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Back in Colorado, NIKKEI VOICE my mom relives her final Japan trip by study- ing the photos TRAVELING TO JAPAN WITH A and notes in her photo album/ LOVED ONE WHO HAS DEMENTIA scrapbook. PHOTOS: GIL ASAKAWA she couldn’t wander around the hotel (or god day of flying. Then there was an By Gil Asakawa forbid, the streets of Tokyo or other cities we hour-plus train ride to Sapporo. We traveled in). So, this was her farewell tour. We almost always stayed at the same hotel y mom has suffered from worsening couched it as a chance to visit her hometown several blocks’ walk from the Sapporo dementia for years, and when my to see her brother Kazuya’s remains in the train station. brothers and I saw increasing signs Buddhist temple, but also said it would be the After two days max in Sapporo, where Mthat she would no longer be able to live by last time she’d see Nemuro or the rest of Japan. we’d have a couple of meals with her herself, we moved her into a Memory Care She didn’t quite get the concept. brother, Fumiya, and his wife, Mitsuko, Center nearby. “Huh?” she said. “I always tell everybody we’d trudge back to the train station and Two years ago, my wife, Erin, and I took the ‘bye bye’ when we come home, but we go back take a daylong ride to eastern Hokkaido, last of several trips to Japan with my mom. She again next year, neh?” transferring once to a much smaller (one car) Mom with my Aunt Eiko and some of has a brother in Sapporo, and another brother “Uh, no,” we told her. train on a narrow, toylike track for the last the messages friends wrote to my mom. lived in Nemuro, her hometown in eastern Although physically she’s surprisingly healthy several hours until we arrived in Nemuro. We Hokkaido, until he passed away in January (she’s only 84 now), my mom’s mental capa- usually stayed in the same hotel there, too. 2016. His widow, my aunt, still lives in the city was diminished to the point where she After a couple of days in Nemuro, visiting as far as my mom was concerned. We added small fishing town. And in Tokyo, my mom couldn’t remember where we’d been or who with her brother, Kazuya, and his wife, Eiko, on extra legs like a trip south to Hiroshima has a distant cousin of my dad, who has been we’d visited the night before. But we felt it was we’d take a two-hour bus ride to a small re- and then Kyoto on one trip, and a leg west her close friend for many decades. important for mom to go back to Japan one gional airport and fly down to Tokyo. We’d to Denver’s sister city Takayama on another When we planned this final trip, we told my more time — after my dad died, she’d gone a spend several days in Tokyo, mostly visiting trip. My mom put up with the extra travel only mom it’s a “goodbye” trip to Japan because she few times. She expected to keep traveling to with Mrs. Yanagi, an old friend who was because she got to do her usual circuit first. wouldn’t be able to travel overseas anymore, Japan every year, or every other year. related to my dad, and her daughter, Hiroko, For this final trip to Japan, Erin came up and she needed to say goodbye to everyone Because of her OCD tendencies, her trips and her husband, Tsuyoshi, and her brother, with a great idea that I recommend to anyone there. The first time we went, she showed over the Pacific always followed the same Atsushi. We’d have a couple of meals together, who is a family caregiver traveling with a some signs of her deteriorating dementia and pattern: flying to Tokyo, then transferring and my mom would spend a full day alone dementia or Alzheimer’s patient. Document couldn’t remember some things. The next flights to go immediately to Chitose Airport with her old friend. >> See TRAVELING on page 5 time, we stayed in the same hotel room so south of Sapporo, which makes for a long That was pretty much the basic Japan trip LEGAL-EASE: AN ATTORNEY’S PERSPECTIVE WHAT HAPPENS IF . . . PART II doctor says there is a high-risk procedure that Beach, Calif., which you left to your only property in Hawaii, and your brother owns the may save your life. Sam is onboard, but Delia granddaughter in your trust. Over the years, other 50 percent. One common misconception thinks it’s too dangerous. What happens if you realized the home was too big and decided is the belief that you cannot put your interest By Staci Yamashita-Iida, Esq. they disagree? to downsize. You sold the Huntington Beach into a trust, but that is not true — you can The answer is, “It depends.” Sometimes, home and instead purchased an apartment in absolutely fund your 50 percent into your trust. few months ago, I wrote an article the document has language that accounts for Gardena. Upon your passing, what happens The benefit of doing so is that you have the entitled, “What Happens If …” which situations like these. For example, you can elect to that gift if it’s already gone? freedom to choose who will inherit your share was a compilation of some of the most to have a “tie-breaker” if a conflict arises, or In legal terms, the gift is considered to be of property (e.g., your kids). If you want your Acommonly asked questions posed by my clients. they can solve the matter through arbitration. “adeemed.” If the Huntington Beach home is brother to inherit your half, then you would As promised, I kept cataloguing the If the document lacks specific language, not in your estate at the time of your death, designate the property as a specific gift to him. questions that get asked on a daily basis and however, then the court might have to get then it obviously cannot be given to your If you transfer your 50 percent interest into am including them in this second installment involved. In most states, the probate court granddaughter. The gift fails to exist. your trust, then it would probably be best for of “What Happens If . . .” will hear the matter and decide whether to At this point, my clients usually ask me, “So, your sibling to do the same. That way, his What happens if . . . I name my two kids as change the POA, remove a POA’s authority does that mean I have to update my trust?” interest would bypass probate and get passed Co-Powers of Attorney and they fight? or mediate the dispute until the co-POAs can And again, the answer is, “It depends.” along to his beneficiaries in case he passes. Oftentimes, especially in Japanese and reach an agreement. If you want the new Gardena apartment to go Questions will always arise when you create Japanese American families, parents are If you are concerned about your children to your granddaughter, then you should amend your Estate Plan. As I mentioned, people tend very concerned about making sure things fighting, then you might want to consider in- your trust to reflect this gift — i.e., “My Gar- to have the same ones, so please do not hesitate are fair and that there are no notions of cluding provisions that address what happens dena home shall go to my granddaughter.” If, in asking them — you’ll never regret putting favoritism. Accordingly, when it comes time to in the event that they disagree. Alternately, however, you intend the new Gardena property your mind at ease. As I collect more frequently choose Powers of Attorney, Successor Trustees, you might want to choose varying POAs to go to the residual beneficiaries of the trust, asked questions, a third installment of “What Executors, etc., they choose multiple children for different situations. If Sam is a CPA and then a modification is not necessary. As long Happens If . . .” will emerge. to act together. Delia is a nurse, then you can select Sam as as the asset is funded into your trust, it will Stay tuned for more! In an ideal world, the kids would be on the your financial POA and Delia as your medical automatically go to those residual beneficiaries. same page and agree on every decision. Unfor- POA. Whatever the case might be, it would What happens if . . . I own a partial interest Staci Yamashita-Iida, Esq. is an Estate tunately, however, that is not always the case. definitely be beneficial to consider these cir- of a property with my sibling? Planning attorney at Elder Law Services Let’s say you get into a bad car accident cumstances when drafting or updating your Oftentimes, my clients will own a percen- of California. She can be contacted at (310) and become incapacitated. At the hospital, Powers of Attorney. tage of a property with their siblings because 348-2995 or [email protected]. the doctor asks to speak to the medical Power What happens if . . . I give a beneficiary a they inherited a home from their parents or The opinions expressed in this article are of Attorney (“POA”). Your son, Sam, and specific gift in my trust but I don’t have the purchased a rental property as an investment. the author’s own and do not necessarily daughter, Delia, produce the Durable Power asset at the time of my death? So, when it comes time to creating a trust, reflect the view of the Pacific Citizen or of Attorney for Healthcare that you filled out Let’s say that you created your Revocable they usually ask what they’re supposed to do JACL. The information presented does not last year, which appoints the two of them as Living Trust 20 years ago. At that time, you with that interest. constitute legal or tax advice and should not co-POAs. Your prognosis isn’t good, but the lived in a two-story home in Huntington Let’s say you own 50 percent of a rental be treated as such. 4 June 1-14, 2018 IN-DEPTH THE MAN WHO WOULD BE PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE OKURA FAMILY CHICKEN KING Juan Pollo’s Albert Okura Is Poised to Expand His Empire Beyond the Inland Empire. PHOTOS: GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON

