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Aloha! several years ago while serving on the board of the Japanese American Citizens league, i had the good fortune of meeting Carole Hayashino, Jane Kurahara, and betsy young. At the time, the JCCH had rediscovered the Honouliuli internment site in Kunia and there was There is so much to learn, enjoy, and be enriched by at the JCCH. increasing momentum to bring statewide and national attention to the in my (now almost 6 months) role as the new president & executive importance of Hawai‘i’s internment history. While on the board of JACl, director, every day brings with it a new set of experiences that remind and subsequently as the chapter’s president, i was able to lend support me how vital this organization is to the community. We try to capture in to the remarkable efforts that JCCH, and many others, put forth to this issue of Legacies some of what has transpired at JCCH since the persuade the Obama Administration to establish the Honouliuli national winter of 2018 — and highlight the people and programs that make this Historical monument. little did i know that the relationships that were organization so special. forged during that experience would lead me, in part, to becoming the in keeping with the principles of Okage Sama De, i am what i am new president and executive director of the JCCH. A position that i am because of you, JCCH has recorded over 212 oral histories transcribed humbled and grateful to have been selected to fill. and cataloged in the Tokioka Heritage resource Center. Volunteer As 2019 progresses and we look ahead, there are many challenges and member of the board of directors, dr. mel inamasu, continues to before us as a community and as a Center. For JCCH, this is a time to conduct interviews from a diverse group of people whose oral histories boldly step forward and develop new partnerships while also continuing capture the essence of the Japanese experience in Hawai‘i. some of the to invest in the quality programing that defines our Center and reflections are from notable leaders in our community, and collectively reinforces the contributions of Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i. (Continued on page 2) 2018-2019 board oF dIreCTors (Continued From page 1)

ChaIr oF The board rOnAld HAyAsHi Ken HAyAsHidA are an invaluable resource now and for future generations. We added an abstract from an oral mArK ibArA history in this issue and will continue to do so in future issues of Legacies. seCreTary mel inAmAsU Tyler TOKiOKA JAsOn iTO speaking of the Tokioka Heritage resource Center, JCCH was thrilled to learn that it VICe ChaIr/Treasurer WilliAm KAneKO was selected as Honolulu Magazine’s 2019 Best Place to Research Your Japanese Ancestry. dArryl nAKAmOTO dOnnA KAWAnO Thanks to the incredible work of volunteers like mr. Tatsumi Hayashi and ms. yoko Waki, the VICe ChaIr reid HOKAmA sCOTT KUiOKA resource Center is a valuable resource to families seeking to translate their koseki and delve miTCHell nisHimOTO into where their ancestors emigrated from. VICe ChaIr dAniel KAmiTAKi JAime KinOsHiTA OliVeirA if you have not been to a program at JCCH recently, you have many opportunities this

VICe ChaIr ArT TAnigUCHi season to participate — and i hope you do. it takes a whole host of individuals, organizations, Hawai‘i Representative dArren OTA and volunteer support to bring our programs to life. This support makes it possible to fulfill deidre TegArden aT-larGe dIreCTors Maui Representative our mission to be a vibrant resource, strengthening our diverse community by educating JOdi nOZOe CHAng sCOTT yAgiHArA present and future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. Kaua‘i Representative leigHTOn HArA Hand in hand with you, we continue to honor this mission and forge ahead in new ways to discover and tell new stories, find new ways to connect with the past, and explore new

2018-2019 board oF GoVernors partnerships within our immediate community and beyond. dAVid ArAKAWA AKemi KUrOKAWA dAVid AsAnUmA COlberT mATsUmOTO Thank you for your support of the JCCH. COUnCilmember brennOn mOriOKA CArOl FUKUnAgA debbie nAKAgAWA With gratitude, dOUglAs gOTO blAir OdO sUsAn HArAmOTO dennis OgAWA deAn HirATA CUrT OTAgUrO AKiO HOsHinO T. rAymOnd seKiyA KATHryn inKinen gArreTT seriKAWA JaCCe s. MIkulaneC WAyne isHiHArA JAy sUemOri PReSiDent AnD executive DiRectOR WAyne KAmiTAKi dOn TAKAKi COUnCilmember Ann KObAyAsHi rOnAld UsHiJimA JAne KOmeiJi senATOr glenn WAKAi sUsAn yAmAdA CHrisTine KUbOTA ANNUAl MEMbErShIP MEETING sTaFF Dear JCCH Member, PresIdenT and deVeloPMenT CoordInaTor eXeCuTIVe dIreCTor lArsen miHO JACCe miKUlAneC [email protected] you are invited to attend the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i’s Annual membership [email protected] (808) 945-7633 eXT. 22 (808) 945-7633 eXT. 24 meeting. mark your calendars to save the date. We will send out more information in our dIreCTor oF ProGraMs Fall issue of Legacies! eXeCuTIVe assIsTanT AUdrey mUrOmOTO Wendy FUJiTAni [email protected] [email protected] (808) 945-7633 eXT. 28 (808) 945-7633 eXT. 30 sATUrdAy, sepTember 14 eduCaTIon & ChIeF FInanCIal oFFICer ProGraM ManaGer 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. JAmie lee derriCK iWATA [email protected] [email protected] Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i (808) 945-7633 eXT. 33 (808) 945-7633 eXT. 25 mo¯‘ili‘ili room aCCounTInG sPeCIalIsT GIFT shoP ManaGer leiAnne FUJimUrA Ken yOsHidA [email protected] [email protected] (808) 945-7633 eXT. 29 (808) 945-7633 eXT. 32 dIreCTor oF eduCaTIon GIFT shoP & AllysOn nAKAmOTO ProGraMs assIsTanT [email protected] lisA FUrUKAWA (808) 945-7633 eXT. 47 [email protected]

