Northern California Chapter of Sister Cities International

Sonoma-Penglai Committee Meeting
2024-06-03 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-05-06 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-04-01 11:00 - 12:30, 2024-03-04 11:00 - 12:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Virtual

Bridging Two Cultures Celebration Awards Dinner
2024-05-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Marines’ Memorial Club, 609 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
The Board of Directors of the San Francisco-Ho Chi Minh City Sister City Committee cordially invite you to attend a celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and citizen diplomacy between the people of San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City.
Join us for an exciting and fun-filled evening that will include delicious food and beverages accompanied with musical and dancing performances, raffles and a silent auction.
Award categories

Youth
Business
Culture
Humanitarianism
Diplomacy
Healthcare
Performing Arts
Charitable Work

Program
6 p.m. Cocktails
7 p.m. Dinner and program

Business Attire or National dress
Parking available at the Sutter/Stockton or Union Square Garages.

Morgan Hill Sister Cities meeting
2024-05-23 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-03-28 19:00 - 20:00 | Centennial Recreation Center – Senior Center, 171 W Edmundson Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA, 95037, United States
Join us anytime! Meetings always welcome the general public.
Sister Cities is an all-volunteer, membership organization formed in 2002.
We currently host relationships with six international cities in Italy, Turkey, Mexico, Japan and Ireland.

Oakland-Fukuoka Sister City Association general meeting
2024-05-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-04-16 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-03-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom
General meetings are typically held on the third Tuesday of the month. All are welcome to attend!
To receive the Zoom meeting link, email ofsca1962@gmail.com.
This is an open meeting using the free Zoom video/audio meeting platform. No subscription is required, and Zoom is free to download for your desktop or mobile device, can be used with your device’s built-in microphone/camera, or can be joined via telephone call (audio only).

Sonoma Sister Cities Association Board of Directors Monthly Meeting
2024-05-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-04-15 18:00 - 19:30, 2024-03-18 18:00 - 19:30 | TBA

Concord Ambassadors General Meeting
2024-05-16 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-04-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Concord City Hall – Garden Conference Room, 1950 Parkside Drive, Concord, CA, 94519, United States

Uplifting Wadi Foquin
2024-05-11 14:00 - 16:00 | Twin Towers United Methodist Church Gym, 2259 Central Ave., Alameda, CA, 94501, United States
Join Alameda Sister City Association, Friends of Wadi Foquin and Alameda Families and Friends for Ceasefire for an afternoon of celebrating Palestinian culture with tasty treats, beautiful live music, striking photography, and getting to know the West Bank village of Wadi Foguin.
Featuring live musical guests:

Georges Lammam
Loay Dahbour
Hashem Abdel-Hadi

Sonoma-Kaniv Committee Meeting
2024-05-08 18:00 - 19:45, 2024-04-10 18:00 - 19:45, 2024-03-13 18:00 - 19:45 | Sonoma Library Meeting Room, 755 West Napa, Sonoma, CA, 95476, United States

Stockton Sister Cities Association Board Meeting
2024-05-02 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-04-04 12:00 - 13:00, 2024-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Valley Brew, 157 W Adams St., Stockton, CA, 95204, United States
First Thursday of the Month

20th Anniversary APA Heritage Month Gala Reception
2024-05-01 19:00 - 21:00 | San Francisco City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, 94102, United States
Be Part of the 20th Anniversary Celebration!
The APA Heritage Awards is a signature program of San Francisco’s celebration of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Every year the AAPI Heritage Celebration Committee honors civic organizations that have achieved significant milestones in serving the community. Immediately following the Awards ceremony, guests are invited to the 20th Anniversary Gala Reception in City Hall.
Enjoy:

Diverse Asian cuisine
Cultural Performances
Community Exhibits
Raffle drawings and more

Get tickets: $10
Attire: Ethnic Festive
Capacity is limited. RSVP is required.
Your support of the APA Heritage Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, makes this celebration possible. Please consider making a donation to the 20th Anniversary Celebration Fund to support this celebration and other cultural programs throughout the year.

San Francisco 2024 APA Heritage Awards
2024-05-01 17:30 - 19:00 | Herbst Theater, 401 Van Ness Avenue, Ste 110, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Join San Francisco in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

Mayor’s Proclamation Signing Ceremony
Screening of 20th Anniversary Video
Presentation of APA Heritage Awards
Cultural Procession, a spectacular community song and dance

Free event, but RSVP is required
Immediately following the Awards ceremony, guests are invited to the 20th Anniversary Gala Reception in City Hall.
20th Anniversary Gala Reception
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 7:00p.m.
San Francisco City Hall
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco

Diverse Asian cuisine
Cultural Performances
Community Exhibits
Raffle drawings and more

Tickets: $10
Attire: Ethnic Festive
Capacity in both Herbst Theater and City Hall are limited. RSVP is required.
Your support of the APA Heritage Foundation, a 501c3 nonprofit organization, makes this celebration possible. Please consider making a donation to the 20th Anniversary Celebration Fund to support this celebration and other cultural programs throughout the year.

Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival
2024-04-27 10:00 - 2024-04-28 17:30 | Cupertino Memorial Park, 21121 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA, 95014, United States
Cupertino-Toyokawa Sister Cities, Inc. (CTSC) is proud to present the 40th annual Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday and Sunday, April 27 & 28, 2024, at Cupertino’s Memorial Park, the Quinlan Center, and the Senior Center. This fun family festival honors Cupertino’s sister city relationship with Toyokawa, Japan by sharing Japanese arts & culture with the entire community. Hours are from 10 AM to 5:30 PM, admission is FREE, entertainment is FREE, and parking is FREE at De Anza College and the Flint Center Parking Structure.
There will be two Food Courts. Behind the Quinlan Center will feature sushi, spam musubi, gyoza, yakisoba, mochi, teriyaki chicken rice bowls, bento boxes (pork cutlet, teriyaki salmon or sesame tofu), boba drinks, iced coffee, soft serve ice cream, packaged ice cream, shave ice, cotton candy, Japanese beer, sake, plum wine, sodas, and lemonade. At the Senior Center, food trucks will provide a variety of menu offerings.
Outdoor entertainment is held at the Amphitheater and includes Taiko drum groups, Japanese dancers, various martial arts, and musical performances throughout the day. The 2024 student delegates, VIP festival guests, local government, school board members, and the 2024 NorCal Cherry Blossom Queen and her court will be introduced at noon on Saturday. Throughout the lawn areas will be arts and crafts exhibits and special interest groups such as Japanese dog and koi fish clubs. Children’s activities feature games, hands-on arts & crafts, and a petting zoo.
Indoor cultural exhibits and demonstrations take place throughout the day in the Quinlan Community Center, featuring music and dance performances and cultural displays, demonstrations, workshops, and hands-on activities presented by professionals, nonprofits, and special interest groups. A gallery of Toyokawa student artwork from our annual art exchange program will be on display. Japanese cultural arts and crafts vendors and a pictorial timeline of Cupertino’s sister city relationship with Toyokawa will be grouped at the “Japanese Artisan Pavilion” located at the Cupertino Senior Center and patio.
Not to miss this year: This year is the 40th anniversary of this festival. It also marks the return of the student exchange program after the pandemic hiatus. Come see the students selected to participate in the exchange program. They will be introduced on the Amphitheater stage on Saturday at noon and can be seen working at the festival all weekend. Photo opportunity with Toyokawa’s mascots near the Festival Information Booth.

Friendship Celebration – Where Sushi Meets Borshch
2024-04-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Enmanji Buddhist Temple, 1200 Gravenstein Hwy S, Sebastopol, 95472, United States
Please join us at our Sebastopol Word Friend Friendship Celebration – Where Sushi Meets Borshch!
This is our annual tradition where friends and supporters gather and celebrate our community, our sister cities and their cultures, and our work for world peace.
Enjoy the harmony of sushi and borsch from Japan and Ukraine, where Sebastopol has our two sister cities: Takeo and Chyhyryn. Food service from 3 p.m. with program starting at 3:30 p.m. featuring cultural entertainment by Sonoma County Taiko’s drumming and Eleanor and Angeline Bezhenar AKA “The Bezhenar Sisters “, local singers of Ukrainian songs.
Pre-registration is suggested. Ticket donation amounts are $25 for adults and $15 for children and seniors.
For more information about the Friendship Celebration and Sebastopol World Friends, visit www.sebastopolwf.org or contact info@sebastopolwf.org.

2024 2nd Quarter NorCal Chapter Board meeting
2024-04-20 12:00 - 14:00 | Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League Office, 515 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol, CA, 95472, United States

Annual Tea Gathering
2024-04-07 14:00 - 16:00 | JFK Library – Joseph Room, 505 Santa Clara St., Vallejo, 94590, United States
The Vallejo Sister City Association and the Vallejo Sister City Commission invites you to join us for a traditional Japanese event in celebration of our 56th year relationship with sister city, Akashi, Japan.
Our mission is to promote peace through mutual respect, understanding, and cooperation – one individual, one community at a time.
