Seattle’s Japanese Community News – North American Post

EcoSangha Seminar
2019-04-20 09:30 - 16:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, 1427 S Main St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
The Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple is hosting an EcoSangha seminar featuring Dr. Duncan Ryuken Williams, Dr. Jason Wirth, Reverend Donald Castro and the Northwest Dharma Association’s George Draffan.
Attendees will spend the day listening to lectures, taking part in discussions and learning about the future of EcoSangha in the Buddhist community. For more information on the event and for registration information please check the Seattle Betsuin’s website.
Speakers:
Dr. Duncan Ryuken Williams – Author of “American Sutra: The Story of Faith and Freedom in the Second World War”, will be sharing his talk titled “Satoyama: A Japanese and Buddhist Lens to Environmental Concerns”
Dr. Jason Wirth – A Buddhist and world philosophy professor at Seattle University, will speak on the rise of EcoSanghas
Reverend Donald Castro – A Buddhist minister in the Jodo Shinshu tradition and founder of the EcoSangha group, will be sharing on the History, Vision and Hope for the future of EcoSangha
At the end of the day, George Draffan will facilitate a panel with our lively speakers and a group discussion with our attendees.
Please check the seattlebetsuin.org for more information. Or call our office at (206) 329 – 0800. You can also email us at connor@seattlebetsuin.org for more EcoSangha information.

JCCCW 2019 Tomodachi Gala
2019-04-20 05:00 - 21:00 | Hyatt Regency Lake Washington, 1053 Lake Washington Blvd N, Renton, WA, United States
Join Japanese Cultural & Community Center of WA (JCCCW) for its annual foundraiser event, Tomodachi Gala. For 16 years, JCCCW’s Cultural Center has connected the Seattle area with original programming like Kodomo no Hi, Bunka no Hi, Japanese Summer Camp, and the Omoide writing group. The more than century-old Japanese Language School continues to have robust enrollment, educating new generations of students in Nihongo and Japanese customs. This year, JCCCW will be recognizing All Nippon Airways and Budokan Dojo with the Tomodachi Award. The event will include a silent auction, cocktails, a raffle for two roundtrip tickets to Tokyo courtesy of ANA. Info: https://nhaw.ejoinme.org/2019tomodachigala.

Annual Meeting 2019
2019-04-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Wing Luke Museum, 719 S King St, Seattle, WA, United States
This year, the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington’s Annual Meeting will feature Japanese whiskies and focus on the history of early Japanese settlers in Washington State.
Guests will have a chance to taste whiskies provided by our
featured distilleries. Experience spirits from internationally renowned Suntory-Beam and local legend Bainbridge Island
Organic Distillers. Dr. Caroline Hartse will lead a presentation on the Yama Project archaeological dig and explore the history of early Japanese settlers in Washington State.
Purchase raffle tickets to enter for a chance to win a Business Class Ticket to Tokyo on All Nippon Airways! Pre-purchase a raffle ticket with your admission and save $10 on admission.

2019 Washin Kai Lecture and Reception
2019-04-16 19:00 - 21:30 | University of Washignton – Kane Hall, 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, 98105, United States
“A Fistful of Incense: Basara 婆娑羅 and the Medieval Origins of Japanese Maximalism”
In this talk, PhD student Ross Henderson will examine the roots of maximalist Japanese visual culture through the concept of basara 婆娑羅, a medieval expression stemming back to a distinctive aesthetic and style that emerged during the Nanbokucho period (1336-1392).
The lecture begins at 7:00 PM in Kane Hall room 210.
The reception begins at 8:30 across the hall in the Walker Ames Room.​
Lecture and reception hosted by Washin Kai (Friends of Classical Japanese at UW), a group of members of the local community who support and encourage the study and teaching of classical Japanese language, literature, and culture at the University of Washington.

