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Nisei Week delegation participates in Nagoya Festival of Japan

Shown are Teruko Weinberg (second from left), chair of LANSCA, Terry Hara (center), 2015 President of Nisei Week Foundation, 2015 Nisei Week First Princess Veronica Toyomi Ota, and 2015 Nisei Week Queen Sara Kuniko Hutter. (Photo sent by Mr. Masao Okamoto from Nagoya)

NAGOYA, Japan - The cities of Los Angeles and Nagoya became sister cities in 1959. Nagoya is the first sister city of Los Angeles.
 
One of highlights at the 2015 Nagoya Festival is a sister city friendship event. Nisei Week and Los Angeles Nagoya Sister City Affiliation delegation consists of over 40 people and the biggest delegation among other Nagoya's sister cities, Torino, Sydney, and Mexico City.
 
A dance performance by the 2015 Nisei Week Queen and Court draws a big applause from the audiences in the festival.
 
Shown in the photo are Teruko Weinberg (second from left), chair of LANSCA, Terry Hara (center), 2015 President of Nisei Week Foundation, 2015 Nisei Week First Princess Veronica Toyomi Ota, and 2015 Nisei Week Queen Sara Kuniko Hutter.
 
The photo is sent to Cultural News by 2014 Nisei Week President Masao Mike Okamoto from Nagoya.


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