JAWAUCB 33rd Annual Scholarship Awards Luncheon

Saturday, March 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 1:30 PM America, Los Angeles
Alumni House, UC Berkeley Berkeley, California, United States of America
Hosted by: Japanese American Women Alumnae of UC Berkeley
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Please join us as we honor the legacy of Japanese American women at UC Berkeley and recognize the accomplishments of our undergraduate and graduate scholarship recipients -- Julia Cristiano, Sarah Risoen, Hannah Saib, and Camryn Shiroma -- as well as our Outstanding Alumna of the year, Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto (Class of '77). We will also hear from our keynote speaker, Rosalyn Tonai (Class of '82).

-Registration from 10:30 AM

-Luncheon and program from 11:00am–1:30pm

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Outstanding Alumna of the Year
Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto (Class of ‘77) is a traditional Japanese koto master, jazz koto musician, teacher, band leader, and filmmaker. She produced Hidden Legacy: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts in the WWII Internment Camps about Japanese music, theater, and dance behind barbed wire.

Keynote Speaker (Strength and Diversity)
Our speaker is Rosalyn Tonai (Class of '82) who has been the Executive Director of the National Japanese American Historical Society for over thirty years and has produced award-winning exhibitions, public programs, and documentaries that have had a national impact on Japanese American history.

JAWAUCB Board of Directors
Grace Morizawa (Chair), Nancy Arata-Fong, Joan Fujii, Adena Ishii, Betty Kano, Barbara Kawamoto, Stacy Kono, Janice Koyama, Ann Lew, Lynn Nakada, Julie Nishihara, Sayuri Takagawa, Carol Tateishi, Leslie Tsukamoto, Kay Yatabe, and Madeline Zimring

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