Supporting Students, One Scholarship at a Time
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MGLP Alumni Profile: Keiko Ozaki, Class of 2017
I grew up in the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple (TSDBT) community in the 90s. I wasn’t technically born in Colorado, but I consider myself a native [...]
The Cherry Blossom Festival Pivots for 2021
As most of you are aware, Sakura Foundation is the co-presenter of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival (CBF) with Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple. Due to COVID-19 [...]
History Colorado Uplifts Sakura Square
History Colorado has included Sakura Square in its most recent exhibit which opens on May 29th and runs through August 31, of next year. A [...]
Update on the Sakura Square Redevelopment
Nearly five decades ago, our Issei (first generation) and Nisei (second generation) ancestors executed a risky and ambitious vision to establish Sakura Square as a [...]
MGLP Alumni Profile: Brent Sabati, Class of 2019
Three quarters Japanese and born and raised in Hawaii, I’ve always been somewhere in between. I am a gosei, my great-great-grandparents having moved to Hawaii [...]
A Warm Welcome to Chibi no Gakko
Sakura Foundation is proud to announce that Chibi no Gakko has partnered with the Foundation as its newest program offering. “Chibi,” as it is affectionately [...]
Asians*in Focus Introduces “heARTS hope”
Sakura Foundation is a proud community partner with Asians*in Focus, whose 2020 Asians*Unmasked photo/voice project highlighted the lives of Asians at the onset of the [...]
MGLP Alumni Profile: Alex Kimata, Class of 2019
I’m a Yonsei, fourth generation Japanese American (JA), born and raised in Colorado. My mother’s side is originally from Okinawa, Japan and my father’s side [...]
2020 Community Report
2020 was quite a year! Sakura Foundation was fortunate to have held one in-person event, our sold-out genealogy workshop in February, before the pandemic changed [...]