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Chicago Honors Japanese American WWII Vets

Chicago Honors Japanese American WWII Vets

442nd RCT veteran Enoch Kanaya receives his personalized handmade quilt from Quilts of Honor Director Gail Belmont. CHICAGO — On a crisp, clear Sunday afternoon, 43 Nikkei veterans of the “Good War”... 

DVD Release of Resisters Film at JANM on Saturday

DVD Release of Resisters Film at JANM on Saturday

Mits Koshiyama (center, looking down) was 19 years old when this photo was taken on June 12, 1944, the first day of the trial of the Heart Mountain draft resisters in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, Wyo. Producer/director... 

WWII Army Air Corps Gunner Ogata Dies at 92

WWII Army Air Corps Gunner Ogata Dies at 92

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... 

‘Conscience’ DVD Set Full of Valuable Material

‘Conscience’ DVD Set Full of Valuable Material

By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, Rafu Contributor “Conscience and the Constitution,” the documentary on the only organized draft resistance movement to come out of a U.S. concentration camp during World War II,... 

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Frank Abe Is Back With a Fresh ‘Conscience’

INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Frank Abe Is Back With a Fresh ‘Conscience’

By GEORGE TOSHIO JOHNSTON (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on July 21, 2011.) === When the Sansei transitioned from innocent and acquiescent adolescence into questioning and indignant young adulthood... 

‘Conscience and the Constitution’ Returns as Two-Disc DVD Set

‘Conscience and the Constitution’ Returns as Two-Disc DVD Set

The DVD cover includes photos of a young Frank Emi, the mass trial of the Heart Mountain resisters, and journalist James Omura. SEATTLE — A decade after its national debut on public television, the award-winning... 

Books on JA WWII Experience Win Independent Publisher Awards

Books on JA WWII Experience Win Independent Publisher Awards

NEW YORK — Winners of the 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards were honored at a gala in New York on May 23. Some 2,000 independent authors and publishers participated in the 15th annual ceremony. •... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: Homecoming For Heroes

HORSE’S MOUTH: Homecoming For Heroes

By George Yoshinaga === HOUSTON, Texas—As mentioned in my previous column I’m here in Houston to attend a dinner titled, “Homecoming for Heroes.” The 65th anniversary of the event is special in... 

HORSE’S MOUTH: How About Some Natto for Kuroda?

HORSE’S MOUTH: How About Some Natto for Kuroda?

By George Yoshinaga === This past weekend was an enjoyable one made possible by invitations I received to attend a couple of events. First, I want to thank Toshio Handa, President of the Japanese Chamber... 

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