Culture Keeper: Community Leader Preserves, Strengthens San Jose's Japantown

Culture Keeper: Community leader preserves, strengthens San Jose's Japantown

CULTURE KEEPER: Matt Ogawa, committee board member of SJ Obon Festival, gives back to his community by leading and organizing events that ensure traditions, stories and memories are passed down through generations-keeping the spirit of San Jose's Japantown alive.

San José Prepares for Second Viva CalleSJ Event of 2025, Celebrating Community Connection Along White Road Corridor - The Registry

Five-mile route from Lake Cunningham Park to Berryessa Library will feature activity hubs, food trucks, and free community resources San José will transform a five-mile stretch of White Road into a car-free community corridor this Sunday, June 8, as the city hosts its second Viva CalleSJ event of 2025, continuing the program’s 10th anniversary celebration. […] The post San José Prepares for Second Viva CalleSJ Event of 2025, Celebrating Communit…