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Christine Ito crowned Japanese Queen of Washington

May 27, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Christine Kimiko Ito was crowned the Japanese Queen of Washington on May 4.  Ito also received the title of Miss Tomodachi, which means “friend” in Japanese, through a vote by her fellow participants. The titles comes with a scholarship presented by the Seattle-Kobe Sister City Association.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Christine Ito, Christine Kimiko Ito, JQSOW, Jana Yamada, Japanese Queen, Julie Hamasaki, Miss Tomodachi, Seattle Chapter Japanese American Citizens League, Terry Nakano Service Award, Tiffany Furuta, Vol 32 No 22 | May 25 - May 31

Laughs, tears, and cheers come together at Japanese pageant

May 28, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Ryan Pangilinan Northwest Asian Weekly This past Saturday, May 23, the Seattle Japanese Community Queen held its 50th annual coronation ceremony at the Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall. Hosted by Jeopardy Clue Crew member Kelly Miyahara and longtime API community leader Terry Nakano, the two-and-a-half hour ceremony was filled with culture, […]

Filed Under: News, Arts & Entertainment, Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, API, Eugene Tagawa, Fuji Murasaki, Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Jeopardy Clue Crew, Julieanne Hamasaki, Kelly Miyahara, Kiana Kobayashi, Mackenzie Walker, Mary Pearl Kawamura, Nancy Sawa, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Japanese Community Queen, Terry Nakano Service Award, Vol 28 No 23 | May 30 - June 5, culture

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