Nakayoshi Young Professionals

Volunteer Event: JCCCNC Children’s Day Festival – Spam and Arts & Crafts

April 16th, 2013

Join Nakayoshi and sell spam musubis or make arts & crafts at the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC)’s Children’s Day Festival this year. Nakayoshi will be operating the spam musubi booth at the annual Kodomo No Hi (Children’s Day) Festival in SF Japantown on Saturday, May 4th, 2013. All proceeds will be donated to the JCCCNC.

You have the option (or do both!) of volunteering for the following fun festival booths:
1) Spam Musubi booth/kitchen
— [Shift 1] 8:30am-12:30pm (prep, cook,selling)
— [Shift 2] 12:00pm to 4:00pm (selling, cook, clean-up)

2) Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Arts and Crafts Table
— [Shift 1] 11:00am – 12:30pm
— [Shift 2] 12:30pm – 2:00pm
— [Shift 3] 2:00pm – 3:30pm

Sign up for a shift by following this link: www2.mysignup.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?datafile=2013nypspam

Spam Musubi Volunteers – Please bring a hat or similar covering for your hair for when you are preparing and handling food. Aprons also recommended.

If you are unable to volunteer but will be at the festival, stop by our booth, say hello and buy our delicious musubis or make beauitful arts and crafts :) Festival runs in Japantown Peace Plaza from 11:00am to 4:00pm.

Thank you, and we look forward to seeing you at the festival! If you have any questions, please contact Natsumi Inoue at npinoue[at]gmail.com

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Volunteer at the 42nd Annual JCCCNC Oshogatsu Matsuri (New Year’s Festival)!

December 17th, 2012

Ring in the New Year 2013 with Nakayoshi Young Professionals by volunteering with us at the 42nd Annual Oshogatsu Matsuri (New Year’s Festival) on Saturday, January 12th at the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC – 1840 Sutter St. in Japantown). This is an exciting community event for all!  There will be cultural arts & crafts, Mochitsuki (Japanese rice pounding), Ozoni (traditional Japanese New Year’s soup), great entertainment, food screen printing, and an art contest for children, so be sure to invite your family and friends.  If you are unable to volunteer, the JCCCNC is accepting monetary donations to support the festival in addition to prize donations for the winners of the children’s art contest.

Simply follow the link to sign up for volunteer shifts in setting up the gymnasium (from 10-11 a.m.), assistance at the JACL’s Arts and Crafts table (11 a.m.-3 p.m.), and/or clean-up afterwards (3-4 p.m.):  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AkYPzulOWuMidHpRZHhXUDN2V0k1Zm1mbU1nb3dieEE#gid=0, and if you’re on Facebook, hit “attending” in our event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/413775572029346/.  For further inquiries, the person to contact is Haruka Roudebush at haruka.roudebush”@”gmail.com.

Thanks and Happy Holidays to you all!

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Join Nakayoshi at the Warriors Asian Heritage Night

December 7th, 2012

Join Nakayoshi at the Warriors Asian Heritage Night on February, 12, 2013. A commemorative Warriors Giveaway is included with every special event ticket, and after the game, attend a special postgame Q&A with Jeremy Lin! A portion of each ticket sold will benefit our community partner – AsianWeek Foundation’s hepatitis B awareness efforts!

We’ve purchased a block of tickets for Nakayoshi members to sit together this game. Email us at nakayoshi.ncwnp to reserve your ticket now. Act quick as we only have a limited number of tickets available. Each ticket is $26 and located in the Corner section. You must email us and confirm with us to receive one of your ticket.

Once the Nakayoshi group tickets run out you may purchase tickets directly with the Warriors at www.warriors.com/asianheritage - keep in mind that a portion of each ticket for this event will benefit the AsianWeek Foundation whether you buy one of our tickets or separately.

Let’s go Warriors!

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Dodging for Dollars with JCCCNC

November 4th, 2012

Thanks for everyone who participated in the JCCCNC Dodging for Dollars Tournament. Although we didn’t win the grand prize we all had fun and met other community groups in the process. We’d also like to thank everyone who came out to support the players. Special thanks to Sarah for taking all these photos! Looking forward to more of these events in the future!

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Having fun at Sansei Live!

October 28th, 2012

Thanks to all who came out to Sansei Live last weekend!

Squeezing in some Pikapika fun at Sansei Live

Good company, great music, dressing classy and dancing cheesy all made for a great night.

