Japan’s Big Disaster By Kayla Colbridge
I feel really bad about the earthquakes and the tsunami that hit Japan. I wish I could help them. My 3rd grade classmates talked about it on the morning of Friday, March 11th. Many people that suffered the disaster died. People went in hospitals and looked on a list of people who died to see if their loved ones passed away. I see children looking for their parents and parents looking for their children. I feel sad and painful to see that. The Japanese were quiet and did what they needed to do in that horrible situation. My Obachan (Teiko) said that some scenes remind her of her time in [...]
Read More →Relief and Recovery Fund for Japan
To: Members and Friends, Thanks to everyone for their generous contributions to date. While our fund-raising campaign continues and remains strong, we have recently begun discussions regarding the destination of our organization’s donation. After careful consideration, we have decided that the majority of our collection will be sent directly to “The Okinawa Refugee Receiving Team” The team is set up as an emergency Relief Organization. A portion of our organization’s contributions will be forwarded to the disastrous areas in Japan via the New York Lions Club. As many of you may know, during the past several weeks as Japan’s crisis has unfolded, many disaster survivors have relocated to the prefecture [...]
Read More →Mo~ Ashibi Gundan
Suibi was the restaurant where the current tightly knit Mo-Ashibi-Gundan traces back its origins… Unfortunately, this once popular Okinawan restaurant is closed, but its Uchina~ spirit lives on with the friendships and Ichariba Chode- family! Professional Photographer,Tokio Kuniyoshi and Jamie Holland working at a Japanese trading company, both met at Suibi in New York. The two became acquaintances and exchanged information. They met on a few occasions and each time brought more friends who were Okinawan and wanted to hang out with other Okinawans in New York. There were many different walks of life that came together, artists, professionals, students…but they all shared the urge to meet other Okinawans and [...]
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Mrs. Sueko Nakachi, whose husband, late Masao Nakachi, served as the President for OAANY in the middle of 1990s. He worked as the director of Information Department in the United Nations and he was a great mentor to all of us. Here’s the message from Sueko san after interval of eight years. “Dear members, I have been back to attending the Kenjinkai since the picnic last year. It’s been eight years—. I really feel like returning to my missed parents’ home. I experience warmness from being with everyone and it gives me a sense of relief. When I think of those friends that passed away during the past several years, [...]
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