She felt bad about not becoming queen that year since she wanted to make Orange County proud.

Muranakas cartoons depict all things Japanese and Japanese American with a healthy dose of cuteness mixed in.whose adventures together form the basis of the cartoon Dads Three Cats.

colorfully presenting them to children (and likely some adults) of all backgrounds.and fifth-generation Americans of Japanese ancestry better connect to their heritage.and she felt that was something that was missing.

because the parents would read to the children.Time was never more well-spent.

Of course since this was to be a work heavily dependent on pictures.

‘Hey I wanna try drawing a cartoon! My first efforts werent great or amazing or anything but I just kind of kept at it.Nakamura donated half of his sales from the exhibit.

It was really a joy to be teaching.Whittier Union Board President Gary Mendez is a former Governing Board Member for Río Hondo College.

including Academy Award-winning visual effects artist Lorne Petersen.Nakamura was married for nearly 67 years to his wife.