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Volume 25 , Issue 6 November 2017 Newslet ter

Southeast Japanese School & Community Center 14615 S. Gridley Rd. Norwalk CA 90650 www.sejscc.org 562-863-5996

Hi Everyone!

This year’s Pancake Breakfast was a great success. NYS worked hard coordi-

nating all their teams to make everything run smoothly. Good job and thank you

NYS! I would like to thank Richard Hardy with the Kiwanis club, bringing their grill

and cooks, who did a fantastic job with the pancakes along with the help of a Chef

from Japanese School. Without their help, the lines would not move like they did

that morning. Thank you Johnson Sensei, who made the lunch items served by Judo

at the boutique. As always, this year’s breakfast and lunch was Ono.

A huge thanks goes to Ted Yoshimura, Bob Yamada, David Fusato, Toshi Tera-

moto, Fred Matsumoto and Tye Masaki who helped lay the tarp down onto the gym

floor and set up all the tables for the boutique vendors.

Becky Shinomoto and Helen Hikiji are the sole organizers in getting all the

vendors for this year’s boutique. Great job! I would like to say a big thank you to all

the volunteers from Japanese School, the Sugita family and NYS who helped at the

boutique. It looked like everyone was getting an early start on their holiday shop-

ping. As I walked around the gym, I would see people stop and chat with friends that

they have not seen for a while.

I would like to thank Ted Yoshimura for reinforcing the magnets on the wall

and thank David Fusato in helping Bob Yamada with the installation of the new

push bars for the classroom doors. We will also be installing the bars to the Dojo

doors. Great job!!

Attention, all graduating seniors! We will be accepting applications for the

NERIO/SEJSCC Scholarship. The form is available on the SEJS website. The dead-

line for the Scholarship will be February 10, 2018. The scholarships will be present-

ed at the annual Recognition Dinner on Saturday, April 21, 2018. Scholarship win-

ners must be present at the dinner to receive their award.

.

I wish everybody a safe Holiday Season!!

Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Tomodachi Richard Shinomoto

IN THIS ISSUE

President’s Message p. 1

Kendo p. 2

Bingo Schedule p. 2

Hikari Taiko p. 3

Pancake Breakfast p. 4

NYS p. 5

Japanese School p. 6

Nikkei Seniors p. 7

Dance Club p. 7

Norwalk Judo p. 8

Advisory Committee Mtg-1st Wed 7 pm

Center Bd Mtg-2nd Wed Monthly 7 pm

Nov 4 Monthly Bingo games 6:30 pm

12 Keiro no Hi 12-2 pm

25 Holiday, No School

25 Monthly Dance Club Social 6:30 pm

Dec 2 Monthly Bingo games 6:30 pm

9 Judo Mochi Tsuki

23-30 Winter Break, No School

31 New Year’s Eve Dance

Jan 6 School resumes

6 Monthly Bingo games 6:30 pm

20 Gakuen New Years Party 6:30 pm

27 Monthly Dance Social 6-11 pm

Feb 3 Monthly Bingo games 6:30 pm

10 Nerio/SEJSCC Scholarship App due

C A L E N D A R

Keiro no Hi 敬老の日

November 12, 2017 Reservations On Page 5

Nerio Scholarship Applications

Now Available online

Deadline: February 10, 2018

Download the fillable forms at sejscc.org

Call (562) 863-5996

To make reservations

DEADLINE Nov. 5

Don’t forget to order your mochi!!

N O R W A L K K E N D O D O J O

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A C K N O W L E D G E M E M T S

September - October

Mr. & Mrs. Toshi Teramoto $50.00

Mr. Jim Giordano & Ms. Serina Yuan $50.00

Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kusuda $50.00

Mr. & Mrs. Ken Matsumoto $100.00

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Shinomoto $50.00

Mr. & Mrs. Fred Matsumoto $100.00

(All of the above in memory of Jane Nishii)

Mrs. Tazue Hayashi $300.00

(In Memory of Utaka Hayashi)

Taiko Drummers $500.00

Ms. Sachi Maehara $300.00

Carl Takaki $100.00

Mr. & Mrs. Spencer Sakae $20.00

Mr. Richard Sakaida $18.00

Helen Hikiji $154.00

Ms. Edna Kurihara $55.00

Ms. Harriet Yamada $75.00

Yonsei Basketball $200.00

Ikenobo Ikebana Society $500.00

Constance Ciranna $50.00

( In memory of Toshie Pat Hori)

Tobius Matsumura $41.68.

