The Congressional Gold Medal celebration was held in Washington DC on November 2, 2011 for the 100th, 442nd and MIS military units. They were nationally recognized for their valiant service and sacrifices by our nation's leaders during World War II.
The Nisei soldiers Congressional Gold Medal replica in bronze is available for order through the US Mint. Click on the link below for more information.
There are 8 regional celebrations to commemorate the event for those who were unable to travel to Washington DC.
Contact information is listed below.
Seattle, Washington - January 14, 2012
Dale Kaku - dandskaku@comcast.net
Livingston-Merced, California - February 14, 2012
Robert Taniguchi - taniguchi.r@mccd.edu
Houston, Texas - February 18, 2012
Gary Nakamura - garynakamura@yahoo.com
Salt Lake City, Utah - February 18, 2012
Jeanette Spencer - jeanettespencer@me.com
Fresno, California - February 19, 2012
Dale Ikeda - daleikeda@att.net
San Jose, California - February 23, 2012
Portland, Oregon - February 26, 2012
Mari Watanabe - mari@oregonnikkei.org
or Setsy Larouche - larouche@msn.com
San Diego, California - March 11, 2012
Linda McLemore lhmclemore@yahoo.com
or Robert Ito rpito@cox.net
Chicago, Illinois - April 22, 2012
Howard Hieshima - hhieshima@sbcglobal.net
Los Angeles, California - To be determined.
For updates, visit: http://www.nationalveteransnetwork.com/
Why indeed! With the name of Rothstein, the author probably is of either German
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he sees one. For that is what the whole “relocation” process in America was. It
was not the original intent of the German leader to exterminate all Jews. His plan
was to “relocate” them to the countries he planned to conquer. It was only when
he realized the vast logistics needed for such a move that he came up with “the
final solution.” Therefore, in the beginning, the Japanese experience was no
different from the one perpetrated by Hitler; it just had a more benign ending.
The author also states that only one original building remains at Heart Mountain.
Did he not drive up the hill to view the camp site? I have photographs of all four
original building if he needs to be educated.
I recently completed a journey of homage to all ten former camp sites. This was
the completion of a vow my late wife, Fujiko and I, had made. During her life, we
managed only the Manzanar and Poston sites but that was many years ago when
both were not properly memorialized. I revisited both sites but arrived at Manzanar
late, after the museum was closed. And when I stopped at Heart Mountain this
spring, the museum was not quite finished so I missed it. And since my second
visit to Poston, I have learned that there actually are some remaining buildings. So,
it looks like another trip is required. I look forward to it.