Congressional Gold Medal
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Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka receives replica medal for grandfather’s WWII service
August 1, 2024 by Associated Press
By PATRICK STEVENS Associated Press WASHINGTON — San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka received a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to his grandfather’s World War II unit July […] READ MORE
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Chinese Americans who served in WWII honored by Congress
December 17, 2020 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seventy-five years after World War II ended, Congress is honoring thousands of Chinese Americans who served the United States in the war, earning citations for heroism — […] READ MORE
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Digital exhibit to tell Nisei veterans’ stories
December 18, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The stories of the World War II Nisei soldiers, including heroes like Kazuo Masuda, Takejiro Higa and the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, will be highlighted in the upcoming Congressional Gold Medal Digital […] 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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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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L.A. County repeals 1942 support for WWII incarceration
June 14, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County board of supervisors voted unanimously June 6 to repeal its 1942 resolution supporting the incarceration of Japanese Americans shortly after Japan’s attack on […] READ MORE
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SERVICE, SACRIFICE AND SELFLESSNESS: Sacramento honors WWII veterans
May 31, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Soaring six stories high in the courtyard, the California State Museum’s Constitution Wall proclaimed in huge words “rights,” “redress,” “without discrimination” and “liberty” to the some 300 […] READ MORE
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Nisei war veteran donates Congressional Gold Medal to UC Berkeley
May 18, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
BERKELEY, Calif. — Dr. Kenji Sayama is one of University of California, Berkeley’s staunchest supporters. He is forever grateful to the university for taking the extra step in sending his […] READ MORE
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San Francisco Nisei veterans honored
May 4, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
In a brief, emotion-filled ceremony highlighted by words of praise from House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Japanese American veterans who served in World War II were honored at the […] READ MORE
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LONG OVERDUE: Japanese American veterans of World War II receive Congressional Gold Medals at South Bay ceremony
March 22, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
SAN JOSE — It was moving. It was emotional. It was long overdue and yet so deserving when U.S. Congressional leaders awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese American World […] READ MORE
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