbergSekiko KarimotoRussell H. KashiwaEric S. KiraEverett & Elizabeth KishimotoLawrence J. & Karen K. KobashigawaDorothy KohashiWataru KokiTamikichi & Fumiko KosugeTony KouraClarence & Mavis KuboRalph T. & June K. KuboJoseph Y. KumasakiHideko KunichikaMasao KuramotoJoseph J.T. & Betty M.Y. KurodaM.I.S. Veterans Club of HawaiiDeron Riichi MaedaSharon T. MasatsuguYasuko MasudaWarren & Linda MatsunagaLillian S. MatsuoStan F. & Mako MayfieldMerck Partnership for GivingRoy T. & Barbara K. MiyakeJohn N. & Faye MiyamasuMark & Doris MorisakiMichael NaitoFrancis & Ellen NakamotoLinda S. Nishimura & Joy A. AwaiEleanor C. NishitaWesley & Mae OdaniTetsuo OdoWinifred F. OgataClarence & Marie OkamuraBetty M. OkuboMisao OkudaEdith S. OnoMatthew Rose & Joni KamiyaDonald T. & Jennie S. SakaiIrvin K. SasakiMiyoko Sato & Muriel ShimadaWilliam & Irene SatoKurt & Lynn T. SekiyaDiana M. ShibataRoy A. & Nancy K. ShimamotoKazuto & Lynn ShimizuRodney & Sandy ShinkawaNora ShiraishiTsutomu & Jane W. ShirakiJean ShojiPatsy H. SuyatManabu & Susan TagomoriMiriam TakaezuWally K. & Verna A. TakamotoAlice & Andrew TakataTadashi & May TamagawaClifford K. & Catherine M. TamuraWalter M. & Alice Y. TamuraAkira & Miyome TanakaBrenda R. TeranishiSabra Y. TomaRoy H. & Sunny S. TominagaGordon & May TomitaDorothy T. UradaWarren & Lisa C. Wong

Kiyoshi & Aileen F. YadaElaine YamamotoYumiko K. YamamotoAllen T. YamashitaSueo YamashitaThurston T. & Aileen E. YoshinaConstance F. YoshiokaFlorence K. & Julie S. YoshiokaWendy Yoshioka-MooreIrene Zane speciaLIn honor of Masako Kanja - Clarence

H. & Janet M. Kanja (Donors)In memory of Ruby Okafuji - Ethel N.

Hasegawa (Donors)In memory of Tommy Hirano - Alice

H. Hirano & Margaret Miyasaki (Contributors)

In memory of Tommy Hirano - Clayton & Jean Kimoto (Donors)

In memory of Mr. Yuzuru Kurosu - Chieno Kurosu (Contributors)

In memory of Tommy Hirano - Miki Okumura & Tom Daniel (Donors)

In memory of Sadie S. Sasaki - Irvin K. Sasaki (Donors)

In memory of Keiji Kawakami - Lionel & Carole Tokioka (Donors)

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MeMbersneW or reneWinGCarol S. AbeRobert T. & Naomi AbeWendy A. AbeToyoko Tamanaha AbelayeFlorence H. AiharaYasu & Keiko M. AkamineKeiji & Setsuko AmemiyaDavid J. & Bonnie AndrewDavid S. & Sharon AnsaiEdward R. & Ethel S. AotaniHelen T. AragakiDavid Z. & Bertha S. ArakawaEvelyn S. ArakiToshio & Hiroko ArisumiSanford S. & Shigeko AsahinaYoshito AsatoJean AtenFerman & Joan AuKristen AuLena K. AyabeRichard S. & Evelyn T. BabaN.V. & Betty BhagavanMichelle Brim & Dorinda CuaresmaKeith & Ruth BrownClarice K. ChingElroy J. ChunAlice & Sefton ClarkClifford ClarkeJean CuseoClifford S. & Linda Daida

Claire Dang & Marianne Murakami Kilgore

Calvin A. Date & Jacqueline Y. Morishige

Donna J. De MelloCarol DoiguchiGeorge & Yoko DurhamRichard & Emily EbinaJudith N. & Crystal EgusaChisato N. EmmosCalvin M. & Kayoko EndoSamuel M. EndoWallace K. & Jean S. EndoWeylin & Rose EngTerry EwartTakako K. FairGwen C. FujieFlora M. FujiiAllan T. & Gail G. FujimotoFrancis FujimotoJanet & Melvin Kiyoto FujimotoRalph & Eleanor FujiokaFrancis H. & Gracie S. FujitaniMildred H. & Keith S. FujiyamaJean K. FukedaCarol Ann FukudaFaye E. FukudaKenneth T. FukudaTodd Fukushima & Sharon MiyakeRodney & Mari FukuyaLori Y. FuroyamaDave Kyoichi FurumizoFlorence Y. Furuno & Faith K.

