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DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, June 9\, 2022\, from 7:00 pm (PT)\nOnline via “JCC
 CW ワ州日本文化会館 Youtube Channel” for free\n(<a href="https:/
 /www.youtube.com/c/JCCCWA?fbclid=IwAR1-7eX-ydG2dnfuZL-xcyL4I8pnQfgX2jnV9hp
 5ObXrLgCI7JC3bf_YctM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/JCCCWA</a>
 )\n\nHIGHLIGHT:\nJoin us for our third Virtual Tomodachi Gala! During this
  year’s event\, Jake Shimabukuro will receive the 2022 Tomodachi Award f
 rom the Japanese Cultural &amp\; Community Center of Washington (JCCCW). T
 he award recognizes his many years of promoting and celebrating the U.S. -
  Japan relationship through music and education. The event will be held on
  the JCCCW YouTube channel\, where Jake will hold a small performance as w
 ell! Please\, join us in celebrating this cultural icon.\n\nTOMODACHI HONO
 REE:\nJake Shimabukuro is recognized as the world’s pre-eminent ukulele 
 artist and musical ambassador\, recently nominated by President Joe Biden 
 to serve as a member of the National Council on the Arts. Jake\, who is pr
 oud of his Okinawan heritage and Hawaiian roots\, has millions of fans who
  admire him as an ukulele virtuoso\, composer and producer. He has created
  soundtracks for Japanese films\, and he's played in some of the world’s
  most prestigious concert halls including the Hollywood Bowl\, Lincoln Cen
 ter and the Sydney Opera House. His repertoire includes classical\, jazz\,
  rock\, Hawaiian and Japanese stylings and everything in between. His newe
 st album “Jake &amp\; Friends” pairs him with musical legends like Wil
 lie Nelson\, Jack Johnson\, Bette Midler\, Jimmy Buffett and Kenny Loggins
 . The JCCCW is also recognizing Jake’s philanthropic work through The Fo
 ur Strings Foundation\, which supports ukulele music instruction in the na
 tion’s public schools.\n\n Learn More:\n<a href="https://l.facebook.com
 /l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jcccw.org%2Ftomodachi-gala%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2by8x
 I655gbY2giny8nuFuoV3D7cWh0s_dg9FaaMJ68aDrowlA7k7RM8g&amp\;h=AT2ZO1dstc6jBk
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 ala</a>\n Subscribe to JCCCW's YouTube Channel:\n<a href="https://www.you
 tube.com/c/JCCCWA?fbclid=IwAR0aTEMJL3SNjHdHcF4V4qNnpLl8xjIUrYOyNFiFT3U8pq4
 i78ek_jjZUP0" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/JCCCWA</a>
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SUMMARY:Virtual Tomodachi Gala
URL:/en/events/2022/06/09/virtual-tomodachi-gala/
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