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community news & eventsFind out what's happening in the broader JCCCNC community, including events sponsored by other organizations. Luncheon with John V. Roos, US Ambassador to JapanWednesday, January 20, 2010, Noon to 1:30 p.m. (registration 11:45 a.m.) Hotel Nikko, 222 Mason Street, San Francisco The Japan Society is proud to host a luncheon with John V. Roos, United States Ambassador to Japan, at the Hotel Nikko San Francisco. Please join us for this special event as Ambassador Roos discusses the future of US-Japan relations.
John V. Roos is Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA to Japan, nominated by President Barack Obama. Prior to his appointment as ambassador, Mr. Roos served as Chief Executive Officer at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a law firm headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Mr. Roos helped lead the firm during the waves of innovation in Silicon Valley, from the growth of software and communications, to the Internet Age and the emergence of biotechnology, to today's focus on clean technology and renewable energy. He was a leader in cultivating the firm's diversity initiatives. Mr. Roos has been active in local government and served on national political campaigns for President Obama, former Vice President Walter Mondale and Senator Bill Bradley, among others.
Mr. Roos grew up in San Francisco and graduated from Lowell High School in 1973 before attending college at Stanford University, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa with honors and distinction in 1977. He then went on to Stanford Law School, where he was a member of the Stanford Law Review and Order of the Coif, earning his Juris Doctor in 1980. Fee: $80 for Japan Society and JCCCNC Members / $95 General For more information, contact the Japan Society at (415) 986-4383, visit their website at www.usajapan.org or download the flyer. PAST EVENTSFirst Lady Laura Bush Designates San Francisco Japantown as a Preserve America Community
“Preserve America Communities demonstrate that they are committed to preserving America’s heritage while ensuring a future filled with opportunities for learning and enjoyment,” Mrs. Bush said. “This community designation program, combined with the Preserve America Grant Program, Preserve America Presidential Awards, and other federal support, provides strong incentives for continued preservation of our cultural and natural heritage resources. I commend you for your commitment to preserving an important part of our nation’s historic past for visitors, neighbors, and, most importantly, for children.”
Paul Osaki, Executive Director of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC), received a letter dated March 27, 2008, and will also receive a certificate of designation signed by Mrs. Bush announcing San Francisco’s Japantown is now a Preserve America Community. “We are very proud to be one of the few neighborhoods in the nation and the first in San Francisco to be bestowed with this designation. The review committee was impressed with the JCCCNC’s past efforts and on-going community preservation programs such as the Japantown History Walk and the California Japantowns Landmark, as well as receiving many letters of support from community organizations, politicians and dignitaries including Ambassador Kato. The San Francisco’s Japantown community should be proud of its history and this special designation,” stated Osaki.
Along with San Francisco’s Japantown, Little Tokyo in Los Angeles was also awarded.
Communities designated through the program receive national recognition for their efforts in addition to benefits that include the right to use the Preserve America logo on signs and promotional materials; eligibility for Preserve America Grants; notification to state tourism offices; and listing in a web-based directory that showcases San Francisco’s Japantown preservation efforts and heritage tourism destinations. Preserve America Communities are also featured in National Register Travel Itineraries and in “Teaching with Historic Places” curricular materials created by the National Park Service. CLICK HERE TO READ PRESS RELEASE
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