YokoyamaHenry & May FuruyaCarol GinozaTaka GirardHelen S. GomiYukio & Masae GotandaRenji & Ellen S. GotoMasayoshi & Setsuko GundaMichael & Katherine HadanoGlenn & Molly H. HaraDonald N. & Amy S. HaradaJames S. & Irene K. HaradaJoseph R. & Jane M. HaradaScott Hashimoto & Kara YanoHarold S. & Yvonne S. HashizumeJane & Kiyoshi HayamaMarion M. HigaShigeo & Florence HigaJoanne HigashiKenneth HirakiJerry & Elizabeth HirokanePat & Betty Hironaga*Alma C. HoJayne HondaGeorge T. & Marjorie HonjiyoFrank A. & Nancy F. HoriCarrie HorikamiLila Ann S. & Glenn S. HorioThomas & Pauline HughesAtsuko IgarashiJunko IgeDonald K. IijimaTakeo & Howard Ikeda

Walter & Marion I. IkedaGlenn & Susan ImamuraHideo & Seiko ImotoYoshiko InatsukaElsie & Pamela IshidaYaeko IshidaVirginia IshiiKazuko IshikawaPatricia IshitaniGeorge M. ItagakiJay S. ItagakiMarsha E. Ito & Patrick PangJohn IwaneDerrick S. & Mitchell IwataHelen N. IwataniSatoru IzutsuNina JarrettEdward K. & Margaret T. KagiharaIan & Alma KagimotoHisashi & Barbara KajiyaJune & Sharon KakigiHaruyuki & Ethel KamemotoThomas B. KamikawaCharles S. & Hatsue N. KamimuraGrace M. KanekoKazumi Kaneshiro*Kenneth K. & Mary S. KaneshiroRene K. Kanno & Evie Joy ChanEdna H. KanoBucky KaopuikiRichard & Judy KappenbergSekiko KarimotoMizuho KaroClyde & Herlinda KawakamiRichard & Elaine KawamotoHarry & Jean KiharaElaine KiilehuaRussell KikutaKimiyo Y. KimataHide KinoshitaEric S. KiraDiane S. Kishimoto & Ken TakayamaEverett & Elizabeth KishimotoRoy & Emmy KiyabuLawrence J. & Karen K. KobashigawaRodney S. & Deborah KobayakawaGeorge & Ruth Kamuri KogaMiyuki & Tina KogaDorothy KohashiDina KojimaWataru KokiMidori O. KondoShu-lee & Akihiro Kondo*Terry T. KondoTamikichi & Fumiko KosugeTony KouraJoyce Kozohara*Clarence & Mavis KuboRalph T. & June K. KuboTsuneyuki & Kikuyo KubotaLawrence D. & Jane Y. KumabeJoseph Y. KumasakiHideko KunichikaRichard K. & June T. KunimotoRobert T. & Dorothy S. KuniokaShinkiyo & Fumiko Kuniyoshi

