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Gov. Ige Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff on Dec. 7

This years guest speaker will be Howard Kakita.

Rafu: How have Nisei Week and the Queen and Court program changed over time?Sara: Initially.I have not participated yet in the Queen and Court Program.

Gov. Ige Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff on Dec. 7

Being able to explore more about my culture through the program was amazing.and are even supporting some of those organizations that we want to bring awareness to.Kara Chu: I am a Shin-nisei Japanese American and fourth-generation Chinese American.

Gov. Ige Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff on Dec. 7

And the ideals in what Nisei Week looks for in a queen has also changed: now its more about things like leadership.Can you elaborate on this?Sara: Being a member of the Nisei Week Court was an opportunity that allowed me to meet and network with a lot of people from various backgrounds.

Gov. Ige Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff on Dec. 7

Sara: To expand on that a little bit this year in 2025 on the official Nisei Week website.

I wouldn’t have had this opportunity to learn more about my culture.freshly picked strawberries prepared and served by Tanaka Farms.

an Orange County service club.Many farmers and descendants were awestruck by receiving a printed copy of the decades-old records that they were just seeing for the first time.

attendees gathered in the venue overlooking the farm.Guests raise a glass to toast Japanese American farming families.