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May 30: Nisei Veterans honor fallen on Memorial Day

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The Nisei Veterans Committee and the Japanese American community gathered to honor fallen heroes at the Annual NVC Memorial Day Program at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, as they always […]

Commentary: In the whaling debate, consider empirical justification over illogical fallacies

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The current whaling debate is one that is perpetually heated, and one that will be around for quite some time. Among the many political and emotional maelstroms

Urbano Quijance (1916–2011), veteran, Filipino activist

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Urbano Quijance, 95, died peacefully at his home in Seattle, on Jan. 22. Born in the Philippines, Urbano served his country as a defender of Bataan in WWII. He was captured as a prisoner-of-war

After retiring, Yoshi Minegishi finds a second career in mentoring and classical music

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He loves Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov. He is also an unassuming retiree who likes to mentor young people.

Reader’s Corner: The top 10 lessons on life and politics that I learned from my brother, Wing Luke

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Editor’s note: For Seattle Rotary, Bettie Luke from the Organization of Chinese Americans gave a short presentation on the top 10 lessons on life and politics she learned from her brother, Wing Luke.

Calif. bill would honor WWII internment challenger

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers united on May 20 to honor a man who challenged the World War II internment of

Reunion for Philippine Scouts honors those who defended freedom during WWII

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Capt. Felipe Fernandez of the 26th Cavalry kept it in mind as Japanese mortar shells landed around him. He and his platoon were stranded in his homeland, the Philippines, during World War II.

After many years, Eatonville citizens reunite with former classmate, an interned Japanese American

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Among the riders were Japanese American couple William (Bill) and Ruth Akiyoshi of Whittier, Calif. On the doors of their car were two placards that said, “Welcome Home, Bill Akiyoshi.”

Commentary: Where are the Asian American federal judges?

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Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination and pending confirmation as U.S. Supreme Court associate justice marks a significant milestone for the U.S. Hispanic population. By anyone’s measure, Sotomayor has lived an incredibly compelling life, from being born to Puerto Rican immigrants and growing up in the South Bronx public housing projects to graduating from Princeton University at the top of her class and presiding as a highly respected federal judge.