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29 Mar 2008	Crab Season in S.F. The Nikkei Lions Club of San Francisco recently held its 17th annual Crab and Spaghetti Feed at Buddhist Church of San Francisco.
29 Mar 2008	Workshop for Caregivers A free workshop, “Everything You Need to Know If You Are a Caregiver,” will be given on Saturday, April 5 in the Kimochi Administration Building in San Francisco Japantown.
29 Mar 2008	ANA Donates $1,000 to JCCCNC Youth Programs The JCCCNC in San Francisco announced that Norihito Mori, of All Nippon Airways, presented a check in the amount of $1,000 from the 2007 ANA Corporate Ekiden Relay to Paul Osaki...
29 Mar 2008	JACL Protests Article in Student Paper The chancellor of the University of Colorado at Boulder has responded to a complaint lodged by the Japanese American Citizens League regarding an apparently anti-Asian article that appeared in a student publication.
29 Mar 2008	Queen Program Emcees Amy Kimura Schoemehl and George Yamasaki Jr. will serve as emcees of the 2008 Cherry Blossom Queen Program, to be held Saturday, April 12 at the Sundance Kabuki Cinema in San Francisco Japantown.
29 Mar 2008	The Queen's Kimono Arrives The 2008 Cherry Blossom Queen will get a one-of-a-kind furisode (long-sleeved) kimono donated by the Fujiyasu Kimono Co. in Japan.
28 Mar 2008	Talk on Hospice Care Kimochi Inc. is presenting an end of life and hospice care seminar on Monday, April 14 at the Kimochi Nutrition Site in San Francisco Japantown.
28 Mar 2008	S.F. Japantown Clean-up The Japantown Task Force, along with the San Francisco Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, will host a Japantown Community Clean- Up Day on Saturday, March 29.
28 Mar 2008	French Camp JACL Celebrates 60th Anniversary STOCKTON — The French Camp chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League celebrated its 60th anniversary in conjunction with its annual installation and scholarship luncheon on March 16...
27 Mar 2008	Veteran Robert Kashiwagi Dies; Appeared in ‘The War’ Robert Ichigi Kashiwagi, who was among the Sacramentans who appeared in Ken Burns’ PBS documentary “The War,” passed away peacefully on March 21...
27 Mar 2008	Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival in April The 2008 Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27 at Memorial Park on Stevens Creek Boulevard.
26 Mar 2008	48th Haru Matsuri/12th Taiko Expo in Morgan Hill The 48th annual Morgan Hill Haru Matsuri (Spring Festival) will take place on Sunday, April 20 at the Morgan Hill Buddhist Community Center.
26 Mar 2008	President Names Kiyo Matsumoto to Federal District Court The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association is pleased that Kiyo Matsumoto was nominated by President Bush to serve as federal district court judge for the Eastern District of New York on March 11.
26 Mar 2008	CBF Poster Design Chosen Izumi Kurokawa of Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles County, created the winning design for the 41st annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival’s poster contest.
26 Mar 2008	Save the Date: AHSC Back in J-Town The Asian Heritage Street Celebration, billed as the largest gathering of Asian Pacific Americans in the nation, is back and bigger than ever.
26 Mar 2008	Asia Society Honors Stanford's SPICE PALO ALTO — The Asia Society has awarded the 2007 Goldman Sachs Foundation Media and Technology Prize to the Reischauer Scholars Program, a college-level, distance-learning course about Japan...
25 Mar 2008	Free Hep B Screenings SAN JOSE — Stanford University’s Asian Liver Center, AACI and the California DPH have launched a partnership to provide free hepatitis B screenings and low-cost vaccinations in Santa Clara County.
25 Mar 2008	Furutani Sworn in as New Assemblyman CARSON, Los Angeles County — Before a gathering of friends, family and political allies, Warren Furutani on March 16 took the oath of office as assemblyman representing the 55th Assembly District.
