Minidoka Swing Band: Emmy Award Nomination-How cool is that?

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Emmy Award Nomination-How cool is that?

A story about the Minidoka Swing Band and Internment has been nominated for an Emmy Award. Saint Bryan from KING TV-5, Evening Magazine came down to Portland last year and filmed the band and wrote a story and then integrated it into a story about Japanese American Internment. It was a great story and now it has been nominated for an Emmy. Our founder and creator, the late Robbie Tsuboi would be so proud. And today is Robbie's birthday! Click on the Title to see a link of the story from May 8, 2010. What an honor. Here is the message from Saint - "Our KING 5 story on The Minidoka Swing Band has earned an Emmy nomination. Award ceremony is in mid June. Long ago we've learned great stories tell themselves and that we should just stay out of the way. So any congratulations go to you."

1 comment:

Laura B.June 22, 2011 at 10:01 PM
Unfortunately we didn't win the Emmy, but is was still a great honor just to be nominated. We were in the Historical/Cultural Category. Another King 5 featured story, "The Forgotten Women of WWII" won the 2011 Emmy at the 48th Annual NW Emmy Awards. Thank you Awards Committee for our nomination.
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Upcoming Events

Our Next Event:

February 11, 2012 - Star Theater - Portland, OR - Valentine's Sweet Heart Dance - 7-10PM . . . details coming soon!

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February 19, 2012 - Day of Remembrance - Hoffman Hall - Portland State University- details to come

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Mark your calendars - The Minidoka Swing Band will be performing at two upcoming events!

1) Oregon International Air Show - 9am to 11am - August 20 & 21, 2011

2) Washington County Museum - September 24, 2011 - Bring the family, a picnic lunch and enjoy an outdoor concert by the Minidoka Swing Band from 12 noon to 2:30 PM. The Museum will feature an exhibit which is on loan from the Nikkei Legacy Center entitled "Taken: FBI" and paintings by Sharon Inahara. Admission to the Museum will be FREE on this day.
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IN MEMORIAM: Robbie Tsuboi: May 14, 1949-May 8, 2010

Our dear friend and founder of the Minidoka Swing Band has lost her hard fought 8 month battle with cancer. She was our light, our inspiration and our energy. She will be dearly missed.

We have had inquiries into donating to the band in her honor. If you would like to do that, please make checks out to "Minidoka Swing Band" and send in C/O Laura Baxter, 1968 SE Bush St., Hillsboro, OR 97123. All donations will be used for the good of the Minidoka Swing Band keeping Robbie's dream alive and continuing the Journey. Thank you to everyone who loved Robbie.

Click to view: Robbie's Rose City Obituary

DONATIONS TO MSB IN ROBBIE'S MEMORY:

*Clinton Kaku, Auburn, WA

*Barbara & James Kline, Bow, WA

*Linda Tamura & Michael Lee, Tualatin, OR

*Karl , Laura & Kyle Baxter, Hillsboro, OR

*Sho and Loen Dozono, Portland, OR

*Kassie Hara and the Epworth Methodist Church Ladies, Portland, OR

*Dan and Massie Hinatsu, Portland, OR

*William and Linda Tanaka, Beaverton, OR

*Ronald and Annabelle Hoover, Milwaukie, OR

*Dawn and Bradley Rasmussen, Portland, OR

*Machiko and Maki Myoga, Portland, OR

*John and June Schumann, Portland, OR

*Chip & Setsy Larouche, Happy Valley, OR

*John and Amy Peterson, Portland, OR

*Rikki Ninomiya. Tokyo, Japan

*Vicki L. Takahashi, Seattle, WA

*Carolyn and Derek Blume, Portland, OR

*George and Nobi Azumano, Portland, OR

*Gerry and Annie Migaki & Family, Portland, OR

*Ted and Kari Wright, San Diego, CA

*Anita and John Hara, Reno, NV

*George Nobori, Piedmont, CA

*C. Huey and D.Huey, Portland, OR

*Gary Goertzen, Vancouver, WA

*Jean Matsumoto, Portland, OR

*Virginia Hatch, Arlington, WA

*The Minidoka Pilgrimage Planning Committee, Seattle, WA

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!

We are using your generous donations to make vests for the band members to wear during performances (which was a wish of Robbie's) and to purchase Music Stands with the Minidoka Swing Band emblem embossed on front.

Music Line-up

Some of the musical selections that the Minidoka Swing Band plays are:

Can't Take My Eyes Off of You;

Alright, Okay, You Win;

American Patrol;

Serenade in Blue;

Blue Skies with vocalist Henry Sakamoto;

Tuxedo Junction with vocalist Nola Bogle;

The Way You Look Tonight;

All of Me with vocalist Henry Sakamoto;

I’m Beginning to See the Light with vocalist Nola Bogle;

I get a Kick Out of You;

A Foggy Day with vocalist Henry Sakamoto;

Don’t Get Around Much Anymore with vocalist Nola Bogle;

It Don’t Mean A Thing;

Shiny Stockings with vocalist Nola Bogle;

Just Friends;

Satin Doll;

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy;

Jump Jive An’ Wail;

Sing Sing Sing;

Chatanooga Choo Choo;

Sunny Side of the Street;

Don't Get Around Much Anymore;

Hot House;

Millenberg Joys;

plus more.

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