A year older, a year wiser? April 9th, 2023 You can view Rev. Nakano’s latest Dharma Message at https://youtu.be/_LeqN16jGcY Enjoy this beautiful Spring day.
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We are so happy to share this article in the Santa Maria Times by Mike Hodgson (mhodgson@santamariatimes.com) Obon committee chair, Esther Trejo is quoted: “You know, when you’re running a festival, you tend to get tunnel vision,” Trejo said. “But we had a lot of happy people, we sold out all the food we had and there […]
The first Japanese to settle in the Santa Maria Valley did so to work in the sugar beet fields around 1899, and by 1909, the population of Japanese had increased to 500. At the time no religious organization existed for the Japanese community. While both the Christian and Buddhist Churches were invited to serve the […]
Want to learn more about Asian American History on the Central Coast? Be sure to visit the Central Coast Asian Americans History. https://www.centralcoastasianhistory.org/japanese-american-history The website was created after protests and paddle outs occurred all over the nation, following the death of George Floyd. The response to the murder of George Floyd has furthered the awareness of […]