Patsy Takemoto Mink when she served in Congress from 1990 to 2002.

Some of my favorite memories from working on this project has come from the discussions and discoveries made during rehearsals including learning about the iconic scene in (Francis Ford) Coppola’s “Apocalypse Now” with the helicopters flying in to the Flight of the Valkyries and its relationship to scenes in “Birth of a Nation.Not tipping off Ronald was not that difficult.

(evening show is ASL-interpreted); Sunday.do you think the message of the play is still relevant to Asian Americans in Hollywood today?Song: I can’t speak for all Asian Americans in Hollywood.”These references indicate the power of the cinematic grammar that D.

I knew the rules and the game is fun as hell anyway and in the end we were so fortunate that it all worked out well.Moon Kwan and I share that same optimism for the future.

The cast includes Ron Song as Kwan.

did you watch the movie? What were your impressions?Song: Watching “Broken Blossoms” was an eye-opening moment for me.Rounding out the Nisei Week Court are three princesses: Anita Sumi Yayi Komatsu from the Gardena Evening Optimist Club; Carina Aiko Sakimura from the Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute; and Caitlyn Tera Sasaki from the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council.

A video was created to honor the 140th anniversary of Little Tokyo.Acappella group Filharmonic entertains.

Their production number — a hip-hop dance to the song Sushi — was greeted by the crowd with laughter and applause.Morgan Mayuko Gee reacts to being named as the 2024 Nisei Week Queen.