By George Toshio Johnston, Senior Editor, Digital & Social Media The Okura family get to work cook- hy did the chicken cross the road? ing up some Juan Pollo chickens. It may have been to escape from Pictured (from left) are Aaron, Chloe, Albert Okura. As the owner of the Albert, Kyle and Sella Okura. WJuan Pollo restaurant chain, he has personally cooked more than a million and a half chickens At 66, Okura says he only has “a certain since opening the first Juan Pollo in 1984. amount of time” to go the global route, even Now, more than three decades later, the though he says he comes from long-lived an- loquacious Sansei from the Wilmington area cestors, and hopes that continuing advances of Los Angeles will soon himself be crossing in medical science and eating more chicken a road of sorts: which direction to take the than burgers will keep him healthy. company as it eyes expansion from its San In the early 1990s, he launched a 50-yearlong Bernardino County stronghold, where most plan to become the “No. 1 seller of chicken in of the chain’s 25 restaurants are situated, into the world” by age 99 — but if he can achieve the more competitive environs in the heart of that goal earlier, that’s fine with him. Los Angeles County. Unlike that lonely chicken crossing the THE EARLY YEARS road, however, Okura will have three traveling To hear Okura tell it, growing up in subur- companions in his children, sons and recent ban Los Angeles was typically American in college grads Kyle (Cal Poly Pomona, marke- an almost “Leave It to Beaver” way, mostly ting) and Aaron (Cal State Fullerton, finance), shielded from his Nisei parents’ experiences and daughter Chloe (a junior at Cal State of being incarcerated during World War II. Fullerton majoring in business administra- As a young man, his father, Tsuyoshi, was a tion with a concentration in human resource star athlete. Later, the elder Okura became the management), all of hardest-working man Albert Okura had ever whom are poised to known. But it was Albert’s mother, Chiyoko, inherit the family who made him get a newspaper route to learn business and take it responsibility. That meant he also got a bicycle, to the next level. which meant mobility, and spending money, He also has an ally which meant comic books and baseball cards, but more importantly, fast food, which became in his wife, Sella, a Albert Okura gets ready to eat some of his Juan Pollo chick- an obsession — and his destiny. Chinese Indonesian en at the San Bernardino branch of his restaurant chain. immigrant. In his Okura became a fan of Taco Bell, A&W, Der self-published book, Wienerschnitzel, Foster’s Freeze, Burger King, “Albert Okura: The the path taken by McDonald’s or In-N-Out Bur- Jack in the Box and, of course, McDonald’s. Chicken Man With ger. Each is tremendously successful, with the School, on the other hand, was something that the 50-Year Plan,” former a global corporate behemoth, the latter held little interest for Okura. After graduating Okura wrote that his a profitable and regional family owned chain. from high school in 1969, he enrolled at Los future brother-in-law, THE 50-YEAR PLAN Angeles Junior College, where he stayed until Mexico-born Arman- It’s an important decision, since the com- President Richard Nixon ended the mandatory do Parro, had married petition isn’t Big Macs or Double-Doubles: draft — and then he dropped out. Sella’s sister, Linda Juan Pollo owner Albert It’s the charbroiled bird served at El Pollo A job at Burger King led him to train to Oei. Parro told Oku- Okura shows off the Loco, which in 2014 became a publicly traded become a supervisor, and he learned how a ra he thought it was menu inside his San corporation and has more than 400 outlets. fast-food restaurant was managed. Later, he time he got married Bernardino restaurant. Still, the differing paths taken by the burger switched to Del Taco, which was founded and suggested Sella, chains are important to Okura. by a former Taco Bell employee and was who he knew when she “If you look at McDonald’s and In-N-Out known for serving burgers as well as tacos. The worked at the Carson, Calif., Del Taco he Burger, the story of two Southern California knowledge he accrued at both places would managed before launching Juan Pollo. companies, they both started the exact same help him in the subsequent years when it came He wrote: “ . . . at the time, I didn’t know year,” Okura said. “In-N-Out kept everything time to launch Juan Pollo. Sella possessed natural management abilities. to themselves, but Ray Kroc bought out the Juan Pollo came about in part thanks to an Had I known, we would have gotten married McDonald brothers and wanted to grow all “uncle,” George Komatsu, the brother of Ben much earlier.” over America. It became one of the most- Komatsu, who had married Okura’s father’s by his brother-in-law and rotisserie-cooked The move to make inroads into the Los recognized name brands in the world.” sister. Uncle George was a savant with numbers to perfection for as long as three hours — is Angeles area is a course that Okura has been Now, at 34 years in business and with the who’d moved to California from Arizona and already there, as both restaurant critics and plotting for decades. younger Okura kids getting ready to carry on, found success in the grocery business. customers agree. “Working in the Inland Empire, I’ve been Albert Okura is ready to take on a new role According to Okura’s book, Uncle George, It’s the other factors — upgrading the interiors working in the shadows the last 30 years,” of being the company’s figurehead, the Stan who was the source for the necessary capital, and menus for Juan Pollo restaurants, making Okura said. “It has allowed me to perfect what Lee of the Juan Pollo Gastronomic Universe. “was instrumental at getting Juan Pollo off them universally appealing to diverse demo- I’ve been doing. If you go into L.A., you have The decision whether to go corporate or keep the ground.” graphics (be it ethnic or by age), implementing to be exactly perfect.” it in the family is, nevertheless, simmering on FROM BURGERS TO CHICKEN a marketing plan, standardizing procedures Fortunately, the fare served at Juan Pollo the backburner. He says his kids are leaning Because he loved hamburgers, Okura idolized across the board — that will be the challenge. — chickens from a particular supplier, mari- more toward the In-N-Out model, while he Kroc, enjoyed McDonald’s and worked for Then there’s the decision whether to follow nated using a custom-made recipe invented wants to go global. Burger King. But when he was supervising IN-DEPTH/COMMENTARY June 1-14, 2018 5 the Del Taco in Carson, Calif., circa 1981, of a creepy crowned king, a fawning clown or place to gas up the car, use the restroom, buy TRAVELING Okura took notice when a new restaurant an old goateed man in a white suit, they used some snacks and look at the old Roy’s Motel >> began construction nearby. a cartoon chicken named Juan. and Café while on the way to Laughlin, Nev. continued from page 3 Six months later, it opened for business. Its Over the years, there would be obstacles to “More and more people are going every name: El Pollo Loco, and it was a sensation. overcome and disasters to learn from. There year because of social media,” Okura said. But he was a burger guy, not a chicken guy. would also be good luck, like the rave review “When I bought the property, there was no He says he never liked, for example, Kentucky from a newspaper restaurant critic who never social media, no smartphones — it’s going Fried Chicken. reviewed fast food, but made an exception be- like crazy now,” he said. Days after the grand opening, nevertheless, cause he loved the taste of Juan Pollo’s chicken. Like the historic site of the first McDonald’s, a