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International friendship
Sister Cities celebrates 20th year
AA sister cities fountain
The Sister Cities program is this week with 10 youths arriving from Mikawa, Japan. Boys will be boys, despite nationality. Pictured are Kazuma Yamaguchi laughing as Zachary Keel attempts to dunk his little brother, Zerek, in the fountain. - photo by Lisa Hobbs
Sister Cities has been encouraging cultural interaction for 20 years with its student exchange program between America and Japan.This year, McMinnville is host to 10 students from Mikawa. The group arrived in America on Sunday night and toured Washington, D.C. on Monday. On Tuesday, group members flew to Nashville and were picked up by their host families at the airport.