PR-3/09

JACS Announces New Board Members 2009

Japanese American Community Services of Southern California, Inc. announced on Wednesday three new appointments to its Board of Trustees: Tadashi Nakamura, Craig Tomiyoshi and Brent Wauke. JACS is a non-profit organization that provides financial support to emerging community serivce and arts-focused organizations and projects.

Nakamura is an award-winning filmmaker best known for his trilogy of documentary short films about the Asian American Movement - "Pilgrimage," "Yellow Brotherhood" and "A Song for Ourselves." Nakamura is active in the Asian and Pacific Islander American community, volunteering at organizations such as Little Tokyo Service Center and Downtown Community Media Center.

Tomiyoshi is a director at IW Group, a marketing communications firm that focuses on the APIA markets in the U.S. He represents several of the agency's corporate and government clients. Tomiyoshi serves on the board of the Nikkei Federation, and is involved with the Rising Stars, a leadership program for high school students.

Wauke serves as the nursing home administrator for Gardena Convalescent Center, a 24-hour skilled nursing facility. Wauke, a South Bay native, received his bachelor's degrea and a master's degree in gerontology from USC. He currently serves as an advisory board member for Trinity Vocational School.

Last year, through its general fund and the new Cecilia Nakamura Arts Fund, JACS provided over $22,000 to various organizations, including Japanese Community Pioneer Center, the Chinese American Museum and the Koreatown Immigrant Workers' Alliance.

For more information about JACS, call (323) 223-6473, email jacsfund[at]yahoo[dot]com or visit www.jacsfund.org.