DiscoverNikkei.org - Japanese American UW students who were sent to internment camps to be honored on May 18 - Comments http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2254 Comments for "Japanese American UW students who were sent to internment camps to be honored on May 18" en Japanese American UW students who were sent to internment camps to be honored on May 18 http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2254 <p>UW to give honorary degrees to Japanese-American former students<br /> "The Daily of the University of Washington"<br /> Feb. 28, 2008</p> <p>In 1942, all students of Japanese ancestry were removed from the UW and taken to internment camps, thus interrupting their education. At a ceremony to be held May 18, 440 of these students will receive honorary bachelor’s degrees in recognition of the degrees they would have earned had they been allowed to remain on campus.</p> <p><a href="http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2254">read more</a></p> http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum/en/node/2254#comment Pacific Northwest Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:39:29 -0800 bokinaka 2254 at http://www.discovernikkei.org/forum