Gala Dinner & Silent Auction
Table Sponsors
As of April 16, 2009
Signature Sponsor
Paul I. & Hisako Terasaki
Union Bank/Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Presenting Sponsors
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Diamond Sponsors
The Boeing Company
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dr. William G. & Carol Ouchi
The Pacific Bridge Companies
Prudential
Platinum Sponsors
American Airlines
American Fish & Seafood Co.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Aratani Foundation
James Duff & Phillip Keene
Charis Capital Management
Irene Y. Hirano & Senator Daniel K. Inouye
Manabi & Sumi Hirasaki/Pacific Global Investment Management Co.
Kaji & Associates
Leonard-Nerio Family
George & Ruri Sugimoto
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Guy & Audrey Watanabe
Gary K. Yano & Akemi Kikumura Yano
Gold Sponsors
Bank of the West
The Boeing Company
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Daruma Asset Management
R. Thomas & Denise Decker
Doizaki & Sons
Leslie K. Furukawa & John Hayashi
Hideki Hamamoto/Henry Ota
Ken & Jo Ann Hamamura
Hiji Bros.
HOK Architecture, Interiors & Planning
Dr. Toshio Inahara
Gonsaku & Mine Ito Families
Gene S. & Vickie Kanamori
Kinecta Federal Credit Union
KPMG LLP
LA 18 KSCI-TV
Lockton Insurance Brokers, LLC
Mitsubishi International Corporation
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
The Nerio & Imamura Families
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Dr. William G. & Carol Ouchi
The Pacific Bridge Companies
Pacific Commerce Bank
Pacific Guardian Life Insurance Company, Ltd.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Prudential
Sanbo S. Sakaguchi
Servco Foundation
Southern California Edison
Sumitomo Corporation of America Foundation
Trans-Pac Foods, Ltd./King Meat, Inc.
UPS
Wells Fargo
Gordon Yamate & Deborah Shiba, D.D.S.
Jean F. Yasutake & Family
The Yasutake Family
The Yuki Family
Silver Sponsors
Azumano Travel / American Express
California Community Foundation
California Teachers Association
Ernst & Young LLP
Frank & Betty Hiji
Hill & Knowlton
The J. Morey Company, Inc.
Eileen Kurahashi & The Wheaton Group LLC
Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Kurumada
Sansei Legacy
Wendy Shiba & Lawrence Pittman
Paul & Kay Shishima
George Takei & Brad Altman
Bronze Sponsors
Bank of America
California Bank & Trust
Japanese American Leadership Delegation
Japanese American National Museum Volunteers
Helen Kawagoe
Mihara/Keimi
Reiso & Shizuka Miyamoto
Quality Naturally Foods, Inc.
The Rafu Shimpo
Irene Schoon
Southwind Foods Co.
Sushi Gen
Ron Takasugi
Uchida Enterprises, Inc.
Frank & Helen Yamakoshi
Community Sponsors
Asia America Symphony Association
Central City East Association
Go For Broke Educational Foundation
Japanese American Bar Association
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
Japanese American Historical Society of Southern California
Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Northern California
Japanese Women’s Society of Southern California
LA Inc. The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau
Pre-Dinner VIP Reception—Friday, April 24, 2009
Reception Host & Sponsor Kagawa Family
Additional support provided by American Fish & Seafood Co., Jozu Catering, and:
Dinner Reception—Saturday, April 25, 2009
Reception Sponsor Prudential
Seafood Buffet provided by American Fish & Seafood Co.
