2023: Nisei Week Raffle Grand Prize – Japan Airlines ticket for 100,000 miles – winner announced in rescheduled closing ceremony at Japanese American National Museum, Aug. 26
Japan Airlines Los Angeles staff Frank Fujii and Dolly Ito Oishi gave the round trip ticket between Los Angeles and Tokyo to Nisei Week 2023 President David Yamahata and 2023 Nisei Week Queen Kaitlyn Emiko Chu. From left: David Yamahata, Frank Fujii, and Queen Kaittlyn Emiko Chu, and Dolly Ito Oishi. They posed for Rafu Shimpo senior editor Gwen Muranaka. (Cultural News Photo)
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 number)
Grand Prize: Japan Airlines – 100,000 miles (Nicole Van – 6099)
Angels vs. Orioles – (3) Diamond Club Tickets + Parking (Robert Daly – 9496)
Bose Soundlink Revolve+ portable Bluetooth speaker (Tom McCarthy – 7612)
Callaway Golf 300 Pro Slope Laser Rangefinder (Stephanie Yamasaki – ####)
Beats Studio3 wireless over-ear headphones (Linda Lara – 4930)
Ring battery doorbell plus (Daniel Houk – 9594)
Hover-1 helix electric hoverboard (Luc Milburn – 4791)
DeLonghi espresso maker (Ray & Judy Sugimoto – 8920)
Joola pickleball paddle set (Tomoko Omura – 5306)
Solo stove (Edward Escabega – 8150)
Apple airpods (Reiko Moriguchi – 1348)
Fitbit charge 5 (Bak Jong – 5322)
Sushi Gen $100 gift certificate (Conny & Kenneth Hussey – 8928)
JBL Tune 225 ear buds (Danielle Chupa – 7203)
The GAP $50 gift card (Ron Nakamura – 2933)
Azay $50 gift card (Todd & Jill H. – 1213)
Kouraku $50 gift certificate (Tracy McDonald – 7115)
Yoboseyo $50 gift card (Richard Camera – 9926)
Café Dulce $50 gift card (Charlene Morimoto – 0060)
Japangeles $50 gift card (Wendi King – 0777)
JBL Go 3 bluetooth speaker (Gary Inatomi – 2983)
Roku streaming 4k stick (James Choi – 9920)
Starbucks $25 gift card (Sherri Kubo – 8095)
