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Civil rights icon Yasui to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
November 19, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama named civil rights icon Minoru Yasui and 16 other people as recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, a statement issued Nov. 16 said. 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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President Obama hails Hirabayashi’s courage in defying wartime incarceration
May 31, 2012 by Nichi Bei News
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) — U.S. President Barack Obama on May 29 hailed the courage of Gordon Hirabayashi for defying the incarceration order for Japanese Americans during World War II as he […] READ MORE
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