Japanese American WWI Veteran Gets Headstone 75 Years Later

posted by Randall

We’ve heard a lot of late of the contributions of Japanese Americans who fought for the 442nd Infantry Regiment, the 100th Battalion, and the Military Intelligent Service.
 
But did you know there were Japanese Americans who not only fought for the United States in World War I, but were … Read more

92-year-old woman granted high school diploma 74 years after Japanese incarceration

posted by Olivia Wolf

In 1943, Mary Matsuda Gruenewald was sent to a Japanese incarceration camp in California at the age of 17—right before her graduation from Vashon Island High School, reports K5. On Saturday, 74 years later, the high school finally issued her a diploma.

Matsuda Gruenewald was a high achieving student and a member … Read more

Filipino American to Receive Congressional Gold Medal. Push for Chinese American Veteran Launched

posted by Randall

A Filipino American veteran this weekend will receive one of the nation’s highest civilian honors, the Congressional Gold Medal.
 

KING-TV reports Julian Nichols will be honored for his role in helping to free 500 American prisoners from the Cabanatuan prison camp in the Philippines in 1945.
 
Nichols … Read more

Japanese American Prisoners from Santa Anita Race Track Hold Reunion

posted by Randall

The traumatic experience of being incarcerated behind barbed wire for simply being Japanese is still a tough subject to talk about for some who lived through it .

200 Japanese Americans held a reunion at the Santa Anita Racetrack this past weekend to renew friendships and relive memories.

They were imprisoned there before being transferred … Read more

Jamie Ford to Turn Bestseller into Movie

posted by Brittney Le

Half-Chinese author Jamie Ford has signed on to work with film producers to turn his bestselling novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet into a movie, reports KRTV. Ford has even agreed to write the screenplay adaptation himself, something that not many authors choose to do.

The historical fiction novel is a … Read more

75th Anniversary of Bataan Death March Commemorated

posted by Randall

Despite rainy skies, dozens took part in a military wreath laying ceremony in San Francisco’s Presidio to … Read more

Half-Chinese Author Calls Out Highland Park Students for “Trolling”

posted by Brittney Le

Best-selling Chinese American author Jamie Ford took to Facebook and his personal website to report how he was treated at Highland Park High School on Thursday as keynote speaker of the town’s literary festival, reports Dallas News. Ford, who debuted in 2009 with Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, … Read more

Google Honors Civil Rights Icon Fred Korematsu with a Doodle

posted by Louis Chan

By Louis Chan
AsAmNews National Correspondent

The timing couldn’t be better.

Asian American civil rights icon Fred Korematsu is being honored today with a Google Doodle.

Anyone who goes to Google.com will see a Doodle of Korematsu, on what would have been his 98th birthday.

The Oakland native refused to comply with President Roosevelt’s Executive … Read more

Pro-Muslim “Don’t Normalize Hate” PSA Produced by Katy Perry

posted by Brittney Le

With the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump coming this Friday, the discussion surrounding his upcoming term only intensifies, along with the fear among many minority groups.

The xenophobic nature of Trump’s campaign and public behavior in general, along with the slew of hate crimes across the country, has fueled people to speak out … Read more

Philippine Scouts, Sikhs and Olympic Legend Greg Louganis in Tournament of Roses Parade

posted by Randall

By Ed Diokno

Greg Louganis will be one of the grand marshals for the 128th Tournament of Roses Parade on Monday, Jan. 2. He is the first American of … Read more