The 5th Annual Nikkei Celebration & Otomisan Tribute

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Boyle Heights Community Partners a Historical Society

Boyle Heights Community Partners preserves and celebrates the rich multicultural heritage of Boyle Heights. Through events like the Nikkei Celebration, we safeguard our community's history and ensure access to cultural arts for all residents.

5-70-5: 5th Annual Nikkei Celebration, Honoring 70 Years of Otomisan &amp; BHCP AnniversarySaturday, August 8, 2026 | 5:00 PM &ndash; 10:30 PMFirst Street, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775866983/wysiwyg/vhshjffodyo02kjdms9o.jpg" style="width: 199px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 199px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Join us for a Japanese summer festival in the heart of Boyle Heights&mdash;a neighborhood known as the Ellis Island of the West, where generations of immigrants, including Japanese, Jewish, Mexican, and Armenian families, built their first American homes. This year, we celebrate three milestones:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5 years of the <a fr-original-style="" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/NikkeiNisei/5thAnnualNikkei/5thnikke.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Nikkei Celebration</a></li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">70 years of <a fr-original-style="" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/SavingPlaces/SavingPlaces.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Otomisan,</a> the oldest continuously operating Japanese restaurant in Los Angeles, and the last standing in Boyle Heights</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5 years of <a fr-original-style="" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Boyle Heights Community Partners</a>, a Historical Society</li></ul>What to Expect: A celebration of Heritage &amp; Harmony<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Historic Procession: A vibrant parade from Tenrikyo Church to the legendary Otomisan.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Cultural Main Stage: Live traditional Japanese performances and music throughout the day.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Heritage Education: Discover the Nikkei roots of Boyle Heights, the &quot;Ellis Island of the West.&quot;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Community Marketplace: Curated local vendors, historians, artisans, and apparel.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5-70-5 Commemoratives: Limited-edition history booklet and commemorative tote bags. (limited, while supplies last, first come)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Authentic Flavors: Otomisan&rsquo;s famous Chicken Teriyaki Bentos and seasonal snow cones.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sukiyaki Sing-Along: A community performance of Ue Wo Muite Arukou to honor our resilience.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Grand Finale: A traditional Bon Odori dance to close our 5th annual celebration in unity.</li></ul>&bull; Purchase your Otomisan Chicken Teriyaki Bento Box and a Snow Cone.This event is free and open to all. Register below to let us know you&#39;re coming and stay updated on event details. You can also sign up for our newsletter, volunteer, or make an optional donation to support the celebration. Bridging Community. Uniting Cultures. Preserving History with Strength Since 1875.

5-70-5: 5th Nikkei Celebration-70th Anniversary of Otomisan-5th BHCP Anniversary

<p fr-original-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" id="isPasted" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5-70-5: Honrando 70 A&ntilde;os de Otomisan<p fr-original-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">S&aacute;bado, 8 de agosto de 2026 | 5:00 PM &ndash; 10:30 PM<p fr-original-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Primera Calle, Boyle Heights, Los &Aacute;ngeles<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1775866983/wysiwyg/vhshjffodyo02kjdms9o.jpg" style="width: 199px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 199px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> &Uacute;nete a nosotros para un festival de verano japon&eacute;s en el coraz&oacute;n de Boyle Heights&mdash;un barrio reconocido como la Isla Ellis del Oeste, donde generaciones de inmigrantes, incluyendo familias japonesas, jud&iacute;as, mexicanas y armenias, construyeron sus primeros hogares americanos. Este a&ntilde;o, celebramos tres hitos:<ul fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5 a&ntilde;os de la <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/NikkeiNisei/5thAnnualNikkei/5thnikke.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Celebraci&oacute;n Nikkei</a></li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">70 a&ntilde;os de <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/SavingPlaces/SavingPlaces.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Otomisan,</a> el restaurante japon&eacute;s en funcionamiento continuo m&aacute;s antiguo de Los &Aacute;ngeles y el &uacute;ltimo en pie en Boyle Heights</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5 a&ntilde;os de <a fr-original-style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Boyle Heights Community Partners</a> una Sociedad Hist&oacute;rica</li></ul>Qu&eacute; Esperar:<ul fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Desfile desde la Iglesia Tenrikyo hasta Otomisan</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Actuaciones en vivo y escenario comunitario con proyecciones</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Concurso de comer ramen</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Experiencia de kimono</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Actividades para ni&ntilde;os</li><li fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit;" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bolsas conmemorativas y un libro conmemorativo de 5-70-5 (por orden de llegada)</li></ul><p fr-original-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Este evento es gratuito y abierto a todos. Reg&iacute;strate a continuaci&oacute;n para informarnos que vas a asistir y mantenerte actualizado sobre los detalles del evento. Tambi&eacute;n puedes suscribirte a nuestro bolet&iacute;n, ofrecerte como voluntario o hacer una donaci&oacute;n opcional para apoyar la celebraci&oacute;n.<p fr-original-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <p fr-original-style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="text-align: center; margin: 0px; width: 100%; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Conectando Comunidades. Uniendo Culturas. Preservando la Historia con Fuerza Desde 1875.

