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1/22. Almost 300k Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders have served in our nation's military. Of those, 36 are Medal of Honor recipients. Today for the #AAPIHM thread, we honor a soldier who was court-martialed for fighting, yet still received the MoH, Barney Hajiro. 
2/22. Hajiro was born in Maui as the 2nd of 9 children, & worked as a stevedore in Oahu to help support his family. Like many Hawaiian men, he was drafted after Pearl Harbor; like almost all Hawaiians of Japanese descent, he served in the HI Territorial Guard, predecessor to
3/22. the Hawaii Army National Guard. Military governor Delos Emmons disarmed, then disbanded the Territorial Guard, but also lobbied the War Department to form a provisional infantry battalion so that Japanese Americans in Hawai'i could prove their loyalty.
The 442nd Infantry Regiment is the most decorated unit for its size in U.S. military history. Composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Nisei ancestry who fought in World War II, the unit earned more than 18,000 awards in fewer than two years, +
including 21 Medals of Honor; 9,486 Purple Hearts; and more than 4,000 Bronze Star Medals.
The unit, of course, fought abroad amidst the mass internment of more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry at home, in what have been recoined as American concentration camps. +
The unit, of course, fought abroad amidst the mass internment of more than 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry at home, in what have been recoined as American concentration camps. +
Today, we honor the memory of those unfairly & unjustifiably interned, the sacrifices of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, & the continued service of military soldiers & leaders of Asian & Pacific Islander descent.
We are here. Fighting. Tougher than ever.
#MemorialDay #GOFORBROKE
We are here. Fighting. Tougher than ever.
#MemorialDay #GOFORBROKE
Another movie with Junior. #GoForBroke
The inevitable question: “Appa, what’s a relocation camp?” Then, after I told him, “why would anyone volunteer for the Army if the country sent their family to a camp like that?” Great questions, bud.
Another question that needed answering: the relationship between the 100th & their (in many cases, literally) younger brothers in the 442nd when they linked up outside Civitavecchia.
Young Oak Kim, the gentleman in the picture—ever heard of him?
He’s only one of the best Americans ever to live and a personal hero of mine.
If you don’t already know of him, get ready for a helluva story...1/
He’s only one of the best Americans ever to live and a personal hero of mine.
If you don’t already know of him, get ready for a helluva story...1/
2/The son of Korean immigrants, Kim grew up in Los Angeles with less than modest means. He was a hard worker, and after high school, he attended LA City College until he made the tough choice to drop out to support his family financially.
Then the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor...
Then the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor...
3/Kim tried to join the Army but was refused enlistment until Congress opened the door to conscripting Asian Americans.
Kim joined the service in 1941, and after spending just 6 months as an enlisted engineer, he was selected for Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning.
Kim joined the service in 1941, and after spending just 6 months as an enlisted engineer, he was selected for Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning.
