Lasting Commitments
Nichi Bei News columnist Laurie Shigekuni, owner of the law firm of Laurie Shigekuni & Associates, is working with office colleagues and friends to start a nonprofit organization called Hanami Hope. The new organization’s projects include education to counter anti-Asian hate through storytelling. Learn more at https://hanamihope.org. Laurie Shigekuni has practiced estate planning, probate and trust administration law since 1996. She graduated from U.C. Santa Cruz in 1983 and U.C. Hastings College of the Law in 1989. Laurie Shigekuni & Associates is based in San Francisco with satellite offices in San Mateo and in Pasadena. For details see www.calestateplanning.com.
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Hoshigaki – Remembering and sharing
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I remember the beautiful sight of kaki trees laden with fruit the first time I visited Japan during the fall of 1983. About three-and-a-half decades later, I tried hoshigaki (dried […] READ MORE
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A gift from God — Kamisama kara no okurimono
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Best wishes for 2023! Amidst the grief and suffering that so many of us are going through, with family members and friends passing on, lots of sickness, a growing sense […] READ MORE
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LASTING COMMITMENTS: We must ‘take good care of our relationships’
Laurie Shigekuni, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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It was a source of joy for me in recent weeks to learn about an ancient kanji, “go-en.” It means chance, destiny or special bond. I was intrigued when I […] READ MORE
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LASTING COMMITMENTS: Genki Aging, Sharing important knowledge and Prop.19
Laurie Shigekuni, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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(Editor’s note: The following article was co-written with Martha Bridegam, an attorney with the firm.) Finding purpose is what it’s all about as we age. All of us have the […] READ MORE
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LASTING COMMITMENTS: Give generously to the Nichi Bei, onegai shimasu
Laurie Shigekuni, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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On Sept. 2, 2019 the Nichi Bei Foundation will hold an online fundraising event, a celebration to mark the 10th anniversary of its founding, as well as the 120th anniversary […] READ MORE
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LASTING COMMITMENTS: Being a beneficiary
Laurie Shigekuni, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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Estate planning, like any field, has its own special uses of language. Many of the key terms are commonly used words such as “beneficiary,” which take on precise meanings in […] READ MORE
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LASTING COMMITMENTS: Preserving inheritance for future generations
Laurie Shigekuni, Nichi Bei Weekly Columnist
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When I started my estate planning practice 21 years ago, I wanted to provide a valuable service while devoting part of my practice to clients who couldn’t afford market-rate legal […] READ MORE
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