BRIDGE CLUB Activity Reports
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.
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
60th Anniversary Reception Hos...
After the unveiling of the mosaic mural, Oakland’s Mayor Schaaf hosted a reception for Fukuoka’s Mayor Takashima and the Fukuoka City Council members as the guests of honor. As his special treat...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
August 2022 Oakland Fukuoka Si...
The week that Bridge Club and the Oakland Fukuoka Sister City Association (OFSCA) had been looking forward to finally arrived! The 60th Anniversary celebration week included enjoying Oakland’s local cuisine, the beautiful...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
Glass Mosaic Art Classes
Bridge Club members Prathana (JA 2020/2021) and Brittany (JA 2009, Bridge Club President) and the Liaison Officers, JJ and Linda, participated in glass mosaic art classes in early 2022 to learn the...
Oakland (USA)
BRIDGE CLUB Oakland
Mosaic Mural to Commemorate Oa...
Although the COVID-19 pandemic was not over in the US, Oakland and Fukuoka still wanted to commemorate their upcoming 60th anniversary in 2022. Prathana (JA 2020/2021), Brittany (JA 2009, Bridge Club President)...