Donations are from April 1–May 31, 2009

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WishKibo-C O R N E R

Kansha donor listDonations are from April–May 2009

Masao KuramotoIsami & Mary KurasakiAmy E. KuriharaJoseph J.T. & Betty M.Y. KurodaYvonne W.M. LauJames & Lynn LeeMarian LigsayPaul & Michele LoudermilkGeorge Jr. & Dorothy MachadoDeron Riichi MaedaShigeo & Winifred M. MaekawaCalvin K. & Cynthia I. MaeshiroFaye Fujisaki MarDonn & Akiko A. MarutaniNicholas Masashi MarzanSharon T. MasatsuguYasuko MasudaMuriel A. MasumuraWilliam & Ruth MatsudaMaurine K. MatsumotoKen & Mika Matsunaga*Gail Y. MatsuoJoyce MatsuoLillian S. MatsuoStan F. & Mako MayfieldRussell M. MezurashiHiroko MillerKyoichi & Noriko MishinaIris A. MitamuraBetty MiyachiJames S. & Hannah M. MiyachiStephen & Janet MiyagawaBaldwin & Sally Y. MiyakeRoy T. & Barbara K. MiyakeDoreen MiyakiJohn N. & Faye MiyamasuWendy T. & Faith K. MiyamotoLois Miyashiro-Tong & Gilda MiyashiroMichael & Jessica MiyataJohn & Aiko MiyatakeMichael M. MizukamiKen MogiGary & Faye MorimotoRichard T. & Betty M. MorimotoMark & Doris MorisakiJames S. MoritaRandall N. & Merle S. MoritaJanice & Edwin MotoshigeTsuyako MukaiEthel & Stanley MurakamiGladys A. MurakamiTsukasa & Yukie MurakamiJon & Sara MuraokaWayne Muromoto & Gay M. SatsumaYoshiko NagaoHitoshi & Tomiko NaitoKazutoshi & Joyce NajitaFrancis & Ellen NakamotoLeslie & Claudia NakamuraKatherine N. NakanoTakemi NakasoneRichard & Hazel NambaRaymond NishidaFlorence NishiiTsuneki NishikawaLinda S. Nishimura & Joy A. Awai

Margaret T. NishimuraEsther Nishio & Daisy KatayamaToshio & Florence NishiokaEleanor C. NishitaRichard K. NittaHugh S. NoguchiWalter & Amy NoguchiFrederick S. & Nancy K. NonakaBrian & Laura ObaKaren S. & Curtis Y. OchiaiKaren K. OdaMerilyn N. OdaWesley & Mae OdaniTetsuo OdoWinifred F. OgataMasako OgawaTakeo & Gertrude OgawaViolet O. OgawaNaomi OhtaScott OishiIrene OkabeDick H. OkajiClarence & Marie OkamuraBuzzy T. & May K. OkazakiGeorge & Lillian H. OkihiroRoy T. & Myra Y. OkimotoMargo S. OkojiBetty M. OkuboHugh R. & Jeanine Okubo*Bob & Nancy Chiyoko OkudaEdith S. OnoKaren OnoeYoshimori & Marisa OshiroGeorge N. & Margaret Y. OshitaKazumi OshitaKazuyoshi OshiumiHelen S. OtoshiThe Pacific Bridge CompaniesPacific Guardian Life Insurance

Company LtdSusan PalmoreNani ParkerDebbie & David Ramirez*Shari ReillyJohn & Jolyn RosaMatthew Rose & Joni KamiyaRyukyukoku Matsuri Daiko HawaiiElizabeth R. SaikiDonald T. & Jennie S. SakaiBrian L. SakamakiHelen M. SakamotoNorman L. & Penelope A. SakamotoEugene & Olive SakuradaHarry & Terry SatoJames W. & Lorraine C. SatoNorma SatoRonelle SatoWilliam & Irene SatoEiko O. SeitaDennis & Sharyn SekineKurt & Lynn T. SekiyaKazuo & Norma T. SendaRobert A. & Jeanette S. SeoDiana M. ShibataFred & Sharon ShigekaneHeidi Shimada*

Roy A. & Nancy K. ShimamotoKaren K. ShimizuKazuto & Lynn ShimizuCheryl ShimodaMamoru & Frances ShinjoRae C. Shiraki*Tsutomu & Jane W. ShirakiShizuko ShiramizuBen M. & Mabel T. ShishidoTomio & Mabel K. ShishidoJean ShojiCharles & Vera ShoresDamon SuehiroKeiko SuganumaEvelyn K. SugimotoTadafumi & Chizue SugiyamaRoberta Sunahara & Rhonda S. CorleyMichael & Janice SunouchiPatsy H. SuyatTsugio & Amy SuzukiManabu & Susan TagomoriMark & Grace TajimaJanice TakadaMiriam TakaezuWally K. & Verna A. TakamotoChristy TakamuneDanny & Gayle TakanishiJadine TakanishiRay TakaraAlice & Andrew TakataHenry & Elaine TakatoPatricia Takemoto & Robert MorseTadashi & May TamagawaClifford K. & Catherine M. TamuraWalter M. & Alice Y. TamuraJames & Yoshie TanabeAkira & Miyome TanakaCalvin K. & Stacie TanakaElaine E. TanakaKatherine K. Tanaka & Lynn

