On Saturday O.G. graduated from college…seventy years after she first enrolled. She was attending UCLA in 1941 when the government ordered her and all the other Japanese-Americans to be rounded up with only what they could carry, and be put into internment camps. It was a sad time – but now all these years later, these people who lost their futures got their diplomas.
There’s only one thing to do when you have an celebration – buy a cake from King’s Hawaiian of course! I drew a picture of O.G. in graduation garb and took it down to the bakery who printed it on edible sheeting. It was a happy surprise when the cake was unveiled at dinner.
While I personally love the Paradise Cake, O.G. specifically asked for guava chiffon cake. The taste is subtle yet flavorful, and you just can’t deny that gorgeous pink-y goodness.
Congrats O.G., you have a bright future ahead of you!
L.A. Times story on UCLA Japanese American honorees
L.A. Times pictures from the ceremony
Channel 2 news story
Kid's lunches, simple dinners and a whole lot of geeky baking.
I love everything about this!!!!! Yay O.G. give her a kiss for me please!!! the cake you got is fabulous and your design is perfect Jenn!! She must have just have been bowled over yesterday.
O.G. totally rocks.
http://www.kittyhell.com/2010/05/07/hello-kitty-oreo-cookies/#more-5059
Look what I found haha your oreo hello kittys made it to kitty hell.
This is soo Great! WTG O.G. the cakes looks great also,love the picture of O.G. on it <3
I was searching around the hello kitty website where it featured your cupcakes and I was hooked! I absolutely love your site! Needless to say I’m a little obsessed with it looking over the recipes and great ideas! Keep it coming! P.S. I love when you add the toys in the pictures like godzilla, it cracks me up!
A big congratulations to OG! Her degree was a long-time coming, but definitely deserved.
And what a great cake – makes me long for Red Ribbon’s mango-chiffon cake we had at my sister’s birthday party last month. Yum!
big congrats to OG. just read it on the other blog and the LA times article you linked to.
and it’s been too long since i’ve had a paradise cake. time to hike on up the 405.
Congrats O.G.!
This is adorable. Congrats, O.G.! And she has good taste, to boot–love King’s guava chiffon cake!