curious Okura went in and tried it. It wasn’t All along, Okura kept moving forward and Amboy attracts tourists, many from Europe, deep-fried, it was charbroiled, on large open- growing the business, opening new locations, interested in old style Americana. flame grills in view of the customers. To his creating a company called Chino Restaurant It remains to be seen whether Juan Pollo surprise, he loved it. Something told Okura Supply to supply the restaurants and finally will someday reach the heights of America- that chicken wasn’t just in his future, it was becoming a legal franchising company, setting na achieved by McDonald’s, but to Okura, the future. the stage for future growth. the future looks bright, especially with his Turns out the Denny’s restaurant chain also SIDE ORDERS 50-year plan, not only in the United States loved it and bought the U.S. rights from El Never one to let a marketing opportunity but also outside the country in places such as Pollo Loco’s founder — and made, according go to waste, Okura kept his name and that of China and India. to Okura, a huge mistake by changing the Juan Pollo in the news by doing things some “I have something that people will want in marinade’s recipe by reducing the salt so it might consider publicity stunts, while others all these other countries,” he said. “I have an My mom writing a caption in the was more “heart healthy.” They also changed might call it savvy marketing. opportunity for people to go make money. sketchbook for a photo we just took. the menu, raised prices and, by 1999, Denny’s The first opportunity came in 1998, when he In most of these countries, there is no mid- had sold it. learned that the site of the original McDonald’s dle class, and there are all these millions of the trip as you go, so your loved one can relive By 1983, Okura was looking beyond Del Taco, restaurant at 1398 N. E St. in San Bernardino people wanting to get into the middle class. the experience anytime. and the opportunity came when he learned via was for sale for $135,000. They’re either wealthy, or they’re poor. They We bought a small sketchbook, some tape, family connections that his Uncle George had As a fan and student of McDonald’s and could pool their money together and open a a nice pen and a Polaroid camera (there are a shopping center in Ontario that had a vacant instinctively knowing the publicity value of franchise from Juan Pollo, where you can’t do several digital cameras now available that restaurant on the property. Inspired by El Pollo such a move, Okura bought the site so it could that with McDonald’s or Burger King. They’re produce or print photos on the spot). Loco, with start-up capital from Uncle George be the main office of Juan Pollo and serve as too expensive. You have to be a millionaire. Everywhere we went, we took photographs via his son, Robert, and help from his future an unofficial, free-to-the-public “museum” “That’s the business model Ray Kroc started,” of my mom with family and friends, and then brother-in-law, Parro, Okura dove in. for McDonald’s memorabilia donated by for- Okura continued. “When he bought the compa- we printed them out. But rather than go the charbroiling route, mer employees of the original restaurant and ny, he wanted average Americans to go make We taped the images in a small sketchbook Parro persuaded him to cook the chicken ro- McDonald’s fans. The McDonald’s Corp. wasn’t money, and at the same time, he provided and had my mom write a caption for each photo tisserie style because it saved space compared amused, but there was little it could do other jobs for the young people and he provided that stated the date of the picture, who is in it, with charbroiling it like El Pollo Loco did, than make sure its trademarked intellectual inexpensive food for people like me who had where it was taken and what we’re doing. She and also because he had grown up in Mexico property wasn’t misused. no money. He was like the Henry Ford of the resisted at first and only wrote in the sketch with rotisserie-cooked chicken. McDonald’s probably wasn’t too fond of the food business, where he discounted, passed book reluctantly. But wherever we went, her It was a choice that made all the difference 2016 movie “The Founder,” which essentially the savings on to the consumer and whoever friends and family ooohed and aaahed over the in the world, setting it apart from El Pollo showed Kroc gaining control of the restaurant ran the stores made money.” book and began writing their own messages Loco by tasting better and keeping longer as from the McDonald’s brothers, either, but it You may call him a dreamer, but don’t call to my mom because they could all tell, and leftovers by not drying out. That led to the drove even more visitors to Okura’s historic site. Okura loco. That’s the other guys. they understood that this visit would be my slogan: “The Best Tasting Chicken.” Another opportunity came in 2005 when mom’s last. Soon, my mom came around and There was also the issue of what to name it: Okura learned that another old Route 66 town, EDITOR’S NOTE: got into writing more complete notes. Don Pollo, the first choice, was already in use, namely Amboy, Calif., was up for sale. Remem- A limited number of copies of the book When we returned to Colorado, my mom so it became Juan Pollo. For a mascot, instead bering how an old business mentor named Ray “Albert Okura: The Chicken Man With didn’t believe me that we had just gone to Millman regretted not buying a town when the 50-Year Plan,” signed by its author, Japan together. But we had proof. Within a few he had the opportunity years earlier, Okura are available for P.C. readers. To obtain days, we mounted the pages of the sketchbook ultimately paid $425,000 to buy Amboy (and a copy, enter the drawing by sending an into a proper photo album/scrapbook and also the surrounding 500 acres), which began to dry email to [email protected] and added more photos. up and die almost instantly after Interstate 40 in the subject line enter “Chicken Man” by She still doesn’t remember the trip, but was completed in 1973. (See Pacific Citizen June 15. Please include your contact we brought the photo album to her at the Land- No. 3036, May 20-June 2, 2005) information. Winners will be notified by mark Memory Care Center, and she seems to Essentially a living ghost town, Amboy is a email. experience her final Japan trip as if it were the first time she was seeing the images. She marvels at her white hair, asks who PHOTOS: GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON everyone is (until she reads aloud the names from captions that she wrote) and some long- recessed memories have surfaced. She saw a woman in a photo I took of my mom having dinner with a group of childhood friends, and after recalling her name, my mom gave a passionate and detailed description of the friend’s house, just a few doors down from my grandmother’s house. That night in Japan after my mom had dinner, she couldn’t remember her friend. But now the memories flood back, triggered by something in the small still image. It’s a cliché, but one picture truly can be worth a thousand words. I guess if there’s a blessing in dementia, it’s that for my mom, everything old can be new again. Albert Okura points at a mural honoring the Sign at the home office of the Juan Pollo restaurant chain, Gil Asakawa is the P.C. Editorial Board McDonald brothers that is painted on the which also happens to be the historic site of the original Chair and will be on a panel discussing family building where the San Bernardino Juan McDonald’s restaurant and an unofficial museum dedicated to caregiving at the JACL National Convention Pollo office is located. McDonald’s memorabilia. in Philadelphia, July 18-22. 6 June 1-14, 2018 IN-DEPTH

