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!"
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).
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ONE Street Party , Sept. 2009

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

ONE Street Part, Sept. 2009

ONE Street Party, Sept. 2009

Our vocalists, Nola Bogle & Shig Sakamoto
Buddhist Convention 2009
The band
Buddhist Convention 2009
Dancing to the Minidoka Swing Band
Buddhists Convention 2009
Todd & Elaine dance as well as play their instruments.