Rosalind expressed her interest in Japanese culture and traditions in many ways.

From the Suburban Optimist Club of Buena Park.Organizing the ReunionPatti Hirahara.

From the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council.Frances Shima Matsumoto (1981).treasurer of the Suburban Optimist Club.

was organized as a marketing strategy to celebrate the achievements of the Japanese American community and bring in outside shoppers to the struggling businesses in Little Tokyo.Dominique Mashburn (2014); (front row) Alice Amano (2018).

Then the Suburban Optimists decided to take over sponsorship in 1974 when I was selected their first queen.

when Hirahara was 6 years old.who got involved with Japanese American basketball because his friends had a team.

He will provide some historical perspective on why basketball became so popular.contact the JCCCNC at https://bit.

The panel discussion about why Japanese American basketball has meaning beyond playing the sport will be led Chris Komai of the NBHA and will include Steven D.She still plays for the San Francisco Drakes and coaches an Ardenette youth team with Patricia Lee.