Japanese American Community Events
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The National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) will celebrate its 30th anniversary at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco’s Japantown. The event, the theme of which is “Transformations,” will feature a no-host cocktail reception at 5 p.m. and dinner and awards program at 6 p.m. NJAHS will honor San Francisco Taiko Dojo founder Seiichi Tanaka, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Steven Okazaki, judoka Keiko Fukuda, former Military Intelligence Service member Marvin Uratsu, and painter, activist and college professor Betty Kano. Robert Handa and Jana Katsuyama, both of KTVU-TV 2, will emcee the event. Info: NJAHS at (415) 921-5007 or njahs@njahs.org.