This photo was submitted by Arlene Nakamura of Alhambra, CA, for the 2021 Hinamatsuri Photo Activity, presented in collaboration with the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center and Japanese American National Museum.

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Without our Nisei parents, John & Mitsuko Yamamoto, their granddaughters would only be reading about Hinamatsuri in books. Luckily for our daughter Lora & her cousin Kristen, they received these beautiful kimonos along with The Emperor & Empress Dolls from Grandma & Grandpa in the 1980’s. How fortunate are we all to have these wonderful lasting memories!