along with the thousands of other Southeast Asian refugees who are under threat of deportation.

through its member affiliates.and member of VFW Queens Committee; Keiko Sadakane.

2025 Miss Orange County JA Queen Casey Kuramoto.have sponsored a total of 35 candidates through 2025.94-year-old Korean War veteran.

presented certificates of recognition to the queens on behalf of the congresswoman.Carol Nishizu Matsuoka (1962).

The second Miss Orange County Japanese American Queens Reunion took place on Sept.

Miss Orange County JA Queens who became Nisei Week Queens — Back row.By KAREN UMEMOTOGeorge Orwell published a famous novel in 1949 about the rise of a dystopian authoritarian future.

is professor of Asian American studies and urban planning and the Helen and Morgan Chu Chair and director of the Asian American Studies Center at UCLA.and now UCLA as the Trump Administration is demanding $1 billion in fines.

and to see the world from multiple perspectives.Public misperceptions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have led to cyclical spikes in anti-Asian violence and growing racial division in the U.