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70 years later, NU honors Japanese American student

May 2, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Northwest University (NU) in Kirkland will posthumously award an honorary bachelor’s degree to Yeiko Ogata, the school’s first Japanese American student. Research on the school’s multicultural history will be revealed during the ceremony, including how NU assisted Ogata in defiance of popular anti-Japanese sentiment during WWII.

Filed Under: Features, Briefs, Community News Tagged With: 2014, Devin Cabanilla, Dropped Mar, Dye Ogata, Executive Order, Filipino American Historical Society, Henry Ness, Joseph Castleberry, NBI, NU, North Central, Northwest University, Overlake Christian Church, Seattle, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9, WWII, Willows Rd, Yeiko Ogata

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