Annual Support Drive
Your generous gift reminds us how fortunate we are to be a part of such a supportive and caring community. Your donations are an investment, and our successes belong to you. We are the culmination of what has come before and the potential of what we can be. Thank you for your unwavering support and dedication. We could not have come this far without you.
We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our 2025 Annual Support Drive Donors. Your contribution to our Spring and Fall Drives is at the heart of everything we do - keeping our doors open and the lights on while providing vibrant programs and a welcoming space for all. You also help sustain the Center and preserve our Japanese and Japanese American cultural heritage for generations.Thank you to the 2024 Annual Support Drive Donors (cumulative amounts from Spring 2/1/2024-6/30/2024 and 11/01/2024-2/28/2025)
Platinum Crane $5,000 and up
Dr. James and Cynthia Hayashi
Ms. Teresa Hirasuna
Ishizaki Family Trust
Lembi Family Trust
Ms. Nancy K. Nakai and Mr. Dale Spink
Mr. Gerald and Mrs. Gail Nanbu
U2 Endodontics
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Annabelle Yasuda
Gold Crane $1,000-4,999
Anonymous (3)
Ms. Mutsuko Arima
Bambi Play Group
Benkyodo Company
Ms. Jennifer Bienaime
Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Shelley Ferguson
Ms. Laurie Hane
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto and Ms. Carole Hayashino
Mrs. Kristi and Mr. Darren Hiatt
Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Christine Hiroshima
Mr. Garrett M. Hisatake and Ms. Phuong Bui
Dr. Ronald and Mrs. Cynthia Hiura
Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Yoshiko Ho
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Gaylene Hoshiyama
Ms. Mikiko Huang and Mr. Marshall Stoller
Mrs. Mary Ishisaki
Mr. Greg Ishizaki
Ms. Patricia Ito
Ms. Janis Ito
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Janet Kashiwada
Mr. Jeffrey Kawaguchi
Mr. Ryan and Mrs. Laura Kimura
Mr. Gary Kitagawa
Mr. Gary Kitahata and Ms. Arlene Kimata
Mr. John and Mrs. Ruby Kobayashi
Mr. Boku Kodama
Ms. Minette Kwok and Mr. Gerry Okimoto
Mr. Bernie and Mrs. Ginger Lee
Dr. Craig Lum
Mrs. Esther Marks
Mr. Colbert and Mrs. Gail Matsumoto
McNabb Foundation
Mr. Bradley Menda
Mr. Dale Minami and Ms. Ai Mori
Mr. Tosh Mitsuda
Mr. Bruce and Mrs. Joy Morimoto
Mrs. Shirley Murakami
Ms. Ayano Nagaoka and Mr. Radhakrishnan Nagarajan
Mr. Bobby Nakata
Ms. Janet Ninomiya
Ms. Kay Nomura
Mrs. Mickie Ochi
Mr. Mitsufumi and Mrs. Rumi Okabe
Mr. Myron Okada and Ms. Lynne Ogawa
Mr. Allen and Mrs. Patricia Okamoto
Ms. Jackie Okamura
Mr. Roy S. Okuno
Ms. Marilyn C. Oshiro
Mr. Robert and Dr. Alicia Sakai
Ms. Susan Sakuma and Mr. Wilfred Lim
Mr. Giichi and Mrs. Nancy Sakurai
Ms. Phyllis Sasaki
Mr. Gerald T. Sekimura and Mrs. Joy H. Sekimura
Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Mary Shek
Mr. Dale Shimasaki
Mr. Gordon Shiozaki and Ms. Dona Fuchiwaki-Shiozaki
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Carolyn Soto
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. June Sugihara
