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| A Few Notes of Gratitude for |
| Dear Readers of the What's New, |
| On behalf of PBA’s Board of Trustees and the school community at large, I would like to thank the 37 organizations, businesses and individuals that sponsored our 16th Annual Taiko Festival. What a way to re-introduce our school community to the larger world! The March 13 event perfectly fit this year’s theme, “Kishikaisei,” or to wake as from death and bounce back to life. |
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| I congratulate the nine members of PBA’s Hyaku Sen Ki Kai Taiko – particularly our five senior year performers Ava Barclay, Fern Chang, Logan Chang, Justin Mori and Riley Yamamoto – for persevering through the 2020 filmed festival, 2021 livestream event, and returning to the live stage this year. They drummed their hearts out. I would also like to commend junior year performer Chad Okawa, who composed two of the festival’s numbers, “Kishikaisei/Namazu No Jishin” and “Aspirations.” We look forward to the 17th Annual Taiko Festival where he and taiko peer Tani Oshita shine in their final year with Hyaku Sen Ki Kai Taiko. I was also blown away by the PBA Rockband, who performed a stirring rendition of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which is not a number undertaken by the faint of heart. Senior Riley Jose’s hula number “Aloha Ia o Waianae” was a sentimental favorite of mine, as she danced it with senior sisters Fern Chang and Meghan Williams. And who could not have loved seeing the Umitani sisters perform “Cara Cara E Dolce” with the elder Naho, singing her heart out and the younger accompanying her on the keyboard. That is not to mention the triumphant return to stage of PBA students performing the “Soran Bushi.” I would also like to give a special thanks to my co-emcees, freshmen and Dragons Speech and Debate teammates Alexandra Keating and Riho Umitani. It is about time I was joined at the emcee microphone, and very capably, as I think we have all gotten over the novelty of seeing me in a kimono. Lastly, an undertaking as ambitious as PBA’s Taiko Festivals are not possible without the inestimable support of countless hands that make the experience possible. To the parents, families, teachers, and administrators of PBA, and to the staff of Moanalua High School Performing Arts Center and ‘Ōlelo Community Media, I express my thanks. We invite everyone to enjoy the experience again on ‘Ōlelo 53 on April 9, 6:30 p.m. Josh
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GOLD SILVER BRONZE FRIENDS |
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2023 will mark the 850th anniversary of the birth of Shinran Shonin, the founder of the Jojo Shinshu Buddhist tradition. 2024 will mark the 800th anniversary of the establishment of the Jodo Shinshu Teaching. The promotional video for this joint celebration is now available on YouTube. Please share this with your temple members and friends. |
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| Alumna Celebrates Graduation |
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| Reina Chinen ’17 graduated from Seattle University two weeks ago with a bachelor’s in diagnostic ultrasound. She currently works as a per diem sonographer at Swedish Medical Center in Issaquah, Washington. |
| Now, Reina’s daily tasks include administering a variety of abdominal and obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) ultrasound exams. “I love interacting with patients,” said Reina. “The most rewarding part of my job is being able to identify different pathologies in patients and to give them an explanation for their symptoms. My job also presents some challenges, including practicing proper ergonomics, or posture, while scanning. If you don’t practice good posture while doing ultrasound, then it could lead to potential chronic pain in the future for the back or wrist,” explained Reina. Reina also explained that a common misconception is that sonograms are only for pregnant women, but in reality sonogram patients can vary from toddlers to elders. “For now, my position is per diem, but I hope that in the future a full-time position will open up for me at Swedish,” said Reina. Reina plans to continue her studies in preparation for her board exams and plans to get certified in general, OB/GYN, and vascular ultrasound. |
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