Thank you for your kind generosity

and continuing support.

After hosting bi-monthly Team SCKF practices all year through June, it

was great to get back to Norwalk Dojo-centric training as we prepared for

competitions at the Nikkei Games Budo Tournament in August, and the

Southern California Kendo Federation Team Championships in September,

where our yudansha team made it to the semifinals. Congratulations to Ji

Daniel, Domen Sumi, Nguyen Emil, Hamamura Yu, Chang Jeffrey, and Kari-

ya Yoshijiro for bringing back 3rd place medals!

We also went back to basics in preparation for promotional testing in

October. Congratulations to Chong Connie for passing 4kyu, and to Kim

Ryan, Cho Daniel, and Cho Ryan for passing 3kyu! A huge thank you to Nor-

walk Dance Club for letting us come in at the tail end of their gym time on

Thursdays in August and September so we could practice kendo kata.

Thank you also to the Center, and especially Na Wahine ‘O Kawena,

for allowing us to host monthly SCKF youth training practices starting in

September. These practices should benefit our own youth kenshi as well as

the federation’s. We will also be hosting the SCKF women’s seminar on

October 21st and 22nd.

Finally, we are planning a dojo picnic in November (better late than

never); stay tuned for details!

Norwalk Kendo Dojo practices Mondays from 7:00 to 8:30 pm and Fridays from 7:30

to 10:00 pm. We also practice iaido (Japanese sword forms) from 9 to 10:30 pm on

Mondays. New members are welcome. For more information, including upcoming

and past events as well as how to join, please see our website at

http://www.eanet.com/norwalk. Contact us at norwalkkendo@gmail.com.

Southeast Japanese School & Community Center Activities List If you are interested in any of the activities at the Center, please contact the person listed below

Southeast Gakuen: Kimie Matsumoto 562 863-5996 Hikari Taiko: (866) 6HIKARI hikaritaikodrummers@gmail.com

Ikebana (Flower Arrgmt): Ogawa Sensei 714 893-1245 Norwalk Nikkei Seniors: Toby Fusato 562 860-7368

Guitar Class: Yuji Hata 562 695-1908 Na Wahine ‘O Kawena: Karen Toyoshiba 562 863-5996

Norwalk Youth Sports: nysyouthsports@gmail.com Hawaiian Karaoke Club: Stan Shimomura 562 865-9672

Judo: Sergio Lemus email: sergiolemus@mac.com Ukulele Class: Kamaki Keawe 714 928-7157

Kendo: Brian Yoon email: norwalkkendo@gmail.com Norwalk Dance Club: Edna Kurihara 714 847-1173

Karate: Brock Nishimura 714 826-9128 Koto Class: Kozue Matsumoto (661) 877-1996

9/24/17: 3rd place medalists and supporters at the SCKF Team Championships

Front row (left to right): Emil Nguyen, Andy Hamamura, Jeffrey Chang, Sumi

Domen.

Back row: (left to right): Jean Kodama, Yoshijiro Kariya, Daniel Ji, Linda Fu

Reminder... Nov. 4 - Saturday

Hosted by Gakuen

*Serving Udon

Dec. 2 - Saturday

Hosted by Dance

*Serving Chicken Wings

Dinner served at 6 pm

BINGO 6:30 pm Come Jo

in us!!

* * *

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S E J S C C

B O A R D M E M B E R S If you wish to contact any of the board members, please call the Center and leave a message.

Linda Kusuda

Tye Masaki

Kimie Matsumoto

Fred Matsumoto

Carrie Nakatani

Ernie Nishii

Mas Onoda

Richard Shinomoto

Colleen Sonoda

Tosh Teramoto

Dean Wada

Bob Yamada

Ted Yoshimura

“Tomodachi”, 14615 Gridley Rd., Norwalk CA 90650.

