
- Jul 28, 2020
A Question of Loyalty: Five Inflection Points on the Road to Dignity Talk-Story with Author Michael
On July 22, 2020, the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) hosted its second Summer Talk-Story Webinar entitled, “A Question of Loyalty: Five Inflection Points on the Road to Dignity.” This was JASH’s second in a series of four virtual Talk-Story webinars. Mr. Malaghan discussed his new book, A Question of Loyalty, which dramatizes the Nisei struggle to prove their loyalty to a doubtful country wary of their presence. He covered five inflection points, one being “How a 17-

- Jul 28, 2020
Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami:
From Devastation to Resilience
Talk-Story with Ray Tabata
On July 16, 2020, the Japan-America Society of Hawaii (JASH) hosted its first Summer Talk-Story Webinar entitled, “Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: From Devastation to Resilience.” This webinar illustrating the resilience of the Japanese people after the Tohoku disaster was JASH’s first in a series of four virtual Talk-Story webinars. Mr. Ray Tabata, veteran JASH member and photography-aficionado, shared his personal experience and profound interactions with the survivors of t

- Jul 25, 2020
Weekly Update 7/23
Dear Members and Friends of JASH:
You don’t want to miss two upcoming programs happening next week Tuesday, July 28 and Thursday, July 30. Please see details below and REGISTER TODAY! Join us as we share the stories of two extraordinary women who are successfully leading their companies through the COVID-19 crisis. Learn how they are managing to persevere and rise above challenges that many of us are all facing today.
Isabella Ellaheh “Bella” Hughes is the President and C

- Jul 16, 2020
JASH Weekly Update 7/16
Dear Members and Friends of JASH:
We are very pleased and honored to feature JASH lifetime member and author Michael Malaghan as he discusses his new book release A Question of Loyalty which dramatizes the Nisei struggle to prove their loyalty to a doubtful country wary of their presence. The novel features the early heroic days of the 100th/442nd and life in the concentration camps.
Mr. Malaghan spent a lifetime in the corporate world on four continents, but knew in his

- Jul 7, 2020
JASH Weekly Update 7/9
Headline: JASH in the News! JASH President, Reyna Kaneko, was a featured guest on KHON2's Living 808 morning news show on Monday, July 6, 2020. Reyna spoke about JASH's popular virtual Origami Tutorial with veteran JASH volunteer, Ashley Nishihara of the Hawaii Origami Club which ran on June 19th. Check out the segment by clicking here and stay-tuned for the two remaining tutorial sessions with Ashley, the "Origami Swami", on July 10th and 24th. There is no charge to atte

- Jul 2, 2020
JASH Weekly Update 7/2
Dear Members and Friends of JASH:
Kakigoori! Yakitori! Natsumatsuri! Familiar words that say SUMMER IS HERE! We’re pleased to announce the JASH Talk-Story Series with an interesting line-up of guests to kick off the season. Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami: From Devastation to Resilience Virtual Talk-Story with Ray Tabata
Thursday, July 16, 2020 4:00pm-5:00pm Port area, Ishinomaki,Miyagi, March 2012 Rebuilt Tsurukame sushi shop with owner and staff
Rikuzentakata,Iwate Ju