In mid-February, in California’s San Fernando Valley, a 16-year-old Asian American boy was attacked and sent to the emergency room by classmates who accused him of having the coronavirus. […]
Tag: world war II
US House Set To Vote On Congressional Gold Medal For Filipino Vets
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill Wednesday that would award Filipino and Filipino American Veterans of World War II the Congressional Gold Medal. […]
George Takei live-streams visit to Japanese American internment camp
On Tuesday, George Takei live-streamed his exploration of the grounds of the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center in Wyoming, used as barracks for a Japanese internment camp, on Facebook. Heart Mountain […]
Congressional Gold Medal for WWII Filipino veterans one step closer to reality
A bill to award Filipino World War II veterans with a Congressional Gold Medal was passed in a unanimous vote by the U.S. Senate Wednesday, bringing the effort one step […]
Japanese Prime Minister Abe Stops Short of Apology for World War II
Pictured above: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a statement to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Screenshot captured via Reuters Video) by KEN […]
Eugene Sun Park to Produce Film About Japanese American Internment
From top to bottom: Japanese Americans headed for Owens Valley gather around baggage car at the old Santa Fe Station; Eugene Sun Park. (Photos courtesy of Joe Mazza/Brave Lux Photography […]
Former Japanese Prime Minister Urges Abe to Uphold Japan’s WWII Apologies
Pictured above: Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama at the Japan National Press Club. (Screenshot captured from JNPC footage) by MARI YAMGUCHI | @mariyamaguchi Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — […]
Former ‘Comfort Women’ Journalist Vows to Take Stand
Pictured above: Takashi Uemura greets Grandma Lee before his talk May 8 at UCLA co-sponsored by the Center for Korean Studies and the Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies. (Photo […]
Shinzo Abe Urged to Clearly Apologize for Sexual Slavery, War Crimes Before U.S. Trip
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com As all signs point to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe making a trip to the United States later this spring, several activists […]
Los Angeles County Declares ‘Susan Ahn Cuddy Day’
On Jan. 16, Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Korean American living legend who was the first Asian American woman to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, turned 100. On Tuesday, Los Angeles […]
Japanese Prime Minister: We Won’t Emulate Germany In Reconciling War Crimes
Photo courtesy of Kyodo Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe said his country cannot follow Germany’s footsteps in mending its relationships with neighboring countries, although he acknowledged Japan’s wartime atrocities. […]
