Funders

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First Voice is incredibly grateful to our funders and individual donors for their generous support that sustains our work in so many ways.

Please help support First Voice with a tax-deductible donation.

Individual Donors

$1-99

Grace Aikawa, Michiko Aoki, Dorothy Eng, Kathy Foley, Yone Fukui, Ruth Gray,Nancy Haber, Mark and Megan Horton,Celia Izu Muto, Yvonne Jang, Betty Kano, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, Andrea Lewin, Alice Lowe Survivor Trust, Thomas Machida, Devorah major, Lillian Murray, Nana Naito, Andy and Dorothy Nozaka, Kay Nomura, David Pangaro, Katherine Reyes, Hiroshi Shimizu, Storey Fisher Revocable Trust, David Sumner, May Takashima, Mitzi Tawa, Marvin and Miyo Uratsu, Jane Wong, Doug and Betty Yamamoto, and Michael Yoshida.

$100-500
Matthew and Janice Barger, Devorah Foundation Inc, CaCarla Gordon, Sumi Honnami, Cathy Inamasu, Robert and Dorothy Ishimatsu, Stuart Lee, George, Nobori, Walter Moriya, Eddie and Alice Moriguchi, Noemedia, Allen and Pat Okamoto, George Ow, Michiko Tamate, and Vicky Weisman

$500-1000

Kathleen and Billy Volkmann

$1000+

Jael Weisman
Meridee Moore

2008-2010 Funders

Major Support Provided By

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Address: 43 Parsons St., San Francisco, CA, 94118

Email: aokizu @ firstvoice.org

Now Booking Solo, Duet, and Ensemble Performances

Upcoming Events

April 19, 2013 The Music of MU, Public performance, Kanbar Hall Jewish Community Center SF, PLEASE RSVP at arts@jccsf.org

May 5, 2013 , Screening of "Don't Lose Your Soul," a documentary about Mark Izu and fellow Asian jazz pioneer Anthony Brown. Los Angeles. 3 PM, CGV Cinemas 2.

May 18, 2013 The Most Beautiful Girl in the World, Kimochi 42nd Anniversary, Kabuki Theater SF

June 8, 2013 Obake Stories, Japanese Cultural Fair, Santa Cruz

September 27,28,29, 2013: World Premiere of MU , Friend Center for the Arts, Jewish Community Center San Francisco

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October 3rd, 2013 Youth Performance, Krannert Center for the Arts, University of Illinois, 10 AM

October 4th, 2013
10 am: Youth Performance, Krannert Center for the Arts, University of Illinois

7pm: Evening Performance, Krannert Center for the Arts, University of Illinois

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Founded by Brenda Wong Aoki and Mark Izu in 1995, the mission of the non-profit First Voice is to create and develop the stories and music of people living between worlds. Critical to this mission is "personal experience" or "voice" as essential to authentic pan-world culture. Please help support First Voice with a donation.

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