“Rocky” Steps William Penn Chinatown Statue Atop City Hall

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Rodin Museum

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Chinatown Square PHILADELPHIA:

PHOTO: M. FISCHETTI/VISIT PHILADELPHIA City of Neighborhoods Reading Terminal Market hotel, Chinatown has upward of three-dozen JACL National Convention attendees restaurants, bars, bakeries and cafés, including late-night food options until 3 a.m. or later. have endless sights and food choices to • What to Do Visit the Chinatown Square food hall on discover when they descend upon the Race Street between 11th and 10th streets for an eclectic sampling of Asian dishes ranging ‘City of Brotherly Love’ in July. from Hawaiian poke to Cambodian chicken

PHOTO: R. KENNEDY/VISIT PHILADELPHIA wings and many things in between. Afterward, stop by Hop Sing Laundromat, a speakeasy PARKWAY/ART MUSEUM DISTRICT cocktail bar across the street that serves top- Designed after the Champs-Élysées and shelf spirits in a 1920s Prohibition-era environ other grand avenues of Europe, the Parkway — just be sure to meet the dress code: No jeans is a mile-long stretch of tree-lined sidewalks, or sneakers are allowed, and resist the urge to parks and museums located half a block PHOTO: B. KRIST/VISIT PHILADELPHIA take photos or use a cell phone inside, since from the convention hotel. Philadelphia both are prohibited. Museum of Art, perhaps best known as the city in the country. • Where to Eat By Rob Buscher, “Rocky” steps, is at the end of the promenade, And after becoming the first U.S. city to be The entire neighborhood is packed full of Member, JACL Philadelphia with Pop artist Robert Indiana’s famous Love officially recognized as an UNESCO World good eats, but of particular note is Terakawa Board of Directors sculpture at the other. Heritage Site in November 2015, Philadelphia Ramen, located on 9th Street just north of • What to Do espite its growing population and has firmly established itself as a premier travel Race. Known for its Kumamoto-style tonkotsu One can take an early morning jog up the increasing number of visitors, Phila- destination in America. (rich pork broth) ramen, the restaurant has Parkway and run the “Rocky” steps, then walk delphia remains a city of neighbor- CITY HALL limited seating, so expect a 30- to 40-minute Dhoods, which is perhaps what makes it so back leisurely and enjoy the Rodin Museum’s wait. After putting one’s name on the waitlist, Located just a few blocks southeast from special. There are dozens of neighborhoods to outdoor sculpture garden. There is also plenty take a stroll down 9th Street to Ray’s Café & the JACL National Convention host hotel, the to see at the Franklin Institute and Drexel’s explore, each with their own distinct character Sheraton Downtown, is Philadelphia’s City Teahouse and try its 12-hour cold-brewed ice located within a short walking distance of Academy of Natural Sciences — both are located coffee, perfect on a warm day. Hall, the country’s largest municipal build- off the Logan Square section of the Parkway, one another. As the “City of Brotherly Love” RITTENHOUSE ing, which was lavishly built in the Second two blocks west of the convention hotel. prepares to welcome JACL National Conven- Home to many of the leaders in Philadelphia’s Empire Style that was popular during the • Where to Eat tion attendees, this article highlights a few of business community and other wealthy elite, reign of Napoleon Bonaparte in France. The There are a number of trendy restaurants on these spots and provides some suggestions for this Center City neighborhood is the undisputed City Hall Courtyard, Dilworth Plaza, and Callowhill between 20th and 18th streets rang- conventiongoers to do, see and eat between shopping destination for all things fashion. the adjacent Love Park are some of Philadel- ing from Japanese BBQ chain Gyu-Kaku to a sessions this July 18-22. Ranging from major mass-fashion outlets phia’s most vibrant public spaces and host to a taqueria owned by Iron Chef Jose Garces called Steeped in history as the first capitol of the to specialty boutiques, Rittenhouse Square, number of free events including live music, Buena Onda, which specializes in fish tacos. U.S., Philadelphia was founded on the Quaker in particular, is the place to see and be seen. film screenings and more. For those looking for more variety, check out principles of religious tolerance and freedom The neighborhood is about a 10-minute walk • What to Do the massive Whole Foods that were evangelized by Pennsylvania name- due south from the Join a tour of the City Hall Tower and take Market located at 22nd sake William Penn. It also served as the center convention hotel. in the view from the observation deck, located and Hamilton streets, of civic and economic life in this country 548-feet above ground. One can also visit the until New York City outpaced its growth in which features pared- world’s largest pipe organ across the street at down menus from several the mid-19th century. Macy’s in the old Wanamaker building for a While some have derisively called it the of Philly’s up-and-coming Rittenhouse free concert at noon daily, except Sundays. restaurateurs in its newly Square “sixth borough” of New York, Philadelphia has • Where to Eat established and maintained a character that is completed restaurant row. Reading Terminal Market, Philadelphia’s top CHINATOWN uniquely its own. Center City Philadelphia is food destination, is a few short blocks from Philadelphia’s China- The Dandelion the country’s second-most-densely populated City Hall located on 11th and 12th streets be- town is both the second- area outside of Midtown Manhattan, with a tween Arch and Filbert. Home to more than 60 PHOTO: J. FUSCO/GPTMC oldest and -largest on the population of approximately 1.5 million in individually owned market stalls that feature East Coast, home to some the city proper. Including the suburban metro an incredible variety of fresh ingredients and 10,000 Chinese and other Asian Americans area, Philadelphia is also the second-largest ready-made food, the market is also one of the from many different ethnic communities. metropolitan region on the East Coast with a few places in urban Pennsylvania where one total population of 5.5 million, and fifth largest Located six short blocks east of the convention can find genuine Amish food. PHOTO: M. EDLOW/VISIT PHILADELPHIA IN-DEPTH June 1-14, 2018 7

PHOTO: MILES KENNEDY Passyunk Square Penn Museum of Independence Hall Archeology

Franklin Court Printing PHOTO: R. KENNEDY/GPTMC Office Capogiro out Anastasi Seafood at the corner of 9th and Washington streets. But for

