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Faces at the Cultural Center Sarah Mortland, Ganbaru Intern Gail Kaminishi, Yoisho! Volunteer JCCCW News Holiday Gifts Available at JCCCW Renovation Updates JCCCW Partners with API Safety Center & Chaya Charitable IRA Legislation ends Dec. 2011 Yuji's Omusubi 6.0 Creates a Gyoza Fest Mailboxes for Rent at JCCCW JCCCW Activities A Call for Arts & Crafts from Incarceration Camps Pre-Order Your Mochi Today & Join Us at Mochitsuki - Dec. 29th Unsettled-Resettled: Seattle's Hunt Hotel Learn Japanese Today Join the Japanese Conversation Club Save the Date Tomodachi Luncheon & Auction March 9, 2012 Ways to get Involved & Support JCCCW Ganbaru Winter Interns Wanted Become a Yoisho! Volunteer Learn Karate, Judo or Taiko Community Events and News Meet Me at Higo NVCF Social Dance Lessons & Practice Brace Point Pottery Annual Holiday Show Yukiko Shirahara Presents Four Accomplishments Learn Japanese Through Music Family Treasures at the Seattle Asian Art Museum Kids Flick: Village of Dreams at the Seattle Asian Art Museum Asian Light Film Series at SAM Charaku Fine Japanese Tea, and WaSabiDou Antiques & Folk Crafts The Legend and Legacy of Shiro Kashino Meet Author Naomi Hirahara Painting Seattle: Kamekichi Tokita and Kenjiro Nomura Shiro Kashiba Book Signing & Sushi Tasting | |
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Faces at the Cultural Center Sarah Mortland, Ganbaru Intern 
A passion for volunteering, working with Japanese culture and great writing skills are just a few of the abilities and interests that Sarah, Ganbaru intern, brings to the Cultural Center. Sarah started her internship in October and has already been involved with planning several of the exciting events at JCCCW. She was in charge of organizing Yuji’s Omusubi 6.0 in partnership with Hyogo Business and Cultural Center. “It was fun working closely with another intern and being responsible for all the details of the event,” she said. Sarah recently graduated from the University of Washington with degrees in Japanese Studies and Music. In the future, Sarah would like to find work that is related to Japanese or Japanese culture. She’s particularly interested in non-profit work, which is one reason she expressed for interning at the JCCCW. “I really admire the work that we do here, I love being able to actively contribute and enjoy working on a variety of tasks.” Sarah’s current project is preparing for the upcoming Mochitsuki event on Dec. 29th and she’s looking forward to participating in other events in the future. Thank you Sarah for all your help and time at JCCCW!
Picture and story by fellow Ganbaru intern, Bauhinia Yeung Gail Kaminishi, Yoisho! Volunteer 
Great things bloom and appear in the spring – like volunteers! After retiring as an elementary school teacher, Gail began volunteering at the Cultural Center this past spring. After spending many years teaching, she has discovered fulfillment in volunteering and finding opportunities to learn. Growing up, she had a love for literature and studied English in college. Her passion for learning and literature also led her to take a Japanese literature course at Sophia University when she lived in Japan. Since helping at JCCCW, Gail has helped with numerous tasks such as creating student lists for the Seattle Japanese Language School to assisting with one of the NW Nikkei Museum exhibits. She enjoys the hustle and bustle at the Cultural Center and has appreciated the opportunities to see interesting Japanese and Japanese American historical artifacts and materials. Gail has also developed a new interest in history after taking one of JCCCW’s Genealogy classes. Thanks Gail for everything you do – you’re a bright spot at the Cultural Center. | |
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JCCCW News Holiday Gifts Available at JCCCW 
This holiday season, you can give a cultural treasure and support the Cultural Center at the same time. How? You can shop at Hosekibako (Jewelbox) Resale Shop on Thursdays-Saturdays from 10 am - 3 pm. Thanks to the generosity of community members who continually donate to the shop, you'll find an ever changing array of items from clothing to cookware, martial arts to musical items, and other Japanese antiques, art and collectibles. You'll find great prices that appeal to a variety of budgets.
