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See Our Video: “Thank You” For GivingBIG on May 15th
This is our first online fundraising campaign and we are pleased that we raised over $1,500 (not including The Seattle Foundation’s match) to fund translators over this summer to work on the year 1946 of The North American Post. Thank you to our donors, listed below. We look forward to showing you the results of
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Follow-up Event on 06.15.13: Aiko Suganuma 菅沼愛子講演会「私の教訓：みんなで一緒に元気になりましょう」
(Scroll down to see video of Mrs. Suganuma’s first event on April 20, 2013. 講演会にご参加頂いた皆様 朝晩寒い春から一気に初夏の到来…一年でもっとも素晴らしい季節がやってきました。 皆様に於かれましてはご健勝、ご活躍の事と拝察申し上げます。 さて4月20日Bellevue Collegeにて北米報知財団の主催により講演会を開かせてせて頂きましたが、講演会の後、多くの方々より、「続きはいつですか」「次回の講演会の予定は」などの多くのメールを頂きました。...
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Successful Event: “How The Samurai Saved Us” – April 30th: Dave Yamaguchi Discusses Earthquake & Tsunami Old & Present Day Preparations
Successful Event: Look for YouTube video on “How The Samurai Saved Us,” which featured David Yamaguchi. David shared a fascinating story about how Edo-era Japanese documents guided present-day earthquake and tsunami preparations in the Pacific Northwest. Sponsored by the nonprofit Hokubei Hochi Foundation. You may purchase the book...
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2012 Year In Review and Acknowledgements
Please click here to see full 2012 Year in Review and Acknowledgements. Hokubei Hochi Foundation 2012 Year in Review (Scroll down for Japanese, and for 2012 Acknowledgements) Thank you for your support as we completed our first full year of programming and operations. Over this past year: Published “A Century of Puget Sound Nikkei...
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U.W. Co-Sponsoring Newspaper Digital Project
The Hokubei Hochi Foundation is pleased to announce partnerships with the University of Washington on an exciting project to digitize the past issues of The North American Post newspapers. This will allow the public to access information through KEY WORD SEARCH using the latest digital technology. 4Culture has provided seed funding for this project....
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View Translated NA Post Historical Articles
Over the past year, The North American Post, the Pacific Northwest’s oldest bilingual English/Japanese community newspaper, has been translating one historical article each week, from Japanese to English. Readers can get a glimpse into fascinating events of those periods in time. Please take a look at the link to see the articles. You may...
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北米報知財団主催: “「サムライはいかにして私たちを救った」” 出演：Dave Yamaguchi
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SOLD OUT: “A Century of Puget Sound Nikkei History” Book
This book has sold out. We are seeking sponsors for a second printing. Our apologies and thank you for your interest! The Hokubei Hochi Foundation has teamed up with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Seattle and Pacific NW Region, and The North American Post to update the original “Coming Home in ’88″ pictorial history...
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See slides and video from 2012 Sushi Events
“How To Eat Sushi The Expert Way Featuring Chef Shiro Kashiba and Daisuke Nakazawa” was a sell-out success. The event was held on Saturday, November 3rd, 2012, at the Nagomi Tea House in Seattle’s International District.. Please click here to see slides from the event’s program: Slides from Nov 3rd Event This was the second...
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Student Intern Maiya Gessling Writes About Japan Trip
The Hokubei Hochi Foundation’s student intern, Maiya Gessling, traveled to Japan on October 1-11, 2012 as part of her new internship and has written about her experiences for The North American Post newspaper. She was accompanied by Elaine Ikoma Ko, . Please pick up copies of the newspaper to read their articles, or for subscription
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