Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO CREATE AND PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT TELL THE STORIES OF SACRIFICES MADE BY FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION IMMIGRANTS THROUGHOUT HISTORY. THESE PROGRAMS EDUCATE AND FOSTER INTERCULTURAL UNDERSTANDING.
THE GRATEFUL CRANE ENSEMBLE PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE UNIQUE HARDSHIPS AND INSPIRING CONTRIBUTIONS OF JAPANESE AMERICANS IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY AND CONTINUES THE TRADITIONS OF OUR JAPANESE ANCESTRY THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING WORKS OF MUSIC AND THEATER TO THE NIKKEI AND BROADER COMMUNITIES.
GRATEFUL CRANE PERFORMED A VARIETY OF SHOWS AND EVENTS THROUGHOUT 2019, INCLUDING SHOWS FOR SENIORS AND ADULTS, GALA DINNERS FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS. PRODUCTIONS INCLUDED: "GROWING UP SANSEI, " "NIHONMACHI: THE PLACE TO BE, AND "THE CAMP DANCE." ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDED A "MEMORIES" CONCERT SERIES FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN SENIORS WITH ALZHEIMER'S AND DEMENTIA; FAR EAST FEAST FUNDRAISING DINNERS, WHICH RAISED FUNDS FOR CHILDREN IN FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN; SINGING THE JAPANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT JAPAN NIGHT AT DODGER STADIUM; AND "CONCERTS FOR CAREGIVERS" FOR CAREGIVERS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN LOS ANGELES, ORANGE AND VENTURA COUNTIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Soji Kashiwagi | EXEC DIRECTOR | 40 | $47,616 |
| Kimberly Kandel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Murata | BOARD CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Cathy Tanaka | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Andrew Stranahan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jean Kawakami | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Okamura | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Takayama | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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