The Nisei Week Foundation held the rescheduled 2023 closing ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, August 26 from 10:30 a.m. t0 11:30 a.m. According to the 2023 Nisei Week President David Yamahata, the 2024 Nisei Week President is Joann Shin Cordiero, 1996 Nisei Week Queen. Cordiero is the first Nisei Week Queen […]
The Nisei Week Foundation held the rescheduled 2023 closing ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum on Saturday, August 26 from 10:30 a.m. t0 11:30 a.m. The Nisei Week Raffle Grand Prize winner was announced as following: 2023 Nisei Week Raffle Winners Please contact vickyleonniseiweek@gmail.com to coordinate pickup. (name + last 4 digits of phone […]
On August 12, 2023, Kaitlyn Emiko Chu was crowned as the 2023 Nisei Week Queen at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo. The Queen’s Coronation event of the selection kicks off the nine-day Nisei Week Japanese Festival, a celebration of Japanese and Japanese-American culture and community in the Little Tokyo district of Los Angeles. During […]
The Nisei Week Foundation announced Bill Watanabe as Grand Marshal in the Grand Parade on Aug. 13, because the foundation recognized Watanabe as 2023 leader of Little Tokyo. Watanabe was honored at the Nisei Week Awards Dinner at DoubleTree by Hilton hotel on Aug. 14. Bill Watanabe was born at Manzanar in January 1944 and […]
The Nisei Week Foundation recognized Anzen Hardware of Little Tokyo and its owner Norihiko Takatani as outstanding contributor to Southern California Japanese American community. Anzen and Takatani were honored with the Frances K. Hashimoto Community Service Award at the Nisei Week Award Dinner in Little Tokyo on Aug. 14. Anzen Hardware has been a lifelong […]
Nisei Week Foundation Facebook, August 23 UPDATE: We will be announcing our Nisei Week Raffle Grand Prize winner on Saturday, August 26! All other prize winners will be listed on our website Rescheduled Ondo will take place on Sunday, August 27th from 2pm – 4pm at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center – […]
Aug 12-13 (Sat & Sunday) 10:00am-4:00pm Nisei Week Cultural Exhibit at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) Aug. 12 (Sat) 7:00pm-9:30pm Nisei Week Queen 2023 Coronation Aug. 13 (Sun) 4:00pm-7:00pm Nisei Week Grand Parade Aug. 14 (Mon) Award Dinner at DoubleTree Aug. 16 (Wed) Pioneer Spirit Award Luncheon Aug. 19 (Sat) 11:00am-4:00pm Nisei Week […]
The Los Angeles Tanabata Festival (LATF) will display award-winning kazari (decoration) from the Sendai Tanabata Festival during the 2023 Nisei Week Festival in Little Tokyo. Kazari will be on display from August 12 to 20 at the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC) and the Japanese American National Museum (JANM). JANM will host the […]
