HONORING THE LEGACY:
100th/442nd RCT Exhibit
"Rarely has a nation been so well served by a people it so ill-treated. They risked their lives, above and beyond the call of duty." - President Bill Clinton
Due to their courage and sacrifice, the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team became one of the most decorated units in the history of the United States military. Find out why.
From March 24 to April 17, 2008, KCC Library will be presenting an exhibit honoring the 100th/442nd RCT. It also commemorates their 65th anniversary. Rarely exhibited items, photos and artifacts will be on display for a limited time!
The exhibit will feature artifacts and memorabilia from the 442nd Veterans Club Archive and Learning Center, as well as special displays on the 442nd Antitank Company, 232nd Combat Engineers, 442nd Medics, and 522nd Artillery. Additionally, the exhibit will contain a historical review and stories featuring the men of the 100th/442nd.
Kapiolani Community College Lama Library
March 24, 2008 to April 17, 2008
Lama Library Hours:
March 24 – March 28: 8 am – 4 pm
March 31 - April 17: 7:30 am – 7 pm (M-TH), 7:30 am – 4 pm (Fridays).
Closed Saturday, Sunday and Holidays.
http://library.kcc.hawaii.edu/
Campus Map: http://kcc.hawaii.edu/object/lamamap.html
Directions to KCC: http://kcc.hawaii.edu/object/kccdirections.html
PRESERVING AND SHARING THE LEGACY CELEBRATION
Kapiolani CC Lama Library
March 28, 2008
2 pm - 4 pm: RECEPTION for Nisei Veterans
Come see the exhibit and learn how the Hawaii nisei legacy is being preserved and shared using digital storytelling.
RSVP for the Reception: Contact Shari Tamashiro at 808.734.9562 or sharit@hawaii.edu by March 24th. Parking instructions will be provided. Please indicate if handicap accommodations are required.
Note: Locally produced books and DVDs will be on sale. Purchase signed copies of Men of Company F and And Then There Were Eight. Also available: Life behind Barbed Wire, Last Battle (DVD), Citizen Tanouye (DVD) and Alton Chung's DVD.
2:30 pm – PRESENTATION:
Digital Storytelling and the HI Nisei Story web site.Shari Y. Tamashiro, Cybrarian - http://nisei.hawaii.edu
Successive generations have no framework for the stories of their grandparents; they have difficulty understanding the meaning and relevance of these personal narratives. Digital storytelling seeks to connect the past to the future, by providing a framework for successive generations to better understand the stories of the past.
The Hawaii Nisei Story, a Web-based exploration of the experiences of local Americans of Japanese Ancestry leading up to, during and following the Second World War, is an example of digital storytelling.
It comprises the life stories of Hawaii-born Nisei veterans . Some well-known, some less so, these stories – drawn from oral interviews with veterans of the 100 th Infantry Battalion, the 442 nd RCT, the 1399 th Engineering Construction Battalion, the Military Intelligence Service and the Varsity Victory Volunteers – are deepened, complemented and complicated by the seldom heard stories of the veterans' wives and families.
. . . Come see their stories
5 pm – PANEL DISCUSSION
Hear from the veterans themselves.Moderator: Ted T. Tsukiyama
This panel discussion with 100th/442nd RCT veterans will cover their experiences from the attack on Pearl Harbor to their return home. Hear their stories and meet these heroes. Panelists include: Genro Kashiwa, Bert Nishimura, Ron Oba and Don Shimazu.
. . . Come hear their stories
7:30 pm – BRINGING THE STORIES TO LIFE
Award-winning storyteller Alton Takiyama-Chung performs a tribute to the 442 nd RCT.
http://www.altonchung.com/
Coming off of his sold-out, standing room only show "Okage Sama De" (I am what I am, because of you), Alton Chung returns home to perform a tribute to the 442 nd RCT. Alton gives voice to the stories of the men of the 100th/442nd in a mesmerizing performance.
Note: There will be an encore performance by Alton on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Kapiolani Community College. Location: Ohia 118 Auditorium.
. . . Come experience the magic