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02-06-2010 White House Seeks $125B for
Veterans in 2011. VA Discusses Budget with
Veterans Organizations |
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02-04-2010 JAVA's 2010
Scholarship Program to Be Bigger and Better -
Six $1500Awards |
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Terry Shima, ttshima@comcast.net;
301-987-6746 |
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| Membership:
Marty Herbert, herbert_martin@bah.com |
National Archives
Research:
Joe Ichiuji, joe.ichiuji@verizon.net;
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Fumie Yamamoto, yamamotoff@yahoo.com;
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Oral History:
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| Round Robin:
Grant Ichikawa, g.ichikawa@cox.net |
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Dave Buto, admin@javadc.org |
| Speakers Bureau:
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Miscellaneous |
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Honor Honorees |
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Asian
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Feature Article
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Bronze Star for
Pvt R Asahi
Chino |
"....On 5 April 1945, the first squad of the second platoon of "L" Company, of which PFC, then PVT Chino, is a member was the leading element of the attack upon the ridges about Mt. Folgorito. The squad participated in the surprise and the capture of the first enemy outpost of seven men. Moving forward along the right slope of the ridge, the squad was halted by the fire of entrenched enemy riflemen some 400 yards to the front. Because the slope was bare of any concealment, it was impossible to assault the enemy positions from the front, consequently, the first squad sought covered positions along the slope and engaged the enemy positions...."
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Announcements
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See
pictures of the JAVA
coin here! Click on
image to enlarge.
 
The
JAVA coins are now for
sale for $10, plus $1
shipping/handling.
Please send your order
to: JAVA
Books, P.O. Box 59,
Dunn Loring, VA 22027
Checks should be
made out to "JAVA"
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2010 JAVA Memorial
Scholarship Program
- Bigger and Better!
There is
now a total of six
(6) scholarships of
$1500 each in honor
of Orville Shirey,
Jack Tashiro,
Douglas Ishio, COL
Sunao Phil Ishio,
Kiyoko Tsuboi
Taubkin, and Teru
Kamikawa Matsui.
Click
here
for general info.
Click
here
for Rules.
Click
here
for an application.
Read about James C.
McNaughton's book
about the Nisei in the
Military Intelligence
Service - click
here
Know anything about
Japanese temple bells
taken as US war
trophies and their
subsequent return to
Japan? Click
here
to learn more.
Six JAVA Veterans
Receive Bronze Star
Medal - Two also
receive Legion of
Merit.
Click
here. |
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Many
Thanks to the
Generous Donations
from our members and
friends:
Mamoru Yokoyama (California)
Minoru Nagaoka (Wash DC)
Hanako Hirose (Maryland)
Walter Ozawa
Sylvia Kobayashi
Connie Ishio (Maryland)
Roy H. Inui (Washington)
Susumu Ito (Massachussetts)
Col (Ret) Kirk D. Miyake (California)
Jan H. "Micky" Scholte
Homer and Miyuki Yasui (Oregon)
Ellen Sawamura
Ard Kozono (California)
Mathew and Jillian Moul (California) |
Interested in becoming
a White House Intern?
Click here!
YouTube videos of
Japanese Americans
in WWII era.
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here
New JAVA Archive
documents, click
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Feb
17.
Noon
at
the
Jefferson
Room,
National
Archives,
7th
St
and
Constitution
Ave,
Wash
DC.
The
Principaled
Politician:
Gov
Ralph
Carr
and
the
Fight
Against
Japanese
American
Internment.
Broadcast
journalist
and
author
Adam
Schrager
discusses
his
book
which
tells
the
story
of
the
only
political
leader
in
the
coutry
to
welcome
Japanese
Americans
to
his
state
during
WWII.
C
olorado
Gov
Ralph
Carr
took
a
courageous,
yet
unpopular,
stance
on
the
internment
of
Japanese
Americans
and
Japanese
American
rights.
Book
signing
will
follow.
Feb
24.
7
p.m.
William
G.
McGowan
Theater,
National
Archives,
7th
St
and
Constitution
Ave,
Wash
DC.
A
Photographic
Exploration
of
the
Japanese
American
Relocation
During
WWII.
From
1942
to
1945,
photographers
for
the
WRA
documented
the
evacuation
and
relocation
of
Japanese
Americans.
Frank
H.
Wu,
professor
of
law
at
Howard
Law
School,
moderates
a
panel
discussion
featuring
rare
War
Relocation
Authority
(WRA)
photographs
in
the
National
Archives.
A
book
signing
will
follow
the
program.
Apr
21.
Closing
date
for
applications
for
JAVA
2010
Memorial
Scholarship
applications...see
announcement
details
above.
May
24.
Opening
of
Eric
Saul's
exhibit
on
Japanese
American
Experience
During
WWII
at
Ellis
Island,
NYC.
Exhibit
on
display
for
5
months.
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Welcome New Members!
BG James T. Cook
(California)
Roy H. Doi (California)
George S. Kanatani (California)
Vincent Matsui (New York)
Veronica Tanikawa (California)
Shokichi Tokita (Washington)
Dick Uyehara (Colorado)
Robert and Hiroko Omata (Maryland)
George W. Liao (Maryland)
Calvin Ninomiya (new Life Member - Maryland)
Metta Tanikawa (new Life Member - Virginia)
Sandra Tanamachi (new Life Member - Texas)
Carol Meir (Maryland)
Shigemitsu and Janet Nakashima (Hawaii)
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