• About
  • Photo Contest: AAPI Heritage Month
  • Community Calendar
  • Advertise
  • Subscriptions
  • Contact
  • Seattle Chinese Post

Northwest Asian Weekly


  • Community
    • Names in the News
    • Local
    • Business
    • Pictorials
    • Obituaries
  • Nation
  • World
  • Arts & Entertainment
  • Columns
    • On the Shelf
    • At the Movies
    • A-POP!
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • The Layup Drill
    • Travel
    • Wayne’s Worlds
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Commentary
    • Publisher Ng’s blog
    • Letters to the Editor
  • Astrology
  • Classifieds
  • Community Calendar
You are here: Home / News / Community News / Names in the News / Yoshitomi receives surprise award

Yoshitomi receives surprise award

April 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

https://i0.wp.com/www.nwasianweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/34_15/names_karen.jpg?resize=500%2C375

Former Executive Director Karen Yoshitomi was recognized for her years of service to the organization

Karen Yoshitomi was the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) PNW Regional Office Director (National Staff) for over 22 years. Her office was in the ID. Last year, Karen resigned to be Executive Director for the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Washington. The Seattle JACL used the Banquet as an occasion to give Karen a surprise (unannounced) “Tomodachi” award for her years of service and friendship for the Seattle JACL. Karen, was caught completely off guard.

https://i0.wp.com/www.nwasianweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/34_15/names_otani.jpg?resize=500%2C368

Union Bank and Tim Otani were recognized for years of support to the Seattle JACL and the community

 

Other award winners included Union Bank and Tim Otani. The were recognized for years of support to the Seattle JACL and the community. Ngoc Dinh presented the Sam Shoji Unsung Hero Award to Stan Shikuma Seattle JACL’s incoming president, Sarah Baker presented the Community Service Award to Wing Luke Board Co-president Ellen Ferguson. (end)

Share:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)

Related

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2015, Community Center, Community Service Award, Executive Director, ID, Karen Yoshitomi, Ngoc Dinh, Sarah Baker, Tim Otani, Union Bank, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Find us on Issuu!

Subscribe to our e-news

Front pages

Biden awards Medal of Honor for Vietnam heroism

Lori Matsukawa: Recipient of Japanese Emperor’s Rising Sun Award—A celebration of the Japanese Americans’ achievements

Local community benefits from man’s pickleball passion

Norman Mineta, transportation secretary in 9/11 era, dies

UW bioethicist calls for justice in distributing global COVID treatments

Community members urge support for SPD hiring bonuses

PICTORIAL: AAPI Heritage Celebration

“Celebrate Asia” 2022 encourages a community to move forward, together

Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over

Long COVID: the disease that cannot be described

More of Last Week's Front Page

© 2022 NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY
412 MAYNARD AVE. S., SEATTLE, WA 98104
206-223-5559 | INFO@NWASIANWEEKLY.COM