to Yoji and Setsu Nishimoto Uyeda.

He forbade the two lovers from meeting each other.Click on this link to learn more about the kazari construction process: Tanabata VideoTo learn more about Nisei Week.

separating them on opposite sides of the Milky Way.featuring nanatsu kazari (七つ飾り).people pray for good weather on Tanabata so that the lovers may be reunited.

Entries will be judged on creativity and quality of construction.individuals must register by Saturday.

The festival originated in the 700s in Sendai.

involves writing wishes and messages of thanks on thin strips of paper and hanging them on bambooher research on intergenerational trauma.

He has become a staple of the Nisei Week Coronation and a testament to community service.University of the Pacific in Sacramento.

in the category of politics/public affairs/law.After receiving his bachelor of science from San Diego State University.