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Tokyo Service Center News - July 2011 |
| An Office With a Great View by Bill Watanabe |
When I was a young man in the 1960's attending Waseda University in Japan as part of an exchange program, I had my first experience in tasting the Japanese rice wine called "sake". It seemed like back then, there were only three kinds of sake - cheap, medium, and expensive! As a student, I usually only tried the cheap or medium variety and wondered what the expensive brand was like. It is hard to believe that now, there are literally hundreds of different kinds of sake at various levels of cost. Just like the huge variety available in the wine industry, sake can now be tailored to taste, temperature, mood, and to accompany different kinds of food.
The LTSC annual fundraising event (which I am told is one of the more enjoyable events of the year!) will feature a food and sake-tasting adventure, in conjunction with our great partners at Mutual Trading Company who will provide all of the sake. If you have never experienced an LTSC Food & Sake Tasting event, this year will be a must with a collection of terrific foods from the best chefs/eateries in the City - please see the information in this newsletter about the event.
Please note that LTSC does not promote any abuse or over-use of alcohol (or of eating for that matter), but to enjoy and enhance a dining pleasure. Best wishes and thanks for your support. |
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| Project Sake: Tickets Available Now |
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Project Sake:
The Design of Sake, Food & Fashion
Thursday, July 28, 2011 @ Vibiana
General Admission: Buy Now
$65 Early Bird General Admission
(Purchase by July 1)
$75 General Admission
(after July 1)
$85 at the Door (based on availability)
VIP Admission: Buy Now
$125 Pre-Sale Only, Limited Availability
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• Event will feature fashion designs from Anne Namba collections
• For up to date information about participating restaurants, sponsors, and promotional partners, please visit our event website.
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| Food and Beverage Providers Restaurants |
Sake generously provided by
Mutual Trading Co. |
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LA PRIME |
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Shave Ice
Gary Yamauchi |
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Arroyo Store |
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| Did You Know? |
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Anne Namba's designs will be featured at our Project Sake event. Anne’s clientele includes Elizabeth Taylor, Hillary Clinton, Mrs. Joan Mondale, Ann Getty, actresses Veronica Hamel, Sharon Stone and Tamlyn Tomita, Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medalist Kristi Yamaguchi, actors Jim Nabors and Pat Morita, musician Herb Alpert and Mrs. Sadaharu Oh, wife of Japan’s most famous baseball player.
Anne’s designs have been worn by Aretha Franklin during a Good Morning America performance, by Vanna White for a week of Wheel of Fortune, by former Hawaii First Lady Lynne Waihee while hosting a dinner for the Emperor and Empress of Japan and by members of the band Hiroshima. Anne has been featured on Lifetime Television and in A. Magazine: Inside Asian America in a pictorial entitled, “Ten Women to Watch."
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For more information about Anne Namba please click here.
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| Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program Receives $100,000 from Wells Fargo |
Despite continuing challenges in the economy, the Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program (API SBP) received a $100,000 grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation as part of the company’s ongoing commitment to support the Asian Pacific Islander entrepreneur community in Greater Los Angeles.
Roy Jasso (center), Wells Fargo Community Development representative and Chinatown Service Center board member, presents a $100,000 check to API SBP board members – all whom are executive directors of their respective organizations, including: Byron Shinyama (left), Koreatown Youth & Community Center; Chanchanit Martorell (third from left), Thai Community Development Center; Bill Watanabe (third from right), Little Tokyo Service Center; Joel Jacinto (second from right), Search to Involve Pilipino Americans; and Lawrence Lue (right), Chinatown Service Center. Members of the API SBP, a collaborative of the five community organizations, received the $100,000 donation at a board meeting in Los Angeles on June 14th. Also pictured is Ron Fong (second from left), the API SBP director.
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| June Donors – Thank You for Your Support! |
Arthur & Jennie Hasegawa
Yoshie Kato
Kristin Martin
Mark & Kathy Masaoka
Lorene Miller
Mary Oda
Mary Oi
Michael Okamura
Chiyoko Takemoto
Glen Tanaka
Stacy Tanaka
Joe Yamagawa
Ken & Sandra Yamashiro
LTSC Alumni Association-Challenge Grant
(received/pledged as of June 30, 2011)
Mary Bresnahan
Melany De La Cruz-Viesca
Karoleen Feng
Ioli Filmeridis
Debra Fong
Aiza Galdo
Peter Gee
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LTSC Alumni Association-Challenge Grant (cont.)
Ayako Hagihara
Evelyn Hori
Noelle Ito
Lloyd Kajikawa
Elaine Kam
Ken Kasamatsu
Traci Kato-Kiriyama
Jenny Kaya
Kathy Khommarath
Nancy Kikuchi
Joanne Kim
Sakura Lee
Carol Matsunaga
Berny Morales
Enisha Narang
Joyce Shimazu
Cooke Sunoo
Marie Tan
Michael Tanaka & Jill Ishida
Andrew Uchida
Felix Valde |
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| Donate Your Old Car |
Thinking about donating your car to LTSC? Do it now and maximize your donation. Used car prices are up 30% from December 2008. (Click here to see the ABC news story about it) Higher prices mean a bigger donation to LTSC and a bigger tax deduction for you. Don’t delay donate today!
We will pick up cars in almost any condition in LA and Orange Counties. Proceeds are tax deductible for the donor and can be significant even if the car is old or not running! The call takes less than 5 minutes and contributes to helping our many clients. Call (213) 473-1613 to donate. |
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| Ways to Help LTSC |
In making a donation to LTSC, you can:
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• Make a donation in memory of a loved one
• Make a donation in honor of someone’s birthday or graduation
• Make a stock donation
• Host a fundraiser to benefit LTSC |
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Donate Online, over the phone or via traditional mail.
Call (213) 473-1613 |
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