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all set to the uplifting tunes and steady drumbeat of traditional Japanese instrumentals.These like powerful women in the future by also being you know.

if your family has been in the US for generations versus if you kind of newly immigrated).there’s plenty of people that come back and volunteer.all of us as participants were of mixed ethnicity.

I have seen that the court is a platform that inspires young girls and the next generation of the Japanese American community.And so it’s something that I just want to share with as many people as I can.

Rafu: Why did you decide to make the Nisei Week Queen and Court program the subject of your film?Aiko: I think there’s so much that we can learn from a program like this.

But nowadays it’s all volunteer based.She graduated from South Pasadena High School and will be attending CSU San Diego in August.

Keimi Santiago graduated from North Torrance High school but grew up in Gardena.She is committed to CSU Fullerton and majoring in business finance.

She is excited to continue pursuing both her academic and athletic goals in college.Go For Broke National Education Centers director of programs and engagement.