ColleCTIons lIbrarIan sTaFF assoCIaTes mAry CAmpAny JAne KUrAHArA [email protected] beTsy yOUng (808) 945-7633 eXT. 34 (808) 945-7633 eXT. 42 dIreCTor oF TokIoka herITaGe CoMMunICaTIons & resourCe CenTer deVeloPMenT (808) 945-7633 eXT. 42 mArlA mUsiCK [email protected] Gallery/GIFT shoP (808) 945-7633 eXT. 27 (808) 945-7633 eXT. 43 MISSION STATEMENT: To be a vibrant resource, strengthening our diverse community by educating present and future generations in the evolving Japanese American experience in Hawai‘i. We do this through relevant programming, meaningful community service and innovative partnerships that enhance the understanding and celebration of our heritage, culture and love of the land. To guide us in this work we draw from the values found in our Japanese American traditions and the spirit of Aloha.

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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Chase Conching Marla Momi Musick Ray Tabata 4 2018 – 2019 JCCH Welcome Board of Directors Returning Reid Hokama, Chairman, Governance Committee Board Member The bylaws of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i define the Tyler Tokioka number, composition, terms and election of the Board of Directors. For the past year, we have been fortunate to have 19 individuals is currently VP of External serve on the board. Affairs for Island Insurance, the state’s On June 30, 2019, after serving six consecutive years on Tylerlargest Tokiokalocally-owned property and casualty the Board of Directors, Mitchell Nishimoto is termed-out and insurer. Tyler is a member of the Board of Directors of Island regrettably is ineligible for re-nomination. The Board Governance Holdings Inc. Committee expresses its thanks to Mr. Nishimoto for his support Active in community organizations, Tyler is Past-Chair of the and leadership over the past 6 years. Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Past-Chair of the The Board Governance Committee also nominates one Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i. individual to serve the one vacant position. Tyler participated in the Japanese American Leadership Delegation and is a member of the U.S.-Japan Council. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Oahu Economic Development Nominated for one three-year term and Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship. toLiann expire Ebesugawa June 30, 2022 is Liann Born in Honolulu, he earned a BBA from Pacific Lutheran Ebesugawa. Liann currently is the University, a MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and is a Assistant General Counsel and Assistant graduate of Punahou School. Corporate Secretary at Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. She previously served as Executive Director of the Hawai‘i State Board of Education, Property and Casualty Account Executive at Atlas Insurance Agency, and Associate Attorney at Goodsill, Anderson, Quinn & Stifel. She also clerked for Justice Simeon R. Acoba, Jr. Liann Welcome New is a graduate of the U.H. William S. Richardson School of Law and received an M.A. in English from the University of Hawai‘i, Board Member Ma¯noa. Liann serves on the Hawai‘i Civil Rights Commission. Jason Ito She also serves on the board of directors for the Japanese American Citizens League – Honolulu Chapter, the National has spent 36 years in the Asian Pacific AmericanB ar Association, InspirePolitics.com, hospitality industry. He joined the and the Hawai‘i State Bar Association – Young Lawyers RJasonoyal Hawaiian Ito Hotel in 1987 initially Division. Liann was also one of Pacific Business News’ Forty as a technology service provider to the Under 40 (2009) and a Pacific Century Fellow (Class of 2008). Kyo-ya/Sheraton Hotels. He worked through various departments and was eventually appointed as the General Manager, Support Services, As a member, you have the right to nominate additional Starwood Hotels and Resorts Waikiki for his last 6 years until individual(s) to serve on the JCCH board of directors. If you are leaving to join Kyo-ya in 2009. Jason serves as Kyo-ya’s Director, interested in submitting a nomination, please contact Wendy Administration, Labor and Community Relations. His responsibilities Fujitani, Executive Assistant at (808) 945-7633 Ext. 30 or email are aligned with and perpetuate Kyo-ya’s core values of taking [email protected] for the procedure and petition to nominate an care of its employees, supporting and doing what is right for the individual to the board of directors. The completed nomination community, and maintaining the long term legacy and stewardship form must be submitted to the Cultural Center office at 2454 of its assets. South Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826. Jason is active in a number of community organizations Pursuant to the Bylaws, Section 4.3(d), if there are no including the Waikiki Improvement Association, Honolulu Japanese additional nominees, nominations will be closed and the nominees Chamber of Commerce, Historic Hawai‘i Foundation, and Palama listed above shall be deemed unanimously elected. Thank you for Settlement. your attention in the Board of Directors nomination process. Jason attended DeVry Institute of Technology (Phoenix, AZ) and Electronics Institute (Honolulu, HI). 5 NEW STAFF! JCCH announces 3 new staff members to its team:

Director of Development & Communications TheMarla new Momi Director Musick of Development & Communications, Marla Musick, brings over 23 years of fundraising, communications, and creative services experience. She began her career in Individual Giving with the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institution in New York City. Marla managed membership and design department initiatives at The New York Public Library. She returned to Hawai‘i in January of 2005 to manage fund development, marketing, and alumni efforts as Director of Institutional Advancement for the U.H. Foundation with Kapi`olani Community College. After 7 years as a Development consultant, JCCH welcomes Marla to help build our fundraising and 2019 JCCH communication efforts. Marla graduated from the Kamehameha Schools, the University of Hawai‘i with a BFA in Design, and received her MA from New York University. You Scholarship can contact Marla at [email protected].

