A small, white building on 17th Street holds the history and stories of generations of local Japanese-Americans. The Japanese Hall at 1705 Ave. C is home to these memories in the valley. Vickie Sakurada Schaepler, a Sansei, or third-generation Japanese, is working to not only preserve the history, but the very building in which so many memories were made... Read More
Scottsbluff Star-Herald
Congratulations to Laurie Van Pelt for being appointed as Oakland County, Michigan’s first woman Deputy County Executive! Ms. Van Pelt, who was a delegate of the 2018 … Read More
Congratulations to Council Leader Alan Nishio, who received the 2019 Nisei Week Inspiration Award! Mr. Nishio, Chair of the Board of… Read More
Congratulations to Mike Bosack (ELP ’15) on his new role as Deputy Secretary of the United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (UNCMAC)! Mike was previously the Deputy Chief of Government… Read More
Congratulations to USJC Senior Vice President Kaz Maniwa, who the Consulate-General of Japan in San Francisco recently named as a recipient of… Read More
Congratulations to Vice-Chair of the USJC Board of Directors Tomoko Kizawa on being selected for the 2020 Leadership Greater Chicago Fellows Program!… Read More
(L-R) U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross; QED VP of Customer Programs and Logistics John Schellenberg; QED President, CEO, and Founder Dr. Hiroyuki Fujita; and Under Secretary of Commerce for… Read More
Many thanks to Council Leader NobukoSaito Cleary for providing this article! I was honored to be a part of a sesquicentennial celebration in June that was a major example of strong U.S.-Japan… Read More
Congratulations to Council Leader and KING 5 anchor Lori Matsukawa, who retired earlier this month. Click … Read More
Ron Ohata with his family: Associate and ELP ’14 Lauren Ohata and Council Leader Fujie Ohata (Photo by Joel Chang) Congratulations to Council Leader Ron Ohata for receiving the … Read More