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NEW! Kiku Cooking

Kiku Cooking お料理教室の紹介

Cooking up connection through food
A cooking class open to all young adults to learn how to make traditional Japanese American dishes

食を通じてつながろう
若者向けの料理クラス。日系アメリカ人の伝統料理を一緒に学べます。

September 13th, 11a – 1p
Menu:Teriyaki Salmon
Pioneer Ocean View United Church of Christ
$5 Donation
Register by September 6th: cooking@kiku.org

October 18th, 11am – 1pm
Sashimi / Fish cutting
Garden Villas
$5 Donation
Register by October 11th: cooking@kiku.org

January 2025

15th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
21st, Tuesday, Sustainability Day, JFG

February 2025

2nd, Sunday, Setsubun, JFG
4th-12th April, Tuesday to Saturday, “Ruth Asawa and the Garden of Remembrance”, JAHSSD
6th, Thursday, “Ruth Asawa and the Garden of Remembrance” Opening Reception, JAHSSD
18th, Tuesday, Sustainability Day, JFG
19th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
19th, Wednesday, A Day of Remembrance panel at UCSD, JACL & JAHSSD
23rd, Sunday, Okinawan Kenji Kai party, BTSD
25th, Tuesday, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm, SDSU Day of Remembrance at the Student Union’s APIDA Center, JAHSSD

March 2025

8th, Saturday, Anju Madoka Performing at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
8th, Saturday, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm, Panel discussion with artists Wendy Maruyama and Paul Kitagaki Jr. at SDSU Bernstein Theatre, JAHSSD
9th, Sunday, Anju Madoka Performing at BTSD, KIKU & BTSD
10th, Monday, Anju Madoka Performing at POVUCC, POVUCC & Apple Preschool
11th, Tuesday, Anju Madoka Performing at Garden Vilas Apartments, KIKU
12th, Wednesday, Anju Madoka Performing for Kiku Bento clients and Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
13th-16th, Thursday to Sunday, 20th Anniversary Cherry Blossom Festival, JFG
14th-16th, Friday to Sunday, Anju Madoka Performing at 20th Anniversary Cherry Blossom Festival, JACL
16th, Sunday, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm, Family Acceptance: Education, Healing and Hope With LGBTQIA+ activists Marsha and Aiden Aizumi, JAHSSD & POVUCC
19th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
22nd, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD
23rd, Sunday, Annual BTSD/Vista BT exchange in Vista, BTSD
25th,Tuesday, Sustainability Day, JFG
30th, Sunday, A Day of Remembrance event with filmmaker Sharon Yamato, JAHSSD

April 2025

2nd, Wednesday, Pickleball, BTSD
8th, Tuesday, Hanamatsuri, BTSD
13th, Sunday, Easter egg outreach at Golden Hills Park, SDJCC
16th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
27th, Sunday, Japanese Coordinating Council (JCC) Keiro Kai, BTSD

May 2025

2nd, Friday, Pickleball, BTSD
4th, Sunday, Children’s Day 2025, JFG
17th, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD
21st, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
26th, Sunday, Memorial Day worship service at Admiral Baker Park, SDJCC
31st, Saturday, 10:00 am – 11:30 am, Private tour of the Downtown Central Library and the AJA Civil Liberties Project, JAHSSD
31st, Saturday, 4:00 pm, The San Diego Premier – League of Dreams, Hazard Center, Mission Valley, JAHSSD

June 2025

6 1st, Sunday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, Cultural Bazaar, BTSD
18th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
22nd, Sunday, Golf Tournament at Riverwalk, BTSD
29th, Sunday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, The Community Picnic at Crown Point, JACL

July 2025

16th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
19th, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD
Sundays, 11:30 am, Obon Odori Dance Practice, BTSD
Wednesdays, 7 pm, Obon Odori Dance Practice, BTSD

August 2025

2nd, Saturday, Obon Odori, BTSD
5th, Tuesday, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Club Kiku Fitness Class at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
12th, Tuesday, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Club Kiku Fitness Class at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
19th, Tuesday, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Club Kiku Fitness Class at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
20th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
26th, Tuesday, 9:30 am – 10:30 am, Club Kiku Fitness Class at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC

September 2025

13th, Saturday, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Kiku Cooking at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
17th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
20th, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD
29th, Monday, 10:00 am, Elder Fraud Awareness Presentation at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC

October 2025

15th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
18th, Saturday, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Kiku Cooking at Garden Villas, KIKU & POVUCC

November 2025

2nd, Sunday, Taiko workshops, 9 am youth, 12 pm adults, BTSD
9th, Sunday, Dream of Niwa Wedding Expo, JFG
19th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC
22nd, Saturday, Shukatsu: End of Life Planning Seminars, BTSD

December 2025

6th, Saturday, Women’s Christmas Breakfast at SDJCC, SDJCC
17th, Wednesday, 10:00 am – 1:30 pm, Club Kiku at POVUCC, KIKU & POVUCC

Ongoing Events

Every Tuesday and Friday, Kiku Bento program at Garden Villas Apartments in Chula Vista
Every Tuesday, Kiku Bento program at POVUCC in Clairemont