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Seattle Nisei veterans named chevalier of the Legion of Honor

September 17, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Four Seattle-area Nisei World War II veterans received the rank of chevalier of the French National Order of the Legion of Honor on Sept. 1 at a ceremony hosted at the Nisei Veterans Committee Foundation Memorial Hall. The veterans, including Frank Matsuda, Frank Nishimura, Jimmy Yamaguchi, and William Yasutake received the honor for their service […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Ben Matsumoto, Bronze Star Medal, France, Frank Matsuda, Frank Nishimura, Infantry Regiment, Japanese American, Jimmy Yamaguchi, Nisei Veterans Committee Foundation Memorial Hall, Seattle Nisei, Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee, Vol 31 No 38 | September 15 - September 21, William Yasutake

James “Uncle Jimmy” Mar leaves behind powerful legacy (1914–2012)

July 26, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly James Malcolm Mar was born in Seattle on July 11, 1914, to immigrant parents Lee Shee and Henry Mar Hing. Throughout his life, Mar would bear witness to the Asian experience in Seattle and the United States and lend his help and services to members of the Asian community.

Filed Under: Features, Obituaries Tagged With: 2012, Battalion Commander, Blue Funnel Line, Bronze Star Medal, Chinatown International District, Chinese Americans, East Kong Yick, Fort Lewis, Free French Indo Chinese, James Malcolm Mar, James Uncle Jimmy Mar, Life Magazine, Medical Administration Corp, North Africa, Seattle, Staff Sergeant, United States, Vol 31 No 31 | July 28 - August 3, Wing Luke Museum, Wright Funeral Home, Yick Fung Company

Feb. 10: U.S. Marines to have Korean American general

February 24, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Marine Corps Col. Daniel Yoo will be sworn in as the first Korean American general in the U.S. Armed Forces.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2011, Afghanistan, Arizona State University, Armed Forces, Asian Americans, Asian Hawaiian Pacific Islander Americans, Bronze Star Medal, Chinese Americans, Daniel Yoo, Filipino Americans, Foreign Relations, Hoover Institution, JAVA, Japanese Americans, Marine Corps Col, Naval War College, Public Health Service, Stanford University, Vol 30 No 9 | February 26 - March 4

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