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Interned Japanese students receive honorary degrees: University of Puget Sound

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The University of Puget Sound awarded honorary degrees to 36 Japanese American students at the 2009 Commencement Ceremony on May 17. In 1942, the students’ education had been abruptly stopped when they were sent to relocation camps during World War II.

Filed Under: News, Names in the News, Community News Tagged With: Commencement Ceremony, Interned Japanese, Japanese American, President Ronald Thomas, Puget Sound, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

Interned Japanese students receive honorary degrees

June 11, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

For Kimiko Mukai’s 90th birthday, she received an honorary degree. Mukai, a Japanese American who was a sophmore at Seattle Pacific University (SPU) in 1942 (then called Seattle Pacific College), had to suddenly leave school due to an order issued by President Roosevelt. Her education was stopped due to Japanese American internment during WWII.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: Education, Interned Japanese, Japanese American, President Roosevelt, WWII, vol 28 no 25 | June 13 - June 19

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