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Save the date of JCCSC 60th Anniversary Luncheon
SAVE THE DATE:SATURDAY,OCTOBER 17,2009
Save the Dates
The 60th anniversary Gala- Saturday, October 17, 2009
Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California 60th Anniversary - Gala
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California is proudly celebrating its 60th Anniversary on Saturday, October 17th, 2009 11:00 AM at Kyoto Grand Hotel and Gardens. As part of our celebration, we will honor the Japanese and Japanese American commercial establishments who are also celebrating 60 years and more of business and we will issue a Commemorative Program Booklet. We welcome your organization to purchase an advertisement in the booklet to help celebrate this milestone event. High resolution camera ready artwork is due September 30, 2009. Digital files can be submitted on disk to JCCSC or via e-mail to office@jccsc.com . We look forward to seeing you.
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60th Memorial Day Service at Evergreen Cemetery
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60th Memorial day Service
Mr. Toshio Handa, President of Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California offered a floral tribute to the men and women of the armed forces who have served the nation on Monday, May 25, 2009 at Evergreen Cemetery. From Left Mr. Handa, Mr. & Mrs. Ihara, Consul of General of Japan, Mrs. Tsuboi and Mrs. Shiba from JWS.
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Hallo from Mr. Wakao
Dear JCCSC members,
Thank you for holding farewell party for me on April 21st.
I appreciate every one's participation.
Here are some pictures.
http://picasaweb.google.com/WakaoTed/JCCSC
I started work at Quinn Emanuel Tokyo Office.
When you have chance please visit our office.
Chief Officer, Mr. Henry Koda is famous as Edison product collector.
Some of items are exhibited in our office.
Please come to see them.
http://picasaweb.google.com/WakaoTed/HOFiiJ
Mr. Terry Handa visited our office yesterday.
He enjoyed a cup of coffee that was served by 100 years old coffee maker.
Please see attached picture.
I am concentrating looking for apartment and kick off my work.
I hope to see you in near future.
Ted Wakao
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40th Manzanar Pilgrimage
40th Manzanar Pilgrimage
More than 2000 attended this year’s 40th Manzanar Pilgrimage. This pilgrimage is to reflect on the Japanese American internment experience and to remind ourselves of the lessons on racism and tolerance.
For the last few years, JCCSC members have been participating in this event and this cold and windy Sunday on April 25th, 7 members attended this whole day event.
The bus departed Little Tokyo at 7am and arrived at Manzanar at 11:30. Following the brown bag lunch in the wind blowing desert, the program started with the old tune of “Don’t fence me in.” This year’s awardees were Tak Yamamoto, longtime volunteer, Tom Leatherman, former Manzanar superintendent, David Nahai, LA Department of Water and Power and Rev. Paul Nakamura for their work in preserving the camp and its stories.
From Northern California, JCCNC came with 16 members headed by Consul General of Japan in San Francisco, Mr. Yasumasa Nagamine.
After the interfaith service by Christian, Buddhist, Shinto and Muslim ministers, everybody’s favorite community Ondo, Tanko Bushi echoed the wilderness.
The site has been constantly upgraded with the reconstruction of “Mess Hall” as it was before together with the auditorium now serving as the interpretive center, digging out sands to restore Japanese gardens and restoring building footprints to pass on the stories to the visitors. Hope you will join next year!
Click for Picture. 
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Japanese American Scholarship Fund is Now Accepting Applications.
The Japanese American Treaty Centennial Scholarship Fund (JATCSF) has announced that it is now accepting applications for this year’s scholarship awards.
The scholarship fund was established by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in 1960 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese official delegation to the United States in 1860. This year marks the 50th year these scholarships are being awarded.
The scholarship recipients are selected each year on the basis of academic achievement, school and community activities, Japanese cultural and athletic activities and financial need. The scholarship awards, which are paid out from the interest earned on the fund’s account and the donations from the community, have been presented to a total of 1,577 high school graduates in the amount of $712,050 since its establishment through 2008.
The scholarship awards are offered to 2009 graduating high school seniors of Japanese ancestry residing in Southern California who plan to enroll in college this year. Children of businessmen from Japan who are temporarily in the United States are also eligible to apply.
The students who are interested in obtaining an application form are asked to send a self-addressed envelope to Japanese American Scholarship Fund, 244 So. San Pedro St., #504, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or can obtain a form via e-mail office@jccsc.com.
The deadline date for submission of application is Thursday June 11, 2009. For more information, call the JATCSF office at (213) 626-3067.
*Downloading application is now available from here.
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