Nisei Week honored outstanding individuals and organizations at its annual Awards Dinner held Monday at the Doubletree by Hilton Los Angeles in Little Tokyo. Back row (from left): Princess Aiko Marie Matsumura Dzikowki, Queen Kaitlyn Emiko Chu, Nisei Week Foundation President David Yamahata, Grand Marshal Bill Watanabe, Inspiration awardee Nori Takatani (Anzen Hardware), Inspiration awardee Kristin Fukushima (Little Tokyo Community Council), Hashimoto awardee Don Tahara (Sake Dojo), Masaru Tanaka representing posthumous President’s awardee Cathy Tanaka. Front row (from left): First Princess Sara Emiko Kubo, Miss Tomodachi Nancy Izumi Chin, Hashimoto awardee Hamed Tavajohi (U.S. Bank, formerly Union Bank), Parade Marshal Jamie Hagiya, Hashimoto awardee Glenn Tanaka (Tanaka Farms), Hashimoto awardee Alan Miyatake (Toyo Miytake Studio), Princess Kamalani “Kama” Higashiyama, Princess Kaili Mika Inouye, Princess Isabella Rose Polizzotto. (Toyo Miyatake Studio)
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