listen to their moral compass.

Seated at the head table were VFW queens Mary Murai Nakayama (1958).She discussed the Orange County Japanese Garden and Teahouse.

The first reunion was held in 2023 at Orange County Buddhist Church with 30 queens attending.but they felt Orange County should be represented in the Los Angeles festival.The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles was also represented by Consul Aya Ishii.

Front row: VFW Queen Gail Konishi Shibayama (1970); VFW Queen Doris Reiko Fujino Pultz (1960); first VFW Queen Mary Murai Nakayama (1958); three-time commander of VFW Post 3670 and last member of VFW Queen Committee Nori Uyematsu; VFW Queen Carol Nishizu Matsuoka (1962).and travel to other Japanese American communities and Japan.

which dates back to the 1900s.

and Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council (1989-2025).and AB 49 strengthens the protections schools have to turn away immigration enforcement.

Our county has the largest concentration of immigrant families in California.AB 49 means a child can enter their classroom with books in hand.

resulting in family separations.the California Safe Haven Schools Act.