PHOTO : J. FUSCO/GPTMC those really wanting to try a famous Bell, which is located cheesesteak, then walk down 9th across the street on street to the intersection of Passyunk Avenue, the corner of Chest- home to the famous Pat’s King of Steaks and nut and 6th streets. Geno’s Steaks, which are opposite of each After that, walk other — both are open 24 hours. PHOTO: J. FUSCO/VISIT PHILADELPHIA Pat’s King east on Chestnut to PASSYUNK SQUARE of Steaks the portrait gallery, An emerging neighborhood in South Philly PHOTO: VISIT PHILADELPHIA which is housed in located south of the Italian Market, Passyunk Liberty the Second Bank of Square is a great place for dining or shopping Bell the U.S., home to oil paintings detailing many at one of its fashion boutiques. Center of America’s Founding Fathers, then walk • What to Do through Franklin Court to see Benjamin Grab a gelato from Capogiro, located on Franklin’s printing press and post office. Passyunk just south of Tasker Street, and people • Where to Eat watch at the Singing Fountain in the square. PHOTO: VISIT PHILADELPHIA PHOTO: DAVID CRUZ Cuba Libre on 2nd Street just south of Market • Where to Eat tween 13th and Broad streets, for happy hour, • What to Do is sure to please with its innovative take on Visit Saté Kampar on Passyunk Avenue then grab dinner and a live jazz show next Window shop through the main fashion traditional Cuban dishes and selection of fresh near the corner of 13th street, Philadelphia’s door at Time or down the street at Chris’ Jazz corridor from the Bellevue on Broad Street, fruit juices. For dessert, check out the Franklin only Malaysian restaurant and one of the few Café. For those feeling adventurous, check out going west down Walnut Street until you hit Fountain, a Victorian-era soda fountain and places where customers can order halal and after-hours nightclubs Voyeur or Woody’s, the park on 18th. Then, catch some street ice cream parlor located on Market between non-halal meals from the same kitchen. A located opposite of each other on 13th street performers in Rittenhouse Square or people 2nd and Front streets. Malaysian immigrant, chef/owner Ange Branca just south of Walnut. watch from one of the many sidewalk cafés ITALIAN MARKET strives to re-create the integrated diversity of • Where to Eat lining the park. One of Philly’s few European ethnic enclave her native Kuala Lumpur, inviting Muslims Don’t let its lounge bar atmosphere be de- • Where to Eat communities where Italian and Sicilian are still and individuals of other faiths to break fast ceiving, as Valanni, located on Spruce just Far from standard pub fare, the Dandelion is commonly spoken, this neighborhood is named together during their Iftar dinners in the month east of 13th Street, is home to one of the best one of restaurateur Stephen Starr’s crowning after the bustling street produce market where of Ramadan. Currently, the restaurant is open Mediterranean-inspired brunches in the vil- achievements — mastering the best of English the famed training montage in 1976’s “Rocky” for dinner service only, and reservations are lage with a highly innovative cocktail menu as cuisine with an upscale flare. Fun fact: The takes place. In recent decades, the market has recommended. well. Afterward, visit Big Gay Ice Cream a few upholstery and other furnishings were all also expanded to include shops and restaurants UNIVERSITY CITY blocks away on South Street near Broad and try imported directly from real pubs in the U.K. owned by newer immigrant communities from Located on the West bank of the Schuylkill one of its signature flavors like “salty pimp.” that were closing down or being renovated. Southeast Asia and Central America. Located River, University City is just two subway stops Located at the corner of 18th and Sansom OLD CITY two miles south of the convention hotel, it’s away from the City Hall station on the Market streets, reservations are recommended, but the Old City is Philadelphia’s most historic probably best to take a cab here. Frankford line or a 10-minute cab ride from Dandelion does welcome walk-ins at the bar. district, which features dozens of Colonial- • What to Do the convention hotel. Named for its proximity era buildings and other monuments related to MIDTOWN VILLAGE Enjoy the sights and smells of Old World to Ivy League giant University of Pennsyl- the birth of American democracy. In recent Affectionately nicknamed the “Gaybor- Italy by way of South Philly’s Italian American vania and STEM-heavy Drexel University, decades, the neighborhood has also become hood” by locals, Midtown Village is a bustling community. Visit Claudio’s Specialty Foods both campuses have ample outdoor space and a vibrant nightlife destination, complete with restaurant and shopping corridor along 12th on 924 S. 9th Street to sample its house-aged dining options. dozens of restaurants and bars, plus a number and 13th from Chestnut to Spruce streets that sharp provolone cheese and Isgro Pastries on • What to Do of art galleries that often host public events. once housed Philadelphia’s Greek community. 1009 Christian St. for the cannoli. Walk down Visit Penn’s Institute of Contemporary Art, The neighborhood is about a 20-minute walk Home to Giovanni’s, the oldest continuously 9th Street, south of Washington Avenue, to located at the corner of 36th and Sansom streets, due east from the convention hotel or a short operated LGBTQ+ bookstore, Midtown Village check out the Mexican section of the market then head due south to stroll through Penn’s cab ride away. is also the undisputed headquarters of Philly’s and grab a paleta (Mexican popsicle) from El scenic Locust Walk. End this trip with a visit • What to Do gay nightlife. The neighborhood is about a Pueblo Refresqueria on the corner of 9th and to the Penn Museum of Archaeology, which Visit Independence Hall 10-minute walk Ellsworth streets. features one of the world’s most extensive (must reserve tickets in ad- southeast from the • Where to Eat Egyptian collections; it currently is housing vance) for a self-guided tour convention hotel. For home-style Italian American food, Villa a special exhibit on Middle Eastern art in the of the first U.S. capitol build- • What to Do di Roma on 9th Street, just south of Claudio’s, age of ISIS titled “Cultures in the Crossfire: ing, then see the Liberty Stop by trendy is always a great bet, or for fresh fish, check Stories From Syria and Iraq.” Greek bar/restau- • Where to Eat rant Opa, located Japanese chef Hiroyuki “Zama” Tanaka on Sansom be- recently opened his izakaya concept coZara at the corner of 33rd and Chestnut streets. Jazz at Time Before opening his own restaurant, Tanaka PHOTO: A. RICKETTS oversaw the kitchen at Iron Chef Morimoto’s Italian Market Philadelphia restaurant, Morimoto. Craving soul food? Then try Baby Blues BBQ at 34th and Sansom streets.

These are just some of the many highlights Philadelphia has to offer. Convention is only Rainbow-colored a few weeks away. Mark these suggestions crosswalks in the down and get ready to experience what is sure Gayborhood to create memories that will last a lifetime! n PHOTO: R. KENNEDY/GPTMC PHOTO: M. FISCHETTI/VISIT PHILADELPHIA 8 June 1-14, 2018 IN-DEPTH

Mikami family circa 1925 Jason Mikami’s Aiko Mikami posing near the mother, Aiko new vines Jason planted to revitalize the vineyard

PHOTOS: COURTESY OF JASON MIKAMI

Jason Mikami in 2008 2015 Zinfandel grapes Preserving Honor For Jason Mikami, his Mikami Vineyards produces more than award-winning wines — it’s all about carrying on a family legacy. The vineyard before Jason Mikami gave it a makeover. Zinfandel grapes growing in the Mikami Vineyards in October 2012 August 2017 grapes Jason Mikami rebuilt his father’s vineyard to make it vibrant again.

The new vines growing in 2005 after Jason Mikami redid the vineyard. Jason Mikami in 2016

