Hi Everybody:
Two days after unveiling our site the feedback could not be better. Let me count the ways.
Katie Inouye Kayser and Kuni Lorraine Inouye Omura are coming to Lompoc all the way from Orange County for the October 2 party. Wow, what a commitment. They will see Kaoru Bill Honda and his wife Lucille Honda who are coming from Santa Barbara. Tets Furukawa, whom many old Lompocans met at Gila River, now lives in Santa Maria. He called to say he will be coming too. George Yoshitake will be making sushi.
The Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles has asked for us to send a copy of the book as soon as we get one. They want to consider it for placement in their gift shop!
Michael Mori, whose grandfather Todoroki Hozaki shot so many of the photos we show in the book, has offered to help find a place for the October 16 gathering in LA. Thanks, Mike! Janet Kawahata Saisho wrote to say she plans to come to that October 16 event.
Cheryll Arnold has placed the first "searching for" comment on the BLOG page. Cheryl is daughter of Marian Konishi (once Hatsue Nishimura). She is looking for Shizue (Doi) Nishimura. I think this website may be able to assist a LOT of people in connecting to old friends.
Kay Sakanashi in Richmond sent along very kind comments about the website. Thank you, Kay. I look forward to meeting you late in October or early November.
Finally, Myra Huyck Manfrina, the Expert #1 of the Lompoc Valley Historical Society, e-mails the following:
"I just finished reading every inch of the website -- absolutely fantastic -- so well done." Thanks, Myra. The book could not have been written without the active assistance and support of the Historical Society.
Like I said last time-- thank you, thank you, thank you. John McReynolds
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