gaijinmark wrote:

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.

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.

bmwracer wrote:

That explains why she's grimacing.

Powerful stuff!

bmwracer wrote:

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Nice.

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

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

Congrats to Queen Lani! Also her court!

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. Those of you who are lucky enough to attend I hope you enjoy more of the the events this coming weekend.

Happy dancing ralph!

Enna wrote:

Thanks gaijinmark for the video links. I feel like I was there in person. Congrats to Queen Lani! Also her court! 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. Those of you who are lucky enough to attend I hope you enjoy more the the events this coming weekend. Happy dancing ralph!

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

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.

gaijinmark wrote:

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

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.

Ehhhh??

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

Ridiculous.

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

bmwracer wrote:

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

Exactly.

gaijinmark wrote:

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

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

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

gaijinmark wrote:

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

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