VasconcellosPatricia C. TanakaFrances T. TangoRoy & Geraldine TanimuraEtsuko N. Taomoto & Cynthia BeppuClinton K. & Jean TashiroCarolyn Washiashi Thomas & Lisa

WashiashiFranklin Tokioka, II & Terry YeeKen R. & Janice F. TokunagaSabra Y. TomaRoy H. & Sunny S. TominagaGordon & May TomitaRussell & Rene TomitaChristine F. TomoyasuHarumi & Clint TsubotaEileen H. TsujiRyosuke TsujiDarrell & Diana Tung*Ritsuo & Betsy UchimuraEdwin & Emi UedaDorothy T. UradaEleanor S. Urakawa & Margie

OkasakiBarry & Florence UtsumiDonna J. Walden

Hideko WatanabeRonald & Amy WataridaGordon WongKiyoshi & Aileen F. YadaFaith YamagishiElaine YamamotoTom I. & Doreen M. YamamotoYumiko K. YamamotoCarol Yamamura & Donna Lee SatoCaryn Yamanaka & John ChilcottGlenn & Fern YamaneEdward M. YamasakiKazuo & Hatsuko YamasakiKinuko YamashiroMinako YamazakiKiyoshi & Lucy YokooKevin I. YokotaBetty YonemoriGeorge S. YoshidaJames M. & Merle YoshidaLisa YoshiharaThurston T. & Aileen E. YoshinaConstance F. YoshiokaFlorence K. & Julie S. YoshiokaSadako Yoshioka*Wendy Yoshioka-MooreGary T. Yoshitake & Michele Shiowaki

in-KinDAnonymousBruce Family PartnershipRyuko ClemensKathleen R. DyeMiriam T. FujitaDavid FuruyaPaul A. GouveiaGilbert M. HoritaIBM CorporationPaul IsaMinako Ito-SongHiroshi & Kathryn KatoKojiro FamilyPaul M. & Eloise H. KurataFaye Fujisaki MarEric M. MiuraVictor M. MoriTamiko OguraEdward OhyeMuriel C. OnishiKay K. OnoJudy S. OsatoHelen OshioJohn K. ShibataNora S. ShiraishiAlyce Sato TakamiShari TamashiroTanabe FamilyBrenda R. TeranishiChiye WenkamClyde Yokota

*Gift Membership

Mahaloto our

Corporate MeMbers!

Every little bit helps, which is why the Kibo- (“wish”) Corner

was created. Listed below are items or services that

can help the JCCH.

Thanks to all who have contributed to our Kibo- Corner!

If you are interested in donating any of the following, please

call Michelle Miyashiro, Administrative Assistant, at (808) 945-7633, ext. 30.

Used/Empty Hewlett-Packard (HP) Ink Jet Cartridges

for the JCCH Office to receive a discount on office supplies.

Laptop Computer (older laptop with operating system pre-Windows Vista) to connect with a projector

in the JCCH Gallery.

Industrial Cart to carry heavy collection

and office items.

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Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i

UPCOMING EVENTS

Mark your calendars!Saturday, October 35 p.m. Cocktails and Registration 6 p.m. Dinner ProgramSilent Auction

CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT DINNERGanbare! Generations of SuccessJapanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Mānoa Grand Ballroom

Join the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i at its annual gala event that will honor community businesses who have persevered and grown throughout the years, becoming household names for many families in the Islands. This year’s theme of Ganbare! Generations of Success will feature multigenerational family businesses that through passion, determination and hard work, successfully grew their businesses from scratch over generations. This year’s honorees are:

Please help us in celebrating the achievements of these honorees and their contributions to our community. By participating in this Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i event, you will be directly supporting its programs that share the history, heritage and culture of the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i.

For more information, contact the Cultural Center by phone at (808) 945-7633 or email info@jcch.com.

Diamond Bakery• KTA Super Stores• marians Catering/ • Dots Restaurant

M. Miura Store• Tasaka Guri-Guri Shop•

Do you own a business or offer specialty services such as cooking or golf lessons? You can help our Silent Auction with an in-kind, tax-deductible donation!

