MINIDOKA SWING BAND



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Members of the Portland-based Minidoka Swing Band, formed in September 2007, as a tribute to Japanese Americans interned during World War II and to highlight the music popular in the Internment Camps. Affiliation: the Porland Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).

"We dedicate our band to our founder and creator, Robbie Tsuboi, 1949-2010, and who inspired us to continue being the Minidoka Swing Band!"

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Nisei Day of Remembrance

Willamette University in Salem, OR is sponsoring a "Nisei Day of Remembrance" on Friday, April 1, 2011.  It will include a private luncheon, then a dedication on campus which is free and open to the public along with A Concert of Poetry with Jazz  at the Rodgers Music Center, inside Hudson Hall featuring: The Minidoka Swing Band and Oregon's Fifth Poet Laureate, Lawson Fusao Inada.  Dedication is at 1:30 and the MSB concert begins at 2:30. Come join us! (click on the title for more details).

ONE Street Party , Sept. 2009

ONE Street Party , Sept. 2009
Dancing to the music of the Minidoka Swing Band

ONE Street Party, Sept. 2009

ONE Street Party, Sept. 2009

ONE Street Part, Sept. 2009

ONE Street Part, Sept. 2009

ONE Street Party, Sept. 2009

ONE Street Party, Sept. 2009
Our vocalists, Nola Bogle & Shig Sakamoto

Buddhist Convention 2009

Buddhist Convention 2009
The band

Buddhist Convention 2009

Buddhist Convention 2009
Dancing to the Minidoka Swing Band

Buddhists Convention 2009

Buddhists Convention 2009
Todd & Elaine dance as well as play their instruments.