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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: Ajuku Girls, 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, 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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Wed, Aug 18 2010

Nisei Week Coronation 2010

Nisei Week Coronation 2010

Also tagged: Brynn Akemi Nakamoto, California Girls, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto, david ono, East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, Erin Reiko Yokomizo, Gardena Evening Optimist, jaccc, Jamie Joyce Hagiya, Japan America Theatre, Katy Perry, Kelli Toshiye Teragawa, Lauren Terumi Weber, Nisei Week Coronation 2010, nisei week court, nisei week queen, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council, pasadena japanese cultural institute, rafu shimpo, san fernando valley japanese american community center, tamlyn tomita, The Loft Hawaiian Restaurant, venice japanese community center, West LA Japanese American Citizens League

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Sat, Aug 14 2010

Lani Nishiyama Crowned Nisei Week Queen

Lani Nishiyama Crowned Nisei Week Queen

Also tagged: brynn nakamoto, christy sakamoto, erin yokomizo, Jamie Hagiya, japanese american, king's hawaiian bakery, lauren weber, nisei week, tamlyn tomita, West Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League

Lani Nishiyama, left, is stunned as her name is called as the 2010 Nisei Week Queen; she is joined by, Erin Yokomizo, Lauren Weber, Christy Sakamoto and Brynn Nakamoto. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By...

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Mon, Aug 9 2010

Simply the Best

Simply the Best

Also tagged: Aratani Japan America Theatre, Brynn Akemi Nakamoto, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto, Coronation, East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center, Erin Reiko Yokomizo, FIA Insurance Services, Free Arts for Abused Children, Gardena Evening Optimist, Inc., Jamie Joyce Hagiya, japanese american historical society of southern california, japanese american national museum, Japanese Restaurant Association of America, Kellie Toshiye Teragawa, Lauren Terumi Weber, LTRoots, nisei week court, Nisei Week Japanese Festival, nisei week queen, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council, pasadena japanese cultural institute, San Diego State University, San Fernando Valley Holiness Church, San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center and Coordinating Council, The Loft Hawaiian Restaurant, UCLA, USC, venice japanese community center, Wayne Dvorak Acting Studio, West Los Angeles Japanese American Citizens League

The 2010 Nisei Week Court is, back row, from left, Brynn Nakamoto, Jamie Hagiya, Lauren Weber, Lani Nishiyama; front row, from left, Christy Sakamoto, Reiko Yokomizo, Kelli Teragawa. The 2010 Nisei Week...

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Tue, Jul 20 2010

Newcomers Shine at Nisei Week

Newcomers Shine at Nisei Week

Also tagged: Brynn Akemi Nakamoto, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto, Dana Heatherton, Erin Reiko Yokomizo, ESGVJCC, Gardena Evening Optimist Club, Hayato Tamura, Jamie Hagiya, Jamie Joyce Hagiya, jan perry, JBA, JRA, Kelli Toshiye Teragawa, Lauren Terumi Weber, Madame Fujima Kansuma, Madame Kansuma, nisei week, Nisei Week 2010, nisei week court, Nisei Week Ondo, Nisei Week Opening Ceremony, nisei week queen, ondo, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council, pasadena japanese cultural institute, SDSU, SFVJACC, Takashi Horie, terry hara, USC

The 2010 Nisei Week Queen Candidates From left: Lani Kume Nishiyama, Erin Reiko Yokomizo, Lauren Terumi Weber, Jamie Joyce Hagiya, Christy Kimiko Sakamoto, Kelli Toshiye Teragawa, and Brynn Akemi Nakamoto....

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