the 1993 Rose Queen who now serves as the official Court Etiquette Consultant.

a hibakusha who was less than a mile away from the hypocenter in Hiroshima when the bomb detonated.The American Society of Hiroshima-Nagasaki A-Bomb Survivors (ASA) would like to invite the public to its 80th annual Commemoration Service for A-Bomb Victims and Survivors.

This years guest speaker will be Howard Kakita.Gloria Montebruno-Saller and Darrell Miho.The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki will deliver special messages via video.

com or Montebruno-Saller at gmontebrunophd@gmail.contact Miho at darrellmiho@gmail

com/ichimi25-breakingsilenceThe August seminar follows Ichi-Mis groundbreaking film last year.

founder of the Jodo Shinshu Buddhist tradition in Japan.Tomita traces the history of the Nisei Week Queen and Court program from its beginnings as a beauty contest to draw business in Little Tokyo to its contemporary format as a womens empowerment.

and theres the history of the pageantry of it all.They would have people vote for Queen candidates on paper by submitting them to businesses in Little Tokyo.

Its been really impactful learning about the history of the program: seeing its challenges.and the film transitions to an interview with 1984 Nisei Week Queen and actress Tamlyn Tomita.