Las Vegas Okinawan Club
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- Las Vegas Okinawan Club About
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Membership 230 people Established 2011 Organization Overview Las Vegas Okinawan Club, also known as "Las Vegas Okinawa Kenjinkai" is a non-profit organization based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Our goal is to improve the well-being, health and quality of life of Las Vegas community members and to create a vibrant multicultural community while promoting Okinawan culture.
How to get involved
Las Vegas Okinawan Club (LVOC) offers many ways to explore and experience Okinawa’s rich culture: attend New Year’s party for traditional performance, try delicious Okinawan cuisine, learn Okinawan’s performing arts, taiko drum, traditional Ryukyuan dance, Sanshin guitar, learn Okinawan language (Uchinaguchi) and more!Affiliated Org. Japanese Culture Club of Las Vegas, Japanese American Citizens League, Las Vegas Buddhist Sangha, Japanese Festival Association of Nevada, AAPI Chamber, Asian Community Development Council, Japanese Consul General Las Vegas, Japanese Consulate General in San Francisco, White House Initiatives on AANHPI, Asian Community Resource Center, Ninth Island Aunties Related Org. Okinawa Association of America, Colorado Okinawa Kenjinkai, Utah Okinawa Kenjinnkai Publication None PR Las Vegas Okinawan Club (LVOC) offers many ways to explore and experience Okinawa’s rich culture! - Las Vegas Okinawan Club Activity contents
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URL https://nlvoc.org/ Description Annual Events & Community Gathering
Annual Events include: New Year’s Party (February), Spring Picnic (April/May), and another event in the late Summer. Events may vary each year and subject to change.
Community Events - Okinawan Club participates in Chinese/Lunar New Year Parade (Jan/Feb), KIZUNA Japanese Spring Festival (Apr), Obon Festival (Jun/Aug), Aki Matsuri Japanese Fall Festival (Oct) every year.
Social Gathering - Members gather for Karaoke, Yuntaku social luncheon, potluck luncheon, and cultural workshops.
Giving Back to Community
Commmunity Service /Charitable Projects - Okinawan Club participates in monthly homeless camp food distribution, and do food Drive for struggling families. Other projects include Thanksgiving food drive for families in need and Back-To-School supplies giveaway for at-risk school children.
Okinawan Traditional Performing Arts -
Okinawan Traditional Performing Arts - cultural classes are held weekly and semi-weekly to learn Okinawan traditional dance, Okinawan Eisa/taiko drum, & Okinawan Sanshin guitar. We offer cultural workshops.No experience needed! Please inquire if interested.
Youth
The LVOC encourages the next generation of Okinawans to explore their roots and learn Okinawan culture. Young members of full- or partial Okinawan descent are eligible to apply for paid study programs in Okinawa sponsored by the Okinawa Prefecture Government.
Seniors
Senior Keiro Program - our senior citizens gather semi-weekly or weekly to practice cultural activities such as Taiko drum, Sanshin guitar class, and Okinawan dance. In the summer season, we practice Obon dance for the Obon festival. Some programs are free for our members. Membership is required. We often go to lunch together or potluck lunch and spend quality time together for craft workshop, Karaoke and other cultural activities (activities and programs vary by season and month).Own scholarship program None Exchange with other region Okinawa Association of America, Colorado Okinawa Kenjinkai, Seattle Okinawa Kenjinnkai, Utah Okinawa Kenjinkai Other Okinawa related matters Club Membership Application
Las Vegas Okinawan Club is a membership based organization. Las Vegas Okinawan Club is accepting new members throughout the year. We appreciate you for your donations of membership dues and supporting our club!! Your support goes a long way in helping us achieve our goals.
If you are interested in joining the Okinawan Club, our friendly volunteers can send you a membership form in the mail.
Please text our office volunteers with your name and mailing address: General Contact (702) 350-2689.
Also, if you would like to download our membership form, the form can be find here, https://nlvoc.org/application-%26-membership
Please check our main page for next gathering. Membership is required.Yearly Schedule (Past Info） - Feb.
- Annual Events include: New Year’s Party (February)
- Apr.
- Spring Picnic (April/May)and another event in the late Summer. Events may vary each year and subject to change.
- May.
- Spring Picnic (April/May)and another event in the late Summer. Events may vary each year and subject to change.
