a production company that previously produced the award-winning play Shizuka – 靜 (Broadway World Regional Award.

film photography and crafting.and identity as a Japanese American woman.

the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Program has been dedicated to mentoring young women to develop leadership skills and strong community connections.and feel an instant affinity meeting women of Japanese descent who often share many of my life experiences.growing up my biggest connection to a people and a culture was through the food my mom and I would cook.

Girl Scouts of Northern California and Coast District Youth Buddhist League.She is active in a number of community organizations including Nikkei Community Internship.

Oakland Asian Education Services.

a new group of women and Queen are selected to become the cultural ambassadors of the Northern California Japanese American community.The UCLA Asian American Studies Center invites the public to join a conversation with No-No Boy via Zoom on Thursday.

Click the link here to register for the event.No-No Boy illuminates hidden Asian American histories through folk songs.

Their conversation will discuss the legacy of the Vietnam War and the concept and consequences of the myth of Western civilization and the false binaries between East and West.This conversation is part of the course Asian and Asian American Classical Reception taught by Professor Kelly Nguyen (Department of Classics).