25 Mar 2008	Colorado Honors Wartime Governor Carr DENVER — A stretch of Highway 285 from C-470 in Jefferson County to the New Mexico state line will now officially be called the Ralph Carr Memorial Highway in honor of...
22 Mar 2008	Shin Shin Gakudo Event at Konko Konko Church of San Francisco is having a Shin Shin Gakudo martial arts demonstration fundraiser program on Saturday, March 29 at the church in Japantown.
22 Mar 2008	Texas Historical Marker Honors Issei Farmers A historical marker was placed on March 12 near Taylor Bayou in the town of Hampshire-Fannet, near the city of Beaumont, Texas, to honor two Japanese pioneer rice farmers, Yoshio and Yasuo Mayumi.
22 Mar 2008	Doctor Explains Benefits of Japanese Diet On March 12, at a seminar in San Francisco’s Japantown, Dr. Wendy Kohatsu spoke at length about the merits of Japanese cuisine, such as being high in vegetable proteins and low in cholesterol.
21 Mar 2008	Rep. Matsui Discusses Her Role as a Superdelegate Rep. Doris Matsui, a long-time friend and supporter of Sen. Hillary Clinton and a congresswoman representing a county that Sen. Barack Obama carried in the California primary, recently discussed...
21 Mar 2008	Japantown Task Force's March Meeting The Japantown Task Force will hold its monthly board meeting on Monday, March 24 in the Japantown Better Neighborhood Planning Room, located on the second floor of the Japan Center’s Miyako Mall in San Francisco.
21 Mar 2008	NJAHS to Honor Vets, Scholars, Politicos “Leading in the Asian Pacific Era: Past, Present and Future” is the theme of the National Japanese American Historical Society’s annual awards dinner, to be held Saturday, March 22 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco Japantown.
20 Mar 2008	CBF Golf Tournament to Be Held at Eagle Vines Course The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Fundraising Golf Tournament will be held on Sunday, April 6, at Eagle Vines Golf Club in Napa.
19 Mar 2008	Starr East Asian Library Opens Its Doors UC Berkeley’s new C.V. Starr East Asian Library — the first free-standing structure at a U.S. university erected solely for East Asian collections — opened...
19 Mar 2008	Climate Change Forum SACRAMENTO — The Japan and California Climate Change Forum will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, March 26-27, at the State Capitol.
19 Mar 2008	Coming Soon The annual preview of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival was held on March 15 in San Francisco Japantown’s Peace Plaza. It featured local groups that will be performing...
18 Mar 2008	Sequoia JACL's Spaghetti-Crab Feed The Sequoia Japanese American Citizens League, with Palo Alto Youth Services and Palo Alto Judo Club, held another successful Crab and Spaghetti Feed fundraiser on Feb. 9 at the...
18 Mar 2008	J-Town Foundation's Logo Contest The San Francisco Japantown Foundation is accepting entries for its logo contest from individuals between the ages of 18 and 25 who reside in the counties of...
18 Mar 2008	Stockton JACL's Day of Remembrance Program Set for April 5 The Stockton Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen’s League will present its Day of Remembrance program on Saturday, April 5 at Stockton Buddhist Temple.
18 Mar 2008	Group Wants Site Named for Bob Matsui A community-wide ad hoc committee of supporters of the late Rep. Robert Matsui (D-Sacramento) is asking the City Council to name one of two sites in his memory.
18 Mar 2008	Tom Maruyama Named to State Emergency Services Post Thomas Maruyama Jr., 53, of Redwood City has been named by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as deputy director of the response and recovery division for the Governor’s...
18 Mar 2008	2008 Cherry Blossom Queen Candidates Named The five candidates for 2008 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen were introduced to the press and the public on March 15 in San Francisco Japantown.
15 Mar 2008	APA Award Nominees Sought Each May, the City and County of San Francisco joins the rest of the country celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. This year is significant because it marks the 30th...
15 Mar 2008	UBOC Donates $10,000 to S.F. Japantown Foundation Union Bank of California on March 13 presented the San Francisco Japantown Foundation with a $10,000 donation to support the organization’s mission.