Congratulations to NOELJCCH Scholarship NEPOMUCENO Recipients: – Noel is a junior Executive Assistant Wendy Fujitani at UH Ma¯noa, majoring in Japanese. He Wendy Fujitani joins JCCH as Executive Assistant. She is involved in the community, including graduated from UH Ma¯noa with a business degree in participating in the Japan Wizards Competition marketing. Prior to JCCH, Wendy worked at Central and teaching Japanese at the Mo¯‘ili‘ili Pacific Bank for 4 years as a personal banker. She Community Center. joined the JCCH team in February and has enjoyed working on all aspects of JCCH’s administrative activities MIRA PELONIO – Mira is a senior at UH as well as meeting all the volunteers and hearing their Ma¯noa, also majoring in Japanese, intending stories. Wendy can be reached at [email protected]. to work in the tourism field.S he has studied abroad at JF Oberlin University in Machida and intends to return to work there one day.

Gift Shop and Program Assistant The JCCH Scholarship Program is supported LLisaisa Furukawa Furukawa is the new Gift Shop and Program by the Sekiya of Fukuoka/Hawai‘i Endowment Assistant. She will be working at the JCCH gift shop and Fund. gallery, as well as assisting JCCH with special events. above: Noel Nepomuceno, Mira Pelonio, Betsy and Lisa has worked with a local small business for 4 years, Ray Sekiya. and has volunteered with a local community service club since middle school. Lisa graduated from the University of Hawai‘i at Ma¯noa with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Marketing and a Minor in Anthropology. She is looking forward to working at JCCH because she wants to learn and teach our community about the history, the present, and the future of the Japanese in Hawai‘i. Lisa can be reached at [email protected]. EVENT rewinD

6 26Th ANNUAl maHalo NEW yEAr’S TO OUr 2019 spOnsOrs! ‘OhANA fESTIVAl! dIaMond

On January 13, we welcomed the year of the boar with the 26th Annual new year’s ‘Ohana Festival. We kicked off the day with a shinto¯ blessing that included Coach gerald Oda and the 2018 Honolulu little league Team, the festival’s Honorary Chairs. Then mo¯‘ili‘ili Field was filled with the sounds of performing groups, mochitsuki demonstrations, and children’s games and activities. All day long, fourteen food booths, including representatives from six local kenjin kai organizations, drew crowds interested in tasting special treats. From start to finish, JCCH’s Teruya Courtyard hosted a second stage of entertainment as well as a number of craft fair vendors. people flocked to the Kenshikan dojo for kendo, aikido, sumo, and karate demonstrations. in the Okage Sama De Historical gallery and Honouliuli education Center, multigenerational families embarked upon a scavenger hunt to learn more about the history of the Japanese in Hawai‘i. The scavenger hunt was born out of the need identified by JCCH volunteers to better introduce the community to immigrant stories, to teach not just about the Japanese in Hawai‘i but

really about what immigrants from many other ethnicities experienced, eventually making Gold up the multi-cultural community Hawai‘i has become today! Atlas insurance Agency Foundation JCCH’s fifth floor was packed with visitors browsing through the craft fair and the Honolulu Festival/JTb numerous cultural tables where guests were invited to try various Japanese arts. it takes a strong ‘ohana to host this each year. Thank you to all who sponsored, island insurance Foundation donated, volunteered, or participated in this event and truly helped to make the festival

a success once again. sIlVer Abm industry groups bayer U.s. - Crop science Family and Friends of Agriculture Hawaiian properties, ltd. Honolulu Authority for rapid Transportation roberts Hawaii

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Reid Hokama, Chair Christine Kubota John Rankin Diana Crowder Jane Kurahara Doug Shimokawa Duane Fujiwara Michelle Miyashiro Tyler Tokioka Len Fukushima Brennon Morioka Christine Uchida Leighton Hara Jaime Kinoshita Cindy Wong Oliveira Tim Ho Denise Yoshida Michelle Ota Mark Ibara Staci Yoshihara Darren Ota Nancy Kishi-Char Betsy Young Denise Park

Volunteer Support

Aiea High School Kalani High School Japanese Classes Japanese Classes AJA Baseball Maryknoll School ASSETS School McKinley High School Leo Club Bank Of Hawaii Mid Pacific Institute Castle High School Globetrotters Farrington High School Mid PacificI nstitute Anime Club Japanese Classes Henry J. Kaiser High School Moanalua High School Japanese Club Leo Club Honolulu Japanese Jr. Moanalua High School Chamber of Commerce Student Government Island Pacific Academy Oahu Civil Defense JET Alumni Association Pearl City High School Kaimuki High School Japanese Classes Hospitality Academy Punahou School Kaimuki High School Japanese Classes Student Government ZX3 Zumba UPCOMING

EVENTS

8 Summer Cultural 1100 University Avenue Workshops: Mō‘ili‘ili(old Varsity Theatre Summer parking lot) Fest July 6 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

SummerJapanese Cultural Craft Center and of Hawai`iCollectibles Fair forTeruya the Courtyard Spring July 13, August 10, September 14 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free and Open to the Public On the last warm days of Spring, and throughout the summer JCCH hosts the Summer Craft and Collectibles Fairs. Seek and discover antique and unique gifts on the second Saturday of the month. The first event was held on May 11, and the following events will be held on July 13, August 10, and September 14, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Join vendors from around the island when they bring their collection of Japanese themed artwork, kimono, swords, kokeshi, porcelain, jewelry, and textiles. There will also be items from the U.S. and Japan for collectors both young and old, as well as crafts from creative artisans showing off their wares. These low-key fairs are a great way to check out their treasures at your leisure, meet friendly local folk, and all without the huge crowds. Also, you can beat the heat by Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i checking out the items in the Gallery Gift Shop. Remember ‘Ohana Room, 5th floor the second Saturday of the month also means that admission Taiko 101 is free to the Okage Sama De Gallery. The first two hours of July 20 9:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m. parking is free with a purchase of $10 in the Gallery Gift Shop. Member: $25 non-Member: $35 Participants for the Taiko 101 workshop will learn some of the history of taiko in Hawai‘i and Japan, common words or phrases used and basic hitting techniques. Group will also learn a simple taiko pattern.

Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i Shippoyaki‘Ohana Room, 5th Classes floor Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i August 16 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. JapaneseEwa Room, 5th Gift floor Wrapping 101 August 17 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. July 27 9:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m. August 18 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

TalkJapanese Story Cultural Session: Center of Hawai‘i ‘Ohana Room, 5th floor The Life of Our Mō‘ili‘ili Hawai‘i Convention Center August 3 10:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. OkinawanAugust 31 Festival9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. September 1 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 9

Top: Cherry Blossom Queen Amy Fukuda, 1969. JCCH/Yoshio Fujii Family Collection.

Middle: Hiking or “Tramping” in Palolo Valley, May 30, 1913. JCCH/Goichi Nakamoto Archival Collection.

Bottom: Olaa Photo Studio and a Chevrolet automobile, 1937. JCCH/Richard Sakihara Collection.

A LOOK INTO OUR COLLECTIONS

California. New York. Japan. The Netherlands. Hilo. These are only some of the places that researchers have travelled from to access the Tokioka Heritage Resource Center’s distinctive collection of historical materials about Japanese Americans in Hawai‘i. With only a few weeks, or sometimes even a few days, researchers come to us to gather as much information as they can, and return home to synthesize their research into scholarly articles, books, school papers, and family histories. To help these researchers, we have been diligently digitizing more of our collection. We recently transitioned to a new library catalog that will make it possible for anybody with an internet connection to find these materials. Our goal is to make it even easier to search our catalog for books, oral histories, archival collections and view the more than 4,000 photographs in our collection. We’re continuing to digitize more of the Resource Center collection, so please look forward to seeing more of it in the future. Want to help increase the Resource Center’s collection to 5,000 photographs? For more information contact the Collections Librarian, Mary Campany at [email protected] or call 945-7633 x 42. T J C C of H‘

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The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i invites everyone to attend and help recognize the 2019 honorees who epitomize the Japanese American values of Hawai‘i and the Spirit of Aloha.

saTurday, June 22, 2019 5:00 p.m. registration/silent auction As part of the baltimore Orioles’ Coach Gerald Oda and Lenn Sakata 6:00 p.m. doors open/Program begins For over 25 years Coach 1983 World series championship the Honolulu All-Stars gerald Oda has inspired team, lenn sakata was the first Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki beach resort hundreds of young baseball player from Hawai‘i to play in Coral ballroom players with his aloha and the World series. He is also Table sPonsorshIPs humility. He and the 2018 the winningest manager in the Honolulu All-stars captured history of minor league baseball’s $25,000 Presenting $5,000 daimyo¯ the hearts of Hawai‘i — and California league and in 2001 $10,000 sho¯gun $3,000 bushi the world — when they won was elected to the Hawai‘i sports (Sponsored tables seat eight) the 2018 little league World Hall of Fame. series Championship in $250 Individual non-Member Williamsport, pennsylvania. $200 Individual JCCh Member

if you would like to reserve a table or individual seats or make a donation to the silent auction, please contact marla musick at (808) 945-7633 ext. 27 or via email at [email protected]. SAVE

THE DATE: JUNE 22, 2019

11 The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i is proud to present the 2019 sharing the spirit of Aloha Annual gala on saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki beach resort Coral ballroom. each year, JCCH celebrates and honors individuals, organizations and businesses who reflect the aloha spirit in their service to the community and professional work. The evening pays tribute to those who have helped advance the mission of the JCCH, enhance the development of the Japanese American community, or worked to preserve and perpetuate Japanese American heritage and culture in Hawai‘i.

Spirit of JCCH Award in addition to a successful Alan Oshima is the visionary Chef Alan Wong is renowned Christine Kubota Alan Oshima Alan Wong legal career, Christine Kubota president and CeO of Hawaiian for his ability to use local, high As JCCH’s past president and Carole Hayashino is a recognized leader in the electric Company and a third quality, sustainable ingredients executive director, Carole Japanese community having generation Japanese American to create his signature cuisine Hayashino worked to honor, served as past board chair of whose grandparents worked at his eponymous Honolulu embrace and share the history the Honolulu Japanese Chamber on the sugar plantations of the restaurant. He has been an and culture of Japanese in of Commerce, United Japanese big island. Alan’s professional inspiration to our community by Hawai‘i. Under her leadership, society of Hawaii, pan pacific career as an attorney and nurturing the next generation of Honouliuli was recognized as Festival and co-chair of the executive and his commitment Hawai‘i chefs while also investing a national monument, JCCH’s 150th Commemoration of the to public service have created in his Japanese heritage. historical exhibition, education gannemono. JCCH is most positive changes in communities and cultural programs were appreciative of Christine’s role throughout our state and inspired expanded, and its facilities as Chair during this important a new generation of local leaders. were improved. milestone in history. Descendants of the 1860 Japanese Embassy to U.S. Visit Hawai‘i