5-70-5: 70º Aniversario de Otomisan y 5ª Celebración Nikkei

This year marks our 5-70-5 milestone celebrationOur 5th Annual Nikkei Celebration in Boyle Heights, celebrating our Japanese cultural heritage.The 70th Anniversary of Otomisan, which we are honored to have helped make our second landmark in Boyle Heights.And our 5th Anniversary&nbsp;of preserving and celebrating the cultural diversity of Boyle Heights. Everyone is invited to attend this traditional celebration.Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable.

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Dear Neighbors, Partners, and Supporters,It is with a heavy heart that Boyle Heights Community Partners must announce the cancellation of our Tasteful Fundraising Benefit at El Tepeyac Cafe on Saturday, June 27, 2026. The massive industrial fire at the Lineage facility has been burning for six days, forcing families to endure hazardous, toxic air that officials say will persist until further notice. Our absolute priority right now is the health and safety of the people of Boyle Heights. All ticket holders will be contacted via email. If you didn&#39;t purchase a ticket but want to help us recover from this unexpected setback, you can still donate online to keep our community programs running. We will not put our neighbors at risk while the air remains compromised. We extend our gratitude to El Tepeyac Cafe, Brewyard Brewery, and the firefighters working around the clock.&nbsp; Please stay safe, keep your windows closed, and look out for one another.In solidarity,Vivian M. EscalantePresident &amp; CEOBoyle Heights Community Partners

CANCELLED: A Tasteful Fundraising Benefit FIRE and AIR QUALITY IN BOYLE HEGHTS

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Sponsor 5-70-5: 5th Annual Nikkei Celebration andThe 70th Anniversary of Otomisan&nbsp;Saturday, August 8, 2026 | Boyle Heights, Los Angeles<p fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(93, 14, 14); width: 552px; margin-inline: 0px !important; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5;" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(93, 14, 14); width: 552px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; margin-inline: 0px !important; margin: 0px;"> Thank you for your interest in partnering with <a fr-original-style="" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Boyle Heights Community Partners</a> a Historical Society for <a fr-original-style="" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/NikkeiNisei/5thAnnualNikkei/5thnikke.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">5-70-5: celebrating 5 years of the Nikkei Celebration</a>, 70 years of <a fr-original-style="" href="https://boyleheightscommunitypartners.com/SavingPlaces/SavingPlaces.php" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Otomisan</a>, and 5 years of BHCP.<p fr-original-style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(93, 14, 14); width: 552px; margin-inline: 0px !important; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.5;" style="box-sizing: inherit; max-width: 100%; color: rgb(93, 14, 14); width: 552px; font-family: Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.25px; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 240, 240); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; margin-inline: 0px !important; margin: 0px;"> Please share a few details about your interest below. 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