By Yiqin Weng Northwest Asian Weekly Elsie Taniguchi, a 79-year-old Japanese American, describes herself as a volunteer. She has been the president of the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) for 17 years. Taniguchi and her colleagues in JACL are now focusing on a subcommittee called “Camp Harmony Committee” to tell the next generation […]
Puyallup Valley JACL Scholarship
The winners of the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League Scholarship were Britney Spencer Freer, Shannon Kane Russ, and Bryce Taishi Ikeda. They received their scholarship awards on June 6 at the Tacoma Buddhist Church A social hall was followed by a program about their “Camp Harmony Committee” project and a Japanese buffet. (end)
Three win UW scholarships
Megan Kimiko Ingram, Nicole Mitsuko Ichinaga, and Hannah Fumiko Russ were recently awarded the Puyallup Valley JACL scholarships and will be attending the University of Washington with honors. The scholarship dinner was followed by a program by the “Camp Harmony Committee” and the installation of new JACL officers Elsie Taniguchi, president; Eileen Yamada Lamphere, vice […]