The Gannenmono Commemoration Committee (Kizuna Hawai‘i) and the local Japanese community welcomed Their visit to Hawai‘i descendants of the first Japanese diplomats to Hawai‘i at commemorated the historic meeting held in March 1860 with Kinga reception Kamehameha at JCCH IV whichon April resulted 17, 2019. in the Treaty of Amity between the two countries. The seventy-seven Japanese diplomats were en route to Washington, D.C. to meet President James Buchanan and establish the first JapaneseE mbassy in the United States. Unanticipated bad weather and rough seas caused the ship to stop in Honolulu setting the stage for the historic meeting between the Kingdom of Hawai‘i and Japan. The delegation from Japan is known as the Society of Descendants of the First Japanese Embassy to the United States (SDFJ). The Japanese delegation was joined by one “local” family who traces their lineage back to the first Japanese diplomats. JCCH provided a warm welcome as the first stop on this historic visit! hISTOry ThrOUGh 13 “ TAlkING STOry”

As locals know, “talking story” is more than talking; it’s also an opportunity to listen, reflect, and learn. JCCH has been integrating the talk story tradition into our oral histories in order to better capture the diversity of the Japanese Our oral history collection is comprised of almost 300 interviews. The collection in Hawai‘i. includes personal accounts from World War ii soldiers, American of Japanese Ancestry (AJA) baseball players, and World War ii internees and their descendants. For example, our interview with Fujio “Fudge” matsuda covers his childhood in Kaka‘ako, his World War ii role as squad leader for the 442nd regimental Combat Team’s 291st Field Artillery Unit, graduation from miT, becoming Hawai‘i’s director of Transportation, and then his appointment as president of the University of Hawai‘i — the first Asian American to be appointed to head a major United states university. you can read this oral history interview and more, online in our catalog at bit.ly/JCChoralhistories. The oral histories are one of our most frequently accessed resources, by people in Hawai‘i, on the mainland, and around the world. students browse this collection for primary sources to supplement their school projects; researchers incorporate interviews from the collection into their books and articles; and JCCH volunteers pore through the collection in preparation for tours and programs. Thanks to a hardworking team of staff and volunteer interviewers, translators, transcribers, and editors, this collection continues to grow and is made accessible to the public. If you, or somebody you know, has an interesting story and would like to come talk story with us, please contact [email protected]. please also get in touch with us to volunteer with the transcribing and transcription process.

OrAl hISTOry AbSTrACT

AbOVe: Recently, Representative Colleen Hanabusa talked story with volunteer This interview revealed the fateful story of the lives of Hawai‘i-born, second-oldest Jane Kurahara and volunteer/member of Shinyeson shinye Gimaand his younger brother, noboru. shinye’s parents had both migrated from the Board of Directors, Dr. Mel Inamasu. Okinawa. While shinye grew up on maui with his parents and siblings, one of his brothers, noboru, was sent as a child to his grandparent’s house in Okinawa to help them work their farm, so he grew up in Okinawa. When pearl Harbor was attacked, shinye was in high school. shinye ended up in the Us military intelligence service (mis) during the war, while his brother eventually ended up attached to the Japanese Army in the last days of the war as Japan struggled to thwart the invasion of the American army. shinye was able to be deployed to Okinawa and in his capacity with the mis, he began his search for noboru. ironically, noboru had been captured around the same time and sent to a prisoner of war camp in Hawai‘i while shinye was searching for him in Okinawa. The brothers’ experiences were like that of other Japanese families during World War ii when one was on the side of the American army and another was fighting for Japan. For the full transcript visit: bit.ly/JCChoralhistories. Donor List

