Suki Terada Ports (1934- )
Suki Terada Ports was born and raised in New York City.
Upon her graduation from Smith College, she taught a year in Istanbul, Turkey, and Fair Lawn, New Jersey. While raising three children, she devoted her life to community service, volunteering for the local school board, Morningside Park, and advocating for the rights of HIV/AIDS patients of color and their families.
Yeiichi Kelly Kuwayama (1918-2014)
Asahi Shimbun and The New York Times (1928)
Asahi Shimbun (1907)
Oriental Review (1910-1912)
New York Shimpo (1904)
The Japanese American Commercial Weekly (1900)
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) New York Chapter (1944- )
In 1944 the New York Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League was formed with Al Funabashi as the first Chapter president. JACL is the national organization formed on the West Coast in 1930 to emphasize loyalty, patriotism, and citizenship to counter the negative actions of white Americans.
Japanese Cemetery at Mount Olivet Cemetery (est. 1912)
The New York Buddhist Church (est. 1938)
The New York Buddhist Church was founded by Rev. Hozen Seki in 1938. They continued their services during WWII and, in 1948, for the 10 year anniversary of the church, they established the American Buddhist Academy.
The church celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 4 and 5, 1988.
They are still active to this day and hold services every Sunday.