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June 21, 2010 1 Comment
In recent weeks, more California colleges and universities bestowed honorary degrees on former Japanese American students who were forced to leave their respective campuses due to their forced relocation from the West Coast and imprisonment in American concentration camps during World War II. Read more of this post
June 2, 2010 1 Comment
Several campuses in the California State University system along with a number of California Community Colleges held commencement ceremonies recently in which former Japanese American students who were forced to leave their respective campuses due to their forced relocation from the West Coast and imprisonment in American concentration camps during World War II received honorary degrees. Read more of this post
January 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
The following is a press release from the California Community Colleges.
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO HONOR FORMER STUDENTS IMPRISONED DURING WORLD WAR II: Search Underway For Those Who May Be Eligible
SACRAMENTO, CA — After nearly 70 years, many former California Community College students who were unable to complete their studies due to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II will finally be honored. As part of the California Nisei College Diploma Project, the University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges are undergoing massive efforts to locate these individuals and bestow them with a degree. Read more of this post
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