The 2021 Nisei Week Queen Candidates from left to right: Kiyoko Alicia Nakatsui, Gardena Evening Optimist; Kiyomi Arimitsu Takemoto, East San Gabriel Valley Japanese Community Center; Kendra Alana Motoyasu, San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center (top); Michelle Toshiko Murakami, Japanese Restaurant Association of America (bottom); Brianne Mari Yasukochi, Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute; and Jaime Sunny Hasama, Venice Japanese Community Center & Venice-West Los Angeles JACL.
Nisei Week Virtual Experience 2021 is available to watch for free on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eA8JGoC82o8
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After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Nisei Week Foundation announced the 2021 Nisei Week Queen Coronation will be held online as a part of Nisei Week Virtual Experience on Saturday, August 13 at 3:00 pm.
Nisei Week Virtual Experience is available to watch for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbRSPbQ9lWo6vEgWkar0iWA
The candidates were selected by their sponsoring organizations and have been meeting and training virtually since May.