By Kristen Taketa, “The real reason for doing this is really about and lived with a few other families in the barn Tokays were a Lodi specialty. They contained Contributor family,” Jason Mikami said. “It’s more of a of the local family that had held on to their seeds, had crisp reddish-yellow skin, had “full, labor of love and doing something that ties leftover belongings. fruity flavor” and were one of Lodi’s most or years, Jim Mikami cared for each of back to my dad and my grandfather.” The Mikamis bought their own vineyard popular grapes near the early 20th century, the more than 5,000 grapevines in his The Mikami family first set its roots in for the first time in the late 1940s, a 30-acre according to the Lodi News-Sentinel. Northern California vineyard himself. America in 1896, when Jason’s grandfather property that Jason Mikami’s uncle’s family But over time, seedless grapes superseded FHe tractored the land. He irrigated each moved to the U.S. from Japan and settled in the currently owns. Tokays in popularity. Tokays became hard to row. He pruned every vine. If Mikami hadn’t farming town of Lodi in Northern California. In 1958, Jim Mikami married Aiko through find in Lodi because customers just didn’t want suffered a fall from a ladder that paralyzed Like other immigrants, he came here looking an arranged marriage. She joined the Mikami them anymore, according to the News-Sentinel. his body, he may well have continued single- for a better life. family in Lodi, which was a small and rural The Mikami family barely made any money handedly cultivating his vineyard into his 80s. The elder Mikami knew nothing about town compared to her bustling home city of with Tokays, Jason Mikami said. Jim Mikami “With the exception of harvest, everything grape-growing, but he took it up because grapes Hiroshima. The fact that she was moving was one of the few Lodi growers to hold on to was done with his bare hands,” said Jason were the hottest crop to grow in Lodi. About to a country that had killed her brother and Tokays. He never swapped Tokays out himself, Mikami, Jim Mikami’s son. “I think he was 14 years later, Jason’s father, Jim, was born, scarred her body did not fail to pain her and partly because it would’ve been financially just really attached to the fact that he could destined to follow in his father’s footsteps and her family, Jason Mikami said. difficult for him to do so, Jason Mikami said. produce something and see the fruits of his take up grape farming. But she was determined to bring to America Jim Mikami, paralyzed by his fall from the labors, literally. I think that’s what kept him Then, WWII arrived at their doorstep. He her passion for the Japanese arts, including ladder, grew weaker in health into his 80s. going.” didn’t own any land by that time, but Jason’s tea ceremonies, the shamisen and ikebana, While he did, the vineyard he had toiled over It’s this attitude, which echoes gaman, or grandfather had just bought a brand-new car. Jason Mikami said. Even though Lodi turned and cultivated with his own hands fell into persevering through the seemingly unbear- The family hadn’t kept the car a month before out to be much smaller than she thought, disarray. The vineyard had become a wild able, and shouganai, or enduring with dignity, they were told to abandon it and nearly all their Aiko Mikami did end up teaching many grassland of yellow brush that had swallowed that underlies not just the history of Mikami other possessions and move to an internment people in the Central Valley, even helping to the vines and rows. Vineyards but also of the Japanese American camp, located 2,000 miles away in Rohwer, found a tea ceremony group in San Francisco, Around the time Jim Mikami passed away Mikami family. It’s what helped get them Ark. A local California family let them and Jason Mikami said. In that way, she, too, in 2005, it was up to his son, Jason, to decide through discrimination and violence in World other Japanese American families store some like her husband, embraced the spirit of what to do with the vineyard. War II, and it’s what helped build their strong, of their belongings in a barn, so they wouldn’t shouganai. Jason Mikami cleared away the brush, carved award-winning vineyard. have to give up everything. Jim Mikami bought the current family out neat rows, dug a sustainable irrigation sys- Unlike his father and his grandfather, Jason Jason’s mother, Aiko Mikami, meanwhile, vineyard in the 1960s, shortly after marrying tem and planted young, new vines. He replaced Mikami doesn’t need the vineyard to make was becoming a victim of the war on the op- Aiko. The vineyard is about 15 acres and was all the Tokay grapevines with Zinfandels, a a living — he’s worked with computers and posite side of the world. Aiko Mikami was first built in 1902. highly popular California grape. He dedicated technology since the rise of the dot-com living in Hiroshima when, in 1945, Americans When Jim Mikami took over the small a small block of the vineyard to making wine. movement, and he now manages an engineer- dropped an atomic bomb on the city. The force farm, only two varieties of grapes were The decision to only grow one grape variety ing team at Uber. However, he also grows of it burned her and buried her in debris. She already growing there — about one-third were at first was intentional. grapes and makes wine to carry on a family made it out alive, but her brother did not. Zinfandel wine grapes, and two-thirds were “The concentration and the flavor profiles legacy. He does so to preserve what he calls After the war, Jim Mikami returned to Lodi the then-Lodi-famous Tokay table grape. of the wine will be somewhat diluted if you’re “family honor.” IN-DEPTH June 1-14, 2018 9

You’re not trying to overwhelm the senses.” capturing a gold medal in the prestigious San Jason Mikami also said that, unlike some Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. Like The Zinfandel other wineries, he avoids trying to produce every other Zinfandel that Mikami Vineyards 2015 captured tastes with heavy oak or smoky undertones. has produced, the 2015 wine sold out. a gold medal in “We farm in a completely sustainable, bio- How did he learn all this about growing the prestigious dynamic fashion, where you look to sustain grapes and winemaking? San Francisco the vineyard forever,” he said. Jason Mikami was not only taught by his Chronicle Wine That means growing a very small number of father, but he also took viticulture courses at Competition. varieties of grapes — while the vineyard has the University of California, Davis. He’s been specialized in Zinfandel the past few years, working with wine for 13 years. Jason Mikami also has a dry rosé and is debut- For the vineyard’s success, Jason Mikami ing a petite sirah later this year. The vineyard also credits his winemaker, Kian Tavakoli, is small, producing only about 300 cases. who also studied at Davis and has worked at Sustainable practices also means limiting prestigious Napa Valley wineries Opus One the use of pesticides and the number and Clos du Val. of times a field is tractored. Jason As an award-winning winemaker, graduate Mikami avoids tractoring too much of the University of California, Berkeley, and because it either creates dust and successful technology start-up leader, Jason scatters dirt, or it compacts the soil. Mikami’s life looks starkly different from He also uses French oak barrels to that of his parents. But he still makes sure he age the wine. “Everything is done in keeps his Japanese American heritage close. a very much artisanal winemaking He has taught his 10-year-old daughter a lot fashion,” he said. about the history of her family, including her The Mikami Vineyards’ most re- grandparents’ experiences during WWII. He cent Zinfandel, a 2015 wine, was also takes her to Japanese language school aged in these barrels for about 20 on the weekends, and she plays basketball in trying to produce too many grapes,” Jason months. What resulted was a wine a Japanese American league. Jason Mikami Mikami said. “We try to manage the fruit with a “deep, dark-red color with also has been active in his local JACL chapter, load and maintain a good balance between Mikami Vineyard Manager Mike Manna a black-cherry red hue,” “aromas including attending fundraisers and fruit and vine health.” (left) and winemaker Kian Tavakoli of red and black fruit” and “wild other events. Here’s how Jason Mikami explains the bramble, roasted coffee and subtle “I really do think the Japanese American philosophy behind the type of wine his vineyard vanilla notes,” as it is described on community is a dwindling community in aims to produce: do like . . . . But what we try and produce is the vineyard’s website. “On the palate, terms of just pure numbers. I have a strong “Lodi is oftentimes known for ‘big wines,’ something more balanced, meaning that it has the wine is soft, but held up with an upright desire to continue to talk about our history,” and what ‘big wines’ means is very fruit- some acidity to it, so that when you’re drinking, tannic structure, and delivering flavors of he said. “As I’m getting older now, there is a forward, jammy, pretty high in alcohol, packs you’re not overwhelmed by alcohol but sort of blackberries, cocoa and dried herbs.” lot to be said about wanting to do more for a big punch in your mouth, which some people have a more lively taste through the acidity. The Zinfandel 2015 was award-winning, your community.” n