Harriet Natsuyama Mitsue Nakagawa KANSHA Kenneth S. Nakagawa Gail & Dwayne Yuen Lorraine Nakamura Roylinne Wada 14 Melvin M. & Judith T. Kazuo & Betty S. Fukumoto Shishido The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai‘i extends its deepest appreciation and aloha to all our Paul H. Tomita June T. Saito Donations are from July 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 members and donors. We are grateful for your generous support. The following acknowledges David E.K. & Katherine Karen Nakagawa Sachie Cooper Ernest & Janice Nogawa contributions received from July 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019. We make every attempt Glenford Park Richard & Tomiko to be accurate and inclusive. If a name has inadvertently been omitted, please contact us at Lillian C. & Hiroyuki Ito Takaesu [email protected] or call (808) 945-7633 Ext. 22. Mahalo for your support. Janet F. Beaulieu Kiyoshi Taira Roy A. & Nancy K. 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Kino Violet Matsumura George A. & Lei Ms. Sumie K. Sueishi & Daiya Amano & Yasuko Edith Y. Ihori & Glenn Eric S. Kira Dean M. Ohata Fukuhara Ms. Susan Amine Amano Y. Ihori Alan K. & Ellen F. Mabel Hashisaka Lee Saito Shosuke & Masae D. Walter & Violet T. Paul Hanada Okinaka Joan Soma Ellen Okazaki Konno Hiranaka Christine R. Yano & Chizu Nakashima & Lisa Lincoln J. Ishida Kiriko Kuroda Richard Y. Akizaki Tad Tadashi & Margaret Scott Wilson Ciriako Edgar S. & Violet S. Stacey Imamura Betty Lou Kam Miura James S. Yoshimori Stanley M. & Kayleen M. Himeda Darlene Kutara Sada Okumura & John Greg & Lynn Hiyakumoto Carol-Ann Y. Oki-Noguchi Kawamura Gail S. Yamaguchi Renee Y. Nagahisa H. Drouilhet Howard Sakata & Harry K. Noguchi Gerard Sakamoto & Dale Nancy & Hiroko Amy Osurman Alvin M. Yamamoto & Richard & Pauline Donald & Joyce Nishiiye S. Yoneda Kawakami Cathy A. Inouye Jeff Yamamoto Yanagisawa Kerry Kakazu & Ruby Thomas T. & Linda Kumiko Okimoto Mavis M. Suda Aileen S. Fujitani & Judy K. Yanagida Takahashi Agawa Janice A. Kamemoto Motoko Murphy Aimee Fujitani-Goo Donald Kanagawa Fayrene Kaku ms. Karen K. mondoy & Takeo gotoh linda shimamoto Alan Takemoto Anonymous - in memory Jean n. Kumamoto mr. Tomishige mitani Alice shiroma Jean K. Kawamura dass ramadass of Kichinosuke & shina Hiroshi Kato margaret F. Ojima Jean F. izu Kathleen Tanaka Atsuko n. nonaka miyataki, Tsurumatsu & Joyce & Kelli yuen byron & barbara norma-rina C. Oshiro Florence T. & Carrie lorraine T. Hirokawa riso Kanda sidney & gloria Ayabe 15 Fujimoto doris nakagawa miyasato Anonymous -in memory minako ito-song gavin makoto yukitomo gladys Tanaka Jean matsuo of edmond y. Terada george H. & shirley H. & Caitlin yukitomo Carolyn Uchiyama Judith morikami Anonymous - in memory matsuoka patricia Jinbo-Oishi Carole n. murobayashi Alice muraki of susan g. Takamoto Hideo & seiko imoto Harley manner 2018 Spring Anonymous - in memory edwin s. & elaine A. Fusako miyashiro yumiko gillespie Gold gail maruyama Helen K. Higa eunice Tong Annual Fund of Holly emi Takara Aoki Karen n. muronaga miles Kasahara evan & dawn Omoto John s. Okino Anonymous - in memory elinor Kikugawa Akimichi & Florence Florence s. matsumura Fujio Asao of Koichi ikawa Terry Thompson Kimura elena seu Koyumi y. Oda sIlVer robert K. sumida - in Andy geiser ginny A. Kawasaki Tadao sakamoto lillian r. ishii Jean e. rolles memory of beven ethel n. Hasegawa gary y. Funasaki Fred T. Takakuwa yeiko Jeanne nowaki sumida brothers Judy nasu gary T. & susan stephanie sims Kenneth H. Fujimoto red lynette Furuhashi yamamoto Hisako Koga geri J. Tanoue robert imoto & Chris Allison nishimura Joyce K. & paul H. Carol s. Abe & Kelsey randal m. mita imoto Clifford K. Tamura sakuda yamaguchi gail yoneshige Joanne s. Ancheta elaine s. Okazaki Carrie sato & norman glenford park brian J. Higaki 2018 Fall Jessie muramaru lola luke Gold e. sato glenford park Wesley m. Wakamura patsy Tamura & Keith roy s. imai Annual Fund ronald & betty Claire y. & michael s. susan Thompson Franklin Tokioka Tamura yuriko J. sugimura nakamine Furukawa gladys Umemoto ronald m. Ota paul & debbie Fujiyama Koji & elsie F. yatogo george & lauren Ted Ura suzie morikawa Harriet Knox bardwell eberly & Allison paul & Charlene Tsuchida Alton & gail Arakaki genevieve e. baker Kelvin & betsy F. young eberly Fukunaga ronald T. & Karen n. gary & iku Honda Florence H. Tasaka glenn & minnie Frank & beverly seki ethel & mamoru Ohira susan migita & Jenny lora s. matsumura yoshimori Tetsuji & Judy A. ideta Kawahara bert y. & ruth m. saito migita leung The benevity Community Frank K. Hamada Fred y. Tanaka Kaname Oshiro george T. iwahiro Kay K. Kato impact Fund george ikeda ralph & sandra glenn miura richard y. Akizaki Franklin & Jeanette Kam elizabeth (lisa) s. ichiyama melvin masaki Charles y. & Audrey y. mary nishimoto suenaga sIlVer douglas ioki dell m. nakamura Tokunaga nora U. & yukio evelyn y. iha gary K. Kai Chishin Hirai donald m. Fujimoto Christine s. Jackson nakahira maria seinitz george J. & Willa J. rodney & sandy glenford park laurie Watanabe & Carol emi Oshiro donor Tanabe shinkawa sandi Kawahara igawa preston H. satsuma roy H. & Jane n. gertrude & satoru betty p. & Jordan santos Jean K. Hanna lana mito david & gail Fujikawa yamashiroya nishida sandra s. Hirata earl yamamoto pamela n. inouye Jane C. yamada sidney & Aileen Fuke Hisako Tatsumoto Alvin A. Kajiwara sheila sumida Clifford T. miyamoto sandra enomoto-endo larry & beatrice isemoto Allan T. yasue Kenneth & Terry muraoka lois K. Hashimoto & gertrude m. Okubo Anonymous donna & nolan Kawano george & Alyce serikaku rene nakama paul Fetherland Karen m. Takemoto Kazuo & Helen Kumagai masaaki morimoto marion T. yasui Jo-Anne yamada d.K. & sheila A. Charmaine Tavares red Tilden & lisa Osako leatrice Higa lianne iwanaga-Ohashi makahanaloa elaine miyahara Kawazoe Walter & sharlene Keiko Kawanishi Jane C. yamada & Carl Ohashi Christine soares Chibi yasumoto Kunitake elton Wada sekiko A. Karimoto richard “sonny” Tanabe Anonymous - For Haruyuki & ethel randall Asato sylvia s. Koike & Vicki larrieu-Tanabe leGaCy wall Honouliuli education Kamemoto raymond n. & Teresa roberta Faulk edith Tanaka donors Center mildred y. Tahara & April yamasaki Alice m. masutani Arleen & ronald santos Carvalho maxine Haun don & pamela lichty Helene Furuya Jane shigeta In honor oF patricia J Ching Ken K. & donna lisa A. & donna l. Alan sekiguchi richard & Judy Jean shoji Hayashida Anonymous - in honor shigemura Tomoko U. Hisamoto Kappenberg bert s. Tokairin Christine A. Kubota of betsy young’s hard Katherine T. Kiyabu Faith ichida Florence Ouchi & sharon manfred & Jeanette work Aileen A. serikawa Ayako shintaku K. Ouchi masuda nyoF sPonsor Anonymous - in honor of Janice H. Higa Katherine Webster marjorie F. Kobayashi Carole Hayashino Caroline n. masutani ina Tateuchi larry s. & Joan C. mitch Kouchi royce & lynn Tomson Henry y. Obayashi Tyler Tokioka yokoyama edward n. inouye irvin K. sasaki In MeMory oF richard K. & June T. Frank Tokioka russell m. mezurashi Katherine Higuchi david y. Oda & Arlene T. Kunimoto Jun Takeda Anonymous - in memory Jane Kurahara Clara goto Oshima-Oda daniel girlington of Kimiko Okutani Howard Hamamoto (Continued on page 16)

