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The Community Awards Dinner: An Evening of Thanks

Thank you to all who joined us at the Nikkei Place Community Awards + Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Nikkei Centre. In the spirit of Thanksgiving…

The Community Awards Dinner: An Evening of Thanks

Honouring Community Spirit

Thank you to all who joined us at the Nikkei Place Community Awards + Fundraising Dinner on Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Nikkei Centre. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we gathered with community leaders and supporters to honour the legacy of the Vancouver Asahi baseball team (1914-1941), and their strength, resilience and dedication, exemplified by this year’s awardees:

Outstanding Community Service: Frank Kamiya
Japanese Culture: Nikkei Book Committee
Japanese Canadian History Preservation & Education:
Highway Legacy Signage Committee

Congratulations to all of the awardees, and thank you for your extraordinary contributions to the Nikkei community in Canada, and the work you continue to do, to enrich the cultural landscape of Canada.

We wish to express our utmost gratitude for the support and generosity the NNMCC received at this year’s event. All proceeds sustain our ongoing work to honour, preserve, and share Japanese culture and Japanese Canadian history and heritage for a better Canada.

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Monthly Donations Update (August 22 — September 25, 2019)

The Foundation acknowledges gifts we receive for Nikkei Place. Thank you to our recent donors from August 22, 2019 — September 25, 2019 inclusive!

Thank you to our recent donors!

Gifts listed from August 22, 2019 — September 25, 2019 inclusive

We apologize for any errors or omissions on this list. If your name has not been included, and you think it has been missed, please contact us and we will look into this right away.

ADDED TO LEAF

Platinum

Ken & Junko Shinozaki

Copper

Karol Dubitz

Burgundy

Anonymous
George & Elaine Homma
Roberta H. Nasu

Red

Takako Iura
National Association of Japanese Canadians
George & Linda Oike
Joe & Yoshiko Sakurada

Orange

Kelvin & Kay Higo
Bob & Katsi Abe
Joyce Oikawa
Bruce & Nan Tasaka
Sato Kobayashi

Green

Carina Abe
Aiko Marlene Hamakawa
June & George Kawaguchi
Takehisa Kawasaki
Kaori & Wayne Lytton
Joyce M. Nakamoto
Wayne & Rachel Tanaka

GENERAL

Anonymous
Kazuko Kobayashi
Koji Kobyayashi
Mieko Kobayashi
Maddison Proudfoot
Karin B. Yeatts

STEVESTON NIKKEI MEMORIAL PROJECT

Donald & Connie Mayede
Kelvin & Kay Higo

HONOURS & TRIBUTES

In Celebration of Kiyoko Tanaka’s 100th
Kelvin & Kay Higo

In Memory of Jane Shimokura
Brian Yamashita

In Memory of Sayo Hattori
Carina Abe
Karol Dubitz
Aiko Marlene Hamakawa
Taeko Hamakawa
Julia Hattori
Jean Y. Higano
Yosh Hirano
Hollis Ho
Louis Horii
Nobby Ishikawa
Kumiko Iwanaka
Frank & Naomi Kamiya
Edward & Kay Katai
Takehisa Kawasaki
Izumi Low
Tatsu & Karen Mizushima
Tom & May Mukai
Frank Nakashima
Roberta H. Nasu
Joyce Oikawa
Joe & Yoshiko Sakurada
Wayne & Rachel Tanaka
Mary Tanaka
Bruce & Nan Tasaka
Yoshiko Wakabayashi
Saburo Wakabayashi
Jean Wakahara
Ryoko Ward
Ken & Dorothy Yada

In Memory of Gordon Kadota
Anonymous
Bob & Katsi Abe
George & Elaine Homma
Annette Lee
Kathryn Lee
Kaori & Wayne Lytton
National Association of Japanese Canadians
Kevin Okabe
Junko Tomita
Ken & Dorothy Yada

