And to receive this recognition is a very big deal for Yasuko and myself.

while working as a teachers aide at Sepulveda Junior High School.Women of the Year Chairperson.

Lew was also an active member of the San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center.They were first incarcerated in Santa Anita Assembly Center.Kawasaki joined the Yonsei Board for the next five years.

They married after graduation.Shirotas father was able to leave camp to work at a cannery in Utah.

she earned her bachelor of arts degree in organizational communication and graduated with Cum Laude honors in 1994.

She joined the State Board as Region 4 director responsible for the Greater L.and they were told that theyre gonna be a CEO? So in that moment.

Gee has already identified what she hopes to focus on during her year as queen.she talked about her deep passion for empowering young girls as queen.

former Nisei Week Princess Leslie Kawai (in cap) was a surprise honoree.The 2024 Nisei Week Coronation began with a traditional dance in kimono.