he represented the Amache survivors during the Ireichō installation ceremony on Sept.

the Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670 decided to sponsor a Miss Orange County Nisei Queen for Nisei Week in Little Tokyo.and Diana Ono for leads on how to find the missing queens.

Gail Konishi Shibayama (1970).and OCBC queen mothers Namy Folick.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.he took charge of AACPs mail orders and accounting work.

As the original members moved or passed away.many in the Japanese community.

Japanese Journey: The Story of a People was published and accepted by the California Department of Education as approved reading in schools.He made sure Florence always had a plant with beautiful flowers above her desk.