In Memory of Rosie Kamitakahara
Anonymous

In Memory of Miyoko Nose
Brian Yamashita

In Memory of Noriko Natsukoshi
Jean Wakahara

In Memory of Sam Shinde
Joyce M. Nakamoto
Mary & Kazuto Nakamoto

In Memory of Aki Wakabayashi
Jessie Ebata
David & Donna Ebata
Roger & Sandra Ebata
Jessie & Clayton Gyotoku
Bill & Addie Kobayashi
Ken M. Kobayashi
Richard & Michele Kobayashi
Sato Kobayashi
Toshiko Maeda
Ron Okada & Carol Nishi
Janet & Jack Ross
Brian Wakabayashi

In Memory of Ben Yoshida
Kelvin & Kay Higo

In Memory of Dinie Hartmans
Frank & Naomi Kamiya

In Memory of Miyoshi Mickey Tanaka
Carina Abe
George & Elaine Homma
Frank & Naomi Kamiya
Roberta H. Nasu
Iuzmi Low
Mamoru Madokoro
Norman Tanaka

In Memory of Richard Tadashi Nomura
Marie Teraguchi

In Memory of Miyoko Nose
Lucy Yamashita
Susan Thompson & Thomas Yamashita

In Memory of Shin Omatsu
Marie Teraguchi

In Memory of Dick Seiji
Marie Teraguchi

In Memory of Sam Shinde
Marie Teraguchi

In Memory of Edward Kichiro Shoji
Marie Teraguchi

In Memory of Miyoshi Tanaka
Grace Tanaka

In Memory of Susan Thompson
Thomas Yamashita

In Memory of Hiro Uchida
Marie Teraguchi

In Memory of Chizuko Uchide
Marie Teraguchi

In Memory of Akiko Wakabayshi
Shig Kobayashi
Suzanne Tabata
April Yamaoka

In Memory of Steve Yamamoto’s First Year After Passing
Donald & Connie Mayede

MONTHLY GIVING CLUB

Carina Abe
Ian & Debbie Burgess
Manami Calvo
Brian & Marcia Carr
Patricia H. Chan
Michael & Ruth Coles
Grant Dustin
Junichi & Atsumi Hashimoto
Tad & Mitsuko Hosoi
Kenneth & Bernadine Isomura
Tomoko Ito
Mary F. Kawamoto
Satoko Kobayashi
Katsuko (Kitty) Kodama
Greciana Langamon
Tommy Li
Stewart Kawaguchi
Ted Kawamoto
Catherine Makihara
Masako & Ken Moriyama
Anne Motozono
Daigo Naito

Roberta H. Nasu
Takeshi & Mizuho Ogasawara
Hanako Oye
Linda Kawamoto Reid
Jim & Norma Sawada
Audrey Shimozawa
Eva Shiho
Barbara Shishido
Charlotte Takasaki
Sharlene A. Tabata
Joyce C. Takeshita
Trevor Jones & Darlene Tanaka
Grace Tanaka
Ginzo & Harue Udagawa
Hisako Wada
Fred & Linda Yada
Mary Yamada
Chris, Jan Yamamoto & Family
Norine K. Yamamoto
Sam Yamamoto
Tatsuo & Mariko Yamamoto

HERITAGE ESTATE GIVING CIRCLE

Carrie Okano
Linda Kawamoto Reid
Richard & Gail Shinde
Norman Shuto
Haruko Takamori
Sian Tasaka
Fred & Linda Yada
Sam Yamamoto

Tamiko Corbett
Yoshiharu Hashimoto
Mitsuo & Emmie Hayashi
George & Elaine Homma
Betty Issenman
Sato Kobayashi
Gordon Kadota
Cathy Makihara
Robert & Jane Nimi

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Gordon Kadota's Life Remembered

Gordon was a great story teller and often started by saying “It’s a long story”. On Sunday, September 22, a large number of the Nikkei community gathered at Nikkei Place to celebrate the life of our dear friend…

Gordon Kadota's Life Remembered

His life, leadership, and lasting legacy in the Japanese Canadian community will never be forgotten.

Gordon was a great story teller and often started by saying “It’s a long story”. On Sunday, September 22, a large number of the Nikkei community gathered at Nikkei Place to celebrate the life of our dear friend and longtime supporter Gordon Kadota, and remember his story.

