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Caleb Foote: The Friend of the Outcasts—Part 1

Among the religious organizations that fought for the rights of Japanese Americans was the Fellowsh…

Jonathan van Harmelen • April 6, 2025

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Book review: Beyond the Betrayal, The Memoir of a World War II Japanese American Draft Resister of Conscience

Yoshito Kuromiya was one of 63 Nisei who resisted being drafted during World War II from the Heart …

Pamela A. Okano • March 31, 2023

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Issei Mothers Played an Important—and Largely Forgotten—Role in the Japanese American Draft Resistance Movement

The resistance of nearly 300 young men who refused to be drafted into the U.S. military out of U.S.…

Nina Nobuko Wallace • May 9, 2021

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Obituary: Cedrick Shimo, 100: Wartime Resister, American Honda Exec.

Cedrick Masaki Shimo, a World War II military resister and an executive at American Honda Motors, U…

Martha Nakagawa • April 24, 2020

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Nikkei Chronicles #8—Nikkei Heroes: Trailblazers, Role Models, and Inspirations

My Father Was A Tule Lake Resister

I will forever admire my father’s strength and bravery. Despite the incredible challenges he endure…

Keiko Moriyama • Sept. 27, 2019

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New Memoir Celebrates the Life of Nisei Resister Jimmie Omura

“The most heroic figures in U.S. history, although not always fully appreciated or roundly honore…

Kimiko Medlock • Aug. 10, 2018

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A Case Study of Heart Mountain’s Draft Resisters and Military Service

This is Mike Mackey’s fifth and, apparently, final book centered on the World War II experience o…

Arthur A. Hansen +1 • May 11, 2018

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Resistance at Tule Lake—Talking with Filmmaker Konrad Aderer

In these difficult political times, resistance appears every day—from marches to political organizi…

Tamiko Nimura • Jan. 29, 2018

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My Family Secret

My grandmother Kazuko Kuwabara passed away recently, and I can’t help but feel that a piece of hist…

Karen Yoshiko Matsuoka • July 28, 2017

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An Early Lesson in Timeless Values

NOTE FROM SUSAN YAMAMURA: This past week, I've been recounting my childhood memories of Minoru Tame…

David Sabey • April 14, 2017

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