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

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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 […]

Bamboo awards for Tosh Okamoto and Seattle World School

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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 […]

Japanese Queen Scholarship Organization of WA crowns Japanese queen

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Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Japanese Queen Scholarship Organization of Washington crowned Yuna Marie Nishimoto as the 2012 queen at the 53rd annual scholarship celebration. With the coronation, Nishimoto […]

Nikkei Concerns: a gathering place with buzz for Seattle’s Japanese American elders

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Tosh Okamoto, then commander of the Nisei Veterans Committee, visited a man with this need. He was staying at a nursing home in Seattle’s First Hill district.

23 reasons why the ID rocks

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People always ask us, ‘Why should we come down to the International District?’ ” Well, we’ve compiled 23 reasons why.

Japanese exchange students find social purpose

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Kensuke Kondo and Jun Kato are third-year students at Japanís prestigious Rikkyo University. During the month of August, Kondo, Kato and nine of their peers immersed themselves in the Seattle corporate world through iLEAP: The Center for Critical Service, at Antioch University.