Gordon was born on January 15, 1933 in New Westminster, B.C., the 8th child of Kantaro and Shigeno (nee Kunita) Kadota. At the age of 7 he was taken to Japan for a visit, but the outbreak of World War II prevented his return to Canada. He spent 12 years in Japan, graduating from Kwansei Gakuin University High School and later returned to Canada in 1952.

“Gordon always struck me as unusual among JCs. As a Nisei who was trapped in Japan during the war and was educated there, but who returned to Canada as a young man, he had the ability to navigate both worlds with ease. He himself carried values from both Japan and Canada, and he was able to serve as a bridge between cultures and generations. He was at once blunt and diplomatic, sometimes at the same time, and he had a strong sense of duty to community, while never seeking credit for himself. As the second editor of The Bulletin, he set a tone and a standard that hopefully carries through to this day.”
—John Endo Greenaway
Editor, The Bulletin

In 2016, Gordon received Nikkei Place Foundation’s Thomas Shoyama Lifetime Achievement Award.

In 2000, his dream of creating a gathering place for the Japanese-Canadian community was realized with the building of Nikkei Place in Burnaby, B.C.

“Gordon was a very unique man — he championed causes and worked with everyone. Like so many great leaders, he was patient and he worked tirelessly to prove that Nikkei Place was a dream that we needed to pursue.”
— Robert Banno
President, NPF

He had a big heart, kind words and a sense of humour that made it possible for him to continue for so many years in public service.

“Gordon Kadota will be remembered for his important work on behalf of the Japanese Canadian community. We will also remember his kindness, good humour and generosity.”
—Lorene Oikawa
President, NAJC

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This Year's Community Awards + Fundraising Dinner is on October 12th

Join us for the 9th Annual Community Awards + Fundraising Dinner on October 12 at Nikkei Centre — an event that recognizes our community leaders. Congratulations to this year’s awardees…

An Evening to Recognize Our Community Leaders

Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Nikkei Centre

Join us for the 9th Annual Community Awards + Fundraising Dinner — an event that brings together philanthropists, business leaders, and supporters from the Nikkei community to recognize, congratulate and thank the extraordinary effort of Nikkei Place community leaders for their selfless contributions to building a strong and vibrant community.

EVERY GIFT RAISED for the Community Awards + Fundraising Dinner provides Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre with funding to educate and connect people to community and the history, heritage, and culture of Japanese Canadians.

Visit the event website for full event details and updates.

Tickets + Sponsorship

Individual: $130 per person* | Table of 10: $1300
To purchase tickets contact Nikkei Centre at 604.777.7000.
*A portion of each ticket is tax receiptable. Amount to be determined post-event.

To become a sponsor or discuss details, please contact Roger Lemire at rlemire@nikkeiplace.org or 604.777.7000 Ext. 105.

The Vancouver Asahi Spirit of Strength + Resilience

We Remember…

100 years ago in August, the Vancouver Asahi baseball team succeeded in winning their first pennant. Started in 1914, the team took some time to hone their skills, but with their signature “brainball” developed in the 1920s, won four Terminal League Championships between 1926 – 1933, a triple championship in 1938, and five consecutive Pacific Northwest Championships including their final win in 1941. They connected communities and won fans across ethnic divides. Although disbanded, divided, and dispersed in 1942 with the events of the Second World War, wherever an Asahi player was sent, baseball thrived, helping to boost morale in the darkest of times.

WE REMEMBER that team spirit, pride in being Japanese Canadian, and the coming together of community as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of this team’s first major win, and honour this year’s Community Awards Dinner recipients.

Awardees

All awardees demonstrate tireless efforts in honouring, preserving, and sharing Japanese culture and Japanese Canadian history and heritage for a better Canada.

Japanese Canadian History and Preservation Award
75th Anniversary Nikkei Legacy Signage Project Committee

Outstanding Community Service Award
Frank Kamiya

Japanese Culture Award
Nikkei Book Sale Committee

Event Details

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2019
Venue: Nikkei Centre - 6688 Southoaks Crescent • Burnaby, BC

Tickets: $130 per person* | Table of 10: $1,300
To purchase tickets contact Nikkei Centre at 604.777.7000

*A portion of each ticket is tax receiptable. Amount to be determined post-event.

