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Organization
Community Focus
Location
Community Focus
WA, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
Established in 1909, the Japanese Student Association at the University of Washington is a student organization that promotes both Japanese and American culture.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
We want to help people connect their daily lives with loving God and loving their neighbor. Although we began as a Japanese-American community, we continue to diversify in the makeup of our ages, backgrounds and opinions. Followers of Christ, seekers, skeptics and beyond are all welcome!
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, American (US), Asian, Canadian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Taiwanese
Location
Federal Way, WA
Pacific Bonsai Museum connects people to nature through the living art of bonsai. The Museum is open to all, free admission (donations appreciated).
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
, WA
Community Focus
WA, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
Friendship through Flowers
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, American (US), Asian, Asian American, Japanese, Japanese American
Location
Seattle, WA
North American Post publishing is one of the oldest minority-owned publishing company in the Greater Seattle area.
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Japanese
Location
Tacoma, WA
We are a small group of volunteers who gather throughout the year to organize this event, the largest annual peace gathering in America.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Redmond, WA
Its main purpose is to promote the tradition of Japanese calligraphy in the US through education and exhibition. Anyone who understands and supports the organizational goals can become a member of the organization upon approval by the board members.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, American (US), Asian, Asian American, Japanese, Japanese American
Location
Seattle, WA
Kristi Nakata (she/her) is a Yonsei (fourth generation) Japanese American fiber artist born and raised in the Seattle area, on Duwamish and Coast Salish land. Kristi creates macraweave wall hangings combining techniques of macrame and weaving. Inspired by the beauty of the Pacific Northwest, she creates mountainscapes and abstract interpretations of the colors of our region.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
The Seattle Cherry Blossom and Japanese Cultural Festival highlights traditional and contemporary arts and artists of Japan and the United States, focusing the Pacific Northwest. The annual free event showcases over 100 (no-vendors) displays and demonstrations of Japanese fine and applied arts, crafts, performing and martial arts, culinary arts, and cultural heritage presented by over 800 volunteers.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Edmonds, WA
The Edmonds Sister City Commission was created by City ordinance in 1988 and reports to the Mayor of Edmonds. The Mayor appoints members to the Commission, subject to City Council confirmation. The 12 non-paid Commissioners serve three-year terms with no term limits. Commissioners need not be residents of Edmonds.
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
A grassroots organization dedicated to preserving, educating, and sharing the story of World War II-era incarceration of Japanese Americans in order to deepen understanding of American history and inspire action for equity.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Spokane, WA
KuroNeko Cultural Association presents KuroNekoCon: an anime, gaming, and Japanese culture convention based in Spokane, WA.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Southeast Asian, Asian, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese
Location
Seattle, WA
The Chinatown-International District Business Improvement Area (CIDBIA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit tasked to improve the economic vitality of Seattle's historic Chinatown-International District. CIDBIA focuses on sanitation services, public safety coordination, marketing and events, and advocacy for small businesses to create a clean, safe, and welcoming neighborhood.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
Located in Seattle’s International District, a premier Japanese-style venue space that spotlights a traditional Japanese chashitsu (茶室) tea house.
Community Focus
WA, American (US), Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA
The JCCCW vision is "A lively, intergenerational gathering place and destination in the Pacific Northwest, where people of all backgrounds learn Japanese language and traditional arts, celebrate Japanese and Japanese American history and culture, and build intercultural understanding."
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, American (US), Asian, Asian American, Japanese, Japanese American
Location
Seattle, WA
Seattle Kokon Taiko is a performing group based in the local Japanese American community.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Bellevue, WA
Connecting the World with Japanese Music and Culture.
Community Focus
East Asian, WA, Asian, Japanese
Location
Seattle, WA