Check out the JACL Active Choice Campaign

Hopefully everyone has been enjoying the wonderful weather and March Madness season and is finding themselves well. On behalf of the Japanese American Citizen’s League and JACL Health Benefits, we would like to ask for your help in spreading the word about a JACL campaign that directly affects folks aged 18 to 29. While congress […]

Nakayoshi’s 2010 Ski Trip

Where does one begin when blogging about one of Nakayoshis biggest event of the year? Well like any classic journey involving: organizing a mass group of people, unforgiving weather storms, dead stop stalls, a beautiful cabin and a combination of good times and fond memories; it all starts at the beginning. It was the last […]

Join Nakayoshi at Asian American Heritage Night with the Warriors!

Come join Nakayoshi as we watch the Warriors take on the Nets (or the “Nyets,” as I like to say) at Asian Heritage Night with the Golden State Warriors on January 22nd. We went last year and had tons of fun. For your ticket you receive: A commemorative Asian Heritage Night T-shirt by the winner […]

Support JCCCNC on Facebook!

Please vote for the Japanese Cultural Community Center of Northern California (JCCCNC) on the Chase Community Giving’s page on Facebook – they are donating $5 million to non-profit organizations across the country. If you are a current user of Facebook, you will have to “become a fan” of Chase Giving before you vote. If you’ve […]

Saturday, October 24: Irrashai Nomikai New Member Mixer

“Irrashai” means welcome and a “nomikai” is a get-together (usually over drinks). We want to take the time to introduce ourselves to our new members, whether you’re brand new or just haven’t had the chance to make it to an event yet. Please come out so we can get to know you! Come join Nakayoshi […]

Matcha Celebration at Samovar Tea Lounge

Tea companies DoMatcha and the Samovar Tea Lounge are partnering to host a celebration of matcha, a traditional Japanese green tea. Matcha is the powdered green tea is used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Frothed to perfection with a bamboo whisk, high quality matcha has a sweet flavor with notes of seaweed and bittersweet chocolate. […]

Job Opportunities

Nakayoshi member Kai Mitsushio passed along some job opportunities at his company. Following is his message: Esurance’s Marketing department currently has 3 job openings for marketing analytics positions. We need some serious SQL / Excel junkies! 1 position on the Partner Revenue Team: http://jobs-esurance.icims.com/jobs/3210/job 2 positions on the Email and Website Analytics Team:http://jobs-esurance.icims.com/jobs/3254/jobhttp://jobs-esurance.icims.com/jobs/3246/job If you […]

"What It Means To Be a Japanese American Woman"

Cherry Blossom Alumnae (CBA), a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, is hosting the 2nd annual CBA conference with the theme, “What It Means To Be a Japanese American Woman.” The CBA conference will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Hotel Kabuki in Japantown, 1625 Post Street in San […]

Nichi Bei Times to Close Down

FIRST: Don’t miss the recently posted monthly update for August. NOW: Head over to the new website for the Nichi Bei Foundation for more information; currently posted is a news article about the closing by Justine Koo Drennan from New America Media, as well as a pair of letters, one from the Nichi Bei Times […]

REEL NIKKEI STORIES community film screening

Saturday, August 15, 2009 3:00pm – 4:30pm Issei Memorial Hall, JCCCNC 1840 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115 REEL NIKKEI STORIES Community Film Screening will showcase youth-made documentaries with focus on Japanese American family oral histories. The community film screening is the culmination of the year-long REEL NIKKEI STORIES project, a training program which empowers […]