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‘Star Trek’ and social media hero George Takei is 2015 Tomodachi Award winner

April 2, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By James Tabafunda Northwest Asian Weekly Tomodachi is a Japanese word meaning friend. “Star Trek” actor and gay rights advocate George Takei is the newest friend of the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington (JCCCW). The organization named him as its 2015 Tomodachi Award winner at the Seventh Annual Tomodachi Luncheon on March 27. […]

Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Features, Profiles, Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2015, Annette Clark, George Takei, JCCCW, Japanese Americans, Karin Zaugg Black, Kurt Tokita, Lori Matsukawa, Masahiro Omura, Michi Hirata North, Professor Lorraine Bannai, Regimental Combat Team, Rick Wong, Seattle University, Star Trek, Tokyo, Tomodachi Award, Toshio Nomura, Vol 34 No 15 | April 4 - April 10

President Obama meets Japanese American World War II veterans

February 21, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Feb. 18, President Obama met with seven surviving Japanese American World War II veterans, all in their 90s, to thank them in person for their service.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2014, Congressional Gold Medal, Executive Order, Infantry Battalion, Military Intelligence Service, Oval Office, Pearl Harbor, President Obama, President Roosevelt, Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, Vol 33 No 9 | February 22 - February 28

“Nikkei Heroes” series will screen two WWII films

November 1, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Two films will be shown for the series “Nikkei Heroes” at the Nagomi Tea House, 519 Sixth Ave. S., in Seattle’s Chinatown/International District.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2013, Chinatown International District, Debbie Kashino, Frank Abe, Japanese Americans, Nagomi Tea House, Nikkei Heroes, PBS, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle-born Shiro Kash Kashino, Shiro Kashino, Sixth Ave, Vol 32 No 45 | November 2 - November 8, WWII

President Obama awards former Sen. Daniel Inouye Presidential Medal of Freedom

August 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Barack Obama named the late Sen. Daniel Inouye one of sixteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Aug. 8. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2013, Daniel Inouye, Japanese American, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Presidential Medal, Regimental Combat Team, Senator Inouye, United States Senate, Vol 32 No 34 | August 17 - August 23, White House

Seattle Nisei veterans honored on Memorial Day

June 4, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japanese American community will gather to honor fallen veterans at the 67th Annual NVC Memorial Day Program at Lake View Cemetery on Capitol Hill. Michael Reagan, a combat veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, gave the keynote speech. Reagan is a portrait artist who has […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Afghanistan, Boy Scout Troop, Capitol Hill, Congressional Gold Medal, Consul General, Japanese Americans, Kiyokazu Ota, Lake View Cemetery, Marine Corps, Memorial Day, Michael Reagan, Military Intelligence Service, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle Nisei, Vietnam War, Vol 31 No 23 | June 2 - June 8

Japanese American veterans honored in Seattle with Congressional Gold Medal

February 13, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On Jan. 14, more than 1,100 people came together to celebrate presentation of the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese American veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in Meany Hall on the University of Washington campus. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest award that can be […]

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2012, Congressional Gold Medal, Infantry Battalion, Japanese American, Meany Hall, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle, United States Congress, Vol 31 No 7 | February 11 - February 17

Dentist from Alaska helps honor Nisei soldiers

January 7, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Mary Beth Smetzer Fairbanks Daily News-Miner FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — The day Pearl Harbor was bombed, Dec. 7, 1941, Brian Yamamoto’s father, Edward, was attending the University of Southern California on a baseball scholarship.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Air Corps, Brian Yamamoto, Congressional Gold Medals, Edward Yamamoto, France, Infantry Battalion, Japanese American, MIS, Military Intelligence Service, Pearl Harbor, Regimental Combat Team, Replacement Depot, Tokyo, United States, Vol 31 No 2 | January 7 - January 13, Vosges Mountains, italy

Top 10 local API community achievements

December 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Stacy Nguyen Northwest Asian Weekly You don’t have to look farther than your own neighborhood or city to see amazing things happening for Asian and Pacific Islander Americans. Here is a list of people who are working hard or who have worked hard (or both!) to make our immediate world a better place. <!–more–> […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2012, Bharat Shyam, Burmese American Rich Cho, Capitol Visitor Center, Chris Gregoire, Cindy Ryu, Cobalt Group, Commerce Gary Locke, GM, Korean American, Regimental Combat Team, San Francisco, Seattle Goodwill, United States Army, Vol 31 No 1 | December 31 - January 6, Washington State Supreme Court

Washington’s WWII Nisei veterans receive nation’s highest civilian honor

November 11, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

  On Nov. 2, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined in honoring 33 World War II Japanese American veterans from Washington state with the highest civilian award in the United States.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Capitol Visitor Center, Friday Harbor, Gig Harbor, Infantry Battalion, Regimental Combat Team, Seattle, Silver Stars, United States Army, Vol 30 No 46 | November 12 - November 18

J-Am WWII vets to get medal in November

September 30, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

HONOLULU (AP) — A date has been set for the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to Japanese American Veterans of World War II.

Filed Under: Briefs Tagged With: 2011, Capitol Visitor Center, Congressional Gold Medal, Infantry Battalion, Mazie Hirono, Military Intelligence Service, President Barack Obama, Regimental Combat Team, Vol 30 No 40 | October 1 - October 7

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