Philippine-American Friendship: A Day to Remember
Acts of Courage and Uncommon Valor On July 4, 1946, following Japan’s defeat in World War ll, the United States granted independence to the Philippines, a U.S. possession since 1898.[…]
Category: Veterans/Military
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“The Registry” screening and discussion on WWII military language schools
St. Paul, Minn. (June 6, 2018) — Historic Fort Snelling will host a screening of Steve Ozone’s documentary film on the lesser known history of the Military Intelligence Service Language School,[…]
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NHK, PBS Hawai‘i documentary on famed WWII regiment
GLOBE NEWSWIRE HONOLULU (May 23, 2018) — NHK WORLD-JAPAN, the English-language channel operated by Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, today announced it will host a special screening of “Rescuing the Lost Battalion[…]
America First isolationism will not deter China’s Oceanic goals
By Richard Kagan AAP correspondent Last week I attended the Convention of the Association for Asian Studies at the Marriott Hotel in Washington D.C. The four-day meeting hosted 3,600 scholars,[…]
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‘Courage and Compassion’ Nisei WWII exhibit coming to Minnesota
ROCHESTER and ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 20, 2018) — Saint Marys School of Nursing Alumni Association and the Twin Cities Japanese American Citizens League will host the national traveling exhibition “Courage[…]
California Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva wants to designate portion of Interstate 5 highway as Colonel Young Oak Kim Memorial Highway
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (March 2, 2018) — California Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Orange County) introduced Assembly Concurrent Resolution 188 (ACR 188), which would designate a specified portion of Interstate 5 in Orange[…]
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Blackened canteen ceremony for peace held aboard USS Arizona Memorial
GLOBE NEWSWIRE — HONOLULU (Dec. 6, 2017) — For the past 26 years, Dr. Hiroya Sugano, director general of the Zero Fighter Admirers’ Club in Japan, has traveled to Pearl[…]
Hirono honors Filipino World War II veterans ahead of Congressional Gold Medal ceremony
HONOLULU (Sept. 22, 2017) — U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono (HI-D) called on Filipino World War II veterans and their families to register to be recognized as collective awardees of the Congressional[…]
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WAMM is member of Nobel Peace Prizing winning ICAN
MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 7, 2017) — Twin Cities-based Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) is one of 25 U.S. organizations that are partners in the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN),[…]
Parallel Liberation Struggles conference
MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 6, 2017) — The Parallel Liberation Struggles: Lessons in Resistance conference is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 in Keller Hall, Room[…]
