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The Kai family: A Transnational Nisei Story - Part 1

Two Nisei whose lives and career paths were strikingly uncommon were the siblings Miwa and Yoshio K…

Greg Robinson • June 1, 2022

China generations interpreters linguists Mukden Nisei World War II Yoshio Kai

A Veteran's Memories of Occupied Japan

Editor’s note: Edwin “Bud” Nakasone served in the U.S. Army as an interpreter during the occupation…

Edwin Nakasone • Aug. 16, 2021

Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) armed forces generations interpreters linguists Nisei retired military personnel veterans war World War II

Jungle Fighters: How U.S. Soldiers Beat the Odds On Dangerous Secret Mission

Far from the battlefields of Europe and Africa, another war was brewing in 1943 in the thick, remot…

Jennifer Benitz • July 29, 2021

Burma India interpreters Japanese Americans linguists Merrill’s Marauders U.S. Army 5307th Composite unit (provisional) World War II

Nisei Role as America’s “Eyes and Ears” Against Japan During War II and as a “Bridge” Between the Two Nations During the Occupation - Part 2

Read Part 1 >> South Pacific Area Commanded by Admiral William Halsey, combat was centered on Gua…

Japanese American Veterans Association • June 24, 2021

100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces generations linguists Nisei retired military personnel United States Army veterans World War II

Nisei Role as America’s “Eyes and Ears” Against Japan During War II and as a “Bridge” Between the Two Nations During the Occupation - Part 1

Washington, D.C.—When World War II began, the U.S. government and many Americans viewed all ethnic …

Japanese American Veterans Association • June 23, 2021

100th Infantry Battalion 442nd Regimental Combat Team armed forces generations linguists Nisei retired military personnel United States Army veterans World War II

The MIS: Boots on the Ground in the Pacific

Collections Management staff at the Japanese American National Museum often provide photographs and…

Jamie Henricks • Sept. 2, 2020

armed forces artifacts collections (objects) Don Okubo interpreters Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) linguists retired military personnel soldiers translators veterans Victory over Japan Day World War II Yoshito Fujimoto

A Japanese Canadian Teenage Exile: The Life History of Takeshi (Tak) Matsuba

Part 4: Employment with the US Occupation Forces

Soon after moving to Japan Tak found work with the US occupation forces. While it included room and…

Stan Kirk • March 30, 2020

Allied Occupation of Japan (1945-1952) Haneda Air Base (Japan) interpreters linguists U.S. Occupation Army

Helmet for My Pillow and With the Old Breed

ENGLISH READERS know much about the experiences of Japanese-American families during World War II. …

David Yamaguchi • May 6, 2019

book reviews linguists reviews

Taro Fukuda - The Japanese-American who supported the "mastermind of Japan"

Although many Japanese people came to Japan after the legal reform in 1990, they are still not fam…

Takamichi "Taka" Go • May 19, 2017

bribery business economics generations interpreters Japan linguists Lockheed bribery scandals Lockheed Martin (firm) management Nisei Taro Fukuda war Yoshio Kodama

Japanese American National Museum Magazine

I DON’T COMPLAIN – A Profile of Art Morimitsu

The story of Chicagoan Art Morimitsu’s life is the story of a community—the story of Japanese Ameri…

Japanese American National Museum • April 14, 2014

activism armed forces California Camp Savage Chicago concentration camps Illinois interpreters Japanese American Citizens League Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Japanese Americans linguists Minnesota Redress movement retired military personnel Sacramento social action Tule Lake concentration camp United States United States Army veterans World War II World War II camps

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