In this way a traditional martial art like aikido can teach us more than just self-defense techniques.

along with Denise Higuchi Bjorn (1990).Shannon Suzuki Kelliher (1991).

and seating place cards with rose gold crown bases.and Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council with special thanks to Patti Hirahara and Christine Tanaka for coordinating the event.30 assembled for the first Miss Orange County Japanese American Queens Reunion at the Orange County Buddhist Church Social Hall on Sept.

who was the first Miss Orange County to become Nisei Week Queen in 1961.Of the 55 Miss Orange County Queens.

the queen selection process involved the community voting with tickets earned through money spent at Little Tokyo businesses.

A special In Remembrance table was on display in memory of past VFW Miss Orange County Queens Carol Kunitsugu Itatani (1965) and Beverly Hayashida Chien (1968).empowering Blue to give the game their all in the last three minutes and 15 seconds.

ending the half 28-21 before the switch.Great defense from both teams kept the score low until the White team took a ten-point lead by the end of the first quarter.

with the White team scoring 13 points with the help of Manu Akiyama.even after they started the game down by four points.