BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:events.uid.3597@www.discovernikkei.org DTSTART:20120317T000000Z DTEND:20120317T000000Z DESCRIPTION:<strong>FREE!</strong>&nbsp\;<strong>Product demonstration &amp \; free samples!!</strong>\n\nWhen Yasuo Kumoda came to the United States\ , he was charged with popularizing the Morinaga Nutritional Foods tofu. Ku moda discovered that in 1987\, most Americans considered tofu as the least appealing food product\, but he persisted. He ran a marathon carrying a p roduct sign\, sent tofu products to the White House\, and discovered diffe rent ways that Americans could consume tofu.\n\nCome hear his story about how he overcame the odds to make tofu popular in the United States.\n\n<st rong>RSVP to 213.830.5648 or <a href="mailto:ckomai@janm.org">ckomai@janm. org</a></strong>\n<strong></strong>\n<em>This program is part of the Tateu chi Public Program Series\, organized in partnership between the Atsuhiko and Ina Goodwin Tateuchi Foundation and the Japanese American National Mus eum.</em> DTSTAMP:20240420T013059Z SUMMARY:They Call Me Mr. Tofu URL:/en/events/2012/03/17/they-call-me-mr-tofu/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR