When Linda Ohama, a third-generation Japanese-Canadian, heard the news about the earthquake and tsunami that hit the Tohoku region on March 11, she says she was "very shocked" and felt a strong urge to do something for the people there — especially the children.
Ohama immediately gathered leaders of the Japanese-Canadian community in Vancouver and arranged for a charity concert given by volunteer musicians and performers in April. The money raised at the concert was donated to the Japanese Red Cross and the Canadian Red Cross for disaster relief.
"It was not just to raise money, but (to) raise care and feelings for Tohoku," Ohama said.
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