CELEBRATION OF LEADERSHIP AND ACHIEVEMENT DINNER

The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is seeking donations for the Silent Auction at the Celebration of Leadership and Achievement Dinner. Such donations include: dining/restaurant gift cards/certificates, golf packages, sports memorabilia, wine and spirits, jewelry and accessories. We also accept unused gift cards or monetary donations to purchase items as well. To donate, see form below:

Silent Auction Donation Form

Donor: __________________________________________ (Company/Individual Name(s) as published and recognized in event materials)

Contact: ________________________________ Title: _____

Address: _________________________________________

City: ____________________ State: ____ Zip: ____________

Phone(s): ___________________ , ____________________

Email: _______________________ Fax: ________________

I/We would like to donate:______________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ______________________

Value of donation: $__________*

*ALL silent auction donors will be recognized in the silent auction catalog. Additional acknowledgement for $500 and above donors will be recognized in a rolling marquee on large screens during the event. Please email your logo to yu@jcch.com if you would like to be recognized on the rolling marquee. Donations are tax-deductible.

Pick Up/Delivery Instructions: _________________________________________________________________________

Donation will be mailed/delivered

Donation enclosed Please arrange to pick up donations

Please Mail/Fax Donation Form by Friday, AUGUST 21

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i (JCCH) 2454 South Beretania Street n Honolulu, Hawai’i 96826

Contact: Waynele You, Interim Special Events Coordinator Tel: (808) 945-7633, ext. 28 n Fax: (808) 944-1123 Email: yu@jcch.com

mahalo for your tax-deductible donation!

KodoMo no hI: KeiKi Fun Fest/GoinG Green 2009About 2,500 attendees, young and young at heart, joined the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i on May 3 to celebrate all-things keiki at Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest.

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Photos by Brian Y. Sato and Stan Okada

PrOGraMSJapanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Rewind

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New Gallery rates

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Animal Origami ClassSaturday, August 810 a.m.–11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m.For students 8 years and older; must be accompanied by an adult.

Cut Out Card MakingSaturday, August 2910 a.m.–11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m.–2:30 p.m. For students 10 years and older; must be accompanied by an adult.

Cost: $8.00 members or $10.00 non-members. Space is limited, reservations are required. Please contact Christy Takamune at (808) 945-7633, ext. 39 or email Takamune@jcch.com for more information or to RSVP.

VisitorsAdults (18 years and above) $7Youth (6–17 years old)/Students/Seniors (70 years and above) $5

Kama‘ainaAdults (18 years and above) $5Youth (6–17 yrs old), Students and Seniors (70 and above) $3

Military (new category)Active duty $3

School Tours (K-12)Adults $3Students $2

Discovery BoxOutreach $1.50/student Rental $10 for one week $15 for two weeks

seCond saturdays!Come visit the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Community and Historical Gallery for FREE on the Second Saturday of each month!

Come and Learn with Artist Sumako Cohn

GalleryCOMMUNITyJapanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i

JCCh gallery and gIft shoP hours: tuesday – saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

based on animals that I had seen at the Honolulu Zoo. I also started doing sketches of musicians at chamber concerts. I had left my cat back in Boston—and as I worked on painted versions of the sketches, I noticed that I gave some of the musicians cat faces. About five years ago, I decided to create a full set of scenes from my childhood, retracing memories that had grown even fainter as the years went by. These became the doll collages that will be on exhibit at the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i.

If I had not come to the United States, these pictures would have remained no more than a set of sketches. As I worked on these paintings, I came to realize that these scenes

were also real points of departure for me. I find myself thinking more and more about our bonds with the past and the almost unimaginably hard lives of earlier generations. Thinking of ancestors I had never met, an uncle who died in the war, and so many others who had given life their all and taken part in so many dramatic events, these pictures became my way of engaging in dialogues with all of them. As I go on creating these pictures, I feel both affection for my ancestors and a wish for the repose of their souls welling up within me.

Although our lives are nothing more than tiny specks in the vastness of the Universe, I have tried to re-create in these pictures scenes from a way of life that can no longer be seen, as they were viewed through the eyes of a girl growing up more than half a century ago in a little town far away to the North.

scenes in my memory (Continued from page 1)

Sumako Cohn’s artwork are images from her childhood memories of her early years in Hokkaido.

