Organizational Background
Okagesama is a community-based project of the San Joaquin County Historical Society & Museum. Our eventual goal is to develop our own 501c(3) entity dedicated to operating the Japanese American Interpretive Center at the Assembly Center Site.
Project Committee
Jim Tabuchi
Chair
Allyson Aranda
Vice Chair
Janice Takahashi
Treasurer
Girlie Hale
Secretary
Phillip Merlo
At Large/Museum Liaison
To Get Involved
Interested in getting involved with the project? Send us your information below and we’ll get back to you on ways you can help!
Want to Learn More?
Attend our Okagesama: Vision for the Japanese American Interpretive Center webinar on Saturday, May 10th from 11am to 12:30pm (PST) to learn more about the committee’s efforts to restore and repurpose the building into a new interpretive center.
Donation Inquiries
To support our mission of creating a Japanese American Interpretive Center we would be pleased to accept your monetary support. When you click on the donate button you will be taken directly to the San Joaquin Historical Museum website. This is our fiscal sponsor who will receive and transfer your donation to Okagesama.