executive director of LA Commons; and Dr.

she worked to have the 53-year-old Japanese Garden and Teahouse at the Orange County Civic Center preserved due to its significance of representing the Japanese American resettlement in Orange County after World War II.Pattis great-grandfather Motokichi Hirahara came to the U.

000 photographs processed in a secret underground darkroom in Heart Mountain.(Photo by Toyo Miyatake Studio)Although she did not win the title of Nisei Week Queen.this designation is not just for her work last year in preserving the history of the Orange County Japanese American community but also to commend her for an entire career for what she has done to help and ensure our communitys history will be preserved for future generations.

She worked with the California State Parks to create their exhibit Community Voices: Japanese American Experiences at Crystal Cove (1927-1942).Lou Correa; commendation recipient for her historical preservation work by the Anaheim Union High School District; and had her name listed on the Orange County Japanese Garden and Teahouse 50th Anniversary Plaque at the Orange County Civic Center in Santa Ana.

she has been writing stories about the Japanese American community here in Orange County as well as covering national Japanese American events for local community papers as well as being a third-generation Hirahara family photographer.

What amazed me was that she was first runner-up to chef Matao Uwate of Radio Lil Tokyo for the California statewide Chef Kiku Masamune spokesperson cooking title in 1979.A war-weary Tokyo faces a new threat in Godzilla Minus One.

with no military offensive resources due to Article 9 of its new constitution.I think this country has taken life too lightly

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