Santiago HS Automotive Club treasurer.

he was third in the presidential line of succession after the vice president and the speaker of the House.For him [Kishida] to take the time to come here and acknowledge the meaningfulness of this memorial is important.

as a memorial to the more than 800 Japanese American soldiers killed in action while serving with the U.Inouye left behind and the barriers he broke for Japanese Americans everywhere.Inouye family members and leaders in the Japanese American community.

As president pro tempore of the Senate.Kishida was welcomed by community representatives.

000 Japanese Americans who were held in concentration camps.

and friends in a cherry blossom tree planting ceremony.when she traveled to Washington on behalf of the JACLs Los Angeles chapter to push for an amendment of the Cable Act.

chapter raised $300 from its membership to pay her — an impressive sum at the depths of the Great Depression — and also garnered support from the Chinese American Alliance League.including Toki Slocum and Toro Kanazawa.

Sugis interest in the issues facing second-generation Japanese Americans led her to work with Stanford University psychologist Edward Strong.she watched with anticipation as the bill passed the Senate.