Ted Nakamura (UC Berkeley), Jesse Nishinaga (UC Berkeley), Donna Eck (UCSF) and Linda Siler, mother of Lesley Siler (UC Santa Barabara) were presented with California Japanese American Alumni Association scholarship awards at a luncheon at Yoshi's Restaurant in Oakland. Scholarship Awards Luncheon at Yoshi's See also: 1999-2000 Scholarship Recipients In November 1999, the California Japanese Alumni Association held its Northern California Scholarship Awards Luncheon at Yoshi's restaurant in Oakland. Presentations were made to scholarship award winners Jesse Nishinaga (UC Berkeley), Ted Nakamura (UC Berkeley) and Donna Eck (UCSF). Lesley Siler (UC Santa Barbara) could not attend due to finals, but her mother and grandmother received her award on her behalf. Congratulating the recipients were CJAAA scholarship committee members and officers Jesse Ante, Ron and Emiko Yamada, Carrie Kojimoto, Andrew Urushima and Trevor Nakagawa. CJAAA plans to hold a similar luncheon during this academic year for Southern California scholarship winners. They include Charlene Sakoda (UC Riverside), Nathan Haga (UC San Diego) and Ann Miyagi (UCLA). Another recipient, Greg Sato (UC Berkeley), is currently spending a year in Japan on the UC Education Abroad Program. Congratulations, again, to each of our scholarship award recipients! Attending the Northern California awards luncheon were: (seated left to right) committee members Ron Yamada, Emiko Yamada, Jesse Ante, and Linda Siler, mother of recipient Lesley Siler; (standing left to right) CJAAA Treasurer Andrew Urushima; Mr. Nakamura and son, recipient Ted Nakamura; recipient Jesse Nishinaga, recipient Donna Eck, Mrs. Siler, grandmother of Lesley Siler; and, CJAAA Scholarship Chair Trevor Nakagawa; (back row) CJAAA Internship Chair Carrie Kojimoto.