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DESCRIPTION:The Little Tokyo Historical Society will celebrate their 2020 S
 hinnenkai with a luncheon and a presentation on "New Horizons for Little T
 okyo" on Saturday\, February 22\, 2020 at 12 noon. The party will take pla
 ce at Señor Fish at 155 S. Main Street\, LA 90012 in Little Tokyo.\n\nCom
 e and enjoy a delicious lunch while learning about two highly anticipated 
 projects currently under construction in Little Tokyo - the Metro Regional
  Connector\, and the Terasaki Budokan Gym and Community Center.  Featured 
 speakers will include Mike Murase and Jeanmarie Hance.\n\nJeanmarie Hance\
 , Metro Community Relations Manager\, is a familiar face in Little Tokyo a
 nd has been with Metro Office at Japanese Village Plaza since December 201
 3.  As the Metro Regional Connector moves towards the end of construction 
 with an opening date in 2022\, Hance with Olga Arroyo\, Construction Relat
 ions\, will provide an overview of the project and its current status.  Wh
 at opportunities will this transit connection present\, and how might we p
 repare to tap those benefits are some of the Metro RC issues related to "N
 ew Horizons for Little Tokyo."\n\nMike Murase\, a long-time community acti
 vist\, has now been with Little Tokyo Service Center for 14 years.  He is 
 currently Director of the Budokan Capital Campaign.  The long-awaited Tera
 saki Budokan Gym and Center is currently under construction and slated to 
 open in 2020.  Murase will talk about the Mission of Budokan\, including p
 rograms and opportunities for the community.\n\nHard Hat Tour of Budokan C
 onstruction Site - As a special attraction\, Mike Murase will provide a pe
 rsonalized Hard Hat Tour of Budokan for Shinnenkai guests only following t
 he program.   Those attendees who are interested in the Budokan Tour are a
 sked to RSVP at littletokyohs@gmail.com by February 10th.\n\nShinnenkai\, 
 literally "new year gathering\," is the Japanese tradition of welcoming th
 e arrival of the New Year and is generally held among co-workers or friend
 s in January.  It is a way of getting together to celebrate\, catch up\, a
 nd wish each other good luck and fortune.\n\nThe LTHS Shinnenkai is $25 pe
 r person to be collected at the door.  Five types of tacos\, salad\, chips
 \, desserts and beverages will be served.  RSVP by February 10th at little
 tokyohs@gmail.com or leave a message at (310) 214-2312.\n\nLTHS is an all-
 volunteer\, nonprofit community-based organization that focuses on researc
 hing and discovering the historical resources\, stories and connections of
  sites\, buildings\, and events related to Little Tokyo as an ethnic herit
 age neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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SUMMARY:2020 Shinnenkai Luncheon
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