GNA Announces Kendama Winners

Congratulations to the following Kendama contest winners who competed on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at GPO:

8-12 yrs. Category:

Front row L to R: Julie Caguioa, GNA (Guam Nikkei Association) Director; Justice Albalde, 3^rd Place Winner; Kali Albalde, 1^st Place Winner; Laila Smartt, 2^nd Place Winner.

Back row L to R: Monte Mesa, GPO General Manager; Ben Wada, GNA Member; Takeshi Nakanishi, Guest Referee & Japan Kendama Association Managing Director; and Toshio Matsumura, Deputy Consul – Consulate General of Japan Office.

13-16 yrs. Category:

Front row L to R: Julie Caguioa, GNA Director; Elijah Reyes, 2^nd Place Winner; Jino Chuweiluk, 1^st Place Winner; and Adhara Balansay, 3^rd Place Winner.

Back row L to R: David Okada, GNA Vice President; Monte Mesa, GPO General Manager; Takeshi Nakanishi, Guest Referee & Japan Kendama Association Managing Director; Toshio Matsumura, Deputy Consul – Consulate General of Japan Office; and Ben Wada, GNA Member.

17-25 yrs. Category:

Front row L to R: Julie Caguioa, GNA Director; Tristen Hocog, 2^nd Place Winner; Takeshi Nakanishi, Guest Referee & Japan Kendama Association Managing Director; Russell Cruz, 3^rd Place Winner; Doreen Pereda, GNA Member; George Pereda.

Back row L to R: David Okada, GNA Vice President; Monte Mesa, GPO General Manager, Aaron Johnson, 1^st Place Winner,  Toshio Matsumura, Deputy Consul – Consulate General of Japan Office and Ben Wada, GNA Member.

26+ yrs. Category:

Front row L to R: Julie Caguioa, GNA Director; Mark Contreras, 3^rd Place Winner; Darren Smartt, 1^st Place Winner; Justin Flores, 2^nd Place Winner; Doreen Pereda, GNA Member; and George Pereda.

Back row L to R: David Okada, GNA Vice President; Monte Mesa, GPO General Manager; Takeshi Nakanishi, Guest Referee & Japan Kendama Association Managing Director; Toshio Matsumura, Deputy Consul – Consulate General of Japan Office; and Ben Wada, GNA Member.

Sponsors:

Consulate General of Japan Office, Guam Nikkei Association, GPO, Pacific Islands Club, Twinkles, and United Airlines

REMINDER: Guam Nikkei Appreciation Night II - Oct. 10

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Guam Nikkei Appreciation Night II - Oct. 10

The Guam Nikkei Association (GNA), with the Guam Community College (GCC) Culinary Program, is hosting its second Appreciation Night event on October 10, 2014, from 4pm-8pm, at the GCC Multi-Purpose Auditorium to raise funds for erecting a monument at the Peace Memorial Park in Yigo.  This monument will honor those Issei, or first generation, Japanese who settled in Guam in the early 1900s, but perished during WWII without given proper burial or recognition. 

The GNA overall fundraising goal is $15,000.00 to construct the monument.  

GNA is a non-profit organization whose primary goal is to instill the Japanese culture, art, traditions, history, lineage, and customs to succeeding generations of Japanese-Chamorro-Guamanians.  The Association is open to anyone who is interested in this primary goal. 

REMINDER: GNA September 11, 2014 Meeting

GNA General Membership Meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, September 11, 2014 at the Tamuning Community Center.

Click here to view the September 11, 2014 Agenda.
Click here to view the August 14, 2014 Minutes.

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