Photos by JANIS HIROHAMAANAHEIM —?Orange County Buddhist Church held its annual Obon Festival July 20-21.

referring to them as role models.and that other Japanese Americans served in the Pacific Theatre as interpreters and interrogators in the Military Intelligence Service.

Imagine Harolds surprise hearing this story of strife and perseverance about the people he already held in such high regard.Harold described as the nicest unconditionally helpful people.They even named a street honoring them.

Rue du 442eme Regiment Americain DInfanterie or Rue de 442nd Regimental Combat Team.Thinking over the words he wrote.

He had never heard about the segregated 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat.

000 people of Japanese heritage forced into Americas concentration camps.the future president of Taiwan.

Kazuo majored in police administration.In the 22 years that I was a special agent in the Secret Service.

she now volunteers for the Japanese American National Museum.while Kazuo was mistakenly described as a Japanese bodyguard.