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Tue, Sep 20 2011

Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal Celebrates 10th Year

Cherry Blossom Festival SoCal Celebrates 10th Year

Also tagged: Aikido Institute of America, Aki Inouye, AniMaid Cafe, Atemi Ryu Los Angeles, Balintawak International, Beanie Babies, BookPals, Capoeira Batuque, Carmin Wong, Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California, Choichi Kai, Dig Jelly, Fleet Easton, Fred Korematsu Day, Fujima Kansei, Gary Jung, Giovanni Ortega, Goltz Judo Club, Harajuku fashion show, hello kitty, Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple Obon dancers, Hirotaka Kakita, JAKWV, jan perry, janm, Japan Rebuild/10, Kage Ninjutsu, Kamaka Brown, Kathy Bee, kimekomi dolls, kimono fashion show, Kirin, kodama taiko, Koyasan Boy scouts, Larry Swanson, Lisa Kosugi, little tokyo, ltsc, manzanar committee, Mario Raven, Mezclao, minyo station, Miyuki Matsunaga, Nanciann Horvath, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai, Northern Shaolin, ondo, origami cranes, Pacific Asia Museum, Paramount Karate, Phoenix Brown, Ramen Tree, Rebuild Japan, Red Hat Mamas, Rob Narita, Sake Institute of America, sashiko embroidery, Senka, SFVJACC Meiji Club, Shorin-ryu Karate, Sityodtong USA Muay Thai, South Bay Jeet Kune Do, Stephanie Yanez, Stone Ishimaru, Sunny Stone, U.S.-Japan Council, Wendy Fujihara Anderson, Wes Cabrillo, Wow! Productions

A scene from last year's Cherry Blossom Festival. The 10th annual Cherry Blossom Festival Southern California will be held in Little Tokyo on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Sunday,...

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Wed, Aug 17 2011

Grand Procession

Grand Procession

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442nd, Ai wa Katsu, aiko herzig-yoshinaga, akemi kikumura yano, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alpha Takahashi, Amber Akemi Piatt, Aomori Prefecture, Awa Odori Tokushima Ren, Bombu Taiko, Boy Scout Troop 379, Cathy Fujimoto, Centenary United Methodist Church, Chikara Taiko, chogi higa, congressional gold medal, CRA LA, Dave Yamamoto, David Yamahata, Emi Hojoen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Eugene Toshio Murakami, Florence Nagano, Fukushima Prefecture, Fumi Akutagawa, Garfield High School JROTC, Gary Yamauchi, General Public Ondo Dancers, Gina Hiraizumi, Grateful Crane Ensemble, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Queen Jennifer Sur, hayahiko takase, Iwate Prefecture, jaccc, Jane Yamamoto, janm, Jay Birata, JBA, JCCSC, Jessica Makiko Kanai, Karen Yamamoto, Kay A Yamaguchi, kazari, Kazuo Ikeda, Keizo Ray Suio, Ken Miyoshi, Kenjinkai Kyogikai, Kikuta Kai, Kimi Evans, Koichi Kinoshita, LA Kimono Club, LAPD, Leann Fumiko Fujinami, Little Tokyo Cosplayers, Los Angeles Elementary School, Louis K. Ito, LTBA Frances Hashimoto, Martha Estrada, Masako Rodriguez, Melissa Ayumi Nishimura, Michi Renee Lew, Mike Kamimoto, Mikey Hirano Culross, mikoshi, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, Mirai Nagasu, MIS, Miss Kimono LA, Miss Korea Southern California Joanne Ryu, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Shirley Zhang, Mitsuhiro Bando, Miyagi Prefecture, Miyuki Matsunaga, Montebello-Ashiya Sister City Association, Nagoya City Assembly, Nanka Fukuoka Kenjinkai Taiko Club, Nebuga Festival, nikkei games, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai/Hoshun Kai, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, Nisei Week Car Show, Nisei Week Festival Marching Band, nisei week foundation, nisei week parade, Nisei Week Pioneers, Nisei Week Queen Lani Nishiyama, Nobuyuki Baba, Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Jeddie Kawahatsu, Pure 02, Rafu Mitsumi Kai, Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Rev. Paul Nagano, Rissho Kosei Kai, rodney kageyama, San Fernando Japanese School, san fernando valley japanese american community center, sandra sakamoto, Seattle Japanese Community Queen Frderica Mackert, SOJI KASHIWAGI, Stan Sakai, tamlyn tomita, Tammie Kanda, Tanabata Festival, terry hara, Tommy Lasorda, toshio handa, Toyota Motors, Tracy Kato-Kiriyama, Tuesday Night Project, Usagi Yojimbo, yoshihito yonezawa, Yoshinori Kawaguchi, Yusuke Shindo

The 2011 Nisei Week Court waves to the crowds on Second Street from atop the American Airlines float on Sunday during the 71st annual Nisei Week Grand Parade. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. Yamamoto Rafu...

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Tue, Aug 16 2011

Nisei Week Parade

Nisei Week Parade

Also tagged: bando mitsuhiro, Erika Mariko Olsen, jan perry, mikoshi, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, nippon minyo kenkyo kai, nisei week, nisei week parade, sakai, Tommy Lasorda

Photos by Mario Reyes Parade recap can be found here. ...

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Wed, Aug 18 2010

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Cool Weather, Good Times at Nisei Week Festival

Also tagged: aki the akita, Art Nakane, Centenary United Methodist Church, Charlie Brown, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Councilmember Jan Perry, Dana Heatherton, Hapa Project, japanese village plaza, jiichans, Kanako Mikami, Katsushi, kimono, kip fulbeck, Lani Kume Nishiyama, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, little tokyo, Mirai Nagasu, Nebuta Festival, nikkei, Nisei Week Festival, obachans, Olympics, Snoopy, Supervisor Michael Antonovich, taiko, weller court, yukata

The 2010 Nisei Week Court wave to the crowd during the Nisei Week Parade held Sunday afternoon in Little Tokyo. (Photos by MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By RYOKO ONISHI & JORDAN IKEDA RAFU STAFF WRITERS The...

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