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spared incarceration by geography.Some of us saw bodies before landfall.

Congratulations to all Japanese American Vietnam veterans for being awarded the Nisei Week 2025 Inspiration Award.during Memorial Day services last May at the Japanese American Cultural Community Center.When arrests came or dropout paths narrowed.

Reflections of a Sansei Vietnam veteran.Into the UniformEnlisting wasnt always about patriotism — it was about survival.

and RebuildingSome found success.

who served honorably when their country called.award-winning journalist and activist K.

She co-directed the Emmy Award-winning documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee.In 2023 she launched the Vincent Chin Institute to support AAPI communities against hate through multiracial solidarity to continue the 40-year Asian American civil rights effort to obtain justice for Vincent Chin.

a UCLA BA alumna and a former **Pacific Ties** newsmagazine editor.**She is a past board secretary of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).