The Teams

OLDER AND BOLDER TEAM

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In Partnership with BCYF Grove Hall Senior Center:

Aidee Pomales, Director, Ayana Green, Elderly Service Worker

Core Members:

Valerie Best, Willa Grant, Gloria Johnson, Anita Jones (not pictured), Juanita Peterson, Donna Redd, Naomi Roberston, Diane Shephard, Noel Staples, Zoila Weddborn (may she rest in peace)

Guest Artists:

ManMan Mui, Amy Naylor, Tiffany Tamaribuchi, Yuri Kimura, Porscha Olayiwola, Michael Rosegrant, Billy Dean Thomas, Ngoc Tran Vu, The Genki Spark

Videographer/Photography

Tina Xu, Darren Cole


REIMAGINING A NEW WORLD TEAM

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Organized by Michelle Fujii & Karen Young
Technical Support provided by Sarah Ayako, Vicky Zhang, Ian Berve, Sarah Gilbert (TCA), and Kristina McGaha (TCA)

Website Designers: Emma Valentine & Eileen Ho

Video Editor: Mark H Rooney

Organizational Allies include Taiko Community Alliance, Unit Souzou, Women & Taiko, Odaiko Sonora, Raging Asian Womxn (RAW), Seattle Kokon Taiko, Taiko Arts Midwest, TaikoPeace, Sacramento Taiko Dan, Mujo Creative, Project Ikigai, kaDON, San Jose Taiko


WOMEN AND TAIKO TEAM

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TSURU-MIN / TSURU FOR SOLIDARITY TEAM

Stan Shikuma, Seattle, WA, Courtney Ozaki, Denver, CO, Erika Ninoyu, Washington, DC, Kota Mizutani, Washington, DC, Mark H. Rooney, College Park, MD, Sojin Kim, Washington DC, Karen Young, Boston, MA


LEADERSHIP

FOUNDER, ARTISTIC & PROGRAM DIRECTOR

KAREN S. YOUNG

TREASURER, ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR

BEN JEN

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

KENNETH D. BAILEY, PRESIDENT

KENNETH HIRAKAWA, SECRETARY

DANA NELSON, DIRECTOR