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Thu, Dec 8 2011

Indelible Memories of a Fateful Day

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Asian Americans for Action, crusaders, Dec. 7 1941, Densho, diane tanaka, EO 9066, FDR, Franklin D. Roosevelt, fred korematsu, General DeWitt, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Harlem, internment, Japanese Evacuation, manzanar, Min Yasu, nisei, Redress, Triple-A, WRA, YURI KOCHIYAMA

Civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama is interviewed for the Densho oral history archives. === By DIANE TANAKA RAFU CONTRIBUTOR === The lives of Japanese Americans would forever be changed following Dec....

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Thu, Dec 8 2011

Hawaii’s Politicians Remember Pearl Harbor

Also tagged: Colleen Hanabusa, dan inouye, Daniel Akaka, mazie hirono

WASHINGTON — Members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack on Wednesday. Following are their statements. • Sen. Daniel Inouye: Seventy...

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Thu, Dec 8 2011

VOX POPULI: ‘Homegrown Terrorism’ Hearing Risks Repeating History

Also tagged: fear, HISTORY, Mike Honda, Muslim American, opinion, U.S. History, vox populi

By MIKE HONDA 15th Congressional District of California, U.S. House of Representatives (This piece was originally published Wednesday on The Hill’s Congress Blog.) === Today, Dec. 7, 2011, is the 70th...

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Wed, Dec 7 2011

Hawaii’s Representatives Remember Pearl Harbor

Also tagged: 442nd rct, Colleen Hanabusa, Daniel Akaka, daniel inouye, mazie hirono, National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association, USS Arizona, USS Oklahoma, USS Utah

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Wed, Dec 7 2011

Shinseki Salutes World War II Vets on Pearl Harbor Day

Also tagged: Department of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association

WASHINGTON - On the 70th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War II, the men and women of the Department of Veterans Affairs salute the members of “America’s greatest...

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Fri, Dec 2 2011

Herzig-Yoshinaga Shares Research Tips

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, Asian Americans for Action, ASSEMBLY CENTER, Civil Liberties Public Education Fund, Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, CONCENTRATION CAMPS, Ei Yoshinaga Suzuki, Eji Suyama, FAITH UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, FBI, Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast, fred korematsu, Gen. John DeWitt, GORDON HIRABAYASHI, Internment camps, inu collaborators, jaccc, JACL Greater Los Angeles Singles Chapter, JACL National Convention, Jerome Ark., JOYCE OKAZAKI, Justice Department, Kazu Iijima, Kumamoto, Los Angeles High School, manzanar, Marjorie Lee, Martha Nakagawa, Mary Nakahara, michi nishiura weglyn, Min Yasui, National Archives and Records Administration, National Council for Japanese American Redress, rohwer, Shizuko Matsuda, Speaking Out for Personal Justice, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, VIETNAM WAR, War Department, war relocation authority, warren furutani, years of infamy, YURI KOCHIYAMA

Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga speaks with attendees after her talk on Nov. 11. (Photo by Martha Nakagawa) By MARTHA NAKAGAWA, RAFU CONTRIBUTOR TORRANCE — How did a woman with barely a high school education and...

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Mon, Nov 14 2011

Shinseki: ‘From My Generation to Yours, We Thank You’

Also tagged: 100th Infantry Battalion, 36th Infantry Division, 442nd regimental combat team, adam schiff, Ann Curry, Antonio Taguba, Army chief of staff, barbara boxer, Barney Hajiro, BRONZE STAR, Christine Sato-Yamazaki, Congressional Medal of Honor, Daniel Akaka, daniel inouye, Dave Kawagoye, Deni Mineta, Distinguished Service Cross, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, Eric Shinseki, FLOYD MORI, Gen. Joe Peterson, Gen. Joseph F. Peterson, george sakato, George Washington, Gerald Yamada, go for broke, H. Charles McBarron, Harry Harris, Hershey Miyamura, Irene Hirano Inouye, Irene Mori, Isoroku Yamamoto, Jack Kunitomi, Jason Kamiya, Kaoru Moto, kiyoshi muranaga, Kuwashi Edward Iwataki, lost battalion, medal of honor, Merrill's Marauders, Mike Honda, Mike Linnington, military intelligence service, Millie Akaka, NAVAJO CODE TALKERS, norman mineta, One Puka Puka, Presidential Unit Citation, purple heart, Robert Kuroda, Robert Sato, rose ochi, Sachi Koto, sadao munemori, Silver Star, Terry Shima, Tom Bostick, Tony Taguba, TUSKEGEE AIRMEN

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki and other speakers could be seen on monitors around the huge banquet room. (Photo by J.K. Yamamoto/Rafu Shimpo) WASHINGTON — Secretary of Veterans Affairs...

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Wed, Nov 2 2011

Nisei Veterans Receive Bronze Stars

Also tagged: 100th battalion, 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, 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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Thu, Oct 20 2011

Inouye Testifies in Support of Federal Funding for 9/11 Memorial/Museum

Also tagged: 9/11, Adm. Arthur Radford, daniel inouye, Dwight Eisenhower, Elvis Presley, Michael Bloomberg, National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Pacific War Memorial Commission, Pentagon, S.1537, secretary of interior, Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, Shanksville, Territorial Legislature, Territory of Hawaii, USS Arizona Memorial, WORLD TRADE CENTER

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Sen. Daniel Inouye at the 9/11 memorial site in May. WASHINGTON — Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) gave the following statement on Oct. 19 before the Senate Committee...

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Thu, Oct 20 2011

HORSE’S MOUTH: Regarding the Penny Slot

Also tagged: 442nd, DAVID WATANABE, FISHING, gambling, horse, L.A. Times, las vegas, Lee Baca, MAE KIMURA, Paul Tanaka, SIERRAS, steve lopez, TED TSUKIYAMA, Vegas, WWII

By GEORGE YOSHINAGA (First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Oct. 18, 2011) === The opening segment of today’s chatter might sound a bit fishy. That’s because it’s about fishing. Reader David Watanabe...

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Tag Archives: pearl harbor

Indelible Memories of a Fateful Day

Hawaii’s Politicians Remember Pearl Harbor

VOX POPULI: ‘Homegrown Terrorism’ Hearing Risks Repeating History

Hawaii’s Representatives Remember Pearl Harbor

Shinseki Salutes World War II Vets on Pearl Harbor Day

Herzig-Yoshinaga Shares Research Tips

Shinseki: ‘From My Generation to Yours, We Thank You’

Nisei Veterans Receive Bronze Stars

Inouye Testifies in Support of Federal Funding for 9/11 Memorial/Museum

HORSE’S MOUTH: Regarding the Penny Slot

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