Tel: 562-863-5996. Published 6 times annually by the Southeast

Japanese School and Community Center. A no charge newslet-

ter informing all participants of activities on a one per house-

hold basis. Bulk Mail Postage Paid at Norwalk, CA. Editor:

SEJSCC Staff; Advertising & Mailing: SEJSCC Staff, Mas

Onoda, Gakuen PTA and Norwalk Nikkei Seniors.

Koto Lessons

at SEJSCC

Instructor:

Kozue Matsumoto

For More Information,

Website:

https://kotosounds.wordpress.com

By Robie La H I K A R I T A I K O

Wow, 2017 is almost at an end! What an eventful year it

was for us at Hikari. This year saw the retirement of our long-

time director and member, Mary Jane and Glen Mayeda; a first-

time trip to Japan for some; our successful Taiko Jams and a

collaboration with Chikara Daiko for the Summer Cultural Festi-

val!

Earlier in Septermber, we were invited back to perform for

the Orange County Japanese American Association’s Keiro kai,

or Senior Appreciation Day event. It is heartwarming to see

many people being recognized for their many contributions to

the Japanese culture and society, and it is always an honor for

us to entertain them.

We also did a return performance to the City of Artesia’s

International Fair and Diversity Festival. This annual event cele-

brates the many cultures in Artesia, and there is so much to

see, eat and do. The many stage acts included dances from

many different cultures, live bands performing music, and of

course, taiko!

In December we will host our 33rd annual Christmas party for

members and their guests. This is always a fun way to end the year,

as well as a chance to meet and share our time with friends and fami-

ly in a relaxed and festive atmosphere.

As 2017 comes to a close, we look forward to seeing what 2018

brings for Hikari Taiko. Warm wishes for the holidays from all of us;

see you all in 2018!

Performance for the 40th Anniversary Dance Celebration

OCJAA Performance

Great Halloween costume party!

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N Y S P A N C A K E B R E A K F A S T & H O L I D A Y B O U T I Q U E

Oh how I look forward to this every year. My pancakes

were light and fluffy, my eggs nicely scrambled. But I have to

say that I enjoy the pancake breakfast primarily for the Portu-

guese sausage. Where else am I going to get it other than driv-

ing to Marukai in Gardena? The last two years I was fortunate

enough to buy some leftover sausage which my kids and I ate

for breakfast over the next couple of days. Leftovers never tast-

ed so good!

But what’s pancake breakfast without the Holiday Bou-

tique? After eating and chatting with friends and family, my

daughter and I headed over to the gym, while my son donned

some plastic gloves and helped buss tables. We spent a good

hour checking out all the craft tables before finally picking out

what we were going to buy. In the end we went home with some

insulated lunch bags for me, a Pokemon coin purse and Kelly’s

Kookies for her, and a hand-crafted birthday card for her broth-

er. I thought it was a nice relaxing morning!

My sentiments were echoed by Joane Manalac (Sonics & Wol-

verines) who said, “It was enjoyable eating a great breakfast while

hanging out with families from other teams,” and Marissa Asistin

(Scorpions) who said, “such a nice way to spend a Saturday morning,

having a great breakfast and shopping with family and friends!”

Thank you very much to this year’s lead coordinators: Miki Suzu-

ki & Cindie Nishida (MegaDragons), Michael Green (Aces), Ang

Ogasawara (Black Storm) & David and Roxanne Bonar (Dragons 2) for

orchestrating another successful Hawaiian Pancake Breakfast. And

thank you as well to all our NYS coaches, parent reps, players and

families; without you this would not have been possible. Mahalo!

Awesome job cooks! Pancakes, Portuguese

sausage and eggs non-stop!!

Everyone enjoyed their time, eating and chatting with old friends.

And then it was time to shop shop shop ‘til you drop!!

By Mary Ann Kurihara

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By Mary Ann Kurihara

The Rascals program has become a mainstay at NYS, where

many young boys and girls, ages 5-7, come to learn and develop

their fundamental basketball skills. Every year the summer and

fall sessions are packed with little ones who just love to play bas-

ketball. Some families come for the recreational and social as-

pect, while many others participate mainly to form 2nd grade

teams at the end of the fall session. Many people have said that

Rascals is one of the better-run programs in the area and that’s

why they come.

