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Apology Sought for Subjects of Chemical Weapons Tests
WASHINGTON- Rep. Mike Honda (D-Santa Clara) on July 23 led a bipartisan group of lawmakers to call on the Department of Defense to...

Rafu Shimpo
Aug 12, 20152 min read


JAKWV Plans Activities for Nisei Week
Members of Japanese American Korean War Veterans marching in last year’s Nisei Week Parade. (Photo by Bacon Sakatani) President Tohoru...

Rafu Shimpo
Aug 10, 20152 min read


Honoring Masao ‘Mas’ Takahashi
Masao “Mas” Takahashi (center) waves to onlookers during the Rose Parade on Jan. 1. He passed away on July 25 at his home in Torrance. By...

Rafu Shimpo
Aug 4, 20153 min read


Talk on Nisei Soldier’s Contribution to Rebuilding Japan
“Compassion and Charity — and Chocolates: The Nisei Soldier Contribution to Rebuilding Japan” will be presented on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 2...

Rafu Shimpo
Aug 3, 20151 min read


‘Before They Were Heroes’ Curator to Speak at JANM
From left: Charlien Church of JANM, Sus Ito and curator Lily Tamai during a guided tour of “Before They Were Heroes” for JANM members on...

Rafu Shimpo
Jul 24, 20152 min read


Two New Exhibitions to Open at JANM
Laura Kina, “Issei,” 2011, oil on canvas The Japanese American National Museum will open two new exhibitions in July — one showcasing the...

Rafu Shimpo
Jul 9, 20154 min read


Mustard Gas Experiments Were Conducted on WWII JA Soldiers
National Public Radio this week aired reports on secret military experiments in which U.S. soldiers, including Japanese Americans,...

Rafu Shimpo
Jun 25, 20156 min read


Hershey Miyamura Scholarships Awarded
Scholarship recipients Alexandria Monjoy, Jennifer Begay and Kelly Radcliff with statue of Hiroshi “Hershey” Miyamura in Gallup, N.M....

Rafu Shimpo
Jun 22, 20152 min read


A Father’s Letters: The Story of Nisei and U.S. Marine Robert Borchers
By SUSIE LING A couple of years after his elderly father moved to a nursing home, Robert L. Borchers started sorting through his father’s...

Rafu Shimpo
Jun 19, 20154 min read



Rafu Shimpo
Jun 19, 20150 min read


Paul Nakasone Promoted to Major General as Commander of Cyber Mission Force
Susan Nakasone and Adm. Michael Rogers pinning the second star on Maj. Gen. Paul Nakasone. FORT MEADE, Md. — U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Paul M....

Rafu Shimpo
Jun 16, 20152 min read
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