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Thu, Dec 22 2011

Insinuations and Innuendo About Internment

Insinuations and Innuendo About Internment

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, congressional gold medal, Edward Rothstein, FLOYD MORI, Heart Mountain Interpretive Center, jacl, Jill Abramson, military intelligence service, National Defense Authorization Act, New York Times

By FLOYD MORI (The following letter was sent on Dec. 19 to New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson by Floyd Mori, national executive director of the JACL.) The Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)...

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Wed, Nov 2 2011

Nisei Veterans Receive Bronze Stars

Nisei Veterans Receive Bronze Stars

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, BRONZE STAR, congressional gold medal, donald rutherford, Eric Shinseki, george joe sakato, Gerald Yamada, Jack Kunitomi, lost battalion, medal of honor, military intelligence service, MIS, nisei soldiers, pearl harbor, raymond t. ordierno, thomas bostick, world war II

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno presents Bronze Star Medals and the Army Chief of Staff coins to Japanese American World War II veterans at the National Veterans Network tribute to the...

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Wed, Aug 17 2011

Grand Procession

Grand Procession

Also tagged: 442nd, Ai wa Katsu, aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Ajuku Girls, akemi kikumura yano, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alpha Takahashi, Amber Akemi Piatt, Aomori Prefecture, Awa Odori Tokushima Ren, Bombu Taiko, Boy Scout Troop 379, Cathy Fujimoto, Centenary United Methodist Church, Chikara Taiko, chogi higa, congressional gold medal, CRA LA, Dave Yamamoto, David Yamahata, Emi Hojoen, Erika Mariko Olsen, Eugene Toshio Murakami, Florence Nagano, Fukushima Prefecture, Fumi Akutagawa, Garfield High School JROTC, Gary Yamauchi, General Public Ondo Dancers, Gina Hiraizumi, Grateful Crane Ensemble, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Queen Jennifer Sur, hayahiko takase, Iwate Prefecture, jaccc, Jane Yamamoto, janm, Jay Birata, JBA, JCCSC, Jessica Makiko Kanai, Karen Yamamoto, Kay A Yamaguchi, kazari, Kazuo Ikeda, Keizo Ray Suio, Ken Miyoshi, Kenjinkai Kyogikai, Kikuta Kai, Kimi Evans, Koichi Kinoshita, LA Kimono Club, LAPD, Leann Fumiko Fujinami, Little Tokyo Cosplayers, Los Angeles Elementary School, Louis K. Ito, LTBA Frances Hashimoto, Martha Estrada, Masako Rodriguez, Melissa Ayumi Nishimura, Michi Renee Lew, Mike Kamimoto, Mikey Hirano Culross, mikoshi, Mimi Mitsuko Yang, Mirai Nagasu, MIS, Miss Kimono LA, Miss Korea Southern California Joanne Ryu, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown Shirley Zhang, Mitsuhiro Bando, Miyagi Prefecture, Miyuki Matsunaga, Montebello-Ashiya Sister City Association, Nagoya City Assembly, Nanka Fukuoka Kenjinkai Taiko Club, Nebuga Festival, nikkei games, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai, Nippon Minyo Kenkyukai/Hoshun Kai, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, Nisei Week Car Show, Nisei Week Festival Marching Band, nisei week foundation, nisei week parade, Nisei Week Pioneers, Nisei Week Queen Lani Nishiyama, Nobuyuki Baba, Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen Jeddie Kawahatsu, Pure 02, Rafu Mitsumi Kai, Rev. Mark Nakagawa, Rev. Paul Nagano, Rissho Kosei Kai, rodney kageyama, San Fernando Japanese School, san fernando valley japanese american community center, sandra sakamoto, Seattle Japanese Community Queen Frderica Mackert, SOJI KASHIWAGI, Stan Sakai, tamlyn tomita, Tammie Kanda, Tanabata Festival, terry hara, Tommy Lasorda, toshio handa, Toyota Motors, Tracy Kato-Kiriyama, Tuesday Night Project, Usagi Yojimbo, yoshihito yonezawa, Yoshinori Kawaguchi, Yusuke Shindo

The 2011 Nisei Week Court waves to the crowds on Second Street from atop the American Airlines float on Sunday during the 71st annual Nisei Week Grand Parade. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By J.K. Yamamoto Rafu...

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Fri, Jul 1 2011

Bronze Monument to Nisei Soldiers Gets Boost from City Grant

Bronze Monument to Nisei Soldiers Gets Boost from City Grant

Also tagged: 442nd rct, Bill Santucci Justice Center, E. Ken Tokutomi, Florin JACL, France Borka, frank kageta, Frostad Atelier, lost battalion, Memorial to World War II Soldiers of Japanese Ancestry, Placer County JACL, Ronnie Frostad, Roseville Citizens' Benefit Fund, Roseville Grants Advisory Commission, Sacramento JACL, shig yokote

A maquette of the completed monument depicting a 442nd soldier helping a member of the "Lost Battalion." (Photo by Keith Sutter) ROSEVILLE, Calif. — The Roseville City Council announced grant...

