The first traveling exhibit of the National Museum of the United States Army, in partnership with the National Veterans Network and The Army Historical Foundation.
Higashioka’s grandfather served in famed WWII unit for Soldiers of Japanese ancestry while family confined in wartime relocation center
The National Veterans Network (NVN) has been awarded a $348,867 grant from the Department of Interior National Park Service Japanese American Confinement Sites (NPS JACS) grant program that will help fund the “I Am An American: the Nisei Soldier Experience,” an 11-city traveling exhibition about the Japanese American World War II soldiers. “We are grateful to… Read more »
Invited by the National Veterans Network to view the recently unveiled Nisei Soldier Experience exhibit at the National Museum of the U.S. Army at Fort Belvoir, VA, Japanese American WWII Nisei veterans Colonel (ret) Charles Moriyama, 96, of Honolulu, and Ralph Matsumoto, 100, of Paramount, Calif., traveled across the United States to visit the Museum… Read more »
The National Veterans Network (NVN) invites the public to share their story for its #IAmAmerican social media campaign. The NVN strives to educate current and future generations about the extraordinary legacy of American WWII soldiers of Japanese ancestry in order to promote equality and justice. These stories of uncommon valor and selfless service, despite prejudice and racism, is… Read more »
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