
Nisei Week Kicks Off Summer Festival
The 2019 Nisei Week candidates: front row (from left) Emily Yuiko Ishida, Mia Masae Lopez and Juli Yoshinaga; back row (from left) Kara Chizuru Ito, Ariel Mei Imamoto, Kayla Sachiko Igawa and Marika Kate Gotschall. Seven queen candidates introduced in opening ceremony at JANM. By GWEN MURANAKA, Rafu Senior Editor It’s always hot during Nisei Week, but this year’s edition is sure to be a scorcher, if Nisei Week Foundation President David Yamahata has anything to say about it.