14 Mar 2008	Lecture on Japanese Real Estate Market Join the Japan Society of Northern California for a special breakfast lecture on Tuesday, March 25 at Gensler’s design studio in San Francisco.
14 Mar 2008	N&R to Present ‘Japan Travel Tips’ “Japan Travel Tips” will be the topic of the next Nikkei & Retirement gathering, to be held Saturday, March 22 at Hinode Tower in San Francisco.
14 Mar 2008	Asian Art Museum Names New Director Dixon Doll, chair of the Asian Art Commission and the Asian Art Museum Foundation, announced on March 12 the appointment of Jay Jie Xu as the museum’s new director.
13 Mar 2008	JETRO to Host U.S.-Japan IT Venture Summit JETRO, San Francisco’s U.S.-Japan Business Innovation Center, ... announce the first annual U.S.-Japan IT Venture Summit, to be held March 18, at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown San Jose.
13 Mar 2008	San Jose Artist Recovering From Fire SAN JOSE — While the four-alarm fire raged, artist and curator Ken Matsumoto was unaware that the wall of his Object Art gallery was sizzling away one calm November evening just after Thanksgiving.
13 Mar 2008	Four Historic Buildings Burned in San Jose The San Jose Fire Department has responded to four separate multiple-alarm fires in historic buildings since July 2007. The four incidents...
13 Mar 2008	Digging Begins at Corp. Yard Site On Saturday, March 15, the public is invited to an archaeological excavation open house for the site known as the City of San Jose Corporation Yard located in Japantown.
13 Mar 2008	No. Calif. Senior Centers' Shinnen Kai The Northern California Japanese American Senior Centers will sponsor their 28th annual Shinnen Kai luncheon on Saturday, March 29 at Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church in Union City.
13 Mar 2008	Long-time BCA Minister Nishii Dies at 77 FRESNO — Rev. Shiro Nishii, a long-time minister with the Buddhist Churches of America, passed away on Feb. 17 at St. Agnes Hospital after an extended illness. He was 77.
12 Mar 2008	Talk on Real Estate Richard Kiwata will be the luncheon keynote speaker at Rotary Club International’s new San Francisco Financial District Club on Wednesday, March 12 at Tommy Toy’s Restaurant.
12 Mar 2008	Superdelegates May Decide Nomination Japanese American and other Asian American elected officials and party leaders are among the 796 Democratic superdelegates who will support either Illinois Sen. Barack Obama or New York Sen....
11 Mar 2008	U.S.-Japan Women's Dialogue on History The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco and NJAHS present a symposium on “The Legacy of Japanese Women, Past, Present and Future” on Saturday, March 22 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco Japantown.
11 Mar 2008	Matsui Continues Campaign to Make Cruise Ships Safer Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Sacramento) released the following statement Feb. 26 in response to recent reports of continued calamities aboard cruise ships...
11 Mar 2008	Mineta Stumps for Obama The weekend before the March 4 Democratic primary in Texas, former President Bill Clinton campaigned for his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, while across town a former member of his Cabinet...
11 Mar 2008	A Historic Union of Like-Minded Heroes The Feb. 16 membership meeting of Friends and Family of Nisei Veterans, held at Morgan Hill’s Buddhist Community Center, was a resounding success, attended by more than 150 who...
11 Mar 2008	Joint Cherry Blossom, SFIAAFF Event The preview of the 41st Cherry Blossom Festival and the 26th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival’s Festival Forum will be held on Saturday, March 15...
8 Mar 2008	Soko Gakuen's Japanese Classes to Begin in April Soko Gakuen, a non-profit Japanese language school sponsored by Buddhist Church of San Francisco, will offer 11-week Japanese language classes for adults this spring, starting on April 5 and continuing through June 18.
