000 Southeast Asian refugees living with orders of removal in the U.

and travel to other Japanese American communities and Japan.which dates back to the 1900s.

and Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council (1989-2025).VFW Queen Gwen Okumura Martino (1969); Deputy Consul General Naoko Kamitani; VFW Queen Dianne Kubota Hamano (1961); charter VFW Youth Group member Linda Honda; Orange County Sports Association President and OCNCC Representative Marsha Hamamoto; reunion emcee and reigning Miss Orange County JA Queen Casey Kuramoto.There was a gap of three years with Orange County no longer being represented.

Special guests included Commander James Nakamura of Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670; Norio Uyematsu.and Gail Konishi Shibayama (1970)

and Gail Konishi Shibayama (1970).

the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Councilbringing cultural awareness to Japanese arts.

she completed high school and went to work at a market.and connecting her with Hanayagi Rokumie of Los Angeles.

Her mother and siblings were also deported to Japan.she is survived by four children.