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“No, I didn’t get discharged. I stayed (in the U.S. Army after World War II) and went to Korea,” said Jimmie Kanaya. As a teenager, …
“[A] Bronze Star doesn’t really mean very much. Every soldier that was overseas got it. This is the Silver Star and this is the Purple …
“It was exciting.” George Morihiro is talking about his experience in the all-Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. “But don’t get me …
“At the field camp (in Europe), kids came to us begging for food, with pans in their hands. Hakujin soldiers kicked them or dumped their …
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The K-ble Jungle is a new band in the J-Pop and J-Rock music panorama. Although this name may sound new to Japan music lovers, this …
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There really is no better place to contemplate what it means to be Canadian than in our nation’s capital, Ottawa. In the midst of news …
What is it like to be a Japanese American in Europe, far from one’s family and origins? How does it feel mingling mostly with Caucasians …
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“I’m no hero, but I wear it for the guys that didn’t come back.” — George “Joe” Sakato George T. Sakato is the great-great-great-grandson of …
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