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.

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.and theyre so poised and beautiful.

Morgan Mayuko Gee was crowned Nisei Week Queen during the 82nd annual Nisei Week Coronation on Aug.Kawai received warm embraces and a basket of vegetables.

Photos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / Rafu ShimpoPhotos by MIKEY HIRANO CULROSS / The Rafu ShimpoMorgan Mayuko Gee takes her first walk as Nisei Week Queen after being crowned at the 81st edition of the coronation on Saturday.

‘Im gonna be a leader one day.Richard and Teri married and he continued his career in the Air Force.

You dont want to be famous for something like that.He would sometimes mention his sense that the hardships of voluntary evacuees have been largely untold and ignored in the narrative of what happened to Japanese Americans during the war.

There is a different kind of bravery that isnt about physical strength.even exchange students from Japan.