442nd Regimental Combat Team
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A social and operational — though somewhat lacking — history of the 110th and 442nd
July 24, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Going for Broke: Japanese American Soldiers in the War against Nazi Germany By James M. McCaffrey (Norman, Okla.: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013, 424 pp., $34.95, hard cover) With another book […] READ MORE
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War vet Kuwayama, who saved Daniel Inouye’s life, dies
July 10, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — Yeiichi “Kelly” Kuwayama, a 442nd Regimental Combat Team combat medic, passed away June 29, the Japanese American Veterans Association said in a statement. He was 96. Kuwayama was […] READ MORE
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JA Nat’l Museum hosts ‘Go For Broke’ exhibit in Los Angeles
January 9, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The Japanese American National Museum’s “Go For Broke: Japanese American Soldiers Fighting on Two Fronts” exhibit chronicles the history of Nisei soldiers from the 100th Infantry Battalion, […] READ MORE
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Nikkei history meets multi-generational family memoir
January 1, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
LOOKING AFTER MINIDOKA: AN AMERICAN MEMOIR By Neil Nakadate (Bloomington, Ind.: Indiana University Press, 2013, 236 pp., $20, paperback) Although its publisher markets “Looking after Minidoka” as a “memoir,” this […] READ MORE
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Inouye posthumously receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
December 5, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — The late Sen. Daniel K. Inouye was one of 16 people to receive the 2013 Presidential Medal of Freedom Nov. 20 at a ceremony in the East Room […] READ MORE
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A reflection on heroism
July 28, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
Twice Heroes: America’s Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea Written and photographed by Tom Graves. (San Francisco: Nassau & Witherspoon, 2013, 182 pp., $45, hardcover) Tom Graves’ photobook is the […] READ MORE
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An inclusive tribute to the Nisei WWII veterans
January 1, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
PROUD TO SERVE: JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II VETERANS Edited by Chris Komai (Los Angeles: Rafu Shimpo and Japanese American Living Legacy 2012, 390 pp., $29.95, paperback) This is a […] READ MORE
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Setting the record straight on ‘Allegiance’
November 1, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
The play “Allegiance” attempts to promote sympathy for those who answered no to loyalty questionnaire questions or refused induction into the U.S. Army (aka “resisters”) by seeking to taint the […] READ MORE
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Congressional Gold Medal, awarded to WWII Nikkei vets, to tour seven cities
October 4, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Last November, the Congressional Gold Medal was awarded to Japanese American World War II veterans in recognition of their extraordinary accomplishments while serving in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the […] READ MORE
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THE GREAT UNKNOWN AND THE UNKNOWN GREAT: Shinkichi George Tajiri’s artistic legacy depicts a diverse lifetime of hardships
September 6, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
Amid the innumerable topics that make up the tapestry of Japanese American history, one little-noticed theme is that of Nisei in Europe. While the exploits of the 442nd Regimental Combat […] READ MORE
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