OTHER TOHOKU DISASTER SUPPORT that Linda Ohama has been directly involved in:
1. Coordinator of 'Ganbare Japan 2011' benefit concert, Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver Canada raising over $200,000 donations. See
http://jccabulletin-geppo.ca/0806-june2008/ganbare-japan-raises-208000-for-earthquake-relief/
2. Establish direct donations of over $250,000 between Canadian and Alaskan fishermento over 10 fishing communities in need of support along the tsunami stricken coast of Japan. See
http://www.discovernikkei.org/en/journal/2012/12/4/linda-ohama-journey/
3. Establish the "Canada-Japan Kids for Kids Cloth Letters" project involving thousands of young people and a national exhibition tour of both Japan and Canada in over 60 cities. (see more below)
The cloth letters from Canada and Tohoku, plus a collection of original photos and poems launched at the Canadian Embassy's Prince Takamado Gallery in Tokyo from October-Decmeber, 2011. This exhibition continues to tour.
MOST RECENTLY:
4. A photographic exhibition, "Tohoku no Shingetsu: One more flower begins to bloom"
A collection of mounted personal photographic works done in the Tohoku region of Japan, June- September 2011, with original poems.
