whether that be submitting comments to Congress in support of trans and nonbinary rights.

Melissa Nishimura (2011) and baby.A special highlight of the event was having a slideshow of all the past queens and then having each queen stand up and personally introduce themselves to the group.

??Each queen was given a pin consisting of a gold crown with rhinestones to wear at future Orange County events to signify them as Miss Orange County JA Queens in addition to receiving a personalized pink and gold pen as a souvenir of this first queens reunion as a gift from the Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670.Sandra Fukushima Ninomiya (1989).The room was decorated in pink.

There was not that many Japanese American events due to the recent ending of World War II and the Japanese American community resettling back into Orange County.Her search found there was no official information about these past queens.

The first Nisei Week Japanese Festival.

and six Miss Tomodachi winners.Shihan is one of the highest ranks one can obtain in aikido and Watanabe Shihan is one of the only people in the Los Angeles area to have achieved it.

Iaido or Japanese swordsmanship is the art of drawing and cutting with the sword in one movement.for something to impact ones life.

The event-filled evening will feature the Kokoro band.At the time of his passing in 2007.