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ikebana 2 Toin Misho by Eileen Tsuji

ikebana 1 MOa Kohrinka by Hideko Iwata

and Yoshiko Morimoto

Maui MatsuriOn May 16, the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i joined the festivities at the 9th Annual Maui Matsuri. This was the fifth year the Cultural Center participated in this event organized by the Japanese Cultural Society of Maui. Staff member Derrick Iwata and volunteers Charlene Yamamoto, Kimmy Chinen, Myra Yamamoto, and Scott Morishige teamed up with volunteers from Baldwin High School Anime and Manga Club, as well as the King Kekaulike High School Key Club. Hundreds of people enjoyed creating hachimaki and colorful paper carps.

Volunteers Charlene Yamamoto and Scott Morishige help sell items from the Cultural Center Gift Shop at the Maui Matsuri. (Photo courtesy of Kimmy Chinen)

Kawaii Kon Anime ConventionThe Japanese Cultural Center participated in this year’s Kawaii Kon or Anime Convention April 10–12 at the Hawaii Convention Center. Staff members and volunteers introduced the JCCH to conventioneers and also took part in several of the events going on during the convention.

Kaori Fujii, Mudkip and Derrick Iwata. (Photo courtesy of Charlene Yamamoto)

Children’s DayIt’s a local tradition to celebrate Children’s Day on May 5. The Cultural Center supported two Waikiki hotels, Sheraton Princess Kaiulani and Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach, to help educate and share the Japanese culture with visitors.

Volunteers Cheryl Hamamoto and Noelle Ito show two hotel guests at Sheraton Princess Kaiulani how to make colorful carp in honor of Children’s Day.

Education Specialist Derrick Iwata and volunteers Carol Meier (left) and Valerie Okihara (right) at the Children’s Day Celebration at the Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach.

Thank you to the Japanese Cultural society of maui, kawaii kon, sheraton Princess kaiulani and Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach for enabling the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i to present its outreach events. Such activities introduce more people to the Cultural Center and its educational and cultural programs. Dōmo Arigatō Gozaimasu!

Community Outreach Update nspirations

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MEMbErShIP bENEfITSJapanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i

Retail Benefits

ThE arT bOard 30% off custom picture framing 1170 Nuuanu Ave. Ste. 104, Honolulu Ph (808) 536-0121

haKUbUNdO 10% off (except CD/DVD/magazines) 1600 Kapiolani Blvd. #121, Honolulu Ph (808) 947-5503

MOrNING GlOry 15% off Mililani location only 95-1249 Meheula Parkway, Mililani Ph (808) 627-1866

NUIMONO 10% off all merchandise except consignment items 2745 S. King St., Honolulu Ph (808) 946-7407

PrO-aM GOlf ShOP 20% off retail price on all items, except golf balls and items already on sale 1159 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu Ph (808) 596-2911

ShIrOKIya* 10% off any day Ala Moana Shopping Center, Honolulu

specialty seRvices Benefits

baSKETS, ETCETEra by NaNCy 10% discount of all merchandise (Baskets, Gifts, Decorations) http://nyfujioka.web.officelive.com Ph (808) 247-1933

CUrVES $29.00 service fee + tax, $44.00 monthly dues + tax Ala Moana location only 1585 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu Ph (808) 942-4900]

hawaII KaraTE aSSOCIaTION* 10% off annual or monthly karate tuition fees Honolulu · Ph (808) 551-9405

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NEw, NEw, NEw IMaGE QUEST PhOTOGraPhy $25 discount for one-hour portrait sitting at your home. Includes one 8’’x10’’ black & white photo. Regular price is $200. Discounted price is $175. Honolulu · Ph (808) 271-3491 imagequest@hawaii.rr.com

KEN yU KaI KENdO ClUb 50% off membership fee Honolulu · Ph (808) 551-9892

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NOa GraNd ballrOOM* 10% off (up to $100) on food catered Honolulu · Ph (808) 946-6758

MaSaKO fOrMalS 10% off kimono dressing and picture taking 716 Cooke St., Honolulu Ph (808) 947-2696

NaNIwa-ya raMEN 10% off food purchase Ala Moana Shopping Center, Makai Market Food Court, Honolulu

OCCIdENTal UNdErwrITErS Of hawaII Special discounts on insurance Honolulu

PaNda TraVEl Corporate travel rates; 5% off Japan rail passes, corporate rates for Japan Travel, $25 off Tren-dy Paks (to Japan or Bangkok)—round-trip airfare includes 3 nights hotel, starting from $749 per person based on double occupancy + tax + fuel surcharge 1017 Kapahulu Ave., Honolulu Ph (808) 738-3338

QUalITy hEalTh & fITNESS Intro offer: $45 per session with a 5-session package for $225 ($400 value) and 10% off on any other packages 715 S. King St., Ste. 504, Honolulu Ph (808) 392-4816

SECUrITy alarM ShOP 10% off all merchandise Honolulu, Pearl City

cuRRent paRtneRship/pRogRam-Related Benefits

$5 off Japanese Calligraphy by Sensei Hiromi Peterson.