Song of the Earth
2019-04-14 14:00 - 16:00 | Broadway Performance Hall, 1625 Broadway Ave., Seattle, 98122
Yuichi Kimura and Daichi no Kai return to America for their second U.S Taiko drum tour, “Song of the Earth”!
“Daichi no Kai” is a Taiko drumming group founded in 2011 by Taiko drummer Yuichi Kimura. Kimura has held a concert in the U.S every year since 2014. Kimura and all of the members of Daichi no Kai were born in Hyogo Prefecture. Their purpose is to promote the art of Taiko to the world through their performances and Taiko workshops.
The name “Daichi no Kai” originates from Daichi (Earth), the piece Kimura composed in requiem for the Hanshin Earthquake. Under this name, the group seeks to guide future generations in understanding the value of life and peace on earth.

CAPAA's Sapphire Celebration: Observing 45 Years of Service
2019-04-13 17:00 - 21:30 | Eden Seattle, 1950 1st Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States
The Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs (CAPAA) cordially invites the public to attend its Sapphire Anniversary Celebration, observing 45 years of service to the APA community statewide.
Join them for a family-friendly, feel-good event for all our community members to come together and celebrate our beautiful diversity in solidarity!
Attendees are encouraged to wear BLUE in honor of Sapphire Anniversary – cultural attire is encouraged!
5:00 DOORS OPEN
5:30 MULTI-CULTURAL DINNER BUFFET: Featuring cuisine from around Asia and the Polynesia
6:30 PROGRAM: Phenomenal Honorees, Special Guest Speakers
8:30 LIVE MUSIC: Performance by local Polynesian band, ISLAND BOUND
Themed after the Garden of Eden, this POC-owned & operated venue is a tropical haven in the midst of South Downtown Seattle featuring amazing, award-winning bathrooms! (Bathrooms are not gender-neutral.)
Parking is available in the lot behind the building, as well as on the street.
The venue is ADA accessible.
HURRY! Early bird prices available only through March 15.
$60 General Admittance | $40 Youth/Student
Organizational sponsorships are welcome. Please e-mail toshiko.hasegawa@capaa.wa.gov to receive information about our donor tiers.

Seattle Shizuoka Kenjin Club 2019 Annual New Year Celebration
2019-04-07 17:00 | House of Hong Restaurant, 409 8th Avenue South, Seattle, WA, United States
Join Seattle Shizuoka Kenjin Club members and guests to celebrate the New Year 2019, with an evening of fun, friendship and delicious food to enjoy together! Registration required. For additional information, please email: lilhay@frontier.com

Never Again is Now: The Art and Activism of Millennial Nikkei
2019-04-07 12:30 - 14:00 | Wing Luke Museum, 719 S King St, Seattle, WA, United States
How are millennials of Japanese ancestry honoring the legacy of their grandparents and great-grandparents who were incarcerated during WWII? Why is it important to tell this story of racial prejudice and civil liberties denied for generations to come? Join Seattle JACL and Densho for an afternoon of art, live performance, and dialogue at Wing Luke museum. The event features spoken-word poetry by Troy Osaki and Kurt Yokoyama Ikeda; a presentation by photographer Kayla Isomura, creator of The Suitcase Project; and a performance by Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor and dancers, who will present an excerpt of “Farewell Shikata ga nai.” The discussion will include time for audience input and questions, and will be moderated by Nina Nobuko Wallace, Communications Coordinator for Densho.

North American Post Japan Tour 2019 Orientation
2019-03-30 14:30 - 16:00 | Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW), 1414 S Weller St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Since 2010, the North American Post has offered an annual cultural tour to Japan. The tour includes travel to Tokyo, Takayama, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima. This year, the tour will visit Japanese Overseas Migration Museum and Hikawa Maru in Yokohama to learn about Issei travel to America. At the orientation, you will meet two bilingual tour guides and learn more about the tour destinations. Q&A session will follow. The orientation is free and open to public. For more info, visit http://napost.com/japantour or contact japantour@napost.com

Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist Makana Returns to Benaroya Hall for "The Sunset Tour"
2019-03-29 19:30 - 21:30 | Benaroya Hall, 200 University St, Seattle, 98101
Described as “dazzling” by the New York Times, Makana is an internationally acclaimed guitarist, singer, composer and activist who is widely known for lending his musical talent for social change. He has been a TEDx talk presenter, and his guitar playing has been featured on three Grammy-nominated albums, including the soundtrack of the Academy-Award winning film “The Descendants.” Makana’s captivating and wide-ranging performance style has led him to share the stage with Jason Mraz and Jack Johnson, open for music legends Sting, Carlos Santana and Elvis Costello, and perform in venues ranging from Russia to Asia and European opera houses to The White House.

Learn to Swing Dance
2019-03-24 18:15 - 19:15 | china harbor, 2040 westlake ave n., seattle, WA, 98109, United States
Learn the original swing dance, Lindy Hop. Swing It Seattle has new introductory class series starting regularly. 5 weeks of class for just $70. No partner or experience required. Fun people, great exercise, and free parking! Learn more at https://www.swingitseattle.com/
About the instructors:
Mark Kihara has been teaching, performing, and promoting African-American jazz dances since the late 1990s. His primary focus is lindy hop, the original swing dance. Dance has taken him all over the world, most notably as a featured instructor at Sweden’s Herräng Dance Camp. He has won or placed at a variety of competitions including the Ultimate Lindy Hop Showdown and the American Lindy Hop Championships. His instruction always shows great respect to swing dance’s originators. Inspired and tireless, Mark makes believers out of anyone who ever wondered if they could swing dance.
Katie Kihara has been dancing, teaching, competing, and performing lindy hop since 2007. As an instructor, she prides herself on partnership skills that empower both roles to dance their best. Katie is also a longtime member of Sister Kate, Seattle’s longest running all-female chorus troupe.

Seattle Betsuin Salmon Dinner Fundraiser
2019-03-23 14:00 - 19:30 | Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple, 1427 S Main St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
The 7th Annual Salmon Dinner Fundraiser at the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple will include specially prepared salmon or pork alternative with miso soup, salad, rice, vegetable and tsukemono. Baked goods will also be sold. Take out or drive-thru from 2-7pm and dine in from 4-7:30pm. Tickets $17. For details: www.seattlebetsuin.com, (206) 329-0800 or office@seattlebetsuin.com.

Amy and Michelle's Art Exhibition
2019-03-22 - 2019-04-30 | Madrona Wine Merchants, 1127 34th Ave, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
Michelle Kumata and Amy Nikaitani are having an art exhibition at Madrona Wine Merchants. Michelle is showing her Nihonmachi portraits, and Amy is showing her sumi paintings, ink drawings and watercolors. Amy’s drawings are featured at Hirabayashi Place and Nihonmachi Alley. The exhibit will be on display March – April. Make an afternoon trip to Madrona Wine Merchants to sample their wines, and explore this gem of a neighborhood with good eats and shops. Artists, if you are interested in showing your work at this venue, context Fred at frankieb52@mac.com

History Café: Untold Stories from the Chinese Exclusion Act
2019-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 | The Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI), 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States
For 61 years, the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States and prevented those who did from becoming naturalized citizens. Applicants were questioned in detail at US ports of entry about their families and villages in China. This rich, biographical information is now accessible in Seattle, housed at the local office of the National Archives. Hear from National Archives at Seattle volunteer Trish Hackett Nicola about the valuable information found in these files, and from Cathy Lee about how the files helped her uncover her great aunt’s story. This event is free and open to the public.