Yoko Amano, who is the team parent for the 5-year old girl’s

team, had this to say about Rascals: I volunteered to be a team

parent this last summer session for the first time, and I became

a team parent again this fall session. It was a great opportunity

for me to get to know and talk with kids, their parents, and coach-

es who have been doing a wonderful job connecting with kids.

Many kids seem to be very excited and motivated to play basket-

ball and of-course look forward to the snacks waiting after prac-

tice! The girls on our team enjoy the social atmosphere. They

find new friends through this Rascals program. A lot of smiles

have been seen from the girls too! I am thankful to have

been involved and connected with people."

This year’s Rascals session led to the formation of two 2nd

grade boys teams and two 2nd grade girls teams. NYS wishes all

these teams the best of luck in the SEYO winter season.

N O R W A L K Y O U T H S P O R T S Welcome New Players

The SEYO winter and spring seasons are just around the cor-

ner and NYS would like to welcome the following new players and

their families to the organization:

Shooting Stars (3rd grade girls): Ava

Sugar Rush (3rd grade girls): Jessica, Lia & Kaedyn

Spartans (3rd grade boys): Evan

Aces (4th grade boys): Jayce

Titans (4th grade boys): Tyler & Jacob

Wolverines (4th grade boys): Aaron

Blue Storm (5th grade girls): Kishon, Jocelyn & Leah

Sonics (6th grade boys): Kasai

Blue Thunder (7th grade boys): Samuel

Kings (7th grade boys): Ethan

Lightning Bolts (11th grade boys): Jayden

Hornets (11th grade boys): Kolbe

Send to:

Keiro No Hi

Southeast Japanese

School

14615 Gridley Rd.

Norwalk, CA 90650

Event: Keiro no Hi (Respect for Elders Day) 敬老の日

Date: Sunday November 12, 2017

Time: 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

The Southeast Japanese School and Community Center would like to express our appreciation to all members who are 80 years old and above (as of De-

cember 31, 2017) for an afternoon of fun, including a free lunch and entertainment. Please RSVP by sending in this registration form by November 5,

2017. Seats will not be available at the door. Reservations only.

Name of member ____________________________ Age _________ Phone/email address

__________________________

Name of member ____________________________ Age _________ Phone/email address

__________________________

Members under 80 years old please join us and say thank you. Lunch is $15.00 each.

Name of member/s ____________________________ Phone/email address __________________________________

Name of member/s ____________________________ Phone/email address __________________________________Total amount enclosed __________

Front (L to R): Ellie, Saeri (Marisa’s li’l sister), Mari-

sa, Maya, Sophia, Mika. Back (L to R): Coach Lexi,

Coach Hannah, Coach Izzy, Coach Justine

Coach Jett and Coach Jenna with a group

of “Rascals” having fun

Head Coach Jade and Roger

with young Rascals

Sweet Rascals girls, ages 6-7 years old

J A P A N E S E S C H O O L

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Please support

Japanese School Fund-raising

Purchase Tokyo Central/Marukai

Gift Certificates

Available in $10 denominations

Ask any Board member or

Gakuen parent

Also available at the Monthly Bingo

The Japanese School began the year in September with high

enrollment numbers including a waiting list for the Kindergarten

class. Our first event, Back to School Day, was held on September

30th with teachers giving information about their curriculum for the

year. We had a very good turnout.

The annual Undokai was held on October 7th at Gerdes Park.

Students, new families and teachers enjoyed the festivities. This

event is an annual event in schools all over Japan and is a national

holiday. Students are divided into the red team or white team and

compete in various athletic events. Students and parents partici-

pated in the balloon game, donut eating race, and tug of war. Stu-

dents competed in the relay race, obstacle race, and spoon race.

This year the white team won. We had a very good turnout this year

with participation from the adult classes as well as many grandpar-

ents. The adult class participated in the races as well as helped with

the games. The white team won the events two years in a row. A

great time was had by all. Thanks to the PTA for providing the deli-

cious lunch and prizes to all.

The next cultural experience will be the “7-5-3 Festival” to be

held November 4th . This is the celebration of children who are 3, 5

and 7 years old. Traditionally, children wear special kimono for a

visit to the Shrine and parents purchase “Chitose Ame”, a special

candy for this festival. Students in the kindergarten and beginners

class will have an opportunity to dress in the traditional kimono and

take pictures. Also in November, the Gakuen students will be per-

forming for the Keiro no Hi luncheon on November 12th . This is a

traditional holiday in Japan to say thanks to our elders for all they

have done for us.