20% off kimono dressing at our New Year’s ‘Ohana Festival, Kodomo no Hi: Keiki Fun Fest and Shichi Go San.

Jcch Benefits

free one-year admission to the JCCH Historical Gallery exhibit Okage Sama De.

free subscription to the JCCH newsletter Legacies.

10% off all items in the JCCH Gift Shop.*

20% off non-commercial translation services at the JCCH Resource Center.

50% off session fee for Kumihimo Craft Workshops.

discounts on selected JCCH programs, events, cultural classes, workshops and seminars.

Invitations to special events and voting privileges.

* Some restrictions may apply.

Membership/donation application

Membership questions? Please call (808) 945-7633, ext. 30 or email membership@jcch.com

yes, we/I want to become a MeMBer LeGacY MeMBer cOrpOraTe MeMBer DONOr

membershIp $ 15 Student (with ID) $ 35 Individual $ 50 family

leGacy membershIp $1,000 Legacy (Individual Lifetime Membership)

corporate membershIp $ 100 Non-profit $ 250 Supporting Business $ 500 premier corporate $ 1,000 Imperial corporate

If new or renewInG:Membership # ___________________________________expires _________________________________________Name __________________________________________address ________________________________________city ____________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip _________________Home phone # ___________________________________ work phone # ___________________________________email ___________________________________________

for GIft membershIp only:Name (of recipient) _______________________________address ________________________________________city ____________________________________________ State ______________________ Zip _________________Home phone # ___________________________________ work phone # ___________________________________email ___________________________________________

for famIly membershIp (2 people only):please indicate the name of the second member below:

( Mr. / Mrs. / Ms. ) ______________________________relation (to member) _____________________________

In addItIon to my membershIp, enclosed is my tax-deductible contribution of $ _______________ in support of JccH programs and activities.

total: $ ____________________

please send payment to 2454 South Beretania St., Honolulu, HI 96826 check enclosed, payable to the JccH charge to my: VISa Mastercard card # ______________________________________ exp. _________________________________________ Signature ____________________________________

JUly 2009 (Membership benefits are for one year and non-transferable)

Saturday, August 1 · 10:00 a.m. JCCH Gallery Theater

ANNUAL mEmBErSHIP mEETING OF THE JAPANESE CULTUrAL CENTEr OF HAwAI‘IDear Members!

We are excited to announce the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday, August 1 at 10:00 a.m. in the JCCH Gallery Theater.

At the meeting, the Cultural Center Board of Directors will report on the status of the Japanese Cultural Center for fiscal year 2008–2009 and future plans for fiscal year 2009–2010.

We are proud to announce the members of the Cultural Center’s Board of Directors for 2009–2010:

All members are invited and encouraged to attend. Free validated parking will be provided for all members and please stay after to enjoy the official exhibit opening Scenes in My Memory artwork by Sumako Cohn.

If you have any questions, please contact Marisa Takahashi, Membership/Public Relations Manager at (808) 945-7633, ext. 27 or email membership@jcch.com.

Thank you very much for your continuous support of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Membership Meeting.

With warmest aloha,

Ronald Ushijima Secretary, Board of the Directors

Lenny Yajima Andrew President/Executive Director

a. Susan Yamada (Chair)—President, The Yamada Scott Family Foundation (Term expires: June 30, 2010)

b. David Erdman—President & CEO PacRim Marketing Group (Term expires: June 30, 2010)

c. Gordon Kagawa—President & CEO, Occidental Underwriters of Hawaii (Term expires: June 30, 2010)

d. Wayne Kamitaki—President, BFS, Inc. Hilo Office (Term expires: June 30, 2010) (Big Island Representative)

e. Wayne Muraoka—Vice President, Armstrong Development (Term expires: June 30, 2010)

f. Curt Otaguro—Senior Vice President, First Hawaiian Bank (Term expires: June 30, 2010)

