Korean War – Rafu Shimpo

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Fri, Feb 11 2011

Kiriyama Adult School Dedicated

Also tagged: ADULT SCHOOL, CAREER, carson, DEDICATION, ED MORRIS, education, gardena, GEORGE KIRIYAMA, iku kiriyama, lausd, RON IKEJIRI, USAF

Members of George Kiriyama’s family, including wife Iku (fourth from right), celebrate the dedication of the George Kiriyama Community Adult School in Gardena on Friday. Kiriyama, who passed away in...

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Wed, Dec 15 2010

Coming to Peace with Alzheimer’s

Also tagged: Agnes Yamashiro, Alzheimer's disease, ALZHEIMERS, caregiver, caregivers’ support group, Hughes Aircraft, Jack Yamashiro, Orange County Japanese American Association, residential care home, uc berkeley, USC

Jack Yamashiro, a Korean War veteran, and his wife Agnes in 2007. The Couple has struggled with Jack’s illness, which in his confusion would find him reliving his experiences during the war. ＝＝＝ By...

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Mon, Nov 22 2010

Threads of ‘American Tapestry’ Displayed at JANM

Also tagged: 442nd regimental combat team, ALICE BLUEIAN, AMERICAN TAPESTRY, ARMENIAN, CAPTAIN SULU, CHRIS IIJIMA, CITIZEN 13660, CITIZENSHIP, CLEMENT HANAMI, ELAINE OTOMO, ERIC NAKAMURA, george takei, GIANT ROBOT, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, hawaii, HENRY SUGIMOTO, internment, IPAD, IPHONE, issei, janm, japanese american national museum, Judge Vincent Okamoto, LIBERTY MAGAZINE, MARY OYAMA MITTWER, MINE OKUBO, Momo Nagano, MUSEUM, NAMYO BESSHO, NOBUKO MIYAMOTO, PDA, ROBERT HASUIKE, ROBERT IDEISHI, RODNEY KING, Sansei, SKATERS, SMARTPHONE, South Bay, Stan Honda, STANLEY HAYAMI, STAR TREK, Sulu, TECHNOLOGY, Topaz, TORU SAITO, VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL, VIETNAM WAR, VINCEN OKAMOTO, WEST SIDE STORY, WORLD TRADE CENTER, WTC, WWII, YELLOW PEARL, YOKO ONO, YOSHINO UYEMARA, YURI KOCHIYAMA

“American Families” by Momo Nagano, a flag inscribed with names of the camps and of families from the Seinan district among the items on display now at the Japanese American National Museum. (MARIO...

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Wed, Aug 18 2010

For the Doughboys

Also tagged: Clarence Okamura, Doughboys, Forgotten War, Hilton Unemori, Korean War Memorial, Korean War Veterans Association, Makawao Veterans Cemetery, Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares, Maui No Ka Oi Chapter 282, military intelligence service, Tom Kawamoto, World War I

Warren Nishida, president of the Maui No Ka Oi Chapter 282 of the Korean War Veterans Association, places flowers at the memorial to World War I Veterans at Makawao Veterans Cemetery on July 24. (Photos...

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Sat, Aug 7 2010

Calls for Peace 65 Years Later

Also tagged: 65 years, APEC Summit in Yokohama, atomic bomb, Darrell Miho, France, Great Britain, hibakusha, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, Hiroshima Peace Park, Japan, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Nagasaki, President Barack Obama, Setsuko Thurlow, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, U.S. Ambassador Japan John Roos, United Nations

Thousands of visitors stand in line in the sweltering heat to pay their respects at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony in Peace Park on Friday, the 65 anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing....

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Thu, Apr 22 2010

Like Like Drive-Inn: Tuesdays with the Gang

Also tagged: Cal State Fullerton, Disabled Amercian Veterans, Forgotten War, gwen muranaka, Honolulu, Japanese American Living Legacy, Susan Uyemura, Veterans, veterans' favorites, VFW

Korean War veterans gather every Tuesday morning at the Like Like Drive Inn Restaurant in Honolulu where they talk story over breakfast. All Nikkei veterans are welcome to attend the friendly gatherings....

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Fri, Apr 16 2010

UC Riverside Launches Center for Korean American Studies

Also tagged: 442nd, 442nd regimental combat team, 442nd/100th, Asian American Studies, Col Young-Oak Kim, go for broke, janm, Korean American, Korean American Museum, UC Riverside, WWII

Col. Young-Oak Kim (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) RIVERSIDE — The University of California, Riverside and the Overseas Koreans Foundation signed an agreement on Monday to establish a research center for...

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Sat, Mar 20 2010

Obituary: Mayemura, 97; Gold Star Mother

Also tagged: Ben Horiguchi, Gold Star mother, Japanese American War Memorial Court, Kats Nakatani, Kay Wilinski, Korea, Mary Jane Mayemura, Masako Tomota, min tonai, nishi hongwanji buddhist temple, Ruth Okimura, Tad Horiguchi, world war II

Mary Jane Mayemura salutes at last year's Memorial Day ceremony at the Japanese American War Memorial Court at JACCC Plaza. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By Gwen Muranaka Rafu English Editor She never...

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Thu, Mar 11 2010

JAKWV Sponsors Trip to Gallup, N.M. for Miyamura Dedication

Also tagged: Gallup, Hershey Miyamura, Hiroshi Miyamura, JAKWV, Veterans

The Japanese American Korean War Veterans will attend a dedication of a high school for Korean War hero and Medal of Honor recipient, Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura. The dedication is scheduled for Saturday,...

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Tag Archives: Korean War

Kiriyama Adult School Dedicated

Coming to Peace with Alzheimer’s

Threads of ‘American Tapestry’ Displayed at JANM

For the Doughboys

Calls for Peace 65 Years Later

Like Like Drive-Inn: Tuesdays with the Gang

UC Riverside Launches Center for Korean American Studies

Obituary: Mayemura, 97; Gold Star Mother

JAKWV Sponsors Trip to Gallup, N.M. for Miyamura Dedication

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