8 Mar 2008	Food Bazaar at Parlier BC Buddhist Church of Parlier will hold its Food Bazaar on Sunday, March 30.
8 Mar 2008	Sachiko's Fashions at Enmanji SEBASTOPOL — Renowned designer Sachiko Tabata Fitzpatrick will unveil her 2008 Spring Fashion Collection at the Enmanji Buddhist Temple Social Hall on Saturday to Monday, March 29, 30 and 31.
8 Mar 2008	‘Reflections on Adoption’ at CRC The 2008 Florin JACL Multiracial Forum, “Reflections on Adoption,” will be presented in two parts at Cosumnes River College. Panel 1 will be held on Thursday, March 27...
8 Mar 2008	UC Berkeley Alumnae to Hold Annual Luncheon The Japanese Women Alumnae of the University of California, Berkeley will hold their annual luncheon on Saturday, April 5, at Yoshi’s Restaurant and Night Spot in Oakland’s Jack London Square.
8 Mar 2008	JARF's Fifth Annual Curry Cook-off at CUPC The fifth annual Japanese American Religious Federation Curry Cook-off will be held on Saturday, April 5 at Christ United Presbyterian Church in San Francisco Japantown.
8 Mar 2008	NJAHS to Recognize Noted Landscape Architect The NJAHS will hold its annual awards dinner on Saturday, March 22 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco Japantown. Following is a profile of one of the evening’s honorees.
8 Mar 2008	Reception for State Senate Candidate A reception for Wilma Chan, a Democratic candidate for State Senate, will be held on Monday, March 17 at Medjool in San Francisco.
8 Mar 2008	Terry Takai Sworn in as State CIO Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on March 6 swore into office Teresa (Teri) M. Takai as the state’s chief information officer.
8 Mar 2008	National JACL Hires Membership Coordinator The Japanese American Citizens League has announced that Tim Koide has been hired as the new membership coordinator at the National JACL Headquarters in San Francisco Japantown.
7 Mar 2008	MIS Vets Hold Shinnen Kai The Military Intelligence Service Association of Northern California Social Club held its annual Shinnen Kai (New Year’s party) on Feb. 9 at the Silver Dragon Restaurant in Oakland Chinatown.
7 Mar 2008	Keizai Society's Long-Time President Steps Down Nadine Kazuko Grant announced her retirement as president of the Keizai Society at the organization’s 18th anniversary Shinnenkai, held Jan. 25 at the Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club.
7 Mar 2008	Gen. Taguba Endorses Clinton The nation’s second Filipino American to reach the rank of flag officer, Gen. Antonio Taguba (retired), has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton for president, her campaign announced Feb. 25.
7 Mar 2008	Chamber of Commerce Names New President, Director At the JCCNC’s annual meeting on Feb. 28, Isao “Steve” Matsuura was elected as the 69th president of JCCNC; June-ko Nakagawa was appointed executive director...
7 Mar 2008	Barrack Replica Donated to History Museum SACRAMENTO — The replica barrack that Ted Kobata built for an educational event about the internment of Japanese Americans is now in the caring hands of the California Museum for...
6 Mar 2008	AABA to Hold 31st Installation The Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area will hold its 31st annual celebration and installation dinner on Friday, March 7 at the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
6 Mar 2008	Ground-Breaking for JA Museum of San Jose SAN JOSE — The Japanese American Museum of San Jose will hold a ground-breaking ceremony on Saturday, March 15 in Japantown.
6 Mar 2008	Public Meeting on Nihonmachi Terrace Renovation A community meeting on the renovation of Nihonmachi Terrace will take place on Wednesday, March 12 at Hinode Tower in San Francisco Japantown.
6 Mar 2008	Glen Fukushima to Speak at NJAHS Awards Dinner Glen Fukushima, a Japanese American who has played a major role in U.S.-Japan relations, is the keynote honoree at “Leading in the Asian Pacific Era,” on March 22, at the Hotel Kabuki...
6 Mar 2008	Ogui Elected to Second Term as BCA Bishop Socho Koshin Ogui, who has held the post of bishop of the Buddhist Churches of America since April 1, 2004, was officially selected to serve a second term.
