award-winning writer and Fulbright scholar.

Front row: Joanne Ono Castillo (1976); Patti Hirahara (1974); Dianne Kubota Hamano (1961); Doris Reiko Fujino Pultz (1960); Carol Nishizu Matsuoka (1962); Gwen Okumura Martino (1969); Gail Konishi Shibayama (1970); standing: Abigail Fachtmann.dedicated in 1970; the Orange County Japanese Agricultural and Nikkei Heritage Museum.

The VFW post had been chartered on Nov.Sandra Fukushima Ninomiya (1989).The big difference for these first queens was not having that many Japanese American events to attend due to the closeness of the ending of World War II and the Japanese American community resettling into Orange County.

three-time VFW post commander.president of Orange County Sports Association.

1957 and they had not celebrated their first-year anniversary.

Suburban Optimists sponsored a total of nine candidates beginning in 1974.I really think that he was sort of the behind-the-scenes impetus for the formation of NSU.

Because I think when youre in college.We just had our 35th wedding anniversary this past year.

Albert: I hope that the NSU can provide them a good memory of college.yet it didnt really have a voice.