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Thu, Apr 21 2011

Memorial Day Service in Little Tokyo

Memorial Day Service in Little Tokyo

Also tagged: 442nd rct, Asia America Symphony Orchestra, Asia America Youth Orchestra, Boy Scout Troop 379, David Miyoshi, El Rancho HIgh School Marine Corps Jr. ROTC, Gold Star Mothers, jaccc, Japanese American Korean War Veterans, Japanese American National War Memorial Court, Japanese American Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee, Koyasan Buddhist Temple, memorial day, min tonai, Scott Takahashi, Thomi Yamamoto, vincent okamoto

Vincent Okamoto, vice president of the Japanese American Vietnam Veterans Memorial Committee (JAVVMC) and Thomi Yamamoto, president of the Japanese American Korean War Veterans (JAKWV), jointly announced...

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Sat, Nov 13 2010

HORSE’S MOUTH: A Soldier’s Story In Memory of Veterans’ Day

HORSE’S MOUTH: A Soldier’s Story In Memory of Veterans’ Day

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, chaplain higuchi, chet tanaka, eric saul, george yoshinaga, go for broke, harry truman, hawaii, horse's mouth, james okubo, little tokyo, medal of honor, MIS, nisei, presidio museum, veteran's day, Veterans, william nakamura

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Saturday, Nov. 13) I often use the quotation, “Timing is everything.” Today’s column is a good example of this adage. Last week Editor Gwen...

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Sat, Sep 25 2010

Nisei Veterans Bill Headed to President’s Desk

Nisei Veterans Bill Headed to President’s Desk

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, adam schiff, barbara boxer, Congress, congressional gold medal, dalai lama, go for broke, gold medal, MIS, nisei, rosa parks, thomas edison, WWII

From left, Hiro Nishikubo, Sameshima, Seki, Abe and Akune salute as a color guard of soldiers from today’s 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry of the U.S. Army Reserves, Hawaii posts the American flag in...

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Thu, Aug 19 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Nisei Week Parade 2010

Also tagged: 100th/442nd Veterans Association, 1st Battalion 185th Armored Support Detachment, 442nd regimental combat team, Akita-Inu Hozonkai, Alhambra City Councilmember Gary Yamauchi, Arisa Hiroi, Awa Odori, Bobby Umemoto, Bombu Taiko, brian kito, Bryan Takeda, Chantel lee, chris aihara, Congresswoman Lucille Roybal Allard, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Cosplayers, Councilmember Jan Perry, Daisuke Ban, Deputy Mayor Masao Yamada, dirck morgan, Dow-Ning Kuo, Dr. Akemi Kikumura-Yano, Fujima Kansuma Dance School, Fusako Kanai, Genchi Minyo Ikuta Kai, Grand Marshal Bill Hideo Kikuchi, Hawaii Cherry Blossom Festival Queen, Hayato Tamura, Hideo Kikuchi, Hiroshi Kawabe, jaccc, janm, Japan Business Association, japanese american cultural and community center, japanese american national museum, jordan ikeda, Jung So-ra, Junwo Kim Yamashita, Kanya Sanjo V Dance Company, Kikaider, Kikuta Kai, kip fulbeck, knott's berry farm, KOS Korean Dance Institute, Kosuke Okamoto, L.A. Beat, LAPD Deputy Chief Terry Hara, Madame Fujima Kansuma, Marissa Machida, michael antonovich, Mirai Nagasu, Miss Chinatown Los Angeles, Miss Kimino LA, Miss Korea Los Angeles, Miss Los Angeles Chinatown, Montebello-Ashiya Sister Cities, Nebuta Festival, Nikkei Federation, nikkei games, Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council, nisei week baby show, nisei week foundation, Nisei Week Pioneer, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Ohayashi Troop, Okinawa Association of America Geino-Bu, Rafu Mutsumikai, rafu shimpo, Rissho Kosei Kai, Singapore Airlines, Snoopy, Tanabata Festival, The Ajuku Girls, Vietnam Veterans, Yoshie Okada, Yuichi Okura

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Fri, Aug 6 2010

Congress Votes for Gold Medal for Nisei Veterans

Congress Votes for Gold Medal for Nisei Veterans

Also tagged: 442nd, adam schiff, army, Arnold Palmer, barbara boxer, china, Congress, congressional gold medal, guadalcanal, iwo jima, japanese american, john glenn, MIS, neil armstrong, nisei, obama, purple heart, Veterans, wasp, world war II

The 442nd Regimental Combat Team is one of the most decorated regiments in U.S. history. WASHINGTON.—The U.S. Senate on Monday passed legislation that would grant a collective Congressional Gold Medal...

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Thu, Nov 19 2009

Go For Broke Salutes Veterans at Gala

Go For Broke Salutes Veterans at Gala

Also tagged: 442nd regimental, 442nd regimental combat team, christine sato-yamasaki, evening of aloha, go for broke national education center, kevin tamaki, vincent okamoto

From left, Toke Yoshihashi (100th), Ken Miya (100th), Bones Fujimoto (442nd), Victor Abe (MIS), Ken Akune (MIS), Don Seki (442nd) and Hitoshi Sameshima (MIS) walk in a procession honoring veterans at the...

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