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The
proposed rehabilitation of Presidio Building 640, supported
by Congressional funding, is perhaps the most ambitious
and significant NJAHS project to date. visit
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The
Military Intelligence Service of Northern California is
pleased to announce its new web site. visit
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Japanese
American baseball is more than a story full of great players
and epic games. It has a history that encompasses the cycles
of discrimination and acceptance that have defined the Japanese
experience in America.
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The 100/442nd RCT became
the most decorated unit in U.S. military history for its
size and length of service due to their outstanding bravery
and the heavy combat duty they faced. read
more
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Prior to the onset of World
War II, in anticipation of possible conflict with Japan,
Japanese Americans had been recruited for gathering military
intelligence for the United States. read more
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Strength & Diversity
Japanese American Women
1885-1990
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Japanese women began trickling
into this country around the turn of the century, then in
sizable numbers around 1915. They came most frequently
as picture brides, strangers to their husbands, strangers
to the country. Then, in 1920, the immigration of
brides was abruptly cut off, thus setting off the discrete
generational pattern that was to distinguish the Japanese
American population. read more
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There were many detention camps opened
around the United States during World War II.
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During the last school semester, thirteen San Francisco
State students participated in NJAHS' Oral History Project.
Student interviewers from Prof. Ben Kobashigawa's "Japanese
Americans in the U.S." course focused on Nisei and
the post-World War II period. read
more
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If you have other research questions,
please go to our new JA Connection Bulletin Boards to ask questions, find answers, and keep
up on community news. You might also want to take a look
at the NJAHS publications and videos, which may help you in your research.
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