Festival of Friendship (Fresno Park at 1016 Fresno Street), 1954

7 images. Festival of Friendship (Fresno Park at 1016 Fresno Street), 23 May 1954. Ciara Fresquez; Kay Masoki; Marilyn Masoki; Stella Nakadate; Sharon Benson (queen) -- 17 years; John Anson Ford; Diane Creswell; Carmelita Loya; Ruby Garcia; Dora Perez; Jean Yabuki; Rohaha Pollock.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Lapp. Date: 1954-05-23. Reporter: Sid Bernstein. Assignment: Festival of Frienship. Fresno Playground, 1016 S. Fresno St. 3/4: Crowning of Queen of Friendship, left to right, 1953 Queen Stella Nakadate, of Japanese-American Citizenship League; Queen Sharon Benson, 17, of Road Knightettes; and Supervisor John Anson Ford who crowned queen. 13/14: Queen and contestants. Rear, l to r, Diane Creswell, Carmelita Loya, Queen Sharon Benson, Ruby Garcia and Dora Perez. Front, l to r: Rosemarie Earle, Carmen Guerrero, Jean Yabuki and Rohaha Pollock. 5/34: Award of Festival of Friendship "Best Citizen of Year" awards to junior and senior high school students from 11 Eastside schools. Making award is Dr. Hugh Willett, pres. of Los Angeles Board of Educ. Left to right, front seating, Alex Stewart, Lanetta Kirby, Evelyn Yanez, Dr. Willett, Kazuko Hamamoto, and Toshi Matsuhara. 33: Hawaiian hulu hula dance by kids from East Los Angeles Park. L to r: Clara Fresquez, Kay Masoki and Marilyn Masoki".