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Date: 2020. Feb. 4th In 2019, the Beverage Industry Environment Beautification Association’s (BIEBA) President Award was given to Takunan Junior High School for its long-term community clean-up efforts. BIEBA* consists of six companies and started awarding prizes from 2000. All elementary and junior high schools are eligible to enter. 

*BIEBA(Beverage Industry Environment Beautification Association)

Class representatives receiving President Award from BIEBA

 BIEBA selected 4 schools for the President Award, 6 schools for excellence award, and 25 schools for prize of excellence. Takunan Junior high school has cleaned up the local community for over 40 years.  From 2018, they started to clean up around Wada’s statue (Ishite River bank area, Hinode). The delegation from BIEBA handed the President Award to the class representatives (Ms. Murakami and Mr. Aoki; pictured)

Ms. Murakami was proud of their long-term clean-up efforts which had spanned 40 years and Mr. Aoki wants to improve clean-up efforts.

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The students in front of Wada’s statue

Last November, fifth-grade students (76) of Soga Elementary School (Hinode) studied the life story of the local Jujiro Wada. Their biography of Wada was published in the school newspaper. They performed a song about Wada during the school music concert.  They met with three of Wada’s descendants from the USA in Hinode. With students from Takunan Junior High School, they planted flowers near Wada’s statue along the Ishite Riverbank.

For more details on visiting Wada’s descendants and Jujiro Wada`s Life History. 

Local newspaper

Ms. Kiyota (student) was very surprised about Wada’s story. Especially when he left Japan for Alaska and struck gold. She also mentioned Wada was beloved by many people and continued to send money home.  Mr. Murakami wanted to be like Wada because he made everybody happy.

On the 13th of February 2020, Soga Elementary School will celebrate its 130th anniversary.

Student News paper about Wada

For more details on Jujiro Wada`s Life History. 

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When Japanese stowaway Jujiro Wada first set foot on American soil in 1892, he was immediately recruited into whaling.

Whale (ja.wikipedia.org)

Wada was a cabin boy and cook aboard the Pacific Steam Whaling Company’s bark Balaena from March 1892 until October 1894. During this time, the ship was hunting baleen whales in the North Pacific and Arctic Oceans. 

For more details on Wada`s travel see Life History. 

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<Jujiro Wada’s only daughter Helen Silveira                                                              –Helen Silveira (married 5 times): children Eddy, Harry, Donald, Juanita, Leonard, Adamae and Edith O`Hare; Harold, Lorraine, Lucille, Robert, Ruth, Norma, and Melvin Wight; Richard M. Medeiros; Marilyn Peters>

(Continued) Linda was pregnant with her third child and a surprise party was planned and organized for her. Everyone gathered at the restaurant waiting to surprise her, but the surprise turned out to be on them. Linda went into labor and never made it to the restaurant.   

Fidel and Linda Aragon. Linda is Uncle Eddie’s Eldest Child

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Jujiro Wada’s only daughter Helen Silveira —Helen Silveira (married 5 times): children Eddy, Harry, Donald, Juanita, Leonard, Adamae and Edith O`Hare; Harold, Lorraine, Lucille, Robert, Ruth, Norma, and Melvin Wight; Richard M. Medeiros; Marilyn Peters

-by Michael O’Hare-

Edward was the first child of Harry Michael O’Hare and Helen Silveira Wada.

He was born February 2, 1918 in San Francisco, California. He would be 102 years old this year.

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Grandama Helen and Uncle Eddie in Waterloo Iowa about 1918

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more details on Helen Wada Silveira and Jujiro Wada`s Life History. 

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Jujiro Wada’s only daughter Helen Silveira —Helen Silveira (married 5 times): children Eddy, Harry, Donald, Juanita, Leonard, Adamae and Edith O`Hare; Harold, Lorraine, Lucille, Robert, Ruth, Norma, and Melvin Wight; Richard M. Medeiros; Marilyn Peters

By Michael O’hare

I was born in 1953 so I had 12 years to be with my Grandmother. She lived on Plum Street in San Jose, California. That was about 18 km from my parent’s house in Santa Clara. We went to visit her often………….

Helen’s house on Plum street

 

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