A Tribute to Japanese-Americans interned during WWII. Remembering the Big Band Swing music and the entertainment it provided to Internees for those Saturday dances!
MINIDOKA SWING BAND
PLEASE CHECK OUT OUR NEW MINIDOKA SWING BAND WEBSITE AT WWW.MINIDOKASWINGBAND.COM
"We dedicate our band to our founder and creator, Robbie Tsuboi, 1949-2010, and who inspired us to continue being the Minidoka Swing Band!"
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
"The Last Rich Year" by Sig Unander
Here is an interesting article written by a friend of mine. Sig is a Pacific U. graduate and he's written an article for the Pacific Magazine about a former Pacific U. student, a young Japanese college student from Beaverton, OR who died serving our country with the 442nd during WWII.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Mochitsuki 2011
Check out our next band performance at Mochitsuki, coming up on January 30, 2011. Save money and purchase tickets a head of time. Ask for the 12:00 noon performance and come hear the Minidoka Swing Band, then afterwards check out the rest of the activities and do some Mochi pounding! Celebrate the New Year. Details on the Mochitsuki web site.
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