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First Prize, Poem, High School Tamara Sato Punahou School, Honolulu Junior (2016-17 Academic School Year) Seventy six years ago we were...

First Place, Essay, College Kenneth Kitahata Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio Freshman (2016-17 Academic School Year) My journey to learn...

First Prize, Essay, High School Javier Herrera Mt. Carmel High School, San Diego Junior (2016-17 Academic School Year) Japanese American...

MIS veteran Grant Ichikawa receiving the Congressional Gold Medal from then-House Speaker John Boehner during a ceremony at the U.S....

Dignitaries, students and World War II veterans attended Wednesday’s ceremony on the USS Arizona Memorial, held to offer prayers to those...

President Donald Trump with Navajo Code Talkers Fleming Begaye, Thomas Begay and Peter MacDonald. (White House photo) WASHINGTON — The...

Audrey Jones, grandniece of Sadao Munemori, gazes at the plaque dedicated on Thursday to the Medal of Honor recipient at Lincoln High...

Aiden Kaneshiro and Brendan Ikeda clean the Japanese American National War Memorial Court on Oct. 28 at the JACCC. The monument honors...

House Speaker Paul Ryan, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and congressional leaders present the Congressional Gold Medal. WASHINGTON...

Lincoln High School will dedicate a memorial on Thursday, Nov. 9, to Medal of Honor recipient Sadao Munemori during the school’s annual...

Bruce Kaji in front of the former Nishi Hongwanji building in Little Tokyo, where the Japanese American National Museum opened in 1992....

Toshio “Tosh” Okamoto, K Company, 442nd Regimental Combat Team (Photo by Shane Sato) A fundraising campaign is under way for “The Go For...

George Takei, Lauren Kinkade and other local actors/singers performed songs from “Allegiance.” By J.K. YAMAMOTO, Rafu Staff Writer...

Honor Roll at Minidoka lists incarcerees who served in the military during World War II. WASHINGTON — Idaho’s congressional delegation...

Darin Furukawa of Jidai Arts with a sword that was given to his grandfather, Richard Furukawa, during the U.S. occupation of Japan. (J.K....

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Japanese American Citizens League will present “Never Forget: One Nation Gala” on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the...

Sus Ito’s photographs show what everyday life was like for the 522nd Field Artillery Battalion. FULLERTON — Starting Sunday, Sept. 10,...

The event will feature a collection curated by Japangeles, which has just opened a store (pictured) in Little Tokyo’s Japanese Village...

Darin S. Furukawa of Jidai Arts, co-curator of “Nikkei Samurai,” gives a tour of the exhibition, which includes a sword given to his...

Members of the Japanese American Korean War Veterans at the JACCC during Nisei Week. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo) Japanese American...