If you would like to donate to the store or volunteer, call Leela Bilow, Development Associate, at 206-568-7114 or leelab@jcccw.org 
Plus, Omoide books make a meaningful gift for under $20 each. These are a collection of short stories and memories written by Japanese Americans. If you happen to be at St. Peter's Episcopal Church's Multicultural Holiday Arts & Crafts Fair this Saturday, December 3rd from 10 am - 4 pm -- look for the Omoide booth! They have beautifully packaged Omoide books for sale. Or order on-line. Renovation Updates 
Work on the Budokan Dojo is underway! The old mats, carpet and dressing rooms were taken out and Marpac is in the process of repairing some structural and mildew issues before tackling the exciting new dressing rooms and mat storage space. The room is closed until construction is complete toward the end of December. Once complete, the Dojo will also have a fixed up floor, new light fixtures, paint, mats, outlets and ceiling fans. It will be able to hold JCCCW activities and events in addition to Judo. Work on Building I is moving along and the Marpac team is preparing the walls and ceilings to be painted. The painters will be working inside Building I from Monday, December 5th thru Friday, December 9th. Once Building I is painted, they will move to Building II to paint the Budokan Dojo space. Painting will occur in Building II from Monday, December 12th thru Friday, December 16th. Exhaust fans will ventilate the interior spaces during the painting and drying process in order to reduce the impact on indoor air quality. Thank you everyone for their patience during this exciting time of renovation. If you have any questions about the construction process, please e-mail Joann Ware at jware@interimicda.org or Bif Brigman at 206-568-7114 or bif@jcccw.org JCCCW Partners with API Safety Center & Chaya In late November, staff from JCCCW and the API Safety Center & Chaya met and agreed to work collaboratively to spread the word about the Safety Center’s mission: to organize communities, educate, train, and provide technical assistance and comprehensive culturally relevant services on domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking to Asian and Pacific Islander community members, service providers, survivors, and their families. API Safety Center is a community-based organization educating Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities about domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking and to develop safer alternatives for API survivors and their children. Their agency was founded in 1993 in response to several murders of API women in the early 1990’s by a community organizing effort of women in the Filipino, Korean, Vietnamese, South Asian, Chinese, and Japanese American communities, and in October 2011, merged with Chaya, a South Asian domestic violence agency, to better serve survivors in the Washington Area. API Safety Center & Chaya are the only victim service agency serving Asian, South Asian, and Pacific Islander survivors in this state. Each year, API Safety Center and Chaya serve over 3,000 people and work with dozens of community groups for community organizing and education regarding prevention of sexual and domestic violence, exploitation, and human trafficking. Their programs include Advocacy & Counseling, help accessing emergency shelters, transitional housing, food, clothing, and legal resources, community organizing and outreach, a Men Against Violence program, Queer Network Program, and Youth & Young Adult Program. Additionally, they are a Washington State Crime Victim’s Service Center and specialize in helping young people and adults in talking about bullying, gang violence, and hate crimes. They currently have a full-time Japanese speaking, bicultural advocate on staff to serve the local Japanese community. They are happy to come to small and large gatherings to talk about these important issues. To reach an advocate, please call 206-467-9976 or visit the API Safety Center website. Or the Chaya website. Or visit their Facebook page. A new name and website will be launched in Spring 2012. Charitable IRA Legislation Ends Dec. 2011
Here's a tax savings opportunity for donors aged 70-1/2+. On December 17, 2010, the president signed the extended charitable IRA legislation, which will be in effect until December 31, 2011. This charitable option allows donors aged 70-1/2 or older to move $100,000 per year from their IRA directly to an eligible charity without tax complications. Be sure to contact your financial advisor and IRA administrator if you are considering a gift under this law.
The mouthwatering smell of home-cooked food filled the International Student Center at Seattle University on Saturday November 5th during Yuji’s Omusubi 6.0, Gyoza Fest. Through the support of The Hyogo Business and Cultural Center and the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington, Yuji’s Omusubi provides a way to create a relaxed environment for Japanese and Japanese American youth to come together, share meaningful conversation and of course dine on tasty treats. Gyoza Fest was the theme for the sixth event in the Omusubi series, which has consistently received overwhelming positive feedback. After a short how-to presentation on gyoza making, honored guest Lynn Miyauchi demonstrated a rendition of the namesake for the event, Spam-musubi. Over thirty students and volunteers were busy filling, forming and crimping their gyoza, adding a fun feeling to the already pleasurable atmosphere. Participants, who gathered from all over the greater Seattle area, were then ushered into the kitchen where they had a chance to fry their very own gyoza. Despite the constant rush of gyoza in and out of the kitchen and the masses of Spam-musubi, the laughter and conversations did not cease and lingered on into the late sunny afternoon. Nothing tastes better than fruits of our own labor, especially in the company of new friends and with such a familiar taste. Story by Asher Ramras, Hyogo Business and Cultural Center Intern.