Mr. Ted T. Suyeyasu and Family
Ms. Matty Taga-Allen
Mr. Russell B. and Mrs. Linda Takei
Dr. Reiko True
Dr. David L. Walton and Ms. Machiko Nakatani
Mr. Minoru* and Mrs. Suzanne Yamada
Ms. Marcella Yano
Mr. Peter and Mrs. Ayako Yee
Silver Crane $500-999
Mr. Mark K. Abey and Ms. Jeanne Hong
Mr. Kazuyuki and Mrs. Alice Adachi
Mr. Steve Dung and Ms. Debbie Alcantara
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Akiko Arikawa
Dr. Mary Bitterman
Ms. Sherilyn Chew and Mr. Peti Arunamata
Mr. Warren Doo and Ms. Marcia H. Kawabata
Mr. Shig Furuta
Ms. Jane Gorai and Mr. Don Ng
Mr. Craig and Mrs. Lyn Hamakawa
Mme. Michiya Hanayagi
Mr. Bernard Hata
Ms. Ivy Hsu
Mr. Masahiko and Mrs. Kazuye Ikuma
Mr. Roy Imura
Mrs. Sadako Kashiwagi
Mr. Keith and Mrs. Priscilla Kojimoto
Mrs. Sharon Kotabe
Mr. Aki and Mrs. Michiko Kuramoto
Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Joy Lessman
Mr. Kaz Maniwa and Ms. Masako Fukunaga
Ms. Lori Matoba and Mr. Jeff Wun
Mr. Rick Matsuno
Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Rosie McCormick
Mr. Don Misumi
Dr. Roger and Mrs. Christine Morimoto
Ms. Janet Morimoto and Mr. Greg Terra
Mr. John Aaron and Mrs. Susan Muranishi
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Lynne Myers
Mr. Kosaku and Mrs. Shirley Nakamura
Mr. Scott and Mrs. Sandra Nakamura
Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Jackie Nakano
Mr. Roy and Mrs. Karen Okuhara
Ms. Teresa Ono
Mr. Gary Sada
Mr. David and Mrs. Cindi Sasaki
Mr. George and Mrs. Doris Sasaki
Dr. Leigh Sata and Ms. Wendy Chin
Mr. Dennis and Mrs. Susie Sato
Ms. Yasuyo Satoh
Mr. Charles Kagay and Ms. Teresa Serata
Mr. Randy and Mrs. Linda Shigio
Mr. Noriyuki Shimoda
Mrs. Yoko Sumida
Ms. Marumi Suyeyasu
Ms. Midori Tabata and Mr. Charles M. Ingram
Mrs. Emelita Takahashi
Mr. Keith Uyeda
Ms. Diane Y. Wong and Mr. Nelson Dong
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Karen Yamamoto
Mr. Matthew and Craig Yamamoto
Mr. Brad Yamauchi and Ms. Diane Gunderson
Mr. Kenji Yokoo and Mr. Doug Lavanchy
Ms. Donna Yoshida Castro
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Susan Yoshioka
Emerald Crane $250-499
Mr. Kenneth Abiko
Mr. Peti Arunamata and Ms. Sherilyn Chew
Dr. Kurtis Chin
Mr. Jim Boddy and Ms. Betsy Dodd
Mr. Saburo and Mrs. Lucille Fukuda
Mr. Hiroshi and Mrs. Janice Fukuda
Mr. Koichi Fukuda*
Ms. Kyoko Gerber
Ms. Diane Honda
Ikebana Teachers Federation
Mr. Edward and Mrs. Cynthia Ishizaki
Ms. Brenda Jow
Ms. Kathleen Kamei
Ms. Hope Kamimoto
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Sharon Kato
Mr. Alan and Mrs. Sylvia Kitashima
Ms. Kathy Kojimoto
Ms. Donna L. Kotake and Mr. Eddie Wong
Mr. Nathan and Mrs. Julie Lau
Mr. Jerald and Mrs. Nina Lowe
Mr. John and Mrs. Shannon Mandel
Mr. Gary Masada
Mr. Chester and Mrs. Nanako Matsuoka
Mr. Jeffery Matsuoka and Ms. Akemi Takagi
Ms. Laura Miyano and Mr. Luc Bellet
Mr. Pierre and Mrs. Gail Morin
Mrs. Nana Naito and Family
Ms. Lillian Nakagawa
Mr. Andrew S. Nakahata and Ms. Alison Fong
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Delphine Obana
Mr. Hironori Ogino
