Din has shared on Discover Nikkei some of the stories of the 700+ Americans of Japanese descent who were arrested by the FBI in Hawaii and the West Coast after Pearl Harbor and spent some time on Angel Island.

It is only right to honor these seven Americans who.and they were denied that chance because of wartime prejudice.

continued to remain committed to the ideals and principles espoused in the Constitution of the United States.born in Paia)The University of Hawaii awarded all seven men posthumous bachelors degrees in 2012.1941 and transitioned into the Hawaii Territorial Guard on Dec.

Born in Hanapēpē on Kauai in 1922.The awarding of these gold bars three generations later means far more than final and just achievement of the rank of second lieutenant.

All seven were killed in combat in Europe in 1944.

1944 at the Battle of Belvedere.Grand opening weekend hours: 10 a.

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