YAMAMOTO / Rafu ShimpoParticipants in the 2019 Hiroshima-Nagasaki service at Koyasan.

The way that the community came back together: it’s very powerful and moving to understand how the community bounced back after that period of intense loss and injustice.That was just so special to me.

Aiko: Another huge thing that stood out to me and looking through the archives was the way that the program itself has evolved over the years.Kara: I’ve been able to see through my sister how much of an impact Nisei Week has had on both her and the community.the words What is the Nisei Week Queen and Court Program? appear.

When I put on the kimono and I was looking at myself in the mirror.There’s just something so life-changing about this whole program.

I think that also shows how it’s changed.

like Aiko and Sarah and the whole court.If future leaders understand in their hearts what injustice is.

Board President Ernie Nishii said.June Aochi Berk and Tak Hoshizaki.

ABC students live with host families and attend Japanese schools; the following year.and one of the best ways is through languages such as Japanese.