Since 2004, we were involved with the Temecula Sister City Association and their relationship with Nakayama-Daisen, adding so much to our lives.
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| Yuko and Kozo are the most amazing organizers and have been our friends throughout it all. I was the student liaison between Temecula and Daisen, so I even got to travel with them in Japan. |
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| Lynne and I became great friends while we were in Japan together. Mariko has been a part of the program, since the beginning, so each visit allows me to see her. |
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I was very passionate about this program and still really believe in its purpose. In 1956, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower sought diplomatic alternatives to the wars he witnessed as a soldier, general and Allied Commander. On September 11, 1956, he called a White House conference of 100 top American leaders, who joined him in creating the People to People initiative, focused on creating cultural exchange programs. The idea for this conference came after a Geneva summit, where Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev expressed enthusiasm for exchange programs as a means to ease Cold War tensions. Participants in this conference included comedian Bob Hope, and Walt Disney, who became one of the founding directors of People to People and later drew inspiration from the initiative to create the "It's a Small World" attraction in 1964. Life is better with these relationships in it.
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