and Pacific Islanders; federal interagency partners; the boundless dedication of the entire WHIAANHPI staff.

chant prayers and burn incense for those who died that day and in the years after.Every August they hold a memorial at Koyasan.

now well into their 80s and 90s.the message from the hibakusha was one of love.an atomic bomb survivors group.

(MARIO GERSHOM REYES/Rafu Shimpo)In the pages of The Rafu.organized by the hibakusha themselves.

such as the Haitian migrants in Ohio who have been so heinously accused of eating pets by a certain presidential candidate.

Many hibakusha reside here in Southern California.The 100th and 442nd remain the most decorated military units in U.

Army has posted an article about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team on its website after its removal of webpages about the Japanese American soldiers of World War II sparked protests from veterans groups and an online petition.Following the Armys announcement.

Go For Broke National Education Center (Los Angeles) and Nisei Veterans Memorial Center (Maui) said that they strongly oppose the erasure of the legacy of the Japanese American Soldiers of WWII from the U.Our shared purpose and unity are our strength.