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— San Diego Padres catcher Kyle Higashioka was presented July 22 with a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded collectively in 2011 to his paternal grandfather and fellow members of the U.displays the original Congressional Gold Medal on loan from the Smithsonian Institution.

so they formed teams in all 10 War Relocation Authority camps as a way to build morale and maintain a sense of normalcyLeaders from a variety of Buddhist traditions gather for a group photo in front of the Washington Monument.we recognize the American Buddhists who contribute so much to our communities and our country.

representatives from the various Buddhist traditions took turns lighting the lamp and chanting sutras.Jodo Shinshu Buddhism is part of the Mahayana tradition.

Many elders have journeyed here to America.

(Official White House Photo by Polly Irungu)Vesak honors the Buddhas birth.first met Shag on one of her fathers grocery deliveries to farm families in San Gabriel Valley.

Jiro remembered seeing a young girl about Elsies age.Iowa and Elsie to Doane University in Crete.

enabling them to leave their concentration camps to areas that welcomed Japanese into their communities.Their senior yearbook pictures were taken in 1943.