and KCOY-KEYT-KKFX in Santa Maria.

OCO BBQ Crew; and Mutual Trading.a schoolhouse built by volunteers in 1925.

Ryan Tomoaki Matsumoto (bass) and Katilyn Natsumi Suzuki (drums).Oliver Takeuchi led the gathering in the Pledge of Allegiance.Featured among the afternoons entertainment was the Daijyokkei Band.

which has kept the gakuen going to this day: Sumio Yasutake.Gary Matsumoto provided background music during the social hour.

Former board member Toshi Teramoto introduced VIP guests and board member Masa Lau led the toast.

Edna Kurihara and Helen Hikiji.Kara: Theres this intergenerational impact.

but also the cultural aspect and sharing that with the surrounding community.Rafu: This is a great segway into what Tamlyn Tomita said in the film regarding the evolution of the Nisei Week Queen and Court Program over the years.

having the community come back from those two really significant.I think the only times that they didn’t have the festival was during World War II and then the COVID-19 pandemic.