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By Gail Sharp

Talk Story March 2007 picture

What can you tell us about these pictures? Who are these people? What were they doing? When was it taken? What significance to our Community Center does the photo represent?

Send an email to talkstory@vjcc.com.

February Photo 1

1971 - Gail Ishikawa, Adrienne Nakaji, Kirk Miya & Bill Yoshihata present a check to VJCC Building Fund

 

 

February Photo 1 - Picture taken 1971. From left to right: Gail Ishikawa, daughter of Rikio and Fumi Ishikawa; Adrienne Nakaji, daughter of Steve and Miyo Nakaji; Kirk Miya, son of Hisa and Nancy Miya; and Bill Yoshihata, Commander of VFW 9938, from 1970-1971, presenting check to the [VJCC] building fund.

 

 

February Photo 2 - This picture was taken [on] January 26, 1971. From left to right: Glenn Onishi, son of Kenichi and Kiyoko Onishi; Kirk Miya; Gail Ishikawa; Patti Shimizu, daughter of Hitoshi and Kay Shimizu; Adrienne Nakaji; Stan Miyawaki, son of Tom and Mitzi Miyawaki; and Allen Amamoto, son of Ken and Yuri Amamoto. [A] goal of $200,000.00 was to be raised for [the] new building fund.

 

Thank you to Miyo Nakaji for writing in and identifying almost everybody in the pictures.  Thank you to Yuri Amamoto, Mitzi Miyakawa, Nicole Onishi, and George and Hisa Shintaku for also helping to identify and give additional information.
 

February Photo 2

Glenn Onishi, Kirk Miya, Gail Ishikawa, Patti Shimizu, Adrienne Nakaji, Stan Miyawaki and Alan Amamoto pictured in 1971 with goal of $200,000 toward Building Fund

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