SISTER CITY PROGRAM

 The program begain 1963 in the spirit of President Eisenhower's 1956 People to People Program, Mayor Edwin Wade, the Port of Long Beach, friends of Yokkaichi, and numerous citizens in both countries established the first and one of the most successful sister cities

2010 TRIO STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM
WE will be hosting two students and a teacher from Yokkaichi from late July to mid-August.  If you would like to serve as a host family, please contact us at vaughnship1@juno.com

2010 YOKKAICHI ENGLISH FELLOWS PROGRAM
   2010 Appointments of YEF’s for 2010/2011 will announced at the end of June.

2010 Environmental Summit Program
The 2010 Summit program is now accepting applications. (Full information )
(Student Application) (Chaperon Application)  (Check List)
(Parental Consent form-required)

. Mission of the Sister City Association

To create rapport between the cities by exchanging cultural, civic, educational, commercial and industrial activities and relationships.

 Benefits for Long Beach

The City of Long Beach looks to the Association to assure proper protocol when Yokkaichi officials and citizens visit and to assure a friendly and memorable experience for them.

For contributing to good relations between our two countries, The Emperor of Japan has bestowed medals on Mayor Wade, and more recently, on an Association member, the late Robert Pierce.

 Benefits for the CityOur two ports do considerable import-export business together, the Yokkaichi Warehouse, a Japanese transshipping business, has several major offices in the U.S, one being in Long Beach, we've had two trade fairs, the postmasters have exchanged information on their procedures, and our fire departments have shared vital information on earthquake preparedness.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO JOIN OUR ASSOCIATION CONTACT:

Michael Vaughn, Chairman vaughnship1@juno.com or (562-592-9350)

Supporters of our Programs

Port of Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners

The Japanese Garden Cal State Long Beach

Next Regular Meeting
June 6, 2010
4:00 PM
Port of Long Beach Building

Meeting Agenda

Please also read the Sister Cities of Long Beach Inc. Newsletter.
There are 8 Sister Cities participating with Long Beach.

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