Awardees and Nisei Week 2023 Queen and Court at Nisei Week Award Dinner on Aug. 14. (Cultural News Photo)
LOS ANAGELES (Cultural News: Forwarded for the Nisei Week Foundation)
81st Annual Nisei Week Foundation Awards Dinner
Monday, August 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel (Golden State Ballroom)
120 South Los Angeles Street, Little Tokyo
The Award Dinner honoring:
Grand Marshal: Bill Watanabe
Parade Marshal: Jamie Higiya
2023 President’s Award: Cathy Tanaka (posthumously)
Frances K. Hashimoto Community Service Awards:
Anzen Hardware
Tanaka Farms
Toyo Miyatake Studio
U.S. Bank (formerly Union Bank)
Nisei Week Inspiration Awards:
Kristin Fukushima
Don Tahara
Ticket per person is $135. A table of 10 is $1,350.
For more information, visit https://niseiweek.org/contact/
In front row, from left: Pioneer Award recipients Joan Kuniko Ota Kawase, Nancy Kyoko Oda, Kanji Sahara and Dr. Akiko Agishi.
In back row, from left: Parade Marshal Jamie Hagiya; Community Service award recipients Glenn and Shirley Tanaka of Tanaka Farms; Pioneer Award recipient Ron Dyo; Grand Marshal Bill Watanabe; Inspiration Award recipient Don Tahara of Sake Dojo and Far Bar; Community Service recipient Norihiko Takatani of Anzen Hardware; and Nancy Okubo representing Community Service award recipient U.S. Bank. (July 16 at Japanese American National Museum, Cultural News Photo)