Mr. Matt and Mrs. Jessica Okada
Mr. William and Mrs. Louise Osada
Dr. Jerry and Mrs. Eleanor Osumi
Mr. Phil Owyoung and Ms. Jennifer Hamamoto
Mr. Mark Pigram and Mr. Tim Armour
Mr. Hiroshi Sakamoto
Mr. Randall Sakamoto
Ms. Linda Sawamoto and Mr. Fred Look
Mr. Jason Sharp
Mr. Jonathan and Mrs. Joyce Shindo
Mr. Peter Sinton
Mr. Jeffery Matsuoka and Ms. Akemi Takagi
Mr. John Fukuda and Mr. Greg and Mrs. Alison Takata
Ms. Atsuko Takeshita
Dr. Alaric Akashi and Mrs. Pauline Tomita
Mrs. Mary Tomita
Ms. Yuka Walton
Mrs. Jo Ann Ono Wong
Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Anna Yamaguchi
Mr. Dick Yamamoto
Mr. Jiro B. Yamamoto
Ms. Wendi Yamanaka
Ms. Lori Yamauchi and Mr. James Fagler
Ruby Crane $100-249
Ms. Penelope Aiu
Ms. Karen Aizawa
Ms. Sumiko Akashi
Ms. Atsuko Awaya
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Karen S. Boyden
Mr. Jeffery and Mrs. Lily Chan
Mr. Robert Chan
Ms. Stella Chu
The Coxon Family
Mr. Dennis Dickens
Mr. Lelandy and Ms. Eleanor Dong
Ms. Diane Yen-Mei Wong and Mr. Nelson G. Dong
Mr. Franklin and Mrs. Nancy Fong
Mrs. Fumi Fukuda
Ms. Kazuko Fukumoto
Mr. Lucky Fung
Mr. Warren and Mrs. Lisa Furutani
Ms. Carol Garvey
Mrs. Toshiko Gavalla
Mr. Alan Gee
Mr. Tak and Mrs. Bernice Hamai
Ms. Lucy Hamai
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Ruby Hata
Mrs. Mary K. Hidekawa
Mrs. Lynn Higa and Family
Mrs. Teri Hinmon
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Janis Honda
Mr. Ian and Mrs. Teresa Honmyo
Mr. Satoru and Mrs. Carolyn Hosoda
Ms. Cynthia Inaba
Ms. Cathy Inamasu and Mr. Jay Wang
Ms. Christine R. Iwanaga
Ms. Kris Iwasaki
Mr. Ronald and Mrs. Mimi Kagehiro
Ms. Susan and Mr. Jonathan Kai
Ms. Robbin Kawabata and Mr. Carl S. Gutekunst
Dr. David Kawano and Ms. Dianne Tong
Ms. Kayoko Kitsuda
Mr. Craig Lee
Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Lee
Ms. Jean Lee
Ms. Bettina Leong
Ms. Mary Lovely
Mr. John and Mrs. Shirley Lui
Mr. Frank and Mrs. Yoko Lum
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Gail Mametsuka
Mr. Kazuo Maruoka
Mr. Wayne and Mrs. Patricia Mizuiri
Mr. Jeff and Mrs. Sandy Mori
Ms. Haruko Nagaishi
Ms. Chizuko Nakamura
Mr. Lionel and Mrs. Millie Ng
Ms. Julie Nishihara
Ms. Susan Obata
Mr. Somao Ochi
Ms. Jacqueline Octavio
Ms. Michiko Ogino
Mrs. Nancy A. Okano
Mr. Clyde and Mrs. Judy Okazaki
Ms. Corrine Olague
Mr. Richard Untalan and Ms. Kerry Onishi
Mrs. Linda S. Ono
Mr. Nick Plezbert and Ms. Mary Ann Ring
Mr. Richard Quan
Mr. Sam Sato
Ms. Nancy Satoda
Mr. Donald and Mrs. Marian Seiki
Mr. Steve Omori and Ms. Linda Sekino-Omori
Ms. Karen Sullivan
Mr. John Watkins and Ms. Noriko Tabata
Mr. Kaz Takata
Mr. Ko and Mrs. Hisako Takemoto
Ms. Denise Teraoka
Mr. Gary M. Tom and Mr. Leo Joslin
Mr. Mitch Tom
Mr. Lynn Tomioka
Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Diane Uejo
Ms. Patricia K. Wada
Ms. Barbara Wada
Mr. and Mrs. Akira Watanabe
Ms. Mari Williams
Mr. Sherman Gee and Ms. Jeannette Wong-Gee
Mrs. Irene M. Wu
Mr. Ron and Mrs. Emiko Yamada
Ms. Hatsumi Yamamoto
Mr. Douglas and Mrs. Betty Yamamoto
Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Candace Yee