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SHIGENOBU ‘SHIGE’ IMAI

TRIBUTE On April 18, 2018, Hood River several generations of Japanese lost one of its longtime treasures. Agricultural Trainees. Adachi, Haruko, 99, Whittier, CA, Muraoka, Harold, 87, Mission Hills, “Shige” Shigenobu Imai passed At the age of 90, Shige finally March 6; she was predeceased by CA, March 15; he is survived by his away at Providence Hood River stepped away from farming and her husband, Masakane Adachi, wife, Shigeko; children, Russell, Memorial Hospital at the age of realized how much he could enjoy and son, Thomas Yuji Adachi; she Douglas (Cori) and Cheryl (Richard) 98. Shige was born on Jan. 16, full retirement. He sold the farm is survived by her children, Kumiko Ito; brothers, Victor (Lois) and Mon- 1920, on Dee Flat just a half mile and moved into Providence Down Gerber, Kazumi (Roosevelt) Suzu- roe Muraoka; mother-in-law, Set- from where he farmed for 60-plus Manor and involved himself in his ki, Katherine Yukiko Adachi, Keiko suko Mukai; sisters-in-law, Emmy years. Shige lived an honorable new retirement community. He made Anne (Fred) Morisaki and Ronald (Tadashi) Yamaoka and Clarae life and was a devoted husband many new friends at his new home Adachi; she is also survived by Muraoka; brothers-in-law, Elmer and father. and was highly thought of over many nieces, nephews and other Boomhower and William Smailes; Shige was the eldest of seven the years that he lived there. He relatives; gc: 8; ggc: 15. he is also survived by many nieces, children. He was 7 years old when was always finding ways to stay fit nephews and other relatives; gc: 4. he was sent to live with his paternal through physical exercise, nutritious Doi, Douglas Michitsura, 88, grandparents in Okayama Prefec- eating and using Sudoku to exercise Glendale, CA, March 29; he was Nakayama, Tsunero, 98, San ture in Japan. After three years, he his mind. The social interactions predeceased by his wife, Kathryn Francisco, CA, Feb. 6; during WWII, was anxious to come home, so through bingo, card games and Michiko Tokinobu Doi; he is survived she was incarcerated at the Tanfo- when the opportunity arose, he hopped on a boat with field trips and growing a small garden kept him busy by his children, Lisa Doi (Mark Pe- ran Assembly Center in CA and the his uncle and sailed home to the U.S. Having taken at his new home in town. terson), Sanford Doi and Candice Topaz WRA Center in Utah; she was time away from school to help on the family farm in Shige first learned to use a computer at the youth- Doi; brothers, Norio and Kazuo Doi; predeceased by her husband, John addition to his absence while in Japan, he graduated ful age of 82, where he enjoyed learning to formulate gc: 2. S.; she is survived by her children, two years behind his age group from Hood River Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. He was always striving Suzanne and David; gc: 1. High School in 1940. After graduation, he continued to keep his brain active and young. He was a strong Egusa, Toyoko, 95, Palo Alto, CA, to work on the family farm until the bombing of Pearl advocate for staying active in order to live a long and March 22; she was predeceased by Nishi, Keiko, 77, Los Angeles, CA, Harbor. In an effort to prove his loyalty to the U.S., he happy life. He loved to cook and in his younger years her husband, George; she is sur- Feb. 21; she is survived by her hus- volunteered to serve his country by enlisting in the he enjoyed fishing with his father, brothers and friends. vived by her sons, Moss, Glen, Dan band, Tak; children, Naomi (Norm) Army. He was proud to serve his country during such He learned how to prepare traditional Japanese foods (Yumi), Jerry (Suzanne), and Ken; Sakai and Daniel (Kristal) Nishi; an extraordinary time while his family was interned and fish that he had caught. His daughter remembers gc: 9; ggc: 8. gc: 4. in concentration camps. Shige is featured in Linda many fishing trips with her father both on the Columbia Tamura’s book, “Nisei Soldiers Break Their Silence: River and deep sea fishing at the Oregon coast. He Gekko, Mitsugi, 91, Gardena, CA, Nishikawa, Fumiko, 100, Los An- Coming Home to Hood River,” which is a compelling always enjoyed hobbies, gardening and new technol- March 8; he was predeceased by geles, CA, Jan. 25; she was prede- story of courage, community, endurance and repara- ogy and you just never knew what kind of project you his wife, Emiko; he is survived by his ceased by her husband, Charles; tion, which shares the experiences of 2nd-generation would find him involved in. One of Shige’s favorite children, Steve (Jeanne), Rich (Teri) she is survived by her sister, Japanese Americans (Nisei) who served in the U.S. things was to share the fruits of his labor. and Sharon Gekko; he is also sur- Sachi Ochiai; a niece, four nephews Army during World War II. After serving in the 162nd In 2012, Shige was honored to receive the Con- vived by many nieces, nephews and and many grandnieces and grand- Processing Company, guarding and processing PW’s gressional Gold Medal for his service in the Military other relatives; gc: 7. nephews. in Honouliuli, Hawaii, Shige returned to Hawaii for a Intelligence Service during WWII. He was a proud yet brief period of time. Shortly thereafter, he decided to humble and gentle man. He was especially proud of Hirabayashi, Alice, 78, Gardena, Ohara, Veronica, 97, Los Angeles, become a college student at the University of Oregon. his Japanese heritage and being able to overcome the CA, March 10; she is survived by CA, March 10; she was predeceased Farming was calling, and Shige returned to the Hood difficulties that family and Japanese friends endured her husband, Stan Hirabayashi; by her husband, Masatomo; sons, River Valley to grow apples and pears as an orchardist during and just after the war. He was interviewed for children, Shelly (Kenny) Baba and Harry and Dick; she is survived by on Dee Flat. He married Mary Toda of The Dalles in OPB’s “Oregon Experience” on PBS, which will air Craig (Phoi) Hirabayashi; siblings, her daughters, Nancy Okamura and March of 1949, and they have one daughter. sometime toward the end of this year. George (Carolyn) Yoda and Suzan Lily (Gene) Van Vleet; gc: 7; ggc: 7. Throughout his lifetime, Shige enjoyed volunteering In 2015, with his daughter at his side, Shige traveled (Morgan) Nishiguchi; sister-in-law, for many activities. Serving as a volunteer fire Chief to Washington, D.C., on the Honor Flight to see the Betty (Kaz) Sato; she is also sur- Sato, Ellen, 57, Fullerton, CA, and fire fighter for the Dee Fire Department was one WWII Memorial. He was extremely honored to have vived by many nieces, nephews and March 11; she is survived by her of the highlights of his life. He gave 110% of himself had this opportunity and to meet and enjoy camaraderie other relatives; gc: 6. husband, Fred Simon; stepchildren, as he took his responsibilities to the community seri- with other veterans. Katie Salamon and Philip Simon; ously. Many folks in Hood River may remember the Shige is survived and will be deeply missed by his Iida, Ted Teruhiko, 91, Sylmar, father, George; father-in-law, Fred infamous and successful Chow Mein Dinner, which daughter, Sheri Imai-Swiggart and her husband, Brad CA, March 15; he is survived by his Simon Sr.; siblings, Eric, Curtis and was held at Wy’East High School as a fundraiser for Swiggart, of Lynden, Wash. He is also survived by his wife, Chieko Iida; children, Lorraine Jodi; a niece and three nephews; the fire department. Other volunteer positions and brothers, George Imai of Hood River, Ore., and Tetsuo (Keith Fudenna), Douglas (Chris), gc: 2. lifetime memberships were with the American Legion, Imai of Plancentia, Calif.; several cousins; many re- Calvin and Robert (Diana Mausser) VFW and the Upper Valley Lion’s Club. He was also a markable nieces and nephews; as well as great- and Iida; siblings, David (Kazuko) Iida, Shigekawa, Satsuki, 99, Los An- member of the JACL and the Oregon Nikkei Legacy great-great nieces and nephews, all of whom he was Hide Yamada, George (Dorothy) geles, CA, March 8; he was prede- Center. Shige was interested in preserving Japanese very proud of. He was preceded in death by his wife, Iida, Nancy Iida and Helen Oshiro; ceased by his wife, Edna Sakimoto American history and culture. He enjoyed two trips to Mary Toda Imai; parents, Tomoyoshi Imai and Kotono sister-in-law, Kazumi Fukawa; she Shigekawa; son, Kenneth Shigeka- Japan with the Hood River Tsuruta Sister City program Moriyasu Imai; brothers, Hitoshi and Shiro Imai; and is also survived by many nieces, wa; he is survived by his children, and was delighted to include a visit with family in sisters, Molly Lessner and Akiko Nakamura; nieces, nephews and other relatives; gc: 4. Janet (Mark) Nakamaru and Philip Okayama Prefecture, where he spent time as a child. Christie Nakamura, Arlene Schlosser and Julianne (Lucy) Shigekawa; gc: 5; ggc: 1. Shige worked for Diamond Fruit Growers for 28 Beliel; and nephew, Dale Imai. Kazunaga, Sakai, 93, Los Ange- years and “retired” to his apple and pear orchard. He Memorials in Shige’s name are encouraged and les, CA, March 30; he was prede- Taggart, Sharon Naomi Aono, 77, took especially great pride in his highly sought after should be directed to the Oregon Nikkei Endowment; ceased by his wife, Betty Ayako; he Santa Rosa, CA, March 15; she is Asian Pears. Enjoying meeting neighbors and return 121 N.W. 2nd Ave. Portland, OR 97209 (503) 224-1458. is survived by his children, Ron Ka- survived by her daughter, Marisela customers was an aspect of being a part of the annual A memorial and celebration of Shige’s life was held zunaga, Jon Kazunaga and Karen (Kraig) Singleton; aunts, Mae Kake- Arts and Crafts Fair during Harvest Fest that he looked June 2 at Anderson’s Tribute Center. Graveside rites Samuelson; sister, Sachi Miki; gc: 1. hashi and Mary Nomura; uncle, Bill forward to for over 20 years. As an orchardist, Shige with military honors was held at Idlewilde Cemetery. (Yetsko) Fukawa; gc: 6. worked hard over the years and was always delighted Visit www.AndersonsTributeCenter.com to leave a Kuwahara, Rev. Koshi Hiroyuki, to share his knowledge of raising apples and pears with note of condolence for the family. 83, Los Angeles, CA, March 12; Tanamachi, Yaeko, 102, Torrance, he is survived by his wife, Mitsuyo CA, April 8; she was predeceased Kuwahara; children, Kenny (Hiroko) by her husband, Roy; son, Cary; PLACE A TRIBUTE and Emily (Ian Barner); he is also she is survived by her children, Don survived by many other relatives in (Jane), Glenn (Kathi) and Linda ‘In Memoriam’ is a free Japan; gc: 4. (Ken) Kishiyama; daughter-in-law, listing that appears on a Linda, gc: 8; ggc: 4. limited, space-available basis. Monuki, Sakiko, 89, Torrance, CA, Tributes honor your loved March 5; she was predeceased by Umekubo, Masao, 89, Seal Beach, ones with text and photos and her husband, Al; she is survived by CA, March 17; he is survived by his appear in a timely manner at her children, Edwin and Louise; she siblings, Tsutomu “Tootie” Umekubo the rate of $20/column inch. is also survived by brothers; many and Ikue (Norio) Akashi; he is also Contact: nieces and nephews; gc: 6. survived by many nieces, nephews, [email protected] grandnieces and grandnephews. n or call (213) 620-1767 ext. 104 12 June 1-14, 2018 COMMENTARY