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Glenn M. Okino Joy Kubota & Kikuyo Dennis & Marilyn May Leiko Imamura- Amy Miyamoto Kubota Kanemura Uruu - In memory of Hammond S. K. Hu Florence H. Tasaka Jon Murai Ronald Imamura & Jon Morikawa M.D. Walter & Mary Komeiji Stuart Fujiyama Lawrence Uruu Joan Soma Nancy T. Asaoka Walter Michio & Gayle Kiyoshi & Christine June Shida Marvin Fukuchi Yuriko Ozawa Matsuda - In memory Tomi Yoshikawa Roger S. & Masako Masaichi Tasaka of Fumiko Matsuda Hiromu Yogi & Nora Yogi Bellinger Thomas Hirasuna Sumiko Isokane & Lum Audrey & Kerry Tomiko Miura Family - In memory of Ernest & Rose Suemoto Yoneshige Ethel Nakagawa Victor Mori Helen Shinkawa Rene K. Kanno & Evie Carole K. Takehara Candice Kobayashi - In Ronald & Tania Kuriki Joy Chan Wendy N. Yoshimoto memory of Kenji & Joyce K. & Paul H. Glenn S. Oura Edward S. Shiroma Kimie Matsuo Sakuda Nancy Murakami Lucille Takemoto Christine Kobayashi - In Edith M. Endo Yaso & Wynne Ushigome Eleanor A. Nagano memory of Mitsugi & Joyce & Roy T. Matsuo Rita & Robert Benson Karen Koles Yoshiko Kobayashi Violet Harada Jack M. & Grace K. Dennis K. & Carol N. Gale Kobayashi - In Marleen Nishimiya Yamashiro Seino memory of Joe Franklin K. & Mildred Jean Torikawa Michael & Katherine Muratsuchi Mukai Alvin H. Kawada Hadano Yvonne Koga - In Reverend Yasuhiro Yano Jo Ige Richard S. & Evelyn T. memory of Tama Florence M. Wasai & Joy Virginia Tully & Melissa Baba Hatabe Nishida Mullen Violet Motoyama Walter & Mary Komeiji - Shoji Sakamoto Lori Y. Furoyama & Harriet H. Tanaka & In memory of Risuke Richard S. Okouchi Michael Furoyama Sandra N. Siu Komeiji Jadine Takanishi Lillian S. Matsuo Mae E. Oyama Thomas & June Konno - Sue Hashizume Lisa Kuwasaki-Kim Elizabeth Y. Suzuki In memory of Mr. & Dana Kobashigawa & Hugh S. Noguchi M. Suyeoka Mrs. Tamagoro Konno Roy Kobashigawa Hitoshi & Tomiko Naito Amy Inowe Joy & Kikuyo Kubota - In Roy & Sandra Yamada Kenneth Kawakami & Kimiyo Y. Kimata memory of Tsuneyuki Peter Yukimura Ethel Kawakami Iwao Sato Kubota Shozo Noda & Harue Fay Toyama Lindsay Michimoto - Noda Masami Takeuchi & Pearl In Honor of In memory of her Alice Y. Tamura & Walter Takeuchi Melvin & Noreen parents Craig & Ethel M. Tamura Susan Sumida Inamasu Michimoto June Odachi Shigemasa Alfred K. & Ruth M. Ono Gale Kobayashi Laurie Minami - In Sharon Akaki Carol Murakami Caroline K. Abe memory of Lisa Chan Lawrence & Yuriko Richard Matsu Sandra S. & Nathan Eunice E. Morisaki - In Enomoto Joy Ishihara Labrador & Chang memory of Mr. Alan Betty F. Hirozawa Janet Ishihara Amy Yanamura Young Tomonari Faye Shigemura Vicki Asato Denise S. Park Eugene S. Mukai - In Tsuyoshi Onuma / Lynn Alice Muraki Joanne M. Ninomiya memory of Ethel S. Onuma Joyce K. Gushiken Daniel H. & Jane Mukai Lori Ezaki Chun Janice Y Fukumoto Katayama Machiko S. Muratsuchi - Hoyt Zia & Leigh-Ann Kenneth K. & June K. Barbara Brennan In memory of Joseph I. Miyasato Fujimoto Karen Chang Muratsuchi Joann Baidack & Miles George & Sharon Hurd Terrence Watanabe Mutsue Ogata - In Baidack Holly Kiyonaga & Anonymous - In honor of memory of Akira Ogata Richard Kiyonaga Michelle Miyashiro Suewo Okazaki & Agnes D onors Jeanette T. Suganuma Eleanor T. Tokunaga Okazaki - In memory of Scott Seu & Carrie Yasuko Masuda Jane S. Kanno Dr. Victor Mori Okinaga Steve & Lani Yamami Mildred Terada Okuda - Gloria Shoda Michiko Motooka In Memory Of In memory of Mr. Ben Mori Betty S. Ikeda Shigeji Terada Kurt & Lynn T. Sekiya Anonymous - In Dr. & Mrs. Clarence Arthur H. & Sumie memory of Franklin Marutani Ethel Yamaguchi Sakai - In memory of Violet Mitsunami M. HiroeToshinobu & Dr. Victor M. Mori Faye F. Honma Kiyomi Hirakawa - In Christine H Katayama Alice Maruyama Arthur & June Shida - In Annette Morishige memory of Toshiaki & memory of Dr. Victor Mieko Denault Nobue Hirakawa Roy R. Takamune Ronald Tsuchiya Mori Jeri Aiu & Kacie Aiu Jane I. Hiranaka - In Jan K. Tsuha - In Sharon A. Ikeda memory of Mrs. Tsugi Lloyd Okada Clifford Tsuruda memory of Kenichi and Gladys Kotaki Saiki Agnes M. Tsuha Edwin M. & Mary Sandra Hoshida & Shah Nakasone Janet Takamune Arthur & Patricia Mildred T. Kitagawa Bento - In memory Yotsuya - In memory of Gary Yoshida & Carol of George & Tamae Xaverius Diana Tashiro Kuto & Chizu Sawai June R. Matsumoto Hoshida Carolyn Kishi Thomas & Pauline Claire S. Sakauye Barbara Huntley & Melissa Huntley Hughes - In memory Tina Koga & Ken Koga of Yutaka & Asayo Kawamoto EVENT rewinD