Ms. Leslie Yim
Mr. Ken and Mrs. Nancy Yokoyama Woo
Mr. James Yonemoto and Ms. Marcia Yonemoto
Mr. David and Mrs. Jan Yonemoto
Brent, Wendy, Stephanie, Soyary and Sidney Yoshifuji
Ms. Cindy Yoshifuji-Ward and Mr. Bill Ward
Mr. Ryan Yoshimoto
Tributes
IN MEMORY OF
Roy Kazumi Abbey
Mr. Peter and Mrs. Ayako Yee
Lucy Adachi
Mr. Kazuyuki and Mrs. Alice Adachi
Yoshinori "Yosh" E. Bokura
Mrs. Teri Hinmon
Lorraine Choy
Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Jackie Nakano
Marjorie Fletcher
Mrs. Mary Ishisaki
Mr. Phil Owyoung and Ms. Jennifer Hamamoto
Rose M. Fukumitsu
Ms. Brenda Jow
Terrie Teruko Furuta
Mr. Shig Furuta
Bob Hamaguchi
Mr. Dale Minami and Ms. Ai Mori
Joyce N. Hata
Mr. Bernard Hata
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Ruby Hata
Mr. Phil Owyoung and Ms. Jennifer Hamamoto
Mary Hidekawa
Mr. Matthew and Craig Yamamoto
Michiko Horio
Ms. Janet Ninomiya
Takako "Bubs" Huang
Ms. Mikiko Huang and Mr. Marshall Stoller
Mr. Peter Sinton
Georgette K. Imura
Mr. Roy Imura
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Karen Yamamoto
Kent Ito
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Ms. Janis Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
Takeshi Peter Ito
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Ms. Janis Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Iwanaga
Ms. Christine R. Iwanaga
"Kiki" Kawabata
Ms. Teresa Ono
Masaru and Ida Kawaguchi
Mr. Jeffrey Kawaguchi
Barbara J. Kitagawa
Mr. Gary Kitagawa
Mr. Don Misumi
Mik Kitagawa
Ms. Jennifer Bienaime
Mik and Rickie Kitagawa
Mr. John Fukuda and Mr. Greg and Mrs. Alison Takata
Reiko "Rickie" Kitagawa
Ms. Jennifer Bienaime
Mr. Saburo and Mrs. Lucille Fukuda
Mrs. Fumi Fukuda
Mr. Tak and Mrs. Bernice Hamai
Ms. Lucy Hamai
Mr. Bernard Hata
Mr. Kenneth and Mrs. Yoshiko Ho
Mr. Ian and Mrs. Teresa Honmyo
Ms. Karen Sullivan
Mr. Ryan Yoshimoto
Sadame and Mits Kojimoto
Ms. Kathy Kojimoto
Brian Kyono
Mr. Bernie and Mrs. Ginger Lee
Camille Leong
Ms. Bettina Leong
John, Pauline and Michi Lum
Dr. Craig Lum
Sandi Matoba
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Akiko Arikawa
Mrs. Linda S. Ono
Nobuo "Nob" Mihara
Ms. Karen Aizawa
Carolyn Mitsuda
Mr. Tosh Mitsuda
Kei and Barbara Miyano
Ms. Laura Miyano and Mr. Luc Bellet
Tokuo Murakami
Mrs. Shirley Murakami
Donald and Alice Nakahata
Mr. Andrew S. Nakahata and Ms. Alison Fong
Kaz Nakamoto
Mrs. Julie and Mr. Nathan Lau
Harry and Florence Nakamura
Mr. Scott and Mrs. Sandra Nakamura
George and Diane Nakano
Mr. Richard and Mrs. Janet Kashiwada
Baron and Alice Nishihara
Ms. Julie Nishihara
Hideki K. Oka
Mr. Pierre and Mrs. Gail Morin
Thelma Ong
Mr. Lowell G. Kimura and Ms. Donna Ong-Kimura
Mr. Mitsufumi and Mrs. Rumi Okabe
Ed and Tomi Oshiro
Ms. Marilyn C. Oshiro
Chester, Margret and Jeffrey Sada and Sadie Orgohara
Mr. Gary Sada
John and Mary Sasaki
Ms. Phyllis Sasaki
Marjorie, Mark and Carolyn Sato
Mr. Hiroshi and Mrs. Janice Fukuda
Daisy Satoda
Ms. Patricia Ito
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Sharon Kato
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. June Sugihara