Orizuru "Paper Crane" Folding Party
2019-03-20 16:00 - 20:00 | Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW), 1414 S Weller St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Drop Off folded cranes or stop by to help fold for a few minutes or a few hours. Drinks and light refreshments provided – as well as origami paper with folding instructions!
On Sat. March 30, a Japanese American pilgrimage group will go the fence at the mass incarceration site at Dilley, Texas, and hang thousands of origami cranes to demonstrate solidarity with the women, children and separated families inside. See Details below.
The South Texas Family Residential Center, an hour south of San Antonio, is a 2,400-bed facility, the largest such detention facility in the nation. Even infants are detained there; a week ago, 12 babies were released from ICE custody.
Strings of “tsuru” cranes will be joined with others from across the country and the world. A donation of cranes is arriving from Japan.
They should be sent (last postmark March 23) to: Grassroots Leadership, 3121 E. 12th St., Austin, TX 78702. Please mark “cranes” on the package. If you could please string them together, much appreciated!
Send them a photo of your crane-folding session and how many you’re sending so they can keep a tally! No number is too low. Every bird counts.
Join the Japanese American community in nonviolent protest on Sat. March 30, 2019 at 2 pm. South Texas Family Residential Center, 1925 W. Highway 85, Dilley TX.
Earlier in the day, the pilgrimage will visit the former Crystal City Internment Camp in south Texas, where thousands of American Japanese and Latin American Japanese were held during World War II.
Nonviolent protest co-sponsored by the Crystal City Pilgrimage Committee and Grassroots Leadership of Austin. Thank you for support from Friends of Crystal City.
Contact: Stan Shikuma, Seattle JACL, 206-919-1465, sktaiko1@mac.com

Whatcom Chorale: "Lest We Forget..."
2019-03-17 15:00 - 17:30 | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 2117 Walnut St, Bellingham, 98225
Whatcom Chorale presents the first performance of award-winning composer Sarah Mattox’s poignant “Heart Mountain Choral Suite,” based on the diaries of WWII Japanese internment camp survivor Kara Kondo. The role of Kara will be sung by Metropolitan Opera Guild mezzo-soprano Kimberly Sogioka, whose grandparents were also interned at Heart Mountain War Relocation Center in Wyoming. A curated multimedia exhibit about the Japanese internment, Heart Mountain, and Kara Kondo will be available for viewing after the concert.
The program also features soprano Lindsey Nakatani, a graduate of Bellingham’s Squalicum High School and The Juilliard School, in Felix Mendelssohn’s “Hear My Prayer” for soloist and choir, and organist Wade Dingman and Whatcom Chorale in Louis Vierne’s evocative “Solemn Mass.”
Tickets are available at the door and online through Brown Paper Tickets.

Chinatown-International District Station Community Workshop
2019-03-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Union Station, 401 S Jackson ST, Seattle, WA, 98104, United States
Sound Transit is planning a new Link light rail station that will connect Chinatown-International District and Pioneer Square to more destinations throughout the city and region. Join the community workshop to view the latest station locations and route options, explore the future of the ID neighborhood, and share your feedback on what matters most to your community.

Seattle Japanese Chorus Festival
2019-03-10 13:30 - 17:00 | Bellevue Children’s Academy, 14640 NE 24th St, Bellevue, WA, 98007, United States
Seattle Japanese Chorus Festival
Three Japanese/Japanese related choirs; 「Sound Singers」,「Echo Chorus」and「EGC (Evergreen Glee Club)」are planning to have a chorus festival in March to remember the tragedy of the Great East Japan Earthquake in Japan.
We have been singing together every year since 2012 for Songs of Hope’s first memorial concert of the earthquake. We also would like to nurture the human bonds created by singing together for 7 years.

Day & Time: March 10th, 1:45pm
Place: Bellevue Children’s Academy
14640 NE 24th St, Bellevue, WA 98007
Purpose of the Chorus Festival:

Remembering the Great East Japan Earthquake and praying for the better future throughout singing.
Having close relationships between Seattle area Japanese related choirs.
To introduce chorus culture in Japan.
To increase chorus music lovers.

