YAMAMOTO)Photos by JUN NAGATA.

and regularly lectures and leads study sessions for the Japanese sword club in Los Angeles.In addition there will be cultural workshops.

at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center.as well as for the Japanese Sword Preservation Society (NTHK) in America.The exhibit will display swords that were once owned by feudal lords ( Maeda.

it is their pleasure to represent the beauty and history of the Japanese sword which is an essential part of Japanese culture and history to the public.he went on to become the youngest and the only non-Japanese citizen ever to win the NBTHKs National Sword Appraisal Championship in 2001.

and is their longest-standing appraiser.

a short demonstration of how sharp the Japanese sword is in addition to its beauty by cutting Tatamiwara using Kenjutsu techniques.I learned that being a Japanese American woman means creating harmony.

I am a hapa born to two hapa parents.org/The candidates are: Julianne Aiko Ho.

Cowell Theater in San Francisco.I am the culmination of the courage and sacrifice of the strong Japanese women who came before me.