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        <ExplanationTxt>JAPANESE COMMUNITY PIONEER CENTER HAS BEEN SERVICING THE SENIOR POPULATION OF THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA. INITIALLY CREATED FOR SENIORS OF JAPANESE DESCENT TO HELP EACH OTHER BUT INCREASINGLY FOR THE PEOPLE OF VARIOUS ETHNIC BACKGROUNS. JAPANESE COMMUNITY PIONEER CENTER PROVIDES SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS, EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS, AND CULTURAL CLASSES IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES'S LITTLE TOKYO AREA.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <FormAndLineReferenceDesc>FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D</FormAndLineReferenceDesc>
        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION OFFERED ITS MEMBERS MEDICARE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, CITIXENSHIP CLASS, ENGLISH CLASS, COMPUTER CLASS AND JAPANESE CULTURAL CLASSES SUCH AS JAPANESE DANCE, TEA CEREMONY, POETRY, QUILTING AND CALLIGRAPHY TO ENCOURAGE WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CIRCULATED INFORMATIVE NEWLETTERS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE ELDERLY.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASUER FIRST REVIEW THE TAX RETURN, THEN A COPY OF THE TAX RETURN IS DISTRIBUTED TO EACH BOARD MEMEBER VIA EMAIL OR AT BOARD MEETING FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT. UPON APPROVAL, THE BOARD AUTHRIZED SUBMISSION OF THE RETURN TO THE IRS. SECTION C. DISCLOSURE: INFORMATION SUBJECT TO DISCLOSURE IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC DURING THE TAX YEAR UPON REQUEST.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>HIROSHI YAMAGUCHI YOSHIKO YAMAGUCHI VP DIRECTOR HUSBAND AND WIFE SHINGO ARASE CHIEKO ARASE VP VP HUSBAND AND WIFE</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>THE ORGANIZATION OFFRED ITS MEMBERS MEDICARE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, CITIZENSHIP CLASS, ENGLISH CLASS, COMPUTER CLASS, AND JAPANESE CULTURAL CLASSES SUCH AS JAPANESE DANCE, TEA CEREMONY, POETRY, QUILTING, AND CALLIGRAPHY TO ENCOURAGE WELL-BEING OF THE ELDERLY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CIRCULATED INFORMATIVE NEWSLETTERS OF UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO THE ELDERLY.</ExplanationTxt>
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