2014 / Nisei Week Queen 2014 candidates debuted in Little Tokyo
The 2014 Nisei Week Japanese Festival queen candidates took center stage for their first official coming-out appearance to various community leaders, local dignitaries, family and friends at the Opening Ceremony event held Sunday, July 13 at the Japanese American National Museum.
The six candidates will compete for the title of Nisei Week Queen on Saturday, August 9, 7 p.m., at the Coronation Ball at the Aratani Japan America Theatre in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles.
The 2014 Nisei Week Queen candidates and their sponsor organizations are:
Melissa Sayuri Kozono (East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center)
Ashley Akemi Arikawa (Japanese Restaurant Association of America)
Lindsey Emiko Sugimoto (West Los Angeles JACL & Venice Japanese Community Center)
Tiffany Akemi Hashimoto (Gardena Evening Optimist)
Dominique Ariadne Mashburn (Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Council)
Tori Angela Nishinaka-Leon (Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute)
