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Thu, May 3 2012

Pelosi Salutes Vets at Bay Area CGM Ceremony

Pelosi Salutes Vets at Bay Area CGM Ceremony

Also tagged: 100th infantry battallion, adam schiff, barbara boxer, Brandon Quan, brig. gen. james cook, Bryan Yagi, congressional gold medal, daniel inouye, Darryl Abantao, Doris Matsui, Eric Shinseki, Golden Gate Nisei Memorial VFW Post 9879, Hiroshi Inomata, Jason Chooey, JCCCNC, military intelligence service, MIS, Nancy Pelosi, nisei soldiers, NJAHS, norman mineta, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Omar Doi, Rev. Ronald Kobata, Richard Kishimoto, Robert Handa, San Francisco Nikkei Lions, Senior Appreciation Brunch, Stanley Kamiya, WWII

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Brig. Gen. James Cook of the U.S. Army Reserve pose with 100th/442nd and MIS veterans after the medal ceremony. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) By J.K. YAMAMOTO Rafu...

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Sat, Apr 28 2012

Registration Open for L.A. Gold Medal Celebration

Registration Open for L.A. Gold Medal Celebration

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 100th Infantry Battalion Veterans, 100th/442nd Veterans Association, Chris Ohama, congressional gold medal, Go For Broke Monument, go for broke national education center, jaccc, JACL Pacific Southwest District, janm, Japanese American Bar Association, little tokyo, Los Angeles Regional CGM Celebration, military intelligence service, MIS Veterans Association of Southern California, Senate Bill S. 1055

The Los Angeles Regional Congressional Gold Medal Celebration will be held on Saturday, June 9, at the Go For Broke Monument in Little Tokyo from 9-11 a.m. All veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion,...

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Tue, Apr 17 2012

Texas Veterans Honored at Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

Texas Veterans Honored at Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, Abbie Grubb, Annise Parker, Arthur Casiraghi, Cole Chemical, congressional gold medal, Dachau, Day of Remembrance, Donna Fujimoto Cole, Gary Nakamura, George Fujimoto, George Nakamura, Harold Hebson, Helen Nakamoto, Houston JACL, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, John Ogata, Jota Yamamoto, Kenneth Takehara, lost battalion, military intelligence service, National Association of 36th Division Veterans, NATIONAL VETERANS NETWORK, Rep. Al Green, Robert Ivany, Shara Fryer, Shigeru Imai, Sibley Cooley, Ted Poe, Texas Honor Roll, Tommie Okabayashi, Unlikely Liberators, Walter Mackey, Willie Tanamachi

Family members representing deceased veterans gather as Dr. Robert Ivany reads the Texas Honor Roll assisted by Gary Nakamura, president of JACL-Houston. (Photo courtesy of JACL Houston Chapter) HOUSTON...

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Tue, Apr 17 2012

A Degree of Frustration

A Degree of Frustration

Also tagged: Azusa Pacific University, C.L. Max Nikias, dale minami, Evelyn Shimazu Yee, executive order 9066, gwen muranaka, Henry Kondo, Hitoshi Sameshima, internment, Japanese Trojan Club, Jiro Oishi, Joanne Kumamoto, jonathan kaji, Lewis E. Ford, Mikey Hirano Culross, Nikkei students, pearl harbor, redress and reparations, rufus b. von kleinsmid, Scott M. Mory, State Assembly Bill 37, the California Nisei College Diploma Project, University of Southern California, USC El Rodeo, USC honorary degree, warren furutani

The Japanese Trojan Club is pictured in the 1942 edition of the USC yearbook, El Rodeo. Believed to be present in the photo are Kody Kodama, Henry Kondo, Jiro Oishi and Hitoshi Sameshima, who is expected...

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Tue, Apr 17 2012

NorCal Cherry Blossom Festival to Honor Seniors

NorCal Cherry Blossom Festival to Honor Seniors

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, Eden Senior Center, Fred Kitajima, Fred Shimasaki, Hotel Kabuki, Kaiser Permanente, Ken Nihei, Kimochi Inc., Koji Ozawa, Marshall Sumida, Marvin Uratsu, Mas Ishikawa, Masaru Kawaguchi, Mike Inouye, military intelligence service, Moffet Ishikawa, Nikkei and Retirement, Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, Oliver Nishimura, Pine United Methodist Church, Ronald Yoshida, Sakura Kai, Senior Appreciation Brunch, Shigeyuki Doi, Warrren Eijima, Yoshiro Tokiwa, Yu-Ai Kai, Yutaka Kobori

SAN FRANCISCO — The Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival will hold its annual Senior Appreciation Brunch on Sunday, April 22, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Hotel Kabuki in San Francisco Japantown. “This...