We have bake sale and craft sale by local artists before and after the concert. Bakers and volunteer staff are wanted. Please contact us. Process from bake sale and donations will be sent to Mothers’ Radiation Lab Fukushima. Mail: gasshouinseattle@gmail.com

2019 Japan Tour Orientation
2019-03-02 15:00 - 16:30 | Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW), 1414 S Weller St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
Since 2010, the North American Post and Hokubei Hochi Foundation have offered an
annual cultural tour to Japan for our readers and our local Nikkei community members. Our tour includes travel to Tokyo, Takayama, Shirakawa-go, Okayama, Kyoto, Nara, and Hiroshima and gives members unique local experiences and low tour rates for travelers.
*Availability is limited. We accept 22 maximum tourists per year.
2019 Tour Orientation

Date&Time: March 2nd 3:00-4:30 pm
Venue: The Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW), 1414 S Weller St, Seattle, WA 98144

Please join our orientation on March 2nd 3:00-4:30 pm at JCCCW. Meet our two bilingual tour guides and learn more about this year’s North American Post Japan Tour. We will go through tour destinations, ground transportation, tour fees and more. Q&A session will be followed. The orientation is free and open to public.
If you are interested in our tour or just in joining the orientation, please contact: japantour@napost.com
For more information: Japan Tour Website

Special Screening for Day of Remembrance: And Then They Came for Us
2019-02-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Ethnic Cultural Center Theater @ UW, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE, Seattle, 98105
Nikkei Student Union at UW in partnership with Japanese Student Association will be hosting a screening of the film And Then They Came for Us with pre-film performances by UW Taiko Kai and Michaela and Kira Kusumi and a post-film panel discussion.
This event is free and open to the public! All are welcome!
Its panelists include SU Korematsu Center for Law and Equality Professor Lorriane Bannai, UW Professor Vince Schleitwiler, Densho Communications Coordinator Nina Wallace, Associate Regional Director for the Anti-Defamation League Pacific Northwest Kendall Kosai and Muslim Student Association at UW Outreach Coordinator Usman Kahn.

"For the Sake of the Children"
2019-02-23 14:00 - 16:00 | Nisei Veteran’s Committee (NVC) Memorial Hall, 1212 S King St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
A new documentary film, For the Sake of the Children, explores the impacts of Japanese American incarceration on detainees and their descendants. The public is invited to participate in a screening and panel discussion on the following dates and locations:

February 23, 2019 – 2:00 pm
NVC Hall
1212 South King St.
Seattle, WA 98114

Day of Remembrance 2019
2019-02-20 09:45 | The House Chambers Of The State Capitol – Washignton State Capitol, 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia, WA, 98501, United States
The public is invited to participate in the Day of Remembrance in the House Chambers of the State Capitol in Olympia, Washington, on Wednesday, 9:45 a.m., February 20, 2019. The Seattle JACL will be chartering a bus to take anyone who wants to attend down to Olympia. The bus riders will meet at Blaine Memorial UMC, 3001 24th S, Seattle around 8:00 am. Interested people should RSVP by email to info@seattlejacl.org.
Please RSVP to Walt Tanimoto at:

Email: wttanimoto@gmail.com
Cell: 253-797-6933

*JACL have a special request to identify the following people who will be attending this event:

WWII Veterans and their unit (442, 100th, MIS, Other)
Nisei’s who were incarcerated and at which Camp

72nd Annual NW District Buddhist Convention
2019-02-15 - 2019-02-17 | DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport – Southcenter, 16500 Southcenter Pkwy, Seattle, WA, 98188, United States
White River Buddhist Temple will be hosting the 72nd NW District Buddhist Convention at the DoubleTree Suites – Seattle/Airport SouthCenter. Join us as we explore our theme of Compassion, Gratitude, Community. Our keynote speaker will be Reverend Matthew Hamasaki of the Buddhist Church of Sacramento.
Register by Dec 31st: bit.ly/2019conventionregistration
Contact: White River Buddhist Temple
Tel (253) 833-1442 Email convention@wrbt.org

Japanese New Year Celebration, Oshogatsu
2019-02-02 12:00 - 16:00 | River Ridge High School, 350 River Ridge Dr SE, Olympia, WA, 98513
Olympia-Kato Sister City Association and River Ridge High School Band will hold the Olympia Oshogatsu on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 from 12:00pm to 4:00pm at River Ridge High School. This Japanese New Year’s Celebration is free and open to the community.