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The Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai’i participated in this year’s Honolulu Festival,Honolulu “looking bFestivalack to Create the2019 Future: 25 years of Aloha.” The weekend long extravaganza took place in march at the Hawai’i Convention Center. The Honolulu Festival is a premier cultural event that promotes mutual understanding, economic cooperation and ethnic harmony between the people of Hawai‘i and the pacificr im. The festival showcased cultural exhibitions, international performances and festive bon dance. The Cultural Center featured specialty items from the JCCH gift shop where visitors decorated a fan in celebration of the year of the boar. in tHe gift sHop!

18 a resilient spirit: Voices behind barbed wire: The Voice of hawai‘i’s stories of hawai‘i Internees by ryAn KAWAmOTO by ClAire sATO & ViOleT HArAdA $25.00 ($22.50 for members) $25.00 ($22.50 for members) The mass incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War ii has been during World War ii there were 19 well documented. new stories about the internment of Japanese Americans detainment centers and internment in Hawai‘i have only recently emerged. Voices behind barbed wire: stories of camps in Hawai‘i. Over 2,000 hawai‘i is the new documentary that explores the personal stories of several men and women were held in such internees, and is also an archeological journey of nineteen former WWii places under the false pretense that they were spies for the Japanese Hawai‘i confinement sites. This is a film that is both emotionally wrenching government. The focus of the arrests were Japanese American school and relevant to the American struggle for justice and civil liberties. principals and teachers, priests, newspaper reporters and editors, community leaders and politicians. The largest internment camp in Hawai‘i was on the island of O‘ahu at Honouliuli. Gannenmono: hawai‘i’s First Japanese Immigrants Over 350 internees were held at Honouliuli, along with prisoners by ryAn KAWAmOTO of War. a resilient spirit: The Voice of hawai‘i’s Internees, a new $15.00 ($13.50 for members) book by Claire sato and Violet Harada, gives readers a glimpse into the hearts of those held at the camp. The book collects the thoughts Gannenmono: hawai‘i’s First Japanese Immigrants and poetry of internees culled from memoirs, diaries, anecdotes, and is the new dVd that chronicles the story of 150 oral histories. a resilient spirit captures the bewilderment, anger, and Japanese who travelled from yokohama to make a humor of these prisoners. life in the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. The video includes historical documents from the Hawai‘i state Archives and interviews of the 4th, 5th and 6th generation descendants. This is a compelling story about the hardships, joys, and courage that will inspire the viewer.

Tadaima! I am home: a Transnational Family history by TOm COFFmAn $17.99 ($16.20 for members) Tadaima! I am home: a Transnational Family history by Tom Coffman asks the question, can a family establish roots in two countries at the same time? Coffman follows the history of the miwa family and their five generation story. The author reveals the entwined stories of a field-laborer turned storekeeper; a fallen samurai; a struggling “foreign” student; and a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Tadaima! I am home is the true story of a family swimming against the currents of history to find a place to call home.

hideo okamoto: exchange Prisoner and war Plan orange by ClAUde mOriTA Ikenobo Ikebana by $20.00 ($18.00 for members) May Hiraoka-Tomita The new book by Claude morita, hideo okamoto: exchange Prisoner and war Plan orange is the biography of a man who was born in yokohama and moved to the United states. He immersed himself in the American way of life — playing baseball, going to school and entering junior college. eventually, becoming a businessman in new york starting his own company. Okamoto suffered from two events in his life that were out of his control: the great depression and december 7, 1941. Arrested by the Fbi as an enemy alien, he was jailed in an internment camp. Arbitrarily, he was selected for War plan Orange and became part of a “prisoners of war” exchange with Japan. losing his property and national identity he was forced to live out his life in Japan. This is a story that deserves to be heard. Membership/Donation Application Summer 2019 JCCH MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS (Membership benefits are for one year and non-transferable)

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