J-Sei in May

You can improve the lives of our most cherished community members by making a gift to J-Sei. And during the month of May, your gift will be matched dollar for dollar by 6 generous anonymous donors up to $55,000.  

J-Sei provides healthy home-delivered Japanese meals and in-person communal lunches, in-person and online wellness and cultural programs, transportation, a caregiver registry, case management and friendly visitors for Asian American communities in the East Bay of Northern California. 

Lunch at our Emeryville Center

Here is how we do it:

  

Your gift provides warm, delicious and nutritious Japanese meals that get delivered to the homes of over 130 seniors over 190 square miles from central Oakland through El Cerrito, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Walnut Creek. This year we delivered over 35,000 meals. We restarted in-person dining for lunch at our Emeryville center.

These meals are prepared by J-Sei's own chef, Yuji Ishikata, who shops for the freshest ingredients and makes sure the meals are nutritionally balanced and comforting. These meals are cooked in J-Sei's own kitchen to ensure food safety.

Your gift also makes it possible for J-Sei to continue providing its popular workshops and cultural programs for the J-Sei community. 

Family Festival

J-Sei offers 15 classes in-person and 13 classes and groups online. In the month of March, we had a surge of activity with 526 participants in-person for classes and 350 participants for artist talks, book talks, and movie night.

The types of education programs we offer are: 

• Japanese Woodblock Print
• Brain, Balance and Body Work

• Kimekomi Dolls
• Beginning Ukelele
• Let's Groove Hip Hop Dancing

• Boro-Inspired Hand Sewing
• Japanese Conversation
• Asian Cooking
• Sashiko Notecard Making

• Origami
• Yoga 
• Family Caregiver Support
• Memoir Writing 
• Qi Gong 
• Mah Jong

Reading with Satsuki Ina and her illustrator son, Adrien Tomine

We continue to expand and deepen our understanding with the sharing of Nikkei stories. We hosted a series of artist talks with scholar ShiPu Wang and textile artist Jeanie Kashima. We celebrated book readings with local writers Satsuki Ina ("The Poet and the Silk Girl"), and Susan Kiyo Ito ("I Would Meet You Anywhere").

J-Sei At the Movies showcases different genres of Japanese films followed by lively discussions. This past year, we had the rare opportunity to hear from Asian American television writers, cinematographers, and documentary filmmakers. 

See how community members engage with J-Sei programs: 

Case Management is another crucial component to J-Sei's work. J-Sei's case managers assess senior needs and coordinate resources and care. Case managers provide intensive support and escort when needed and are especially important when no family members are in the area.

 

J-Sei also manages J-Sei home, a senior living facility in Hayward. This 14-bed home is a haven for families who cannot house their own elders. 

For more on how J-Sei came to be over its 50 year history:

  

Thank you so much for your support!

POPULATIONS SERVED
Japanese : Korean : Pacific Islander : Chinese : Filipino : Hawaiian