We are fast approaching the end of the year and Gakuen stu-

dents will be celebrating December with a special visit from our

friend from the North Pole. There will be no classes December 23rd

and 30th. Classes will resume January 6th. Everyone’s having fun playing traditional Japanese games!!

Back (L to R) Miwa, Jenny, Carissa, Dick, and Liza

Front ( L to R) Tracie and Matthew, Richard, Diane, Miki

N O R W A L K D A N C E C L U B

By Connie Ciranna

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N I K K E I S E N I O R S

Norwalk Dance Club 40th Anniversary Dance –

September 23rd, 2017

Taiko

1977 was the beginning of the Nor-

walk Dance Club. For 40 years, NDC has

provided monthly dances for all of us who

enjoy dancing. Also, to help us improve

our dancing skills, NDC has Glenn Yata,

giving dance lessons every Tuesday even-

ing.

To celebrate this 40th anniversary,

the tables were decorated with pretty fall colors of Mums. A

Bento dinner from Sango in Los Alamitos was served along with

a beautiful, delicious cake for dessert from Joyce Bakery. Thank

you, George & Helen, for arranging this for all of us & to all those

who helped in the kitchen. Thanks, Yuso, for getting us back to

dancing! We needed to do some dancing after that good meal!

Then to make the evening more special, the Hikari Taiko

group entertained us with their drum performance. They had

such energy & a great musical beat! We all could feel their pas-

sion as they performed “ Tropical Storm in the Rain Forrest”.

Thank you, Harriet Y.

Again, we thank Edna for arranging the seating & to all

those who attended & helped in making this such a delightful

40th Anniversary evening!

Thanks to Helen Hikiji, who each year chairs our Picnic (our

indoor version) and make it an enjoyable and feasting time. When-

ever Helen oversees an event it is done to perfection. She brought

her own BBQ grill to facilitate grilling and clean up. Many thanks to

our ladies who brought yummy salads and desserts also. Everyone

had a good time on Sept. 26th followed by a short meeting and

favorite pastime, Bingo.

Thank you to our members for helping at Oct. 14th’s Pancake

Breakfast and Boutique by distributing trays at the door of the Bou-

tique. This is a big event and our Center and the membership get

involved to make it successful.

As we approach 2018, the Seniors have decided to have a

committee to preside over our organization. It is difficult to find a

volunteer who will take the presidency. So at our Oct. 24th meet-

ing, it was proposed to have five people share the responsibility.

So far the volunteers are Doris Yarwood, Becky Shinomoto and

Mary Iwami. This shared governance allows approximately 2

months of presiding over meetings. More information will follow

before voting next month.

Norwalk Dance Club Halloween Social October 28th, 2017

Well, our Halloween friends came to visit us again. Mr. Ghost &

his scarecrow friends thank Edna & Helen for letting them out of their

boxes. They enjoyed watching the 58 dancers dance to the music of our

DJ, Yuso. A big thanks to Helen, & the kitchen crew, Jean I., Aileen M.,

Hideko I., Jim N., & Harriet, for filling

our plates with a slice of pizza, salad,

& a slice of pumpkin pie for our

snack.

Now that everyone was fed, it

was time to get serious & dance

around the floor either dancing the

Waltz, Foxtrot, Westcoast Swing,

Quickstep, Rumba, Cha-Cha, etc.

Then there were some lucky winners

in a drawing to next year’s dances.

So NDC thanks all of those who at-

tended the October Halloween social.

But don’t forget NDC’s Fall Social on

Saturday, November 25th!

Mr. Ghost & the scarecrows say

good-bye.

Keiro No Hi will be held on Nov. 12. The Center kindly presents

a luncheon to honor our seniors over 80 yrs. old to observe “Respect

for Elders Day”. This a tradition in Japan. Our seniors feel privileged

and are very grateful for a special day allotted for them.

Our Christmas luncheon meeting will be held on Dec. 12th at

the Center for which $12 is being collected by Diane Mercer, pay-

ment due by Nov. 14. New Year’s luncheon will be on Jan. 23rd and

will be held at the Four Seasons Buffett in Cerritos.

