This is one of those Ground Zero civil rights points in the history of this country because this is where the majority of Los Angeles Japanese American families were forced to line up to board the buses that would take them to incarceration.

all of us as participants were of mixed ethnicity.I have seen that the court is a platform that inspires young girls and the next generation of the Japanese American community.

And so it’s something that I just want to share with as many people as I can.Rafu: Why did you decide to make the Nisei Week Queen and Court program the subject of your film?Aiko: I think there’s so much that we can learn from a program like this.But nowadays it’s all volunteer based.

Photo courtesy of Toyo Miyatake Studios.my absolute favorite part was the sisterhood.

Miss Tomodachi Nancy Izumi Chin.

for events they care about to enhance what it means to be a Japanese American woman.Each trip will visit Tokyo and one or two other cities.

An extension of the JACL youth leadership development programs and the work of the JACL U.coordinated by the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE).

experience traditional and cultural activities.and supported by funding from the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).