OLYMPIA OSHOGATSU brings a celebration of Japanese culture and the new year back to the South Sound area. It features several performing groups and activities offering a fun experience for the whole family. Activities and performances include the River Ridge Taiko Ensemble, Saint Martin’s University Soran Bushi dance ensemble, calligraphy painting by Chiyo Sanada, mochi pounding, Japanese puppet shows by RRHS Japanese language students, South Bay Elementary School Choir, information booths, and kids’ activities and crafts.

Donations are gladly accepted at the door, but there is no admissions cost. Calligraphy artwork created in performance by Chiyo Sanada will be raffled off at the end of the event. All proceeds will help support Olympia-Kato Sister City Association and River Ridge Taiko Ensemble.
Come see and experience Japanese culture at 350 River Ridge Dr. SE, Lacey (only 1.1 mile off I-5 between exits #111 & #114). You’ll find this “must attend” event conveniently located very close to I-5 at the Pierce/Thurston County lines.

Bellingham National 2019 Juried Art Exhibition & Awards
2019-02-02 - 2019-05-19 | Whatcom Museum, Lightcatcher, 250 Flora Street Old City Hall, 121 Prospect St, Bellingham, WA, United States
The Whatcom Museum is hosting the third biennial Bellingham National 2019 Juried Art Exhibition and Awards. Juried by Bruce Guenther, Adjunct Curator for Special Exhibitions at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education, the theme of the exhibition is Water’s Edge: Landscapes for Today. Guenther selected artwork submitted by artists from across the United States that represents an investigation of contemporary art practices, and addresses our understandings of the Earth, climate change, and the evolving relationships of humanity to Nature. Works range from traditional interpretations of the observed landscape to the metaphoric and spiritual manifestations of the landscape through image, color, language, and mapping of our felt responses to Nature and the world. The top three artists, chosen by the juror, received cash awards at the opening reception, and the exhibition includes a “People’s Choice” award, based on the public’s vote for their favorite piece. Admission fee for the museum is 10 dollars. If you are visiting Vancouver or Bellingham by chance, please stop by.

Oshogatsu 2019: Celebrating the New Year and the Gaihozu Map Collection
2019-01-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Allen Library @ University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
Image: New Year’s Card: Boar in Costume, Artist Unknown, Japanese, Publisher Naniwaya, 1911
Join us in celebrating the New Year with seasonal Japanese snacks and a chance to see Gaihozu, Japanese military maps, held by the East Asia Library. Gaihozu are topographic maps covering the areas of the former Japanese imperial territories (Gaiho), created by the Japanese military from the 1880s until the end of World War II.
How were Gaihozu made? Why is such a map collection at UW? How can scholars today use this type of collection in their research? Japanese Collection Librarian Azusa Tanaka will present the history of Gaihozu map making and provenance of the UW’s Gaihozu collection. Professor Mark Metzler, a senior historian of modern Japan at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, will speak about the potential use of the Gaihozu for research.
RSVP is here.

Integrated Resorts: Economic Impact on Japan and Washington
2019-01-26 17:30 - 20:30 | Bellevue City Hall – Council Chambers, 450 110th Ave. NE, Bellevue, WA, 98004, United States
On July 20th of this year, the Japanese government completed their legislative project to bring casinos to Japan, facing down political and public opposition. The Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill was voted into law by the upper house of parliament squeaking in ahead of the end of the Diet Session that concluded two days later. Our speaker, Professor Toru Mihara, was one of eight people on Abe’s IR committee and will speak to the economic impact and huge opportunities for Japan and U.S. businesses.
By contrast, the latest data on the influence of Japanese trade within Washington State will be the topic of Japan Matters in Washington State. The East West Center in Washington, D.C. has refreshed their data for Washington State. Our speaker, Dr. Satu Limaye, can also speak to Japan’s changing role with the U.S. and within Asia in addition to speaking to Japanese business locally.

Omochitsuki / Rice Cake Making Event
2019-01-26 14:00 - 2019-01-27 17:00 | Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington (JCCCW), 1414 S Weller St, Seattle, WA, 98144, United States
All Kenjin-kai & Nikkei community clubs combined event series:
Host by Seattle-Tacoma Fukuoka Kenjinkai, their annual Omochitsuki/Rice Cake Making Event will be taking place on Sunday, January 27, 2019 (it’s a 2-day event for volunteers, includes Saturday the 26, 2019).
As usual, one day prior to the event, they will be in need of many volunteers to help in making preparations, do grocery shopping and setting up the venue on Saturday the 26th. The same goes for the day of the event, an hour before start (this would be 10:00 A.M. on Sunday the 27th). Lastly, they will also need volunteers to help pound the Mochi during the event, and also to help clean up afterward (about 3:00 P.M. on Sunday the 27th).
For those who would like to volunteer during the event, please register via mail or email at:
SEATTLE-TACOMA FUKUOKA KENJINKAI
2020 Maltby Rd, Ste 7
PMB 135
Bothell, WA 98021
Or
Email:
Info8Sea2Fuk@yahoo.com
As usual, the event will be open to the general public, so be sure to bring all your family and friends to join the festivity.
What:
Omochitsuki / Rice Cake Making Event, 11:00 A.M. on Sunday, January 27, 2019 (It’s a 2-day event for volunteers, includes Saturday the 26, 2019)
When:
Day-1 Preparation: SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 2019 at 2:00 P.M. (2-3 hours)
Day-2 the Event: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2019 at 11:00 A.M. (volunteers: please arrive at 10AM to help make last-minute preparations, and stay after 3PM to help clean up. Thank you!)
Where:
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW)(west side Conference Rooms)
1414 S. Weller St.,
Seattle, WA 98144
Due to the limited parking spaces available in the neighborhood, the event attendees are being asked to kindly consider taking public transportations or share rides to the venue on the Sunday event.
Fee: Free (request minimum donation: $5 per person.)

Japanese Film Mirai Screening at SIFF!
2019-01-19 11:00 - 12:30 | SIFF Cinema Uptown, 511 Queen Anne Ave N, Seattle, 98109, United States
SIFF(the Seattle International Film Festival)’s Saturday Morning Cartoons is a monthly celebration of animated children’s films from across the globe. This season we’re going to be opening the series with the Seattle premier of Mirai, by famed director Mamoru Hosoda, creator of Wolf Children and Summer Wars. It will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Admission is all ages, and includes free coffee and donuts as well as a post-film discussion slash Q&A.
Cost: Regular $10/SIFF Member $5/Youth 18 & Under $5

Houses for Peace: Exploring the Legacy of Floyd Schmoe Screening
2019-01-13 14:00 - 16:00 | University of Washignton – Kane Hall, 4069 Spokane Ln, Seattle, 98105, United States
This NHK documentary film centers on how Floyd Schmoe, a Quaker and lifelong pacifist, organized a diverse interracial/interfaith team of American and Japanese volunteers on a mission of peace to build houses for families who survived the World War II atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Immediately following the screening, Jean Walkinshaw, one of the volunteers who built houses in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the program’s directors, Ms.Jun YOTSUMOTO and Ms.Kumiko OGOSHI TAKAI of NHK WORLD-JAPAN will discuss the documentary and take questions from the audience.
The screening is free and open to the public.
View a short trailer / preview of the film (0:32 on YouTube)
For more information, contact UW American Ethnic Studies aes@uw.edu
