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Kanagawa Socal Sake Tasting Happy Hour
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Frank Kawase greets guests at the virtual Kanagawa SoCal happy hour sake tasting event.
“Hello, Saketonians” a rousing welcome by President Frank Kawase to the “Sake Tasting Happy Hour“ on May 1.
Three generations tasting and socializing: Jennifer (Yonsei), Alexandra (Gosei), Joan (Sansei). daughter, granddaughter, mother.
Paul Abe’s idea of combining a sake tasting with a happy hour virtually was executed by the “NextGens” of Kanagawa SoCal, Jennifer Kawase Cuya, Leah Yamamoto, Debbie Sato Valencia and various committees. Moderator was “Mr. Termite Man,” Paul Yamaguchi.
The event started with a short video of the Kenjinkai created by high school student Cooper Cuya and directed by Jennifer Kawase Cuya. Yamaguchi then introduced Atsuko Kanai, who led the tasting of five different sakes. She is the executive vice president of Mutual Trading Company and president of the Sake School of America.
Vintage Kokeshi Collection Finds Home at JACCC
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Kitty Sankey with her mother’s collection of antique kokeshi dolls, now on display at the JACCC.
The Japanese American Cultural & Community Center was recently gifted a vintage collection of Japanese kokeshi dolls numbering close to 200 pieces from Kitty Sankey, a long-time community leader, past president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, and an active leader in various civic organizations.
Kokeshi-collecting was a lifetime passion of her mother, Anita Mitsuko Sankey, who was born in Los Angeles but spent a considerable number of years living in Japan. Her family was interned during WWII; she met Kitty’s father after the war, although he had been drafted into the U.S. Army prior to Pearl Harbor. Kitty’s father had two tours of duty that brought the family to Okinawa. Both Kitty and her brother were born in Japan during this time.