Join us as we help out the San Francisco JACL chapter at their annual spaghetti crab feed benefit dinner, Saturday December 6, 2014 in SF Japantown! Proceeds from this year’s dinner will go to support Kimochi, Inc.’s San Mateo Capital Campaign, raising funds to support the newly opened Kimochi Community Care Center in San Mateo for Senior Citizens.

Volunteers are needed throughout the day to help prep and serve food as well as setting up and cleaning up the dining hall. Volunteer shifts are available all day from 10:30-1pm, 1pm-4:30pm and 4:30pm-8pm. Sign up for volunteer shifts online at: http://goo.gl/GZ1lj

Tickets for the dinner or take-out orders are also available for those of you who wish to support but can’t volunteer. Pre-sale prices are $30, $40 at the door, and $15 for children 5-12 years old. Contact Haruka Roudebush at haruka.roudebush[at]gmail.com or buy pre-sale tickets online at:
http://goo.gl/EW5zz

For more information on Kimochi and their San Mateo Capital Campaign, go to: http://www.kimochi-inc.org/ki_ksm.htm
To buy pre-sale tickets, fill out the online form at: http://goo.gl/EW5zz

Event Details:
Saturday, December 6, 2014
5:00pm-7:30pm
Christ United Presbyterian Church, 1700 Sutter Street (at Laguna), San Francisco, CA 94115
Pre-sale tickets: $30, $15 for children 5-12 years old
At the Door: $40
Dine-In and Take-Out tickets available.

Volunteers are advised to bring hats/hair coverings and aprons if handling food.

Nakayoshi November Social in San Jose – Nov. 8, 2014

2pm: Japanese American Museum of San Jose – Guided Tour, Winter Boutique; $5 admission
5:30pm San Pedro Square – Dinner, Nightlife

Hey Nakayoshi (especially you South Bay folks!)

This month’s social will be on Saturday, November 8 down in San Jose! We’ll start with a daytime visit to the Japanese American Museum of San Jose in San Jose Japantown, then head over for dinner and more hanging out for the evening in San Jose’s San Pedro Square District.

Need a ride/can drive to/from San Francisco (or other parts of the Bay)? Make sure to sign up on our carpool Google Doc at http://goo.gl/9Inqcl

CLICK HERE to RSVP on Facebook!

We’ll start with a guided tour of the museum and exhibits at 2pm ($5 admission) and, also check out the JAMsj Winter Boutique down the street at the San Jose Buddhist Temple Betsuin and spend some time perusing San Jose Japantown. We’ll regroup in the evening at San Pedro Square at the San Pedro Square Market to have dinner and hang out in the area for the rest of the evening. Please feel free to join us at night, even if you aren’t able to make the museum tour during the day! Hope to see a lot of folks from the Peninsula and South Bay come out! Questions? E-mail us at nakayochi[dot]ncwnp[at]gmail[dot]com For more information on JAMsj or San Pedro Square, go to: http://jamsj.org/ and http://www.sanpedrosquaremarket.com/ Physical Addresses: JAMsj 535 North Fifth Street · San Jose, CA 95112 | San Pedro Square Market 87 N. San Pedro St, San Jose, Ca 95110 See you soon!

Hey Nakayoshis! Our social event for July is an exciting launch event happy hour for the New Generation Nikkei Fund (NGNF), a brand new statewide philanthropy group started in part by several Nakayoshi members and other young professionals representing San Francisco, San Jose and Los Angeles’ Japantown communities!

What: New Generation Nikkei Fund (NGNF) San Francisco Launch Happy Hour
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Time: 5:00pm-7:00pm
Location: Ozumo, 161 Steuert Street, San Francisco, CA
Suggested Donation: $25 (minimum)

Introducing the New Generation Nikkei Fund: Creating a new generation of philanthropists to support our Japantowns!

Join us for happy hour at Ozumo restaurant in downtown San Francisco on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 from 5-7pm to celebrate the launch of the New Generation Nikkei Fund in San Francisco!

Looking for a quick, easy way to do some good and make an impact in your community? NGNF is all about connecting community non-profit organizations serving our Japantown communities with the next generation of community supporters. Come find out how with a minimum donation of $25, you can make the deciding votes to fund programs and non-profit organizations that serve San Francisco’s Japantown.

We’ll be hosting a happy hour where you can meet our committee and learn how to join our statewide movement to support the future of our San Francisco and San Jose Japantown and Los Angeles Little Tokyo communities, all while enjoying appetizers and drinks and mingling with other NGNF donors. The happy hour has also been made possible with the support of Nakayoshi Young Professionals.

We’ll be taking pictures of NGNF Donors (old and new) holding our NGNF Donor Cards, so make sure you come dressed sharp!

While the happy hour launch is free to attend and open to anyone interesed, a suggested donation of $25 (making you an official NGNF Donor!) can be prepaid via the purchase of a happy hour event ticket on Eventbrite or given at the door (cash or credit card preferred). All current donors who have already given get in free as well!

Questions? Contact us at ngnf.donors@gmail.com.

More information about NGNF: http://aapip.org/NGNF

Be sure to “Like” NGNF’s page on Facebook!

What is Nakayoshi MiniMeetups?

Nakayoshi MiniMeetups is our new monthly program for people looking to meet and get to know other members of Nakayoshi better in a casual and fun setting that is flexible for everyone’s schedules. MiniMeetups places you in a different small group of 4 Nakayoshi members every month. It’s up to your group to decide when and where to meet, and what fun activity you guys will be doing!

How Does It Work?

1. Fill out our one-time online signup form with your contact information and preferred meeting location.

2. Every month, we’ll put you into a group of 4 Nakayoshi members to form your monthly Nakayoshi Mini-Meetup group and send you an e-mail with your other group members’ contact information.

3. At that point, it’s up to your Nakayoshi Mini-Meetup group to contact each other to decide when and where to meet, and what fun activity you guys will be doing! It can be as simple as grabbing a bite and hanging out, cooking a group dinner, going to a movie, or whatever else your group decides to do. It’s completely up to you guys!

4. We’ll continue assigning new groups of 4 every month as new Nakayoshi Mini-Meetup group members sign up to participate.

Signups are starting this month! We will be starting our first round of MiniMeetups in February!

Click here to sign up for Nakayoshi MiniMeetups!

Have questions? E-mail us at nakayoshi[dot]ncwnp[at]gmail[dot]com