Photos by MARIO REYES
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- Newly crowned 2014 Nisei Week Queen Tori Nishinaka-Leon.
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- A dog from Akita Inu Hozonkai, also known as Akiho.
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- Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi with his wife, Hiroko, and daughter, Sophie.
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- “Sailor Moon” characters from Cherry Jelly Productions.
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- The Little Tokyo Cosplayers dressed as their favorite characters from anime, manga and video games.
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- The 2014 Nisei Week Court on the Japan Airlines float.
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- Dancers from Okinawa Association of America Geino-bu.
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- Los Angeles County CEO Bill Fujioka with his mother, Linda Fujioka, and wife, Darlene Kuba.
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- Pure 02 President Kazuhiko Fujii and Little Tokyo Business Association President Ellen Endo.
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- Emily Kinaga Wong was among the Nisei Week Public Dancers.
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- “America’s Got Talent” Season 8 winner Kenichi Ebina.
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- A color guard marched ahead of Nisei World War II veterans.
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- Japan Business Association of Southern California (JBA) President Hideo Miyake, his wife Eiko, and JBA Foundation President Yuko Kaifu.
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- Seniors from Keiro watch the parade on Second Street.
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- Japanese American National Museum President and CEO Greg Kimura with his wife Joy and children Julian and Lily.
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- A “Kodak moment” with the 2014 Nisei Week Court on board the Japan Airlines float.
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- The Japanese American Korean War Veterans participate annually in the parade.
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- The Little Tokyo Historical Society marched in celebration of Little Tokyo’s 130th year.
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- Howard Takata, 7th Dan, of Nishi Judo Club and family.
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- Nisei Week Foundation President Mike Okamoto with his wife Kaeko, daughter Mickie Okamoto-Tsudama, and “dog grandson” Kashiwa.
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- Los Angeles Mikoshi Association or Rafu Mutsumikai carried a large portable shrine.
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- Nebuta or lantern floats, a tradition in Aomori.
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- Sean Danconia, who designed the Nisei Week poster, with a model dressed as his character, Mayumi-chan.
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- A tractor from Tanaka Farms in Irvine.
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- A contingent of Japanese American veterans of the Vietnam War.
