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Long Beach-Yokkaichi Sister City Association

Founded in 1963

MISSION STATEMENT
“To create rapport between the cities by exchanging cultural, civic, educational ideas and issues, and to promote better understanding and friendship between the United States and Japan.

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The Long Beach-Yokkaichi Sister City Association is a non-profit 501c(3) organization made up of volunteers who work to improve and maintain good relations between the two sister cities by the exchange of cultural and education information and opportunity.

Meetings are always open to the public and held on the first Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise noticed at:

BOARD MEETINGS
Next Meeting: First Tuesday of each Month
6:00pm -7:30pm
Via Zoom

MEMBERSHIP
This is a public citizen’s committee and open to members of the public interested in the goals and ideas of the association. 

Contact
Mike Vaughn, Membership Committee
Long Beach-Yokkaichi Sister City Association
1198 Pacific Coast Hwy, D347
Seal Beach, CA 90740
Phone: (562) 592-9350
Fax: (562) 684-4459
Email: mikevaughn1997@gmail.com

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LBYSCA Membership Application FORM

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2025 MEMBERS / DATE JOINED

Mike Vaughn
Jun Wallech
Victor Fukuhara
Jeanne Karatsu
Joe Aihara
Jobelle Caday
Sharon Duffy
Ricardo Higuchi
Kristi Lanzit
Karen Phillips
Sean Rickter
David Reinsvold
Joshua Sensabaugh
Mary Sramek
Hiromi Takahashi
Ralph Tsong
Saya Tsong
Aki Vaughn
Megumi Wallech
James Wells, MD
Roy Wood
Kevin Williams
Cory Carlson
Masako Fukuhara
Devan Nielsen
Karen Wells
Hana Fisher
Jonah Kluger
 

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COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Trio Program
Joe Aihara, Chair
Aki Vaughn
Kristi Lanzit
Karen Phillipps
Mary Sramek
Aki Vaughn
Jun Wallech
Megumi Wallech

YEF Program
Jobelle Caday, Chair
Joshua Sensabaugh
Cory Carlson
Ricardo Higuchi
David Reinsvold

Environmental Summit Program
Aki Vaughni, Co-chair
Jun Wallech, Co-chair
Kristi Lanzit
Karen Phillipps
Mary Sramek
Kevin Williams

Sister School Partnerships
Sharon Duffy, Chair
Karen Phillips
Jobelle Caday

Webmaster
Aki Vaughn

Publicity
Saya Tsong
Aki Vaughn

Membership
Mike Vaughn
Victor Fukuhara

Fundraising
Mike Vaughn

Japan Relations Liaison
Saya Tsong

Sister Cities of Long Beach, Inc.
Mike Vaughn, Chairman and Legal Counse
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