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JCCCW Activities
You can help contribute to the exhibit of arts and crafts made in incarceration camps for the February 2012 exhibit of the Northwest Nikkei Museum. February 19 is the 70th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. As part of a city-wide effort to preserve the memory of this episode of American history, the NW Nikkei Museum will be curating a show featuring arts and crafts made in incarceration camps. Do you have a piece of art or craft that was made in camp? The NW Nikkei Museum is asking community members who might have pieces of camp art to loan them to the museum for display in our upcoming exhibit. If you have something that the museum may be able to use and for more detailed information on the project’s process, follow the link and please fill out the Call for Crafts form by Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Please feel free to forward this message to anyone else you might know be interested in participating in this commemorative exhibition. Hard copies are available at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington office (511 16th Avenue South, Seattle, WA). Presale Orders Being Taken for Mochi! Join Us at Mochitsuki-Dec. 29th 
Mochitsuki, the pounding of mochi or rice cakes, is an annual custom which is essential to the New Years celebration. Mochitsuki is an all-day process which requires many hands to come together and join in the work. The JCCCW, in partnership with Hyogo Business and Cultural Center, Nisei Veterans Committee, and the Seattle Fukuoka Kenjinkai, is happy to offer a mochitsuki event free to the public so that the entire community can come and share in this uniquely Japanese tradition, as well as learn about the different ways mochi is made. Please note that there will be no mochi available for sale the day of the event as mochi is only available through pre-orders. You can preorder mochi and then come watch while your mochi is made, or you can volunteer to help make the mochi! Any experience level is welcome, so if you are interested in volunteering, call Leela Bilow, Development Associate, at 206-568-7114 or leelab@jcccw.org Unsettled ~ Resettled: Seattle’s Hunt Hotel
You may be the key…to unlocking a wealth of knowledge about the more than 100 men, women and children who lived in the Japanese Language School buildings following their incarceration during World War II. With your help, we can create an accurate listing of the residents and establish a physical acknowledgement at the Cultural Center displaying the name of each resident. What historical truths will we discover together that will expand the history of the Seattle Japanese community? You can help participate in JCCCW’s project by making an appointment, by emailing Bif Brigman at bif@jcccw.org or by calling 206-568-7114 M-F 9 am- 5pm. Or if you would prefer, we can email you a file that we have researched containing a list of the Hunt Hotel residents so that you may help us fill in any missing names and information.
All adult classes are 8 week sessions, meeting one day a week for two hours; from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. Class levels range from Beginner I to Intermediate. The next available adult class will begin January 11, 2012. For more information.
Or contact us at jls@jcccw.org or 206-323-0250.
Here’s a great way to practice your Japanese language skills! Every Thursday from 6:30-8:30 pm the Japanese Conversation Club meets at the center. For more information call 206-568-7114 or e-mail admin@jcccw.org
Thank you to our first Silver Sponsor, Sachie & Jeff Nitta, and this event's first Bronze Sponsor, Mitsubishi International Corporation, and a new Tomodachi Booster Sponsor, Marpac Construction LLC!
If you would like to attend or sponsor this event, please email leelab@jcccw.org
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Ways to get Involved & Support JCCCW
This month, the JCCCW staff will be saying goodbye to an amazing group of Ganbaru interns. We thank the following for their contributions and good work: Harriet Burrows, Stephen Kitajo, Brandon Lee, Chelsea Lura, Sarah Mortland, David Nagai, Bauhinia Yeung and William Yi. Thank you to service learners Aileen Aquino, Stuart Haruyama, Daijiro Koyama, Ashley Taylor and Kanako Yoshikawa, too! JCCCW is now accepting applications for the Ganbaru Winter Internship Program which is open to college students or recent college graduates. Ganbaru gives interns the opportunity to get involved with JCCCW in a more direct way working closely with our staff to coordinate and implement many of the different projects and programs at the Cultural Center. The program is designed to give interns valuable work experience and acquire meaningful skills that will help them in their future careers while simultaneously making an important contribution to JCCCW. The JCCCW is now accepting intern applications for positions that will begin in January 2012. Apply today! Potential interns should be willing to commit at least 10 hours a week. For more information please contact Development Associate, Leela Bilow at leelab@jcccw.org.
