Posted on Feb 2, 2022
Japanese Americans remember the legacy of “camp” 80 years after their incarceration
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When Kim Ima was a kid, she often heard her family refer to “camp.”
“That was Henry." "From camp?”
Or they would speak of something that happened “before camp” or “after camp.”
But for a long time, Ima didn’t really know what that meant. No one explained to her exactly what "camp" was or why it had happened.
By junior high school, Ima knew more about the history, and decided to write a paper about it. She thought since her dad Kenji was only a child when he was there, he wouldn’t remember much. But she found that “all he needed was for me to say something, and then he had so much to say.”
“That was Henry." "From camp?”
Or they would speak of something that happened “before camp” or “after camp.”
But for a long time, Ima didn’t really know what that meant. No one explained to her exactly what "camp" was or why it had happened.
By junior high school, Ima knew more about the history, and decided to write a paper about it. She thought since her dad Kenji was only a child when he was there, he wouldn’t remember much. But she found that “all he needed was for me to say something, and then he had so much to say.”
Japanese Americans remember the legacy of “camp” 80 years after their incarceration
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Star Trek's Sulu sings A Christmas Song
Chestnuts roasting ,,, on an open .... FIRE!
Mister Sulu was one of them. Let us not forget about the for 4 42nd Infantry Regiment from Hawaii that fought in Europe and proved that Japanese-Americans were just as tough when fighting in Italy
https://youtu.be/9C4hwLGOC8M
SR Kenneth Beck
https://youtu.be/9C4hwLGOC8M
SR Kenneth Beck
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Daniel Inouye: A Japanese American Soldier’s Valor in World War II
The Lost Battalion
Daniel Inouye and the 442nd proved their unbridled valor in the Vosges Mountains when they were ordered to find and rescue a lost battalion of 400 U.S. infantry cut off and surrounded by German forces. In five days of battle in the fall of 1944, the 442nd broke through German defenses and rescued 211 men. The 442nd suffered over 800 casualties. I Company went in with 185 men; eight walked out unhurt. K Company began with 186 men; 17 walked out. As a result of his courage Sergeant Inouye with given a battlefield commission to second lieutenant. At one point while he was leading an attack, a German round struck him in the chest directly above his heart, but the bullet was stopped by the two silver dollars he happened to have stacked in his shirt pocket. He continued to carry the coins throughout the war in his shirt pocket as good luck charms. Three members of the 442nd, Barney Hajiro, James Okubo, and George Sakato were awarded the Medal of Honor for their participation on the rescue, although due to discrimination at the time, they did not receive their medals until 2000.
The Lost Battalion
Daniel Inouye and the 442nd proved their unbridled valor in the Vosges Mountains when they were ordered to find and rescue a lost battalion of 400 U.S. infantry cut off and surrounded by German forces. In five days of battle in the fall of 1944, the 442nd broke through German defenses and rescued 211 men. The 442nd suffered over 800 casualties. I Company went in with 185 men; eight walked out unhurt. K Company began with 186 men; 17 walked out. As a result of his courage Sergeant Inouye with given a battlefield commission to second lieutenant. At one point while he was leading an attack, a German round struck him in the chest directly above his heart, but the bullet was stopped by the two silver dollars he happened to have stacked in his shirt pocket. He continued to carry the coins throughout the war in his shirt pocket as good luck charms. Three members of the 442nd, Barney Hajiro, James Okubo, and George Sakato were awarded the Medal of Honor for their participation on the rescue, although due to discrimination at the time, they did not receive their medals until 2000.
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