Roy Kaneshiro bringing in hamburger

as Helen, Alice and Gloria approve

Richard waits as

Chiyeko serves a bun

Enjoying our oishii bento box dinner Our wonderful Taiko entertainment for the evening Happy Halloween!

By June Uyekawa

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N O R W A L K J U D O D O J O

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen

nor even touched-they must be felt with the heart.” -- Helen Keller

We are very thankful for the constant barrage of assistance

from our judo family. September brought a number of events that

needed volunteers from the Nanka Fall Jr. & Sr. Tourna-

ment/concessions, BINGO night, Holiday Breakfast Boutique. The

list is long and that in itself is truly a beautiful thing:

Nanka Fall Jr.& Sr. Tournament volunteers - Alex Fukuma,

Bob Varela, Jim Uyekawa, Scott Momii, Wayne Sugahara, Johnson

sensei, Kay Sugahara, Conor Uyekawa and Joey Salazar, Mike

Sonoda, Aaron Gulewich, Troy Smith, Ronel Pulmano, Estelito San-

tos, Ryan Kuratani and Miki Suzuki, Sergio Lemus and Jr., Troy

Smith, Oscar Year, Ronel and Vivian Pulmano, Kayla Lopez-Dee,

Maria Salazar, Mikey and Warren Sonoda, Clean-up and transpor-

tation: Sergio Lemus, Johnson sensei and Sam Salazar.

Bingo Night - our newest members, Ivan & Eddie Delgado,

Joan Cruz, Elly Yi, Julia Lee Kim, Scott Suzuki, Francine Cho, Mary

Taketani, Johnson sensei and Sergio Lemus.

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” — Maya Angelou

Pancake breakfast - Wayne Sugahara, Johnson sensei, Scott

Momii, Stan Morishima family, Dawn, Sergio Lemus, Frank Om, Des-

mond Wong, Ronel Pulmano, John Uyehara Family, Gomez Family,

Kuratani Family, Gloria & Tanner Sonoda, June Uyekawa.

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” — Aesop

For those dedicated to creating the Tomodachi, “As we express

our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is

not to utter words, but to live by them.” — John F. Kennedy.

HOLLA to the Gomez Family for hosting such a wonderful post Team

Tournament get together for everyone!

“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget

what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”

— Maya Angelou

*Save the Date*

MOCHITSUKI 2017

Saturday, December 9th---

(see order form below)

Post celebration

Team Tourney

Oct 16, 2017

Oct 1, 2017 Norwalk judoka

Anantha & Sujanya, Jelly, Rachel,

Katie, Ariana & Juliana, Nadia &

Lilybella

2nd Annual “Fight for the Cure”

Women’s Judo Tournament

Name:

Order by Mail:

Send order form and check payable to:

Southeast Japanese School & Community Center 14615 S. Gridley Road Norwalk, CA. 90651

Address:

Phone:

Email:

Maximum mochi ordered will be limited to 7 lbs. total.

Ko-mochi (plain) ________ lb. @ $7.50 / lb. = $

An-mochi (azuki) ________ lb. @ $8.50 / lb. = $

Total:

$

MOCHITSUKI 2017 Traditional Japanese Hand-Pound Mochi

Saturday, December 9th Southeast Japanese School & Community Center

Orders not picked up by 3pm may be sold. Sorry, No walk-in orders accepted

A limited quantity of mochi will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.. Order forms received after our set limit will be returned to the purchaser.

All proceeds will benefit the Norwalk Judo program. Tax ID number: 237011600

YOUR PURCHASE AT AMAZON Supports

Southeast Japanese School

and Community Center

Simply log into the special SEJSCC link at

http://smile.amazon.com/ch/23-7011600

every time you purchase, and Amazon will

Automatically donate .5% to our Center.

Thank you for your support!

“New Class at the Center”

Japanese Classical Dance Class

for Children

Starts in September at Southeast Japanese School

Tuesday afternoons in multipurpose room

For ages 4 -12

Instructor: Yoriko Takami

Ms Takami holds instruc-tor’s certificate from Wa-kayagi School of Classical Dance

For information: call (714) 746-1039

yoriko@att.net

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714.928.7157

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