Nikkei Concerns

ICHS seeks nominations to honor health advocates

February 19, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Nominations are now being accepted by International Community Health Services (ICHS) and the ICHS Foundation for the 2016 Bamboo Award for Health to recognize the outstanding work of people and […]

Happy New Year!

January 7, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Kiyomi (left) and Sakae Hattori, in traditional kimonos, are the twin daughters of Jeffrey Hattori, CEO of Nikkei Concerns. Wearing kimonos is a traditional practice during the new year for […]

Bill Tashima — Lessons of history as legacy for social action

November 20, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ador Pereda Yano Northwest Asian Weekly “Okage Sama De” (in your honored shadow): These words are important to Bill Tashima, who has taken the difficult lessons of the past […]

Managing growth and respecting the past — Nikkei Concerns will soon be Keiro Northwest

September 3, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Assunta Ng Northwest Asian Weekly “To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often.” –Winston Churchill On Jan. 1, 2016, Nikkei Concerns, founded in 1975 by […]

Nikkei Concerns health fair

August 31, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nikkei Concerns health fair was held at the Blaine Memorial Church on July 25. The fair offered a variety of nutritious food samples, cooking demonstrations, and health-related exhibitors. There […]

BLOG: Nikkei Concerns reinvents a health fair

July 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Most health fairs are boring with information overload, lacking fun and creativity. Nikkei Concern’s (NC) health fair has reinvented its health fair program. It will be held at the Blaine […]

Bamboo awards for Tosh Okamoto and Seattle World School

May 18, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tosh Okamoto, a co-founder of Nikkei Concerns, and Seattle World School, a public school that helps immigrant children fully participate in American society, have been recognized with the Bamboo Award […]

Conquering loneliness in old age

January 23, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

If loneliness is the fear for old age, what can a community do to fight back?

Okamoto and Moriguchi awarded

September 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Tosh Okamoto and Tomio Moriguchi, co-founders of Nikkei Concerns, received a Founder’s Award honor at the Nisei Veterans Hall on Sept. 15. Both united the Japanese American

Wise words on aging gracefully

September 26, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

What do you wish you would have known when you were in your 20s? “1. Don’t be afraid to start a business at a young age. 2. Surround yourself with […]