Might be hard to believe, but November 15, 1946 was the first time Californians ever voted down a racist law.
And it helped lead to the end of the Alien Land Law.

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They left no man behind. Even when America did.

On October 25, 1944, the all-Japanese American 442nd RCT began the brutal rescue of the “Lost Battalion.”
They saved 211 men from Texas — at the cost of over 800 of their own.

Read here: quietamericans.com/lost-battalion

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Today we remember Private First Class #SadaoMunemori (August 17, 1922 – April 5, 1945), who made the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow soldiers and became the first #JapaneseAmerican to receive the #MedalofHonor during WWII.

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Letters From the Front - Reporting History Letters from friends mean much to all of us. Some people have a knack for writing interesting letters. The following quotations are from a letter from a man in the service. You may be interested in so...

Letters From the Front (1944)

"The mainlanders and the islanders alike are agreed that we are fighting not for ourselves alone but for all persons of Japanese ancestry."

#WorldWar2 #442ndRCT

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442nd, Nisei Regiment, Is “Most Decorated Unit In U. S. History” - Reporting History The Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, “the most decorated unit in U. S. military history,” has received 1002 decorations and more than 4000 Purple Hearts, as of 7 Aug. 1945, according to...

More #WorldWar2 news on the #442ndRCT - 442nd, Nisei Regiment, Is “Most Decorated Unit In U. S. History”

"the unofficial figure for decorations was listed at 1,580, exclusive of Purple Hearts."

There were more in the end, including 21 (!) Medals of Honor

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PFC. Frank Harada Recently Awarded Distinguished Unit Badge - Reporting History With the Fifth Army, Italy Pfc. Frank T. Harada recently was awarded the distinguished unit badge for his part in three battles in which he fought as a member of the 2nd battalion of the 442nd Japanes...

The US Army doesn't want to talk about non-white vets, so Mount Up and To the Archives! 1945 #WorldWar2 news on the #442ndRCT

"The distinguished unit citation earned by the 2nd battalion is the third to be conferred upon elements of the 442nd regiment."

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History of the Nisei ‘Go For Broke’ WWII unit removed from Army website The page's removal comes after President Trump's executive order ending what he called "radical" diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

The 442nd RCT is the most decorated unit in U.S. Army history. Their heroism in WWII deserves to be honored, not erased. Removing them from the Army’s website is a disgrace. History matters. #GoForBroke #442ndRCT