Nisei Week 2023 Queen Candidate Three: Kamalani “Kama” Higashiyama (Japanese Restaurant Association of America)
2023 Nisei Week Queen Candidate Biography
KAMALANI HIGASHIYAMA
Japanese Restaurant Association of America
Birthplace: Glendale, California
Age: 25
Education: California State University, Long Beach
Degree: Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies
Platform: Down But Not Out
Hobbies & activities: When she is not working, she loves to read romance and mystery novels, does Olympic weightlifting, and is currently learning how to crochet.
Professional / Career Goals: Works as a projects associate for Go For Broke National Education Center.
Parents: Jackie Higashiyama
Pictured in photo: Kamalani with her mother, Jackie (front row), and sister, Maili, and brother, Calvin.
Nisei Week Queen 2023 Candidate Biography
Kamalani with her mother, Jackie (front row), and sister, Maili, and brother, Calvin.