Because of the COVID-10 pandemic, the 2021 Annual Dinner was held online on Zoom. An unexpected benefit was that many of our friends from Sakai were able to attend the meeting.
Two videos were shown at the event:
- Video Slide Show: 2019 Student Exchange (Sakai Students visit Berkeley)
- Video Slide Show: 2020 Kindergarten Art
We have released them here on our website for your enjoyment.
The 2021 Annual Dinner was held at 7pm (Pacific Time) on Friday, March 12, 2021. Due to Covid-19, the meeting was held on Zoom and we had many of our friends from Sakai join the meeting.
We voted in the 2021 Board Members, gave updates on our current exchange programs and activities and showed a video slide show of the 2019 Student Exchange (when Sakai students visited Berkeley) and of the 2020 Sakai Kindergarten art.
Click here to see the Annual Dinner Agenda
Sunday, April 21 marked the 52nd annual Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade in San Francisco, and your Berkeley-Sakai Association once again made its presence known!
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of both the Berkeley-Sakai Sister City Relationship and the Berkeley Art Center.
Photos of Art Center event with Mayor Takeyama and Mayor Arreguin signing joint proclamation. Photos and music by Hideo Date and friends.
Sakai City Mayor Osami Takeyama and Mamoru Yoshikama, Chairman of the Sakai City Council, along with other Sakai Dignitaries, visited Berkeley during the period of April 19-23, 2017 in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of our Berkeley-Sakai Sister City Friendship. They were formally greeted by Berkeley's Mayor Jesse Arrequin and City Council Members.
