Mikami wine event June 1, 2024
Fall 2023 Nikkei Student Union members & JAWAUCB board meet and greet lunch at the Faculty Club

2022 Homecoming Event: (L-R) Stacy Kono (Board Vice Chair & moderator) and panelists, Leslie Tsukamoto, Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Tara U.

May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: (L-R) Steve Leonard, Annie Adachi, Matthew Kojima. Lynn Nakada (JAWAUCB board), Annika Masaki, Aneesa Nakano, Kylie Kubota (NSU, undergrad), Kohei Tsuchitani (NSU, undergrad)

May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: (L-R) Annie Adachi and Matthew Kojima
May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: (L-R) Caitlin LaFleur (Director, Alumni Chapters), Laura Dolorfino (Alumni Chapters), Marifel Verlohr (CAA)
May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: Susie Cohen Crumpler, Excecutive Director of the California Alumni Association (CAA)

May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: JAWAUCB Board members (L-R) Kay Yatabe, Ruth Ichinaga, Joan Fujii, Ann Lew, Grace Morizawa

May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: Japanese American Studies Advisory Committee (JASAC) members (L-R) Jere Takahashi, Susan Kishi, Philip Kan Gotanda, Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Andrew Leong

May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: (L-R) Beckie Masaki, Stacy Kono, Carol Tateishi, Annika Masaki, Janice Koyama

2022 Annual Awards Event

2022 Annual Awards Event

2022 Scholarship recipients

Midori Kono Thiel (2022 Outstanding Alumna) and Stacy Kono (Board Vice Chair)

2021 Scholarship awardees and Barbara Kawamoto, Scholarship chair

2021 Virtual Scholarship Awards Event



2020 Virtual Scholarship Awards Event
2019 Awards Luncheon at the Berkeley Country Club
(L-R) Karina Parker (2019 scholarship awardee), Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Alyssa Suzukawa (NSU), Cami Kai (NSU)
(L-R) Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Lynn Nakada (2019 Outstanding Alumna), Nancy Arata-Fong

(L-R) Mark Izu, Brenda Wong-Aoki (2019 Keynote speaker), Philip Kan Gotanda, Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani
2018-2019 Board of Directors including retiring members and new members for 2019-2020
(Back row, L-R) Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Kay Yatabe, Grace Morizawa, Barbara Kawamoto, Julie Nishihara, Carol Tateishi, Nancy Arata-Fong, Leslie Tsukamoto, Lynn Nakada, Irene Tekawa, Adena Ishii
(Seated, L-R) Amy Mass, Gloria Imagire, Alice Nakahata, May Hirose, Joyce Takahashi, Ruth Ichinaga
Irene Tekawa (left) and Joyce Takahashi at 2019 awards luncheon

Joyce Takahashi (at podium) and retiring board members (L-R) Gloria Imagire, May Hirose, Amy Mass, Alice Nakahata at 2019 awards luncheon
2019 awards luncheon
2019 awards luncheon
2019 awards luncheon
2019 awards luncheon
May Hirose (left) and Betty Furuta at 2019 awards luncheon
2019 awards luncheon

2018 awards luncheon at Berkeley Country Club

2018 scholarship awardees: Sachiko Matsumoto (left) and Sheena Horiki

2018 Board of Directors and Margaret Kusaba (center front, 2018 Outstanding Alumna)

(L-R) Dianne Fukami (2018 Keynote speaker), Leslie Tsukamoto, Marion Hironaka-Cowee

Leslie Tsukamoto and family at 2018 awards luncheon

(L-R) Mary Tomita (former board member), Asaye Takagi, Sara Ishikawa (2012 Outstanding Alumna) at 2018 awards luncheon

Board members at 2018 awards luncheon

Kiku Funabiki, 2016 Outstanding Alumna

Barbara Kawamoto (left) and May Hirose at 2016 awards luncheon at Yoshi's
Julie Nishihara (left) and Nancy Arata-Fong at 2016 luncheon

Yuri Kochiyama (2006 Keynote speaker) and Betty Kano
March 14, 2026