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. Along with the Consulate General of Japan and others, Japanese Ancestral Society supports a high school speech tournament each spring to encourage Japanese language and culture studies in Oregon schools. Speech contest winners have been awarded trips to Japan or generous gift cards to Japanese bookstores. The Japanese Ancestral Society has also been a sponsor of Japanese festivals at Richmond Elementary School’s Immersion Program and Uwajimaya Plaza.
- 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
