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Many of the HERO STORIES, history,
citations and other information detailed in this website are, at least for now, available
in PRINT or DIGITAL format from AMAZON.COM. The below comprise the nearly 4-dozen books
currently available.
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Links to other WWW sites
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Related Pages in the Hall Of Heroes Web Site:
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The pages from this web
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The following recommended links and books provided much of the research for
this series of pages. We cite them here not only as references for our own work, but
as recommended sources for additional reading by our web site visitors.
Related Pages we recommend on the WWW
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These pages from the Hawaiian
Senators official Senate web site document the story of Daniel Inouye from childhood,
through his World War II service with the 442nd, and his rise to prominence in American
government. Very well written, it is an inspirational account we can not recommend
highly enough. Please take the time to visit and read the story of the young man
whose dreams of becoming a doctor were shattered one fateful day in WWII, yet who rose
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American War Veterans - Dedicated to veterans
of all wars, this excellent site is co-sponsored by the Japanese American Korean War
Veterans and the AJA WWII Memorial Alliance. Presently they are compiling a database
on the 811 Japanese Americans and their non-Japanese officers who died in World War II. |
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Katonk.com - An
excellent site with history of the 100th/442nd and much more including a solid list of
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From Katonk.com
- A comprehensive list of soldiers who served with the 100th/442nd, sorted by unit.
Details awards for each man and identifies those killed in action. |
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The Honolulu Star-Bulletin
provided excellent, in-depth coverage of the Medal of Honor awards to the
Japanese-Americans of WWII, including a special feature titled "STRENGTH AND
HONOR". We encourage you to visit their site for the special feature. We
further recommend you use their search page for a listing of all their stories by
searching on the key words "Medal of Honor".
STRENGTH AND HONOR
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Unlikely Liberators by Masayo Umezawa Duus,
University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983.
Go For Broke by Chester Tanaka, Go For Broke, Inc.
Richmond, California, 1982
America's Concentration Camps by Allan R. Bosworth,
W-W-Norton & Company, New York, NY, 1967
The Great Betrayal by Audrie Girdner and Anne
Loftis, The Macmillan Company, London, 1969
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If you are aware of additional links or materials you would like to see
included on this page, please e-mail me from our "Feedback" link below.
Doug Sterner, Webmaster
Preparing this series of stories was one of the most challenging I have
yet undertaken as webmaster and writer for HomeOfHeroes.com. Shortly after beginning
the series, my email abounded with compliments and positive comments. One of our
readers went the extra mile and laboriously read and re-read each story for accuracy.
I would be remiss to fail to acknowledge his contribution to these pages, as well
as the contribution of his family to freedom.
| Isami Yoshihara has long followed the history of the Nisei of
World War II. The youngest in a family of 5 boys and 5 girls, his oldest brother
served with the 1399th Engineering Bn. in Hawaii during World War II. His second
brother was an original member of the 100th Infantry Battalion, earning the Purple Heart
in Italy. His other two brothers served in the US Army as part of the post-war
occupation of Germany. Mr. Yoshihara spent his life as a professional
(civilian) engineer for the military, including 24 years at Yokota FB, Japan. He
retired with 42 years of federal civil service. |
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| Through the long hours of preparing this series of stories, Isami
Yoshihara (pictured above with his family) has become a close friend, despite the fact we
have never met and have only communicated through e-mails. I thank him kindly for
his efforts in insuring the accuracy and voracity of these pages. |
If you are aware of additional links or materials you would like to see
included on this page, please e-mail me from our "Feedback" link below.
Doug Sterner, Webmaster
Hall Of Heroes Salute To our Japanese-American heroes of WWII
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