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Family reunification for Filipino “veteranos”

August 28, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim participated in a community forum about a new federal policy allowing the adult children of Filipino World War II veterans to live and work in the U.S. When the U.S. entered World War II, the Philippines, which at the time was a U.S. Commonwealth, became an […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2009, 2016, Deputy Mayor Hyeok Kim, Filipino, Homeland Security, Japanese Axis Military Forces, Mayor Murray, Obama Administration, Parole Program, Philippines, President Harry Truman, Rescission Act, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, South Pacific, United States, Vol 34 No 36 | August 29 - September 4

My grandpa’s fight for veteran rights

September 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

On July 26, 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued an executive order to integrate the various Philippine armed groups into the U.S. military. More than 200,000 Filipino soldiers who served under the United States Armed Forces of the Far East (USAFFE) were promised American citizenship and equal protection under Title 8 of the Second War Powers Act and the 14th Amendment.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: 2009, Death March, Filipino, Northwest Asian Weekly, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rescission Act, SYLP, Second War Powers Act, Thomas Mayor, United States, Vol 28 No 37 | September 5 - September 11

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