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SFV JACL Hosts Virtual Cherry Blossom Tour
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Kimiaki Chiba is an accountant whose family has, for many years, had a very successful Japanese restaurant in Sun Valley, a community in the San Fernando Valley.
In Japan, his family lived across from a park that grew numerous cherry trees. Each spring, communities from far and wide would gather at the park to view the cherry blossoms with snow-capped Mt. Fuji as the backdrop.
On April 18 at 7 p.m., the San Fernando Valley JACL is sponsoring a virtual cherry blossom tour of Japan narrated by Kimi, as his friends call him. After the tour, as time permits, Kimi will present a sushi recipe.
Remembering the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami – 10 Years Later
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By KIMIAKI CHIBA
Please join us for a virtual fundraising event sponsored by San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center on Saturday, March 6, at 5 p.m. Help us remember Japan’s disaster by raising money to help the Tohoku orphans with special needs.
Kimiaki Chiba (right) with John Nakama at the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center. (Photo courtesy of Nancy Oda)
At the event we will get updates on the rebuilding of the Tohoku area, specifically, Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture. Koichi Saichi will provide updates on his family, who was in his hometown when the earthquake happened.