5 Mar 2008	Save the Date: 2008 Tule Lake Pilgrimage The all-volunteer Tule Lake Committee invites the public to the biannual 4th of July pilgrimage to the Tule Lake Segregation Center site, a National Historic Landmark.
5 Mar 2008	Takahashi Series to Focus on Health Benefits of Japanese Diet UCSF will present “An Introduction to the Health Benefits of the Japanese Diet,” part of the Takahashi Dinner Series, on Wednesday, March 12 at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco Japantown.
5 Mar 2008	(H)API Hour to Help First Thursdays (H)API Hour will support South Bay First Thursdays on Thursday, March 6 at Koji Sake Lounge in downtown San Jose.
5 Mar 2008	Charles Yagi Receives Green and White Award Charles Haruo Yagi of Stockton was presented on Feb. 21 with the Green and White Award, which is conferred upon individuals in recognition for their achievements relating to agriculture.
4 Mar 2008	‘Raisin’ the Roof’ at Buena Vista UMC ALAMEDA — Buena Vista United Methodist Church is “Raisin’ the Roof!” on Saturday, March 29.
4 Mar 2008	JASEB Presentation for Family Caregivers The JASEB Senior Center in Berkeley will offer a community education presentation for family caregivers by JASEB’s community outreach specialist, Gary Barbaree, on Monday, March 10.
4 Mar 2008	Super Math Results for December, January The following Bay Area students successfully passed the Super Math No. 70 and 71 Abacus/Anzan Examination, held in December and January.
4 Mar 2008	Keizai Society Panel on HR Management PALO ALTO — The Keizai Society will present “Challenges for Human Resources Management in the Technology Age” on March 19 at the law firm of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC.
4 Mar 2008	Kathleen Nakase on State Fair Board Kathleen Nakase, 60, of Huntington Beach, Orange County, has been reappointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California Exposition and State Fair Board of Directors.
4 Mar 2008	Archaeological Excavation of San Jose Japantown, Chinatown An archaeological excavation open house will be held on Saturday, March 15 at the former City of San Jose Corporation Yard in Japantown.
1 Mar 2008	JBBP Sensei Offer Reflections on 35th Anniversary The Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program at Rosa Parks Elementary School in San Francisco celebrated its 35th anniversary on Jan. 27 at the Hotel Kabuki in Japantown.
1 Mar 2008	BWA Crab Feed The Fresno Betsuin Buddhist Women’s Association Crab Feed will be held on Saturday, March 8 in the Fresno Betsuin Annex.
1 Mar 2008	Reception for Asian American Movement Photo Exhibit A reception for a photo exhibit of the Asian American movement of the early 1970s, with video narrations, will be held on Sunday, March 2 at the JCCCNC in San Francisco Japantown.
1 Mar 2008	Panel Discussion on Okinawan Diaspora In conjunction with the exhibition “Chimu ni Sumiri,” the NJAHS will present a panel discussion entitled “Identity, Culture, History and the Space ‘In-Between’ ” on Sunday, March 9 in San Francisco Japantown.
1 Mar 2008	VP Candidate Has Japantown Connection Ralph Nader’s vice presidential running mate is remembered by many in San Francisco Japantown as their representative on the Board of Supervisors.
1 Mar 2008	CNN Report on Asian American Voters Criticized Asian Americans are outraged over a recent CNN report that attributes their support for Hillary Clinton to their hesitancy to vote for a black president.
1 Mar 2008	JCCCNC in Partnership With Target The JCCCNC in San Francisco has announced a partnership with Target in recognition of its efforts to preserve and promote the Japanese American cultural and historical heritage.
1 Mar 2008	UBOC, MUTB to Provide Cross-Border Estate Services The wealth management group of Union Bank of California, N.A., has signed an agreement with Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation to perform probate and estate settlement...
1 Mar 2008	‘White Light/Black Rain’ to Be Screened at USF The USF Center for the Pacific Rim and the NJAHS will present a screening of “White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki” on Monday, March 3 in San Francisco.

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