Mr. James Yonemoto and Ms. Marcia Yonemoto
Tsutomu Sawamoto
Ms. Linda Sawamoto and Mr. Fred Look
Harumi Serata
Mr. Charles Kagay and Ms. Teresa Serata
Takeo H. and Maye Fujie Shirasawa
Mr. John Aaron and Mrs. Susan Muranishi
Ann T. Suyeyasu
Mr. Ted T. Suyeyasu and Family
Lorraine Suzuki
Mrs. Shirley Murakami
Irene Takasuka
Mr. Satoru and Mrs. Carolyn Hosoda
Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Joy Lessman
Michi Takata
Mr. Aki and Mrs. Michiko Kuramoto
Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Rosie McCormick
Katsuto and Bessie Takei
Mr. Russell B. and Mrs. Linda Takei
Hideko and Yasuo Takeshita
Ms. Atsuko Takeshita
Edith and Frank Tanaka
Dr. Kurtis Chin
Violet "Vi" Tanaka
Ms. Carol Garvey
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Janis Honda
Ms. Barbara Wada
Mr. David and Mrs. Jan Yonemoto
Joy K. Teraoka
Ms. Denise Teraoka
Kenji Tomita
Mrs. Mary Tomita
Martha Toji Uejo
Mr. Curtis and Mrs. Diane Uejo
Yori and Chiyo Wada
Ms. Patricia K. Wada
Florence and Kahn Yamada
Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Mary Shek
Noboru and Dorothy Yamanaka
Ms. Wendi Yamanaka
Hatsy Yasukochi
Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Akiko Arikawa
Yoneo "Bo" Yoshimura
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Ms. Janis Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
IN HONOR OF
Center Board
Ms. Janis Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
Center Staff
Ms. Janis Ito
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
Stanley Shigeru Furuta's 95th Birthday
Mr. David and Mrs. Cindi Sasaki
Jennifer Hamamoto
Ms. Susan Sakuma and Mr. Wilfred Lim
Dr. Alaric Akashi and Ms. Pauline Tomita
Ms. Mari Williams
Carole Hayashino
Ms. Donna Yoshida Castro
Willie and Fumi Hoshiyama
Mr. Gerald and Mrs. Gail Nanbu
Naoko A. Ito
Ms. Janis Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
Igris Lembi
Lembi Family Trust
Darlene Masamori's Line Dancing Class
Mr. Lionel and Mrs. Millie Ng
Lori Matoba
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Ms. Susan Sakuma and Mr. Wilfred Lim
Diane Matsuda
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto and Ms. Carole Hayashino
Ms. Jackie Okamura
Noriko Matsuda's 96th Birthday
Mr. Franklin and Mrs. Nancy Fong
Mr. Aki and Mrs. Michiko Kuramoto
Brent, Wendy, Stephanie, Soyary and Sidney Yoshifuji
Teresa Ono
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto and Ms. Carole Hayashino
Paul Osaki
Dr. Mary Bitterman
Mr. Kyle Tatsumoto and Ms. Carole Hayashino
Mrs. Naoko Ito
Ms. Patricia Ito
Ms. Diane Y. Wong and Mr. Nelson Dong
Sue Haruko Sasaki's 99th Birthday
Mr. David and Mrs. Cindi Sasaki
Jill Shiraki
Mr. and Mrs. Akira Watanabe
IN CELEBRATION OF
Center's 50th Anniversary
Mrs. Toshiko Gavalla
Ono Family Holidays
Ms. Lori Matoba and Mr. Jeff Wun
Yoshifuji New Year Gathering
Mr. Tom and Mrs. Karen S. Boyden
Mr. Franklin and Mrs. Nancy Fong
Mr. Gary and Mrs. Sharon Kato
Mr. Aki and Mrs. Michiko Kuramoto
Mr. Gerard and Mrs. Rosie McCormick
Mr. Steve Omori and Ms. Linda Sekino-Omori
Mr. Kaz Takata
Ms. Cindy Yoshifuji-Ward and Mr. Bill Ward