said Naoko Fujii of the San Jose Chapter.

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.Then the Suburban Optimist Club of Buena Park decided to sponsor a queen candidate.Sandra Fukushima Ninomiya represented the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council in 1989.

“This was a special reunion since this is the first time all the Miss Orange County Japanese American queens ever got together for a gathering like this.Their active participation has allowed young women the opportunity to raise awareness on several Japanese American community platforms and represent Orange County in many Japanese American events in Southern California.

In having only the queens in attendance.

Carol Nishizu Matsuoka (1962).“By requiring this testing and reporting in California.

Food and Drug Administration should follow California’s lead in enacting similar national testing and reporting requirements.”“This new law will help protect babies by requiring baby food manufacturers to test their products for toxic heavy metals and post test results on their websites.

or delivered in California to be tested for arsenic.and inorganic arsenic to as low as possible while maintaining access to nutritious foods.