Q: How do you approach teaching at the public Nisei Week dance practices?A: I always try to teach in a clear and accessible way.

Deputy Consul General Naoko Kamitani delivered greetings on behalf of Consul General Kosei Murota.first president of Ladies of VFW Post 3670 and last remaining board member of Orange County Japanese American Community Services Inc.

to have a queen candidate from Orange County.the Kazuo Masuda Memorial VFW Post 3670 decided to sponsor a Miss Orange County Nisei Queen in the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Little Tokyo.from left: Karen Karasawa Eto (1979); Karen Takeguma Woo (1977); Sandra Fukushima Ninomiya (1989); Denise Higuchi Bjorn (1990); Marissa Ishii Yamashita (2008); Dominique Mashburn (2014); Alice Amano (2018); Caitlyn Sasaki (2024).

represent Orange County in many Japanese American events in Southern California.An In Memoriam table honored VFW queens Carol Kunitsugu Itatani (1965) and Beverly Hayashida Chien (1968).

The queens gave presentations on My Favorite Photo During My Reign and posed for group photos.

the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council.Nakase was hired as the Valkyries head coach in October 2024 after serving three seasons as an Aces assistant coach.

the Vakyries rank top five in the league in rebounds per game (35.so I just wanted to start with that.

Nakase recently shared how late father Garys influence has stayed with her since his death in 2021.she said before her teams Sept.