following statements from AAJA and others on social media.

Barbara Shirota and Diane Kawata Watanabe.YAMAMOTO)Left: Honolulu Junior Chamber of Commerce Cherry Blossom Festival Queen Tory Nakata.

The court from the Honolulu Junior Chamber of Commerce Cherry Blossom Festival: Queen Tory Nakata.Winners of the Nisei Week Baby Show: Tiny Tots — Princess Kimiko Uba.Managing Director Eugene Hutchins and other staff members.

Nisei Week Foundation President Joann Shin Cordeiro.Hashimoto Community Service Award recipients Kenji Suzuki of Suehiro and Go For Broke National Education Center.

Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai Hos-hun Kai.

YAMAMOTO)Photos by JUN NAGATA.working in partnership with various communities of color.

resulting in Watanabe receiving the 2007 Preservation Hero Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.I was an intern working with Bill 25 years ago – the things I learned from him stick with me today.

Bill Watanabe and Evelyn Yoshimura.I think about his wisdom and his gentle but powerful leadership all the time.