That speculation fee would be reinvested into public services and affordable housing initiatives.

What amazed me was that she was first runner-up to chef Matao Uwate of Radio Lil Tokyo for the California statewide Chef Kiku Masamune spokesperson cooking title in 1979.She is an amazing person who unselfishly volunteers her own time and money to help get projects off the ground by providing seed money to get things rolling and has cold- called many high-ranking individuals.

She also worked with the Japan Business Association’s Orange County Committee to honor the Japanese pioneers at the Anaheim Cemetery by placing flowers on their graves as well as introducing Orange Countys Japanese American history in an introductory YouTube video for the JBA in 2022.Opening of Community Voices: Japanese American Experiences at Crystal Cove (1927-1942).the Yakima Valley Museum in Yakima.

this is only a fraction of her resume of what she has done for 50 years but I know she will continue to do great things to honor our Orange County Japanese pioneers and to ensure our Japanese American legacy will not be forgotten by future generations to come.Patti Hirahara was Miss Suburban Optimist OC Nisei Queen in 1974.

while still attending college.

(Photo courtesy of California State Parks)By NORI UYEMATSUPatti Hirahara has been a preservationist of Japanese American history as well as a communications facilitator between the U.The Elections Code provides a five-day filing extension to ensure all prospective candidates may file for an office should the incumbent choose not to run.

the office of Secretary of State Shirley Weber announced that state law prohibits Assemblymember Vince Fong from running as a candidate for the 20th Congressional District of California because he had previously filed paperwork to run for re-election to the California State Assembly.it is my strong belief that the Central Valley must continue to be represented by proven.

Todays decision by the secretary of state to unilaterally disqualify a county-qualified candidate for Congress is an unprecedented interference in the candidate filing process.Fong then submitted completed nomination documents for Congressional District 20 during the five-day extension period triggered by the incumbents decision not to seek re-election.