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    Ken Nakaoka Community Center

    4.5 (6 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center

    East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center

    5.0(17 reviews)
    25.6 mi

    I almost don't want to post....this is my go to place for fun activities. All the staff have been…read morefriendly and kind. My son also belongs and we are great supporters to all their events. You must join but the annual fee is reasonable. They have two major events and these help hem be low cost to the community. We do most of the summer events and folks that are not members can pay to do activities and just pay more than a member. pearl, Melissa, Tony and Kyle are great staff. I am forgetting some, sorry.

    I've been a member of the Community Center for a few years now. They offer many different programs…read morefor all ages. But due to work, I have only been able to take a few classes throughout the years. But I do love the variety of classes that they offer and how constant their schedule is. If you are looking for a Japanese school for your child to attend, they offer that. If you would like to just learn more about the community through the different cultural classes, just sign up for the emails and you can be alerted for upcoming classes that they offer. I've taken amigurumi (crochet), ikebana (Japanese flower arrangement), and a cooking class. All of the instructors are great and mostly volunteers. So it just shows you what a great community there is. They have festivals through the year and also help put on the West Covina Cherry Blossom Festival. They also host the West Covina obon at the center but it is organized by the Buddhist church which is based out of the community center. So there is just a lot of activities that you can get involved with.

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    SGI-USA South Bay Buddhist Center

    SGI-USA South Bay Buddhist Center

    5.0(6 reviews)
    3.8 mi

    Very welcoming support group with a tiny, but almighty bookstore…read more Peaceful, no whistle or bells, but very friendly, inviting, Buddhist group. Lucky us they're near by.

    11 year member here! I thought that the person who posted the pictures of "The Winning Life" books…read moregave a pretty accurate description of what to expect when visiting the center as a newbie. Speaking as someone who decided to start practicing, I can say with 100% certainty that practicing correctly will renovate anyone's life. The SGI is an invaluable resource for support while doing this. Practicing doesn't make life easier. It just gives you the tools you need to overcome obstacles. One thing I would like to comment on is the remark that members "rise through the ranks." I can see how it might look that way from the outside, but that's not how it actually is. Since the SGI is a grassroots organization, leadership positions are appointed to and taken on by members. They're volunteers without any special privileges or benefits. The point of leaders is to support the members. The national women's division leader this year could be a regular non-titled (yet equally important) member next year. Everyone is equal and equally valued. That's kind of the point. I also say this because leaders in the SGI actually do a hell of a lot of work to support the organization and it can be extremely challenging. I've been a leader. It's a transformative battle. You do it because you want to make good causes for your life and community, not because you want to rank higher than other people. We all take on the responsibility of protecting that integrity when we join. At least, that's the way it should be based on all the studying I've done over the past decade or so.

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