Join us! The goal of the program is to foster volunteerism and leadership in the community by directly involving community members in the Cultural Center. Volunteers contribute their time and talents to support the programs, projects and events at the Center.
We have an immediate need for Hosekibako (Resale Shop) volunteers for Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 am-3 pm. Volunteers tag items, keep the shop tidy and help process sales -- plus they receive a store discount on top of already great prices! If you are interested in signing up or would like more information, please email leelab@jcccw.org
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Community Events and News Here's the latest on what's going on in the community. For JCCCW and community event details, please visit our website's Community Calendar. December 1st - Meet Me at Higo
"Meet Me at Higo: Journey of a Japanese American Family Over 100 Years" Exhibition - opening reception from 6-8 pm at Wing Luke Museum.
Take "soulful" line dancing lesson by Louise Wright. Lessons: 6:30-8:00 pm and Practice: 8-9 pm at 1212 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98122. Lesson $10/person and practice $5/person. Rumba lessons begin Feb. 3rd!
Art Sale & Studio Open House at 4208 SW 100th St., Seattle. Preview party on Fri., Dec. 2nd from 4-9 pm. Studio open house Sat., Dec. 3 from 10 am- 5 pm and Sun., Dec. 4 from 10 am-5 pm.
Chief Curator at the Nezu Museum in Tokyo presents Four Accomplishments: Chinese Subjects Popular in Japanese Painting. At 2 pm.
Seattle Piano Academy with instructor Lisa Furukawa. Three week class starts Dec. 3rd. Next session starts week of Jan. 9, 2012. 206-525-2355 or lessons@seattlepianoacademy.com
Make sketches based on the paintings from the Japanese American artists Tokita and Nomura, who show what early Seattle looked like, and make a keepsake for your family and loved ones.
Saturday, December 3rd at 1:30 pm - Kids Flick: Village of Dreams at the Seattle Asian Art Museum. (Yoichi Higashi, 1996, 112 min.) In a Japanese village, twin brothers encounter three mysterious spirits.
1:30 pm at SAM Downtown. Part of SAM films series Asian Light: Films Traditional and Modern - featuring Branded to Kill.
Showroom at 127 NW 136th St, Seattle open 10 am - 5 pm. Serving tea on Sat., Dec. 10th at Forte Music, Dance, Art, a brand new studio/gallery on Camano Island and on Sun., Dec. 11th at Tokara in Seattle.
Shiro Kashino's story, representing the 442nd RCT, was featured at the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in Washington D.C. Nov. 2nd, 2011. Special screening at the Nisei Veterans Committee Hall at 2:00 pm. A panel composed of Vince Matsudaira (filmaker) and colleagues, and the Kashino family will hold a panel discussion after the viewing. Admission free. DVD's of the film will be available for purchase.
Meet mystery writer Naomi Hirahara who will be in Seattle to speak about her books featuring the character Mas Arai, a Nisei gardener, the future of publishing and of Japanese Americans. Nagomi Tea House, 519 Sixth Ave. S., 10:30 am - noon.
In conjunction to the exhibit "Painting Seattle: Kamekichi Tokita and Kenjiro Nomura", Barbara Johns, curator of the exhibit, will be giving a power point presentation about the exhibit, Tokita and Nomura's paintings on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11 am. The presentation is free to the public. In addition to the exhibit, Johns has authored a book along with Tokita's wartime diary titled: "Signs of Home: Paintings & Wartime Diary of Kamekichi Tokita" published by UW Press and released in October 2011. She will also be talking about the book in her presentation.
Exhibition features two painters, Kamekichi Tokita and Kenjiro Nomura, known in 1930's Seattle for their American realist style of landscape painting. They shared the cultural legacy of Japan and the active cultural life of Seattle's Japantown. Exhibit through February 19, 2012 at SAAM Tateuchi Galleries.
Shiro Kashiba was the first to bring the modern sushi bar to the Pacific Northwest in the 1960s has published a memoir/cookbook "Shiro: Wit, Wisdom and Recipes from a Sushi Pioneer." Available from Chin Music Press or Amazon. Shiro's book signing and sushi tasting will be at Elliott Bay Books on Jan. 7th at 2 pm.
We are here to serve the needs of the community. Want to get involved? Your participation is welcome! Contact us at (206) 568-7114 or by email at admin@jcccw.org.
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