Music is one of the primary building blocks of community.

Amy Ryoko Kubo East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center.skiing knee-deep fresh powder.

Anita Sumi Yayi Komatsu Gardena Evening Optimist ClubAnita is 23 years old and graduated from UC Irvine with bachelors degrees in ecology and evolutionary biological sciences and earth systems sciences.and crochet blankets for friends.The candidates are:Amy Ryko KuboEast San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center)Amy is 25 years old and graduated from CSU Fullerton with a bachelors degree in business administration with a concentration in supply chain management.

Photos by Toyo Miyatake StudioBack Row (L to R): Anita Sumi Yayi Komatsu Gardena Evening Optimist Club.She will support Kizuna as her platform.

paints and serves on the Japanese American Citizens League National Board.

Carina Aiko SakimuraPasadena Japanese Cultural InstituteCarina is 22 years old and earned her bachelors degree in psychology from the University of Southern California.She has provided pro bono legal services to numerous Japanese American nonprofit organizations and has been a leader in the Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council.

where she served as its first female president.“We need younger generations to also volunteer and get to know these organizations because sometimes they can’t keep going if they don’t have newer members.

JUN NAGATA / Rafu ShimpoNisei Week Pioneer Spirit Award recipients (seated.Articles for you@media ( min-width: 300px ){.