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Reception For Unveiling of Hatsuko Mary Higuchi’s Painting, “E Pluribus Unum” Scheduled For May 12, 2011

April 18, 2011 Leave a Comment

The following is an announcement from California State University, Dominguez Hills.

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On May 12, 2011, 6 – 7:30 PM, you are invited to a reception to unveil Hatsuko Mary Higuchi’s commissioned painting for the 50th Anniversary of CSU Dominguez Hills, E Pluribus Unum, on the fifth floor of the new South Wing of the University Library. Autographed posters of the painting will be available.

There will also be a book reading and signing by Dr. Don Hata of the new fourth edition of Hata & Hata, Japanese Americans And World War II: Mass Removal, Imprisonment, And Redress. Higuchi’s award-winning painting, Executive Order 9066—Series 4 is on the front cover. Read more of this post

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Manzanar Committee Member Joyce Okazaki Shares Her Story On National Public Radio In Fresno

December 14, 2010 Leave a Comment

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Photo: Ansel Adams

Manzanar Committee member Joyce Okazaki, who, as a child, was one of over 110,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry who were imprisoned in American concentration camps during World War II (Okazaki, who was then Joyce Yuki Nakamura, is pictured at left in this famous photo by Ansel Adams taken at Manzanar), appeared on Valley Public Radio (KVPR-FM 89.3; National Public Radio in California’s Central Valley) in Fresno, California to speak of her experiences behind the barbed wire at Manzanar, located in Callifornia’s Owens Valley, just over the Eastern Sierras from Fresno.

Okazaki was a guest on Quality of Life, a weekly show on KVPR. The show, entitled “Pearl Harbor Remembrance,” aired on December 7, 2010, the 69th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. Read more of this post

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More California Colleges and Universities Bestow Honorary Degrees

June 21, 2010 1 Comment

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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

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More Japanese Americans Receive Honorary Degrees From California Colleges

June 2, 2010 1 Comment

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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

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San Diego State University Awards Honorary Degrees To Former Japanese American Students

May 18, 2010 Leave a Comment

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On May 17, 2010, San Diego State University honored its former Japanese American students who were forced to leave the campus due to their imprisonment in American concentration camps during World War II by awarding them honorary degrees (see California State University System To Grant Honorary Degrees To Japanese American Internees).

43 former students were identified as being eligible to receive an honorary degree from SDSU. More than twenty received the degree at the ceremony, some by family members representing relatives who had already passed away. Read more of this post

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Honorary Degree To Fresno State Alumnus Interned In WW II

March 26, 2010 6 Comments

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The following was originally published by the Office of University Communications, California State University, Fresno. It is reprinted here with permission. Original story: Honorary Degree to Fresno State Alumnus Interned In WW II.

SELMA, CA — John Hiroshi Otomo, a San Joaquin Valley native, was awarded an honorary bachelor’s degree from California State University, Fresno two-thirds of a century after his college career was interrupted by his family’s internment at Gila River, Arizona.

Otomo, who is 87, received his diploma from University President John D. Welty on Thursday, December 24, 2009 at City Hall in Selma, the Fresno County community where Otomo was born.

“It’s an honor,” Otomo said before the ceremony. “Having a degree after 67 years is something.” Read more of this post

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Fresno State: Public Help Sought To Contact Japanese American Alumni

March 26, 2010 7 Comments

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The following is a press release from California State University, Fresno (Fresno State).

HONORARY DEGREES: Fresno State will hold a special Commencement ceremony and luncheon on May 20, 2010, for Japanese Americans receiving honorary degrees and their families. The event will begin at 11:00 AM in the Satellite Student Union on campus.

California State University, Fresno is trying to locate 87 Japanese American former students who may be eligible for honorary degrees because their college studies were interrupted by Executive Order 9066, issued February 19, 1942. Read more of this post

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San Jose State University To Honor Former Japanese American Students

March 12, 2010 7 Comments

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Like other California State University and California Community College campuses, San Jose State University is searching for their former Japanese American students who were forced to leave the University due to their imprisonment in American concentration camps during World War II so they (or surviving family members) can be awarded an honorary degree from the University. Read more of this post

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Reception For Unveiling of Hatsuko Mary Higuchi’s Painting, “E Pluribus Unum” Scheduled For May 12, 2011

Manzanar Committee Member Joyce Okazaki Shares Her Story On National Public Radio In Fresno

More California Colleges and Universities Bestow Honorary Degrees

More Japanese Americans Receive Honorary Degrees From California Colleges

San Diego State University Awards Honorary Degrees To Former Japanese American Students

Honorary Degree To Fresno State Alumnus Interned In WW II

Fresno State: Public Help Sought To Contact Japanese American Alumni

San Jose State University To Honor Former Japanese American Students

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