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Showcase of Local and International Talent at City Arts Fest
The Head and the Heart’s Jonathan Russell plays a solo acoustic set on Capitol Hill at the All Pilgrims Church. When the trees turn to rustic shades of autumn and scatter their leaves
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Showcase of Local and International Talent at City Arts Fest
The Head and the Heart’s Jonathan Russell plays a solo acoustic set on Capitol Hill at the All Pilgrims Church. Seattle is known worldwide as being a mecca for music, where numeous legendary
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More Tengu Club Information Wanted
The Tengu Club, a local Nikkei salmon fishing group, is looking for 20 former champions of its annual Blackmouth Salmon Derby. Mas Tahara, a long-time club member, is editing the club history and searching
Read More »Omoide Shares Famed Issei Painter’s Family Story
Kamekichi Tokita, noted Seattle artist, faced unparalleled challenges as a painter and patriarch of his family of Japanese ancestry. His oldest son, Shokichi Tokita, will be the featured speaker at the monthly “Writers Read”
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EDI’s Benefit Dinner and Auction Raises $120,000
Executive Development Institute (EDI) held its annual benefit dinner and auction “Inclusion Fusion” at Seattle’s SODO Park in June raising a record amount of over $120,000. Hosts for the benefit dinner were Jenette Ramos,
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Community Mingles Together in Summer End
Kawabe Memorial House held its first summer festival closing the street for entertainment in front of the apartment building. The local Nikkei (Japanese American) community held several events to celebrate the end
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Japanese Library Takes Root in Community
Jubilee REACH, a possible site of the future Tomoshibi Library. Over one year has passed since a private Japanese library located in Bellevue was closed last May. Founded in 1991 at a
Read More »Lloyd Hara’s New Fund Supports Graduate Students
King County Assessor Lloyd Hara established the Endowed Graduate Student Support Fund at the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. The program aims at “students who have academic merit, from
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Sell-out Crowd at Last Night’s Sanriku Tsunami Movie Showing in 1960
Original Issue Date: Aug. 24, 1960. Translated by Saki Ukaji The Miyagi prefecture club held their first movie screening fundraiser for the victims of the Sanriku Tsunami at Beacon Hill Theatre at 7
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Local Nikkei Landscape Architect, Kenichi Nakano Passes
Kenichi Nakano Kenichi Nakano, a local Nikkei landscape architect passed away on Aug. 8. He worked on many community and public projects including several key Japanese community sites. Nakano was born in
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