Hi, Saratoga Rotarians,
I'm Reiko Iwanaga's daughter, Ashley, and we wanted to write to you with some exciting news!
It was just announced that our mother, Reiko, is one of seven recipients of the 2025 National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowships for her contributions and dedication to the art form of Bon Odori. According to their website this is “the nation’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts.
The program recognizes recipients’ artistic excellence, lifetime achievement, and contributions to our nation’s traditional arts heritage.” We heard she was selected a couple of weeks ago and have been waiting to share the official news! I’m attaching the link that you can click through to see her page. We are so proud of her and had to share the news!
Thank you for your support of our mother!
Maya, Ryan, Courtney & Ashley
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