BRIDGE CLUB Activity Reports
Person-to-person connections f...
Following our Junior Ambassador's visit to the Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention (APCC) in July, APCC connections continued during the Bridge Club Oakland event at the Buddhist Church of Oakland Obon Matsuri on August 3, 2024...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
2024 JA Sleepover
In preparation for the upcoming APCC Bridge Summer Camp, the 2024 Junior Ambassadors participated in a sleepover over the May 2024 Memorial Day weekend that was hosted by the Liaison Officer with...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
April 2024 Northern California...
On 21-Apr-2024, Bridge Club and families participated in the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Parade in San Francisco. The group was very fortunate to have the honor of posing with the extremely...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
Visiting the Buddhist Church o...
The Oakland Fukuoka Sister Association Bridge Club and families visited the Buddhist Church of Oakland for the Hanamatsuri celebration on 7-Apr-2024 and learned about many aspects of Japanese culture, which included Jodo...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
Omoiyari Bites - Making Califo...
On 24-Mar-2024, we donned our aprons and began with cooked medium grain rice (Kokuho Rose grown in California) that we added in a mixture of rice vinegar, salt and sugar and then...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
BCIO Common Activity Omoiyari ...
Bridge Club Oakland thought that Lewanna’s (JA 2019) idea to make the well-known California Roll was perfect for the “Omoiyari Bites: BRIDGING Cultures, One Rice Dish at a Time” activity since it...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
Interview Committee for the 20...
After reviewing the applications, Bridge Club interviewed students for the 2024 APCC Bridge Summer Camp Junior Ambassadors on 25-Feb-2024. The interview committee members were (left to right) Brittany (JA 2009, Bridge Club...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
2023 Sake Tasting
Attendees representing the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association (OFSCA), the University of California Berkeley Nikkei Student Union, the Japanese Exchange & Teaching (JET) program, the Buddhist Church of Oakland (BCO), and the...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
60th Anniversary Farewell Dinn...
The 60th Anniversary celebration week ended with a farewell dinner for Mayor Takashima and his staff at the Lake Chalet Restaurant overlooking Oakland's Lake Merritt. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Wong.