Julie Yoshinaga Crowned 2019 Nisei Week Queen

Juli Yoshinaga, 23-year-old graduate of Cal State Long Beach, was crowned Nisei Week Queen at the 79^th annual Nisei Week Coronation on Saturday night at the Aratani Theatre in Little Tokyo.

When her name was called, many in the audience thought of one person who was not there, her grandfather George Yoshinaga, who penned the popular column “The Horse’s Mouth” for The Rafu Shimpo until his passing in 2015.

published on August 13, 2019