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Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley

Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC BerkeleyJapanese American Women Alumnae of UC BerkeleyJapanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley
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Photo Gallery 2024

Spring 2024 JAWAUCB board members and Nikkei Student Union (NSU) meet and greet lunch at the Faculty Club

    Photo Gallery 2023

    Fall 2023 Nikkei Student Union members & JAWAUCB board meet and greet lunch at the Faculty Club

      Photo Gallery 2022

      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

      5/5/22:  NSU graduate reception at Alumni House

      May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: (L-R) Caitlin LaFleur (Director, Alumni Chapters), Laura Dolorfino (Alumni Chapters), Marifel Verlohr (CAA)

      5/5/22:  NSU graduate reception at Alumni House

      May Reception for NSU graduates 2022: Susie Cohen Crumpler, Excecutive Director of the California Alumni Association (CAA)

      5/5/22:  NSU graduate reception at Faculty

      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)

      Photo Gallery 2021 and earlier

      2021_Scholarship Awardees Group photo

      2021 Scholarship awardees and Barbara Kawamoto, Scholarship chair

      2021 Virtual Scholarship Awards Event

      Chizu Omori, 2021 Outstanding Alumna
      Sherry Hirota, 2021 keynote speaker

      2020 Virtual Scholarship Awards Event

      2019 Awards Luncheon at the Berkeley Country Club

      2019 Karina Parker (scholar), Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Alyssa Suzukawa (NSU), Cami Kai (NSU)

      (L-R) Karina Parker (2019 scholarship awardee), Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Alyssa Suzukawa (NSU), Cami Kai (NSU)

      2019:  Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Lynn Nakada (Outstanding Alumna), Nancy Arata-Fong

      (L-R) Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani, Lynn Nakada (2019 Outstanding Alumna), Nancy Arata-Fong 

      2019:  Mark Izu, Brenda Wong-Aoki (keynot speaker), Philip Kan Gotanda, Lisa Hirai Tsuchitani

      (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

      2019:  Gloria Imagire, May Hirose, Joyce Takahashi, Amy Mass, Alice Nakahata

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

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      2019 awards luncheon

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      2019 awards luncheon

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      2019 awards luncheon

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       2019 awards luncheon 

      2019: May Hirose and Betty Furuta

      May Hirose (left) and Betty Furuta at 2019 awards luncheon

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      2019 awards luncheon

      2018_Carol Tateishi and friends

      2018 awards luncheon  at Berkeley Country Club

      2018 scholars: Sachiko Matsumoto (L) and Sheena Horiki

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

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

      Dianne Fukami (2018 keynote), Leslie Tsukamoto, Marion Hironaka-Cowee

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

      2018_Leslie Tsukamoto and family

      Leslie Tsukamoto and family at 2018 awards luncheon

      2018: Mary Tomita-A.Takagi-S. Ishikawa

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

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      Board members at 2018 awards luncheon

      Kiku Funabiki, 2016 Outstanding Alumna

      Kiku Funabiki, 2016 Outstanding Alumna 

      2016 - Barbara Kawamoto and May Hirose (aunt)

      Barbara Kawamoto (left) and May Hirose at 2016 awards luncheon at Yoshi's

      2016 luncheon:  Julie Nishihara and Nancy Arata-Fong

      Julie Nishihara (left) and Nancy Arata-Fong at 2016 luncheon

      Yuri Kochiyama (2006 Keynote speaker) and Betty Kano 


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