FEATURED ARTIFACTS: ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS

In 1992, the US Congress designated May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month to honor Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders for their contributions to the United States. The involvement of Japanese Americans in WWII was often critical to the war effort. Many Japanese Americans served while their families were being held in internment camps due to Executive Order 9066. Kiyotaka Uchimura was one of these soldiers.

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Pillow cover from Camp Shelby, Mississippi

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The National WWII Museum tells the story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world - why it was fought, how it was won, and what it means today - so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn.

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