Nisei Week Festival/Little Tokyo/Related

gaijinmark wrote:[image]


Lani Nishiyama, 2010 Nisei Week Queen

after looking at August's Sushi Today paper, and reading up on the profiles for each Nisei Queen Candidates, I was a bit surprised at first, because i thought a few of the other gal's hit the spot in beauty and background, but doing a double take on Lani, I can see why they chose her now, a beauty!

congrats to her!!!, I still picked Brynn, and then Jamie and Kelli, those are my top 3.

Did they crown Lani queen just today?
@B, i hope you can find someone to go, it was fun years back when we went, i just remember the lack of sake and food, but its all good, you got your cool Nisei Week T-shirt. :bonk:

qilver wrote:Did they crown Lani queen just today?

I think they crowned her last night... That way they can be ready for the parade today. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:
That explains why she's grimacing. :hehe:

Powerful stuff!

bmwracer wrote:
I think they crowned her last night... That way they can be ready for the parade today. :victory:

nicee....good for her! I do say that the girls this year are quite pretty!, not that they weren't in previous years, it's that this year, i just noticed a few more gorgeous gals running for the crown.

YouTube already has some clips of yesterdays parade:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNblGA_lpGM

Here's another one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsKbB24RaEI

^ Thanks for the links.

Wish I coulda been there. :puppydog:

Fortunately for everyone it wasn't blazing hot like some years it's been. :sweat:

gaijinmark wrote:

And the winner is, , , :http://rafu.com/news/2010/08/lani-nishiyama/

According to this article, her grandfather founded King's Hawaiian Bakery (that was about 60 years ago).

Always liked their sweet bread--onolicious. The company's no longer in Hawaii though--they relocated to bmwracer's neck of the woods quite some time ago.

shin2 wrote:According to this article, her grandfather founded King's Hawaiian Bakery (that was about 60 years ago).

Always liked their sweet bread--onolicious. The company's no longer in Hawaii though--they relocated to bmwracer's neck of the woods quite some time ago.

Yup.

The bakery is just off the 405 freeway in Gardena. :victory:

Another video of the parade:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkC_O6vQQ68

And the Nebuta float:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaLDWcSeJbY

gaijinmark wrote:Another video of the parade:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkC_O6vQQ68

Aww, this one has music dubbed over the video. :(

And the Nebuta float:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaLDWcSeJbY

Nice.

I guess they're using the Nebuta float every year now. :victory:

Thanks gaijinmark for the video links. I feel like I was there in person. :D

Congrats to Queen Lani! :applaud: Also her court! :applaud: :victory:

Thanks to everyone here for posting your comments, photos and videos of the Nisei Festival. It is a fun way to experience this event eventhough I live far away. :woot: :dancing: Those of you who are lucky enough to attend I hope you enjoy more of the the events this coming weekend. :victory: :woot:

Happy dancing ralph! :dancing:

Enna wrote:Thanks gaijinmark for the video links. I feel like I was there in person. :D

Congrats to Queen Lani! :applaud: Also her court! :applaud: :victory:

Thanks to everyone here for posting your comments, photos and videos of the Nisei Festival. It is a fun way to experience this event eventhough I live far away. :woot: :dancing: Those of you who are lucky enough to attend I hope you enjoy more the the events this coming weekend. :victory: :woot:

Happy dancing ralph! :dancing:

Thanks Enna, I practiced in the aerobics room at the gym yesterday and will again today. :woot:

gaijinmark wrote:The Book-Off that was at the Rolling Hills Plaza is moving (it really was a horrible location) to Del Amo Fashion Center:http://www.bookoffusa.com/?cmd=news&id=34

I went over and checked it out today. There's NO Japanese stuff!! It's all American books, cd's, and dvds. :crazy:

gaijinmark wrote:

I went over and checked it out today. There's NO Japanese stuff!! It's all American books, cd's, and dvds. :crazy:

WTF? So they divested themselves of all the Japanese reading material? That's crazy.

gaijinmark wrote:I went over and checked it out today. There's NO Japanese stuff!! It's all American books, cd's, and dvds. :crazy:

Ehhhh?? :crazy:

How can it even be a Book-Off without Japanese books??

Ridiculous. :shakehead:

Maybe they figure the one over in Pacific Square Mall in Gardena is enough for just the Japanese stuff. :headscratch:

bmwracer wrote:
Ehhhh?? :crazy:

How can it even be a Book-Off without Japanese books??

Ridiculous. :shakehead:

Exactly.

gaijinmark wrote:Maybe they figure the one over in Pacific Square Mall in Gardena is enough for just the Japanese stuff. :headscratch:

:doh:

I don't know whose idea it was to move the store and not have any Japanese media, but it's an epic FAIL. :beatyou: :beatyou: :beatyou:

Hokkaido Fair at Mitswua Sept. 16-19 :http://www.mitsuwa.com/event/eevent.php?e=42 :woot:

gaijinmark wrote:Hokkaido Fair at Mitswua Sept. 16-19 :http://www.mitsuwa.com/event/eevent.php?e=42 :woot:

Dayem that ramen looks good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!