Annual Midori Kai Boutique
September 11, 2010
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Mountain View Buddhist Temple
575 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA
FREE entertainment: 10:30am Ukulele Jams; 2pm Marimo Kai – New Age Koto
Lots of new vendors! 70+ vendors already confirmed!
Proceeds from the boutique will support the following non-profit organizations:
- Asian Women’s Shelter of San Francisco
- Japanese American Museum of San Jose
- Yu Ai Kai – Senior Center
- Ed Iwasaki Scholarship Fund
Mountain View Buddhist Temple Obon
Left to Right: Joyce Iwasaki, Marsha Baird, Vicki Wynne and Irene Okimoto help out at the chicken teriyaki booth.
July 17, 2010
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JAMsj Fashion Show and Luncheon
"From Kimono to Contemporary"
Featuring designs from renowned May 22, 2010 |
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Midori Kai Recognized With "Asian-American Hero" Award
October 27, 2009
Hong Fu, Cupertino
Midori Kai was recognized in the category of "organization or agency" for overall work, but primarily for our work on the "Diaper Drive." Midori Kai members attended a luncheon where the award was presented by Santa Clara County Supervisor Liz Kniss (District 5).
Below, left to right: Sally Takemoto, Naomi Nakano-Matsumoto, Vicki Wynne, Liz Kniss (Santa Clara County Supervisor Fifth District), Joyce Iwasaki, Michelle Ma (West Valley Community Services).
Read the award letter |
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Spirit of Japantown Festival
September 26, 2009
Jan Jose Japantown
San Jose Japantown is one of the last three major Japantowns that remain in the United States. Japantown Community Congress of San Jose (JCCsj) was created to continue the cultural and historical preservation of our 119 year-old, multi-ethnic Japantown.
[Midori Kai Directors pictured at right (L-R): Sally Takemoto, Marsha Baird, Connie Decena, Vicki Wynne]
The Spirit of Japantown Festival has a variety of sections and activities:
- Main Street - Local San Jose Japantown merchants, restaurants, professionals, and organizations
- Original Arts and Crafts
- Car Exhibition - including imports, classics, and more
- Fruits, Flowers and Plants
- Antiques and Fine Arts
- Food and Products from Japan
- Hawaiian Section
- Kid's Activity Zone
- Entertainment
For more information, please check our the Spirit of Japantown Festival website.
Midori Kai members volunteered at the Silent Auction booth and donated two baskets for the auction.
Annual Midori Kai Boutique
September 12, 2009
Mountain View Buddhist Temple
575 N Shoreline Blvd
Mountain View, CA
This year's event featured 70 vendors, and was enjoyed by over 1200 participants.
Members of the Asian American jazz group Hiroshima signed copies of their 30th anniversary CD.
2009 Vendors
| A Hui Hou A Touch of Orient Akemi Pottery Ami Original Art Asian Gift Designs Asian Pair Beard Papa Beautiful Things Belika Bags Chizu's Creations Classic Hawaiian Jewelry Clayvision Collette Kondo Creative Accents Cynthia Sasaki Designs Dardie Ishida Details Company Donna Tojo Exclusively Yours Fancy Four Paws Four Yams The Glass Studio Graphic Ink Happy Shirts |
Hug A Sumo Japanese American Museum of San Jose Joanne Vasquez K Kreations Karen Eng-Toda Kayoko Designs Kelley's Kookies Kimiko Nishina Kimura Gallery Kristies Kookies Kyoto Kimono Luana's M Wong Design MAC Knife, Inc. Magnetic Touch Marci-Ann Ando Mariko III Marjie's Originals Mountain View Buddhist Temple Seniors MiNiche Naomi Iwai Natural Imitations |
Nikkei Traditions of San Jose |
"Talking Story" - An Intimate Conversation with Asian American Authors
Presented by Midori Kai, Inc. and the Japanese American Museum of San Jose
In Celebration of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
May 16, 2009
Northside Community Center
488 North Sixth Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Read author biographies - featured authors included:
Delphine Hirasuna, who wrote Art of Gaman, about the art that the Japanese American Internees made during their WWII Internment.- Gail Tsukiyama, who is the author of six novels including “Women of the Silk”, “The Samurai’s Garden”, ”Night of Many Dreams”, “The Language of Threads”, ”Dreaming Water” and her latest novel, “The Street of a Thousand Blossoms”.
- Jeanne Mirikitani, who is married to Cecil Williams of Glide Memorial Church and was named 2002 San Francisco Poet Laureate
- Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who co-wrote Farewell to Manzanar with her husband
- Firehorse Woman; Marlene Shigekawa, a former Midori KaiDirector w ho has written a couple of children books about her family’s internment experience and written a couple of screenplays
The event, which we co-sponsored with the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, was a huge success. Midori Kai organized the event, obtained the authors and handled Public Relations; JAMsj coordinated the book-selling portion by ordering the various books written by these authors and selling them that day to the public attendees.