Top 5 Boomer Travel Trends for 2018 REIMAGINE EVERYTHING Footloose and Fancy Free Powering Down to Be More Baby Boomers are more motivated Relax/Rejuvenate in the Moment to travel to relax and rejuvenate % % and get away from everyday life 38 vs 49 More employed Boomers will use % % 2017 2018 than in 2017 all or most of their vacation time in 59 vs 68 2017 2018 Get away from 2018 than in 2017 everyday life % % 39 vs 47 2017 2018 STUDY ON 2018 TRAVEL TRENDS Turn off computer

Fewer report having any barriers to travel in 2018 (20% report no Stand By Shut Down barriers compared to 12% in 2017) mostly summer vacations, multigenera- nials with paid time off expect to bring Investing in Experiences Boomers plan to spend an average of Millennials and GenXers could take a lesson tional travel or weekend getaways. About work along on a trip, compared to 56 per- almost $6,400 on leisure travel in 2018 about unplugging from Boomers and 89% say this is the same or more than they spent in 2017 Boomers feel it isn’t important to stay connected to 66 percent of Boomers travel domestically cent of Boomers. work on vacation, compared to Millennials & GenXers 34% 46 % 61% By Ron Mori by plane and 60 percent by car. • In the international travel arena, touring Millennials GenX Boomers For Boomers, going abroad is more with a local is increasingly appealing. It’s All About Amenities Touring with The top reason for choice of accommodations the Locals ura vida. I heard it throughout my is the amenities that come with it 40% More international 49% likely a “bucket list” trip (22 percent), the The Question of Unplugging travelers want to tour 2017 recent family trip to Costa Rica. By Of those renting private homes, with a local in 2018 79% say it’s for the amenities such Tour with online survey found. As for ways to experi- The AARP 2018 Travel Trends survey dis- as the kitchen, washer/dryer a local the second day, I understood what the ence a new destination, increasingly travelers covered that some attitudes toward vacation Welcome 환영합니다 locals meant by pura vida, which roughly Among those who shy away from P private home rentals, 47% say it’s abroad like the idea of touring with a local in varied by age. While 68 percent of employed because they prefer hotel services translates to “pure life, simple life,” and as such as room service & concierge 2018 (49 percent) compared to 40 percent in Boomers with paid time off anticipate taking Source: AARP Travel Research: 2018 Travel Trends, November 2017 I found out, it’s more than a phrase and more (aarp.org/2018traveltrends) 2017, the study revealed. all or most of their employer-provided days Contacts: Vicki Gelfeld, [email protected]; Patty David, [email protected] (AARP Research) a way of life throughout Costa Rica. https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00179.002 Destinations and Experiences off in 2018, 79 percent of Millennials ex- A recent AARP Travel survey reveals some The year ahead looks like a busy one for pect to use all/most of theirs. Boomers don’t noteworthy trends in preferences and other many Boomers­ — and they are still making often mix business with pleasure. Just 25 areas regarding travel. For one: The survey plans: percent of these Boomers tacked on an extra • When asked if it was “extremely/very found that people are increasingly wanting • 47 percent plan to travel domestical- day or two to a business trip for themselves important” to stay connected with their their trips to be true escapes that leave them ly and internationally. Top choices for last year, but 40 percent of Gen Xers and employer during vacation, 47 percent of feeling recharged. This certainly applied to those going abroad: the Caribbean/Latin 53 percent of Millennials did. Millennials said yes; while just 33 percent our family with the end of the school term America and Europe. What about unplugging while away? It can of Gen Xers and 16 percent of Boomers and a chance to break away from work. • Just 23 percent of international trips and be hard to go off the grid, but just how hard agreed it was a high priority. Survey Results 13 percent of domestic travel have been varies by generation, among those who are My parting advice is to unplug, plan ahead Just what motivates people to hit the road? booked for 2018. Of those still planning, working and have vacation days. and recharge this summer. AARP travel About 57 percent of Boomers travel to spend 75 percent have chosen their destination • Seventy-four percent of Millennials resources will help you plan, research and time with family and friends, the same abroad, and 72 percent of those traveling expect to bring work along on a trip; 65 save money on your vacation. Visit aarp.org/ amount as last year. But in this new survey, in the U.S. know where they want to go. percent of Gen Xers plan to do the same; travel, and finally, pura vida! 49 percent of Boomers say they travel to re- Consider the Following: but just 56 percent of Boomers are likely lax and rejuvenate (up from 38 percent in • The percentage of Boomers saying they to work while out of the office. Ron Mori is a member of the Washing- 2017), and 47 percent are looking for a geta- travel to relax and rejuvenate jumped from • Of those Boomers who do expect to work ton, D.C., JACL chapter and manager of way from everyday life (up from 39 percent). 38 percent to 49 percent. on vacation, most try to limit it to just 10 community, states and national affairs — For those who travel in the U.S., trips are • Seventy-four percent of employed Millen- percent of their leisure time. multicultural leadership for AARP.

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