UC Berkeley NewsCenter » Japanese-American http://newscenter.berkeley.edu News from the University of California, Berkeley Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:00:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Japanese cherry trees commemorate UC alumni http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/09/cherry-tree-grove/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/09/cherry-tree-grove/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:22:29 +0000 Public Affairs http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=34371 Japanese cherry trees commemorate UC alumniSaturday's formal dedication of a Japanese cherry tree grove at the West Circle marked the culmination of an idea planted, and cultivated, by the California Japanese American Alumni Association.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2013/04/09/cherry-tree-grove/feed/ 0 Alumnus and Japanese-American WWII vet Kenji Sayama donates Congressional Gold Medal to Bancroft http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/alumnus-and-japanese-american-wwii-vet-donates-congressional-gold-medal-to-bancroft/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/alumnus-and-japanese-american-wwii-vet-donates-congressional-gold-medal-to-bancroft/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:04:04 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=28795 Alumnus and Japanese-American WWII vet Kenji Sayama donates Congressional Gold Medal to BancroftKenji Sayama, who attended UC Berkeley in wartime and after, donated to Bancroft Library the Congressional Gold Medal awarded to him and other Japanese-American soldiers from World War II.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/25/alumnus-and-japanese-american-wwii-vet-donates-congressional-gold-medal-to-bancroft/feed/ 0 Bancroft Library to expand documentation of Japanese Americans’ World War II experiences http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/29/bancroft-library-to-expand-documentation-of-japanese-americans%e2%80%99-world-war-ii-experiences/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/29/bancroft-library-to-expand-documentation-of-japanese-americans%e2%80%99-world-war-ii-experiences/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:35:26 +0000 Kathleen Maclay http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=13647 Bancroft Library to expand documentation of Japanese Americans’ World War II experiencesThe Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, has received two grants from the U.S. National Park Service to expand its efforts documenting the World War II era experiences of Japanese Americans.]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2011/06/29/bancroft-library-to-expand-documentation-of-japanese-americans%e2%80%99-world-war-ii-experiences/feed/ 0 Decades late, a diploma – and an ovation – for Cal Nisei http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/20/diploma/ http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/20/diploma/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 22:51:15 +0000 Yasmin Anwar http://dev-newscenter.berkeley.edu/?p=2670 Decades late, a diploma – and an ovation – for Cal NiseiFor 92-year-old Saburo Hori and 87-year-old Sachi Kajiwara, graduation day came on Thursday, May 20 — more than 60 years late. With pride and a dash of humility, the two survivors of Topaz internment camp in central Utah received honorary degrees at the Department of Ethnic Studies graduation ceremony. ]]> http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2010/05/20/diploma/feed/ 0