The Fourth Annual 3.11 Memorial Event
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Presented by: Japanese American National Museum, Japan America Society of Southern California and Love to Nippon Project
Supported by: Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
Reflecting on Japan’s Worst Earthquake & Tsunami and Lessons Learned to Better Prepare Southern Californians for Natural Disasters
Love to Nippon 2015 is generously hosted by the Japanese American National Museum
Emergency Preparedness Fair, Prayers and Flower Offering for General Public
1:00pm – 4:30pm JANM Courtyard and Plaza
1:00pm - 4:00pm “How are the devastated areas in Tohoku, Japan now after four years?”
Booths presented by Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate Prefectural Organizations of Southern California and Music Tribute by Los Angeles Todo-Kai, Tadashi Namba and the Blues Adjacent and playing of Tsugaru-Shamisen.
Mauricio Ortiz and Karla Gonzales, American Red Cross Los Angeles Region; Home Depot, L.A. County Fire Department Fire Truck, Yusuke Iimori, United States Coast Guard and others
Co-Emcees: Richard Fukuhara & Masako Unoura-Tanaka, Love to Nippon Project
1:30pm - 2:00pm “What is Los Angeles doing to prepare for possible earthquake and tsunami?”
Remarks: Chief Daryl L. Osby, Los Angeles County Fire Department
Presentation: Battalion Chief Larry Collins, L.A. County Fire Department and First Responder in Japan and others
Co-Emcees: Richard Fukuhara & Masako Unoura-Tanaka, Love to Nippon Project
2:00pm - 4:30pm “Interfaith Service”
Shinto Ceremony: Izumi Hasegawa, Senior Priest of Shusse Inari Jinja, Nikkei Interfaith Group of Little Tokyo and Los Angeles Buddhist Temple Federation, Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Centenary United Methodist Church
Co-Emcees: Lori Gardea & Toby Mallen of Nichi Bei Fujin Kai (NBFK), Kay Inose & Kitty Sankey of the Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California
5:30pm - 7:30pm “Candlelight Service”
Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Centenary United Methodist Church
Events at Courtyard and Plaza open at 1:00 pm
Memorial Program
3:30pm – 7:00pm Tateuchi Democracy Forum
Program Part I: 3:00 pm - 5:05 pm
Emcee: Janet LeBlanc, Love to Nippon Project
3:00pm: Doors Open
3:15pm - 3:30pm
Kitakami Elementary School Song Video of Miyagi Prefecture, Lyrics by Satoko Sato, Music by Mitsuhiro Sakakibara,
Video production by Steve Rey Saito
3:30pm - 3:50pm
Invocation: Reverend Timothy Yee, Union Church of Los Angeles
Cantor: Eva Robbins of N’vay Shalom Synagogue
National Anthems: Japan and the United States of America by Erika Olsen, singer
Welcome Greetings: G.W (Greg) Kimura, Ph.D., President and CEO, Japanese American National Museum
3:50pm - 4:30pm
Special Reports: A Preview of the Documentary Film Screening of “Live Your Dreams: the Taylor Anderson Story”
Additional reports about the current situation in Tohoku will be presented by Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moreth, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Global Banking and members of JASSC; Ted Tokio Tanaka, FAIA, Architects and a member of JASSC; Mr. Yoshihito Yonezawa, President of Miyagi Kenjinkai and a representative of the affected prefectural associations
Moderator - Douglas Erber, President of JASSC
4:30pm - 5:05pm
Words of Appreciation: The Honorable Hidehisa ” Harry” Horinouchi, Consul General of Japan in Los Angeles
Recitation of Poetry written by Kevin Murphy, student at California State University, Northridge
Music Tribute: “Hana Wa Saku” and “Soran Bushi” folk song by the Nikkei Choral Federation of Southern California
Closing - Douglas Erber, President of JASSC; Masako Unoura-Tanaka, Founder of Love to Nippon Project
Program Part II: 5:15 pm - 7:00 pm
5:15pm - 7:00pm
Screening of Documentary Film “Live Your Dreams: the Taylor Anderson Story” followed by Q&A session with the film’s producer, Regge Life.
Taylor Anderson was an American English teacher in the City of Ishinomaki. After comforting and helping her students evacuate following the earthquake, she was last seen riding her bike to her apartment.
Award winning film producer and director, Regge Life, documented Taylor Anderson’s life and the positive impact she made and continues to make to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Japan.
7:00pm – 7:30pm
Candlelight Service led by Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Centenary United Methodist Church
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy, Courtyard and Plaza Japanese American National Museum are located at 111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90012 (Little Tokyo)
Love to Nippon 2015
CONTACT: Masako Unoura-Tanaka, Founder of Love to Nippon Project, Tel: 310-484-1800 ext. 0, Fax: 310-484-0188, lovetonipponproject@gmail.com
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