Nisei Veterans Committee Memorial Hall Tour and Luncheon (JUMP)
September 10, 2017Date: September 10, 2017
In coordination with the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington and the Nisei Veterans Committee, Sasakawa USA’s Japan-US Military Program (JUMP) hosted an event in Seattle, Washington honoring the Nisei Veterans—second-generation Japanese-Americans who served in the segregated 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS), during World War II.
Tags: JUMP, nisei veterans, seattle
Shaping the U.S.-Japan alliance through armed service
October 3, 2016Author: North American Post
Categories: In the News
Sasakawa USA’s recent Japan-US Military Program (JUMP) event with the Nisei Veterans Committee in Seattle was highlighted in an article in the North American Post by Shihou Sasaki.
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JUMP event honors Nisei veterans, celebrates U.S.-Japan alliance
September 23, 2016Author: Christa Desrets
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Members of the U.S. Army, the U.S. Air Force, the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces, along with members of the broader Seattle community came together at this Sasakawa USA Japan-US Military Program (JUMP) event to honor the Nisei Veterans who served in the segregated 100th Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT) and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS), during World War II.
Tags: japan us military program, JUMP, nisei veterans, nisei veterans committee, seattle
Joint JUMP event in Seattle with JGSDF
September 17, 2016Date: September 17, 2016
Members of the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces came together in Seattle to honor the Nisei Veterans at this event from Sasakawa USA’s Japan-US Military Program (JUMP).
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Twenty-Five Years of U.S.-Japan Relations: Baseball, Bashing, and Bilateral Cooperation
May 12, 2016Date: May 12, 2016
Sasakawa USA and The National Bureau of Asian Research looked back on the past 25 years of the U.S.-Japan relationship with an emphasis on the unlikely role of the Seattle Mariners.
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