#japanese-american-history

#japanese-american-history

"This is a really historic moment for San Jose in welcoming this expanded narrative of Japanese Americans. Generations of kids will be able to see their story reflected in this space."

Being Japanese American, we were put in the camps. My mom and dad actually got married in a concentration camp in Wyoming. So we're very sensitive to this cause.

These men had fought the best of Hitler's army and won but at a terrible price. They were known as the Purple Heart Battalion for good reason.