the 2023 Nisei Week Court took part in the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco last weekend.

Nisei Week Princesses Aiko Dzikowski and Kamalani Higashiyama.was given special recognition at Tuesdays Japanese Heritage Night at Dodger Stadium.

Actor and activist George Takei joined the fun.Isabella Rose Polizzotto and Kaili Mika Inouye.Sporting the colorful shirts are (from left) Tod and Darleen Kuwahara and Ryan and Kristine Ishihara.

She is joined by the 2023 Nisei Week Court (from left): Aiko Marie Dzikowski.Shohei Ohtanis go-ahead home run in the seventh inning electrified the sellout crowd.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto meets with 110-year-old fan Yoshiko Miwa.

Japanese guitarist Miyavi excites fans from the stage in the centerfield plaza at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday.Takei remembered the terror he and his brother felt.

noting their bright smiles or their long lashes.I knew there was a societal prejudice for people like that.

My fathers car was graffitied with red paint with three letters: J-A-P.to a closeted young man pursuing a career in acting.