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Densho eNews, November 2008

Article titles: "From the Director," "Densho News: Come Join the Fun: Sushi & Sake Fest Is Here!," "Densho November Poll: Japanese American Lawmakers," "New to the Archive: Look inside the Archive: Densho Interviews a Medal of Honor Veteran," "Recommended Resource: Densho at the OHA and The HistoryMakers."
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Soldiers at a train station


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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 68, No. 16 (April 18, 1969)

Select article titles: "Inouye Paints Grim Picture of A-bomb Race" (p. 1); " Reagan to help dedicate Issei plaque" (p. 1); "Oriental Studies at Fresno State Slated for Fall" (p.3); "UC Berkeley commends Asian Studies 100% re-offered for spring quarter; continuation class also slated" (p.4).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 15 (April 13, 1962)

Selected article titles: "'Japanese History' Project Fund Drive Passes 47 pct. Mark of $100,000 Goal" (p.1-2), Urban League Statistics Confirm High Ratio of Nisei Scholarship, Award Winners" (p.1), "Traditional Japanese Customs for Aged Reversed by Postwar Occupation, Retirement at 55 Not as Pleasurable for Many" (p.2), "Issei Pioneers-Yokoyama and Takimoto …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 50, No.2 (January 8, 1960)

Select article titles: "JACL Invited to Attend Special Civil Rights Planning Parley" (p.1); "Memorial to Honor Issei Sailor to be Placed at San Diego Hospital" (p.1); "Arizona Nisei Denied Marriage License" (p.1); "Pioneer Issei author nearly forgotten man; bed-ridden 15 years by tuberculosis" (p. 6); "Japanese gardens at U.W. arboretum …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No. 20 (Novemeber 11, 1960)

Select article titles: "Wash. Alien land law repeal defeated" (p.1); "San Diego Issei challenged at poll, refused ballot because of literacy test" (p.1); "Army Reserve to Dedicate Hall to Nisei GI Hero" (p.8)
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Gracia wins Legion of Merit

Newspaper clipping about the citation for Master Sergeant Alfredo Garcia. An item from: pages 50-51 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_036_02
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Jap-American unit in Italy cited by clark; Nisei Regiment receives banner of honor

Newspaper articles from July 1946 about the honors and accolades of the all-Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Items from: pages 96-97 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_062_01
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Nisei soldier's Purple Heart

Purple Heart awarded Minoru Tsubota, Warrant Officer (Junior Grade), 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Combat wounded in Cerebia, Italy, Aug. 24, 1944.
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Ranger Hall of Fame medallion presentation

Colonel David Grange presents the Ranger Hall of Fame medallion to Ranger Roy Matsumoto at Ranger Field, Fort Benning, Georgia. Front (L to R): Col. David L. Grange, CO 75th Ranger Regiment and Retired Army Master Sgt Roy H. Matsumoto. Back (L to R): CSM Jesse G. Laye and Col. …
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