We hope you had a blast :)

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A look back at Summer…

October 20th, 2012

Even though San Francisco’s JUST started to actually get warm, Summer 2012 is officially over! Nakayoshi Core’s had a lot of fun planning all our events, from the Summer BBQ to the Camping Trip, volunteering at Mountain View’s Obon to kicking back and relaxing on Potluck and Games Night… Thanks to all of you who made it out, and hope you’ve had fun! We have lots of events coming up (including Sansei Live tomorrow), so looking forward to seeing and meeting more people soon!

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October Social: Sansei Live!

September 30th, 2012

Come out for a night of yummy food, live music, lots of dancing and a great cause: Kimochi Inc!

This year Sansei Live is offering a special price — $35 for the 35 & under ($75 for General Admission)! Dress is semi-formal, so it’s your chance to show off that dress/suit-jacket you’ve been waiting for the right occasion to wear.

We are hoping to reserve a table, so the more the merrier :)
Please RSVP by October 5th in order to have your name listed with Nakayoshi.

We are currently trying to figure out a way for individuals to pay for tickets beforehand, so stay tuned!
Hope you’ll be able to join us!

Members had lots of fun last year as well!

 

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Get LinkedIn Report

September 26th, 2012

On Saturday, September 22, 2012, NYP and the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) worked together with LinkedIn to host a career development panel and workshop. Over 50 people attended, and 5 LinkedIn employees were there to aid attendees, making this our largest, most ambitious event yet. From college students to JCCCNC board members, each person was able to receive individual attention from the LinkedIn workers.

The event started with stories from some of the LinkedIn volunteers about how the site helped them start out professionally. Following this, LinkedIn’s David O. gave a presentation on how to fully make use of LinkedIn’s features, such as groups, recommendations, and making connections. The LinkedIn group then went on to take questions from the audience.

After the presentation portion for the afternoon, the LinkedIn volunteers setup laptop stations that dealt with specific LinkedIn topics, such as profile critiques and translating resume info into LinkedIn copy. NYP’s own Jason brought his camera and photo shoot equipment to form a makeshift photo booth, where people could have their pictures taken for their LinkedIn profile images.

Overall, the event was a success, and the attendees took away a lot of knowledge. The crowd moved to Pa’ina afterwards for a networking happy hour. Thank you to our NYP volunteers (Arisa, Atsushi, Eiko, Haruka, Jason, Kim), the JCCCNC for the space, Safeway for the refreshments, and Pa’ina for extended happy hour pricing. We look forward to hosting another career development workshop next year in J-town.

Photos courtesy of Ryan K. and Jason N.

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GET LINKEDIN – Career Development Panel and Networking Event

August 7th, 2012
In conjunction with the Nakayoshi Young Professionals group, the JCCCNC would like to invite you to come to this FREE workshop and networking event hosted by LinkedIn to ensure that you’re ready for the next big step after graduation.

LinkedIn is partnering up with the Japanese American community to make sure college students and recent grads are getting the most out of LinkedIn. Come learn how to create or improve your profile, search for your dream career, and how to better leverage your connections. Take the time to invest in yourself and find your next great career opportunity on LinkedIn!

LinkedIn employees will be present to answer your specific questions and give you one on one attention. Everyone is welcome!

Register for the event online at: http://goo.gl/dRjtg

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May Volunteer: Soy and Tofu Fest VIP Reception

May 1st, 2012

The 3rd Annual Soy and Tofu Festival, put on to benefit the Nichi Bei Foundation, is in need of your help!

We are looking for volunteers to help prepare appetizers at Nakayoshi super-chef Graig Inaba’s house, and then help run the VIP Reception at Berkeley Bowl. Not only will the VIP Reception feature entertainment, a cooking demo and the Soy/Tofu Dessert Competition semi-finals, but it will be a GREAT opportunity to mingle and network with some big community individuals, companies and organizations.

WHAT: Volunteer @ the Soy and TofuFest VIP Reception

WHERE: Shift One – Graig Inaba’s House (San Francisco, address to be messaged out to attendees)

Shift Two – Berkeley Bowl West Reception Room (920 Heinz Avenue Berkeley, CA 94710)

DATE: May 12th, 2012 (SAT)

SCHEDULE:

SHIFT ONE: FOOD PREP

10:00 AM Gather @ Graig’s house, prepare appetizers

1:00 PM Leave for Berkeley Bowl

SHIFT TWO: VIP EVENT

1:30 PM Arrive @ Berkeley Bowl, help set-up

4:00 PM Event begins (help facilitate the event, but also time for volunteers to enjoy event and network)

6:00 PM Event ends, break down venue

~7:00 PM Break down ends

Please sign up for a shift here: http://www2.mysignup.com/soyandtofu

It’s been split into two shifts for the ease of those who may be busy part of the day, but if you could sign up for both shifts it would be MUCH appreciated! Thanks everyone :)

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