Nisei Week 2023
2023: Nisei Week President of 2024 is Joann Shin Cordiero, 1996 Nisei Week Queen
The Nisei Week Foundation held the rescheduled 2023 closing ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum on Satu…
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
The Nisei Week Foundation held the rescheduled 2023 closing ceremony at the Japanese American National Museum on Satu…
2023: Nisei Week selects Kaitlyn Emiko Chu as 2023 Nisei Week Queen
On August 12, 2023, Kaitlyn Emiko Chu was crowned as the 2023 Nisei Week Queen at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo. The…
2023: Nisei Week recognizes Bill Watanabe as 2023 Leader of Little Tokyo: Watanabe takes part of Grand Marshal in Grand Parade
The Nisei Week Foundation announced Bill Watanabe as Grand Marshal in the Grand Parade on Aug. 13, because the foundati…
2023: Nisei Week recognizes Anzen Hardware of Little Tokyo and Nori Takahata as outstanding contributor to Japanese American community: Anzen honored with Hashimoto Community Service Award
The Nisei Week Foundation recognized Anzen Hardware of Little Tokyo and its owner Norihiko Takatani as outstanding co…
2023/8/27: Nisei Week Update: Street Ondo Re-scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 27, 2-4PM at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Plaza
Nisei Week Foundation Facebook, August 23
UPDATE: We will be announcing our Nisei Week Raffle Grand Prize winne…
2023/8/12-20 : Downtown Los Angeles’ Historic Nisei Week Japanese Festival Celebrates Its 81st Year
Aug 12-13 (Sat & Sunday) 10:00am-4:00pm
Nisei Week Cultural Exhibit at Japanese American Cultural & Communi…
2023/8/12-20 : LA Tanabata Festival Kazari on display at JACCC and JANM during Nisei Week, Aug. 12-20
The Los Angeles Tanabata Festival (LATF) will display award-winning kazari (decoration) from the Sendai Tanabata Fe…
2023/8/19-20: Nisei Week Cultural Exhibit: Bonsai, Calligraphy, Dolls, Sashiko textile at Japanese American Cultural & Community Center
The Nisei Week Foundation will be hosting a variety of activities across two weekends (8/12-13 & 8/19-20) in celeb…
2023: Weekly Cultural News posted on window in front of Noguchi Plaza of JACCC, Aug. 12-20
The Weekly Cultural News becomes a Wall Newspaper during the Nisei Week Japan Festival from Aug. 12-20, 2023.
Aug. 7-13…
2023/8/20: Nisei Week cancels all Aug. 20 events due to Hurricane Hilary
The Nisei Week Foundation issued the following announcement via Facebook on Saturday, Aug. 19 around 11:00 am:
Due to t…
2023/8/20: Cancelled: Nisei Week Ondo & Closing Ceremony to be held Aug 20: Bando Hirohichiro, 2023 Nisei Week choreographer to lead “Maneki Neko” and “WE ARE” dances
As tradition goes, the nine-day Nisei Week festival will conclude with the Ondo and Closing Ceremony on Sunday, August…