This photo was submitted by Michelle Kyomi Botros of Long Beach, CA, for the 2021 Hinamatsuri Photo Activity, presented in collaboration with the Japanese Ame, rican Cultural & Community Center and Japanese American National Museum.

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This photo was taken at the old Sumitomo Bank in Torrance, California on Girls' Day in 1976 when I was 3 years old. It is special to me because I want to share my culture and heritage with my daughters.