Throughout the year, the Japanese Ancestral Society sponsors or participates in a variety of projects which fulfill the organization’s goals.
The Japanese Ancestral Society was instrumental in conducting feasibility studies leading to the building of Ikoi So Terrace, a government subsided housing project for lower income elderly and handicapped individuals. The property has since been sold and continues to be affordable
housing for seniors.
We also organize the Memorial Day Commemoration at the Japanese American Cemetery and support community activities like the Nikkei Community Picnic and Hiroshima/Nagasaki Day of Remembrance.
Throughout the year, the Japanese Ancestral Society sponsors or participates in a variety of projects which fulfill the organization’s goals. We award scholarships to graduating high school students, manage the Japanese American Cemetery and Ikoi No Kai, the community lunch program.
- Japanese American Graduation Banquet
- Ikoi No Kai Senior Lunch Program
- Bento Program, delivering meals to homebound seniors
- Memorial Day Service, The Japanese Ancestral Society of Portland Cemetery and Memorial Day Service, Lone Fir Cemetery
- Monitors legislation that would affect the Nikkei community
- Nikkei Community Picnic at Oaks Park
- Centenarian Luncheon
