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Wed, Nov 2 2011

Nisei Veterans Receive Bronze Stars

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, pearl harbor, raymond t. ordierno, thomas bostick

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, Jul 28 2011

JAKWV to Host Hospitality Room, March in Parade During Nisei Week

JAKWV to Host Hospitality Room, March in Parade During Nisei Week

Also tagged: Gulf War, Iraq/Afghanistan wars, jaccc, JAKWV, Japanese American National War Memorial Court, Korean War, little tokyo, nisei week, Purple Heart Association, Thomi Yamamoto, VIETNAM WAR, Wally Takata

Continuing a 14-year tradition, the Japanese American Korean War Veterans will host a hospitality room at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center and a booth at the Japanese American National...

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Fri, Jul 8 2011

The Shadow Warrior

The Shadow Warrior

Also tagged: Alan Cranston, bill clinton, Boyle Heights, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, INTERNMENT CAMP, inyo county, manzanar, mel levine, miyamoto musashi, Redress, rohwer, ronald reagan, roosevelt high school, rose ochi, santa anita, Tom Bradley

Rose Ochi poses at her office at Cal State Los Angeles where she is executive director of the California Forensic Science Institute. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) By MARTHA NAKAGAWA RAFU CONTRIBUTOR Just...

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Fri, May 27 2011

Spit & Polish Day at the Memorial Court

Spit & Polish Day at the Memorial Court

Also tagged: brandon yee, David Miyoshi, dennis maruki, hailey huff, jaccc, JIM YAMASHITA, justin kim, kathy hoang, kyle kotani, lauren sullivan, lisa kawakami, MEMORIAL COURT, mike tsuji, min tonai, nicole hamasaki, ron yamada, ROY SHIRAGA, Veterans, VIETNAM, vincent okamoto ryan kawahara

High school volunteers clean the Japanese American War Memorial Court last Saturday. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) === By Ken Hayashi and Ron Yamada === To help prepare the Japanese American War Memorial...

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Sat, Jan 22 2011

Manzanar Site Opens Mess Hall Exhibit

Manzanar Site Opens Mess Hall Exhibit

Also tagged: demonstration block, inyo county, les inafuku, manzanar, mess hall, national park service, NPS

The exterior of the Manzanar mess hall. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Visitors have an opportunity to explore a major part of camp life in a new exhibit in Manzanar’s World War II-era mess hall. Historical...

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Tue, Nov 16 2010

Hohri, 83; Lead Plaintiff in Internees’ Lawsuit Against Government

Hohri, 83; Lead Plaintiff in Internees’ Lawsuit Against Government

Also tagged: aiko herzig-yoshinaga, arthur hansen, chizuko omori, chuck kato, CONCENTRATION CAMP, draft resisters, dwight chuman, Ellen Godbey Carson, emi somekawa, FRANK ABE, frank chin, frank emi, heart mountain, henry miytake, internment, jacl, janm, japanese american, kathy wong, manzanar, Martha Nakagawa, mike masaoka, ncjar, NCRR, phil tajitsu nash, rabbit in the moon, rafu shimpo, Redress, rita takahashi, ron mamiya, takeshi nakayama, tomio moriguchi, william hohri

William Hohri, center, was honored in April 2008 at the Japanese American National Museum gala for his work on redress. He is joined by his wife, Yuriko, left, and Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu...

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Wed, Aug 25 2010

2010 Nisei Week Honors Pioneers

2010 Nisei Week Honors Pioneers

Also tagged: 442nd rct, Arroyo Grande, chairman of the Japanese Business Association of Southern California, Consul General Junichi Ihara, Councilmember Jan Perry, frances hashimoto, Fusako Kanai, Haruo Hayashi, Hiroshi Kawabe, Hokan Sho Order, japanese chamber of commerce of southern california, Junko Yamane, Junwo Jim Yamashita, Kenji Fukuoka, Kosuke Okamoto, Kunsho, Kyoto Grand Hotel, Lucia Mar Unified School District, nanka kenjinkai kyogikai, Nisei Week Pioneers, Nisei Week President Hayato Tamura, Orange County Nikkei Coordinating Counci, Pioneer Kosuke Okamoto, Precious Crown, president of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, president of the Little Tokyo Business Association, president of the Nanka Kanjinkai Kyogikai, Rinban Hiroshi Abiko, South East Youth Organization (SEYO), Susan Uyemura, Takashi Horie, toshio handa, union bank

Seated from left, Nisei Week Pioneers Hiroshi Kawabe, Kosuke Okamoto, Fusako Kanai, Junwo “Jim” Yamashita and Haruo Hayashi were honored at the Pioneer Luncheon on Wednesday at the Kyoto Grand Hotel...

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Thu, Aug 12 2010

Jive Bomber Kaji Speaks at JANM

Jive Bomber Kaji Speaks at JANM

Also tagged: Boyle Heights, Bruce Kaji, janm, jive bomber, kiyo maruyama, little tokyo, manzanar, mary kageyama, MIS, roosevelt, sharon yamato, songbird of manzanar, toyota

Bruce Kaji Bruce Kaji, the founding president of the Japanese American National Museum, will read excerpts from his autobiography, “Jive Bomber: A Sentimental Journey,” at the premiere of its...

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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: 100th battalion, 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

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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Wed, Jun 2 2010

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Sun Spots: Baseball and Tennis

Also tagged: 442nd, AEGON championships, ai miyazato, akinori iwamura, Bleacher Report, Boston Red Sox, Cash Kruth, Chris Haft, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Dave Kane, G Company, Geoffrey Dunn, ichiro suzuki, japanese american, Kei Nishikori, London, LPGA, major league baseball, Memorial Day Weekend, Michael Street, MLB.com, Monterey County Herald, Neil Walker, Pacific Perspectives, Rob York, Roland Garros, State Journal Register, Sun Spots, Tom Mine, Travis Ishikawa, Watsonville Kasei team, world baseball classic

Hope everyone had a thoughtful Memorial Day weekend. As a community, we must continue to honor the sacrifice of the Nisei generation and what they provided for all of us who came after. My grandfather...

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