Bishop Museum hosts exhibit honoring WWII nisei soldiers

By Gregg K. Kakesako

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Mar 07, 2013

~~<p>Japanese-American soldiers who fought in the Pacific and Europe during World War II will be honored over the next six weeks in a special Congressional Gold Medal exhibit and series of panel discussions beginning Saturday at Bishop Museum.</p>
<p>The exhibit, which runs from Saturday through April 14 in the Castle Memorial Building, honors those who served in the 100th Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. Several documentary films featuring the Japanese-American soldiers will be shown at the museum during the six-week exhibition.</p>
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Japanese-American soldiers who fought in the Pacific and Europe during World War II will be honored over the next six weeks in a special Congressional Gold Medal exhibit and series of panel discussions beginning Saturday at Bishop Museum.

The exhibit, which runs from Saturday through April 14 in the Castle Memorial Building, honors those who served in the 100th Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. Several documentary films featuring the Japanese-American soldiers will be shown at the museum during the six-week exhibition. Login for more...