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Boy Scout Earns Eagle Scout Rank Leading Nisei Soldier Geotagging Project at Punchbowl Cemetery
Sage Tottori, high school senior at Island Pacific Academy contacted the NVL in Fall of 2022 to explore whether there ...
80th Anniversary of the 442nd RCT — HPR Broadcast
Hawaii Public Radio (HPR) broadcast a program commemorating the 80th anniversary of the creation of the 442nd RCT. The unit ...
2022 Nisei Soldiers Memorial Service
Created by the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum to honor the 11 Medal of Honor awardees of Japanese ancestry who served ...
17th Annual Nisei Veterans Memorial Service
The Nisei Veterans Legacy presents the in-person 17th Annual Nisei Soldiers Memorial Service at the National Cemetery of the Pacific ...
2022 Annual Fundraiser “Beyond the Battlefield: The Next Generation”
The NVL's annual fundraiser, "Beyond the Battlefield: The Next Generation," was an exciting celebration of the accomplishments of Hawaii's Nisei ...
President Joe Biden Commends Hawaii’s World War II 100th Infantry Battalion Nisei Veterans
The "Remember Pearl Harbor" Battalion to Celebrate Its 80th Anniversary, Still Committed to Postwar Motto, "For Continuing Service" Honolulu, Hawaii ...
Watch two 30-second vignettes featuring students who participated in the Nisei Impact Youth Journalism project
Watch two 30-second vignettes featuring the high school students who participated in the Nisei Impact Youth Journalism project (see video ...
Lynn Heirakuji, NVL President was recently invited to be a guest on Island Focus
Lynn Heirakuji, NVL President was recently invited to be a guest on "Island Focus," which devoted an entire 30-minute episode ...
Hawaii Herald Article, “An Unlikely Friendship: Italian American Nicholas Iosue Mistaken for AJA Leads to Lifelong Friendships”
Carmine Iosue, adult son of World War II Veteran, Nicholas Iosue (deceased) has touching memories of his dad who formed ...
16th Annual Nisei Soldiers Memorial Service
Due to covid restrictions the in-person Nisei Soldiers Memorial Service typically held at Punchbowl Cemetery was canceled for the 2nd ...
Hawaii Herald Veterans Day
Read the Veterans Day article in The Hawaii Herald’s November 5, 2021 edition written by Lynn Heirakuji on the impact ...
Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers of WWII
The HISTORY Channel will broadcast a 1-hour documentary entitled, “Hidden Heroes: The Nisei Soldiers of WWII” on Veterans Day, November ...