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Sun, Apr 15 2012

‘Valor With Honor’ Screening at SJSU

‘Valor With Honor’ Screening at SJSU

Also tagged: BURT TAKEUCHI, Dachau, Dr. Jonathan Roth, lost battalion, Mount Folgorito, San Jose State University, VALOR WITH HONOR

SAN JOSE — Burt Takeuchi’s documentary “Valor With Honor” will be screened on Sunday, April 29, at 2 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Library on the San Jose State University campus. Three years...

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Thu, Mar 29 2012

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Filmmaker Junichi Suzuki Completes Nikkei Trilogy With ‘MIS: Human Secret Weapon’

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 442: Live with Honor, 99 Years of Love: Japanese Americans, Come See the Paradise, daniel inouye, Die with Dignity, Gaslamp 15, Irene Hirano Inouye, Jake Shimabukuro, James Armstrong Theatre, Junichi Suzuki, Kizuna, Laemmle's Noho 7, lane nishikawa, military intelligence service, MIS: Human Secret Weapon, nishi hongwanji, norman mineta, Paul Terasaki, tamlyn tomita, toyo miyatake, Toyo's Camera, Woodbridge Movies 5

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on March 29, 2012.) === Movie director Junichi Suzuki’s final installment of his Japanese American trilogy will arrive in theaters next...

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Tue, Mar 13 2012

WWII Army Air Corps Gunner Ogata Dies at 92

WWII Army Air Corps Gunner Ogata Dies at 92

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 451st Bomb Group, 726th Squadron, Army Air Corps, ben kuroki, Camp Brant, Civilian Pilot Training Program, Col. Bob Kan, Congressional Medal of Honor, daniel inouye, herbert ginoza, Japanese Americans in Vietnam War, John Matsumoto, Kenjalin Ogata, Kenje Ogata, Magyarkeszi Hungary, military intelligence service, Strong-Carter Dental Clinic, University of Illinois College of Dentistry, Wilma Reiff, Yukio Kishi

Flight crew of the 726th Squadron, 451st Bomb Group. Kenje Ogata is second from right in the back row. STERLING, Ill. — Kenje Ogata, 92, one of five Nisei known to have served in the U.S. Army Air Corps...

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Thu, Mar 8 2012

Fresno-area Vets Honored at CGM Ceremony

Fresno-area Vets Honored at CGM Ceremony

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, adam schiff, barbara boxer, Boy Scout Troop 199, Clovis Veterans Memorial Building, Clovis Veterans Memorial District, Congressional Medal of Honor, Dale and Debbie Ikeda, daniel inouye, David Kawamoto, executive order 9066, George Takata, Girl Scout Troop 305, Howard Watkins, Joint Services Honor Command, Marcia Chung, military intelligence service, Nisei Farmers League, obama, PG&E, Rev. Akiko Miyake-Stoner, Rev. Kurt Rye, Robert Yano, Sun-Maid Growers, VFW Sierra Nisei Post 8499, Wells Fargo

Nisei veterans stand at attention during the flag ceremony. (Photo by Howard Watkins) The veterans are given a standing ovation. JACL Central California District Governor Marcia Chung is front and center;...

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Thu, Mar 8 2012

141 CGM Replicas Awarded at Utah Regional Celebration

141 CGM Replicas Awarded at Utah Regional Celebration

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, Bishop Richard Wilcox, BRONZE STAR, congressional gold medal, executive order 9066, FLOYD MORI, Grand America Hotel, Jani Iwamoto, military intelligence service, Misao Doi, Most Rev. John Wester, Peter Corroon, Peter Mitsuo Oki, RAYMOND UNO, Rep. Jim Matheson, Rev. Brad Kramer, Rev. Jerry Hirano, Right Rev. Scott Hayashi, Steve Fukushima, Taira Fukushima, vincent okamoto, Women's Army Corps

A total of 36 Nisei veterans were on hand to accept their medals. (Photo by Metra Barton) By STEVE FUKUSHIMA SALT LAKE CITY — A total of 141 Congressional Gold Medal replicas were awarded to 36 surviving...

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