There are three great articles with plenty of information in this newsletter. Plan to set aside some time to read them!

President’s Message, by Armand Gutierrez

Silicon Valley Asian Pacific Film Fest, by Sandy Kiyomura

More Restaurant (and other) Information You May Find Interesting, by Hoyt Nelson

by Armand Gutierrez

Fall is officially here and that means winter is just around the corner. But first, we have to get past Halloween and Thanksgiving. Remember the SnowBomb shows in Sacramento, San Francisco, and San Jose? These were shows, typically in November that had ski resort representatives, a huge ski and clothing sale, and a variety of entertainment. Apparently the “Bomb” in SnowBomb is too much of a negative connotation and now the event is called Snow Fest shows. Sometimes political correctness goes a little too far. After all, does that mean we can’t photo bomb a picture? And I’ve also heard the phrase “that’s the bomb”, meaning something really great and outstanding. Guess I won’t be  “bombin’ down a ski run” anymore. Are these phrases headed to extinction? 

Aki Matsuri – 5 October

This Fall Festival is being held at the Wesley United Methodist Church on Fifth St. in San Jose. Although not as big as the Nikkei Matsuri, there will be Japanese cuisine, marketplace, entertainment, kids zone, and a silent auction. If you can attend please do so to show our support for this great cultural event. 

Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest – 1-3 November

Jackie Maruhashi, NSC member and volunteer with SVAPFF, contacted me about NSC sponsoring a film at the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest 2019. There are nine feature films and several short films being presented. Additional details can be found in Sandy Kiyomura’s article on the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest 2019.

Snow Fest Shows

This annual Snow Fest show is back again on 1-3 Novemberat Pier 35 in San Franciscoand 8-10 Novemberat the Santa Clara Fairgrounds. These shows are free and you can get your tickets at www.sfskifest.com.

Warren Miller Film

For you movie buffs there will be a Warren Millermovie at the Heritage Theater in Campbell on 16 November. If anyone is interested in attending and possibly having dinner afterwards then contact Karen Soo (tripdirector@niseiskiclub.org).

Details will be in next month’s newsletter.

Whistler/Blackcomb Ski Week 2020

The Whistler/Blackcomb trip is full. Well, not exactly. There are airline seats and condos available; however, I’m going to hold off on accepting additional people unless a condo unit can be filled with four people. So, if you haven’t signed up for this trip then now is the time to fill out the application and get your checkbook out as well. Also, the final payment is due 10 October.

by Sandy Kiyomura

Do you remember seeing “The Joy Luck Club”? This movie, based on Amy Tan’s book, was a record-breaking Hollywood movie 25 years ago. Then last year  “Crazy Rich Asians” with an all-Asian cast came out and grossed $238.5 million. But why did it take 25 years for another all Asian film to come out? This question came up at a recent showing of “The Joy Luck  Club” with some of the original actors and actresses speaking. I recall they said that the political atmosphere in Hollywood was not conducive to Asians in movies (except in martial arts movies). They stressed the importance of supporting films with Asian actors, producers and directors. By doing this, we can see more films like “The Joy Luck Club” and “Crazy Rich Asians”.

Nisei Ski Club is proud to support the Silicon Valley Asian Pacific FilmFest 2019. There are nine feature films and several short films being presented. They will be shown November 1-3, at the CineArts Theater in Santana Row, San Jose.NSC has chosen to sponsor “Alternative Facts: the Lies of Executive Order 9066” at the Bronze level. This movie sheds light on the people and politics that influenced the signing of the infamous Executive Order 9066, which authorized the mass incarceration of nearly 120,000 Japanese Americans, and will be shown on Saturday, November 2 from 1:30-3:30.

As a Bronze-level sponsor NSC members are eligible for a 20% discount for film tickets. Tickets may be secured at https://www.svapfilmfest.com/tickets, and use the discount code nsc2019. Jackie Maruhashi, an NSC member, is interested in joining fellow NSC members attending any of the films. Please contact her at jmaruhashi@yahoo.comif interested in joining her. If you do attend any of the feature films, be sure to wear an NSC jacket/shirt so attendees will recognize that you are a sponsor. Additional information can be found at https://www.svapfilmfest.com/. 

by Hoyt Nelson

Here are links to a wide range of my notes about many interesting things on Google Drive.  There are links to a list of my favorite restaurants, logs and pictures on some of my recent world travel trips, directions for local hikes, a few of my favorite puzzles and some recipes I have found and reworked over the years.  Whenever I change or add information, my Google Drive is updated, so you can keep on reusing the same links (I update my restaurant list almost every month so be sure to check it just before you use it).  You don’t need Google Drive on your machine to use it.  You will not be able to edit it, but you can download it and email me comments and any information that you would like to share with me.  I won’t put it on my Google Drive unless you want me to.

I limited my travel notes to the more recent trips that are better documented.  If you want info on the rest of the 50+ countries we have visited a while back, I will be happy to send you notes on them.   For the most part, I concentrate info to outside the USA.  If you are interested in the USA, I can provide you with more information on most states.  

Keep these links for future use.  You don’t have to have Google Drive on your machine (although you do need to have a Google account to create a free Google Drive account for yourself).  

Link for my puzzles: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1jVQbVCFyZqw2-YL9r7R74CErwuiYQJK1

Link for my restaurant list:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QHKrCBvjzMxdo7DcAoEPAr_lo1bXw1gD

Link for my travel: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JapkS4zzfzr7qAfeHSU1ryQhgNSrJGju

Link for my hikes: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ShYZRGXm24zcfFBFNFxyzKgu-88V2wcK

Link for my favorite recipes:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=122YDkHJTNB31sAMZB0utsqFVLM55qJj-

Link to amazing stairs around the world:  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1hsGIkHGRLz_z4SZ4kZOFPuE9TolwIK3T

When you get there, you can see my doc about the three tiled stairs in San Francisco, but when you click the big blue W for other doc about stairs around the world. Google will “gag”. When Google stops complaining, just click the blue “Download” when and then click “Open” at the bottom of the screen to read the doc.

NOTE: Google Drive can’t deal with Microsoft Hyperlinks so I had to just give you the long versions