Visit the event website for full details and updates:

centre.nikkeiplace.org

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Open Door Programs at the Kenko Wellness Lounge Starts This Month

Starting from September 2019, several Nimi Nikkei Home assisted living programs will be available to the community.

Kenko Wellness – Open Door Programs

Starting from September 2019, several Nimi Nikkei Home assisted living programs will be available to the community. Openings are limited (up to 5 seniors) and therefore registration is required. If you’re coming to visit Nikkei Place, why not spend a few hours in these fun programs?

There are program offerings on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday. We hope to add additional programs on Thursday by 2020.

Program Description & Costs

Please click on this calendar link and those labelled in green are the ‘Open Door’ programs.

Monday: $10 for “Social Lunch” and “Breathing” ($6 for Lunch Only, $5 for Breathing Only $5)
Tuesday: $10 for “Chair Workout” and “Tea & Chat”
Tuesday: $10 for “Social Lunch” and “Chat & Fun” ($6 for Lunch Only, $4 for Chat & Fun Only (price set to increase to $5 in Jan 2020)
Tuesday: $5 for “Bingo” if the only program for day, but free if you have signed for the entire day
Saturday: $10-$20 price range for Women’s Boxing. Free for Nikkei Home volunteers of 1 year or more.

If you are interested in taking part, please contact srhousing@nikkeiplace.org or call 604-777-5000.

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Celebration of Life for Gordon Kadota at Nikkei Place

Join Nikkei Place, as we celebrate the life of Gordon Ryo Kadota on September 22, 2019.

Celebration of Life for Gordon Kadota at Nikkei Place

Join Nikkei Place, as we celebrate the life of Gordon Ryo Kadota. Speeches to begin at 3:15pm. Light refreshments will be provided. No RSVP required. Everyone is welcome to attend. Please no koden or flowers as per the family’s request.

When: Sunday, September 22, 2019 at 3:00pm
Where: Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, Special Event Hall (6688 Southoaks Cres., Burnaby, BC)

Gordon Ryo Kadota passed away on July 31, 2019 at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia at the age of 86. A private funeral was held on August 6 at Celebration Hall in Vancouver. Gordon is survived by his second wife, Kyoko; daughter Ayako (Steve); grandchildren Sydney, Andrew and Dana; step-sons Takashi (Reiko), Haruyuki (Kim); and step-grandchildren K and Emi. Uncle Gordon will also be mourned by many nieces, nephews and cousins in Canada, the United States, England and Japan.

Following in his father’s footsteps, Gordon worked in forestry and in the 1960’s entered the travel industry, eventually specializing in tourism between Canada and Japan. This led to Canaway Consultants which provided translating and business consulting services. In the early 1970’s, he also co-founded OK Gift Shop with the Canadian stores opening in Vancouver, Banff, and Niagara Falls. He remained active in the company until recently.

Beginning in the mid-1950’s, he volunteered and became a leader in the Japanese Canadian community, serving both in organizations at the local and national levels. Over the years, Gordon received numerous awards for his work in the Japanese Canadian community, in business and tourism and the betterment of relations between Japan and Canada. In 2000, his dream of creating a gathering place for the Japanese-Canadian community was realized with the building of Nikkei Place in Burnaby, B.C.

In 2016, Gordon received Nikkei Place Foundation’s Thomas Shoyama Lifetime Achievement Award.

Gordon was a great story teller and often started by saying “It’s a long story”. He had a big heart, kind words and a sense of humour that made it possible for him to continue for so many years in public service. He enjoyed travel, sports particularly golf and hockey, and was always helping others in need. Those who wish to make a donation in Gordon’s memory might do so to Canuck Place Children’s Hospice, St. Paul’s Hospital Foundation or in keeping with Gordon’s philanthropic spirit, any charity of your choice.

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Monthly Donations Update (July 26 — August 21, 2019)

The Foundation acknowledges gifts we receive for Nikkei Place. Thank you to our recent donors from July 26, 2019 — August 21, 2019 inclusive!

Thank you to our recent donors!

Gifts listed from July 26, 2019 — August 21, 2019 inclusive

We apologize for any errors or omissions on this list. If your name has not been included, and you think it has been missed, please contact us and we will look into this right away.