the well spouse or at-home spouse keeps all of his or her income and may keep some of the ill spouses income until they reach the Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance (MMMNA) of $3.

Rafu Digital EditorThe crowd sat with quiet reverence in the Social Hall of Gardena Buddhist Church as George Takei took his place at the podium.Some families lost their entire life savings … and then it really got intense.

Question 27 asked if incarcerees would bear arms to defend the country that had imprisoned them.urging them to make amends for that terrible mistake.and authorized monetary restitution to those alive when the Civil Liberties Act was signed.

In order to justify the use of enemy aliens in the military.We are the ones that make it strong.

just a row of toilet pots on the concrete floor.

America suffered a manpower shortage and looked to the detained Japanese Americans.lunch and parking are free and open to all

With these accomplishments just covering 2023.There have been a total of 55 queens who have represented Orange County in the Nisei Week Japanese Festival since 1958.

Patti HiraharaThere are not that many people who know the history of the Japanese and Japanese Americans here in Orange County.What I also learned about Patti over the years is that she was on the Board of Directors of the Society of Professional Journalists Los Angeles Chapter; second vice president of American Women in Radio and Televisions Southern California Chapter; a member of Nisei Week Japanese Festivals Board of Directors in 1980-1981; a member of Suburban Optimist Club of Buena Parks Board of Directors and Optimist of the Year for 1995-1996; 2010 City of Anaheim Community Service Award recipient; 2018 honorary alumna of Washington State University and first Japanese American to receive the honor; grand marshal of Washington State Pioneer Power Show; Pacific Southwest District Japanese American Citizens League/SELANOCO JACL honoree in 2019; Woman of the Year in the 46th Congressional District.