g. Neil Takekawa—Former Vice President Sales & Marketing, Hawaii Super Ferry (Term expires: June 30, 2010)

h. Susan Eichor—President & COO, aio Group (Term expires: June 30, 2011)

i. Michele Sunahara Loudermilk, Esq.—Associate General Counsel, Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (Term expires: June 30, 2011)

k. Lee Moriwaki—Senior Executive Vice President, Bank of Hawaii (Term expires: June 30, 2011)

l. Eric Miura—Vice President, M. Miura Store (Term expires: June 30, 2011) (Kauai Representative)

m. Christine Yano—Professor of Anthropology, University of Hawaii (Term expires: June 30, 2011)

n. Donn Ariyoshi—Financial Advisor, Morgan Stanley (Term expires: June 30, 2012)

o. Glenn Inouye—Senior Vice President, SERVCO Pacific (Term expires: June 30, 2012)

p. Kyoko Kimura—Managing Director, Diamond Hawaii Resort & Spa (Term expires: June 30, 2012) (Maui Representative)

q. Lance Mizumoto—Executive Vice President & Commercial Banking Division Manager, Central Pacific Bank (Term expires: June 30, 2012)

r. Ken Niimura—CMO, Japan, The Pacific Bridge Companies (Term expires: June 30, 2012)

s. Tyler Tokioka—Assistant Vice President, Island Insurance Companies, Ltd. (Term expires: June 30, 2012)

t. Ronald Ushijima—President-Emeritus, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce (Perpetual Member)

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UPCOMING EVENTSat a gl a nce Japanese Cultur al Center of Hawai‘i

2009-2010BOARD OF DIRECTORSCHAIRmAn OF THE BOARDSUSAN YAMADATREAsuRER/VICE CHAIRLEE MORIWAKIsECRETARy/ VICE CHAIRRONALD USHIJIMAVICE CHAIRSUSAN EICHORVICE CHAIRWAYNE MURAOKAVICE CHAIRTYLER TOKIOKAAT-LARGE DIRECTORsDONN ARIYOSHIDAVID ERDMANGLENN INOUYEGORDON KAGAWAWAYNE KAMITAKIMICHELE SUNAHARA LOUDERMILKERIC MIURALANCE MIZUMOTOKEN NIIMURACURT OTAGUROKYOKO KIMURANEIL TAKEKAWA CHRISTINE YANO

JCCH STAFFPREsIDEnT & ExECuTIVE DIRECTORLenny yajima andrewandrew@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 23CHIEF OPERATInG OFFICER/DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPmEnT & COmmunICATIOnsaLLicyn Hikida Tasakatasaka@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 22DIRECTOR OF FInAnCE & ADmInIsTRATIOncaroLine okiHaraokihara@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 33DIRECTOR OF PROGRAm DEVELOPmEnTBrian niiyaniiya@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 32PuBLIC RELATIOns/mEmBERsHIP mAnAGERmarisa TakaHasHitakahashi@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 27GALLERy mAnAGERcHrisTy Takamunetakamune@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 39GIFT sHOP mAnAGERBarBara isHidainfo@ jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 43VOLunTEERs COORDInATORjayne HiraTa epsTeinepstein@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 35EDuCATIOn sPECIALIsTderrick iwaTaiwata@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 25GALLERy & GIFT sHOP AssIsTAnTsuann roBinsoninfo@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 39REsOuRCE CEnTER AssIsTAnTirene Zaneresource.center@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 42ADmInIsTRATIVE AssIsTAnT & ACCOunTInG CLERkLeianne Fujimurafujimura@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 29ADmInIsTRATIVE AssIsTAnTmicHeLLe miyasHiromiyashiro@jcch.com • (808) 945-7633, ext. 30sTAFF EmERITAEjane kuraHara & BeTsy young(808) 945-7633, ext. 42REsOuRCE CEnTERresource.center@jcch.com(808) 945-7633, ext. 42GALLERy & GIFT sHOP(808) 945-7633, ext. 43

Saturday, OctOber 3: Event • Celebration of Leadership

and Achievement Dinner

Saturday, auguSt 1– Saturday, OctOber 3:Exhibit • Scenes in My Memory

(Sumako Cohn)

friday, auguSt 21– Saturday, auguSt 22:Event • Shippoyaki Workshop

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annuaL memBersHip meeTingSaturday, august 1