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DESCRIPTION:<em>Tom Graves\, nationally recognized author of the award winn
 ing book Twice Heroes: America&rsquo\;s Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea w
 ill exhibit portraits and interviews of Bay Area veterans at the Japanese 
 American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj)\, in a three-pronged salute to Nisei v
 eterans entitled Twice Heroes and More. The exhibit opens January 17\, 201
 5 and runs through May 31\, 2015. Six new portraits and interviews of loca
 l WWII and Korean War veterans will be on display for the first time.</em>
 \n<em>\n Many of these veterans\, now in their 90s\, volunteered from the 
 desolate War Relocation Center prison camps that held their families durin
 g WWII. Those who joined the 100th BN/442nd RCT went on to become part of 
 the most decorated American military unit for its size and length of servi
 ce. Twenty-one were ultimately awarded the Medal of Honor. Recently\, the 
 WWII Nisei veterans were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal\, our nation
 &rsquo\;s highest civilian honor. The lesser-known story of those who serv
 ed in Korea will also be featured in the exhibit.\n \n In addition\, the a
 mazing models of Nisei soldiers crafted by Rian Ebesugawa of Seattle will 
 also be on display. Five figures representing a soldier in WWII dress unif
 orm\, one in 442nd battle gear\, an MIS soldier\, a medic and a Korean War
  soldier in winter battle gear will be featured.\n \n Finally\, an album w
 hich contains many of the poignant letters WWII Nisei soldiers wrote back 
 to members of the Crusaders will be shown for the first time. The Crusader
 s were a group of young women in the WWII confinement camps who wrote to N
 isei soldiers to boost their spirits. The group was organized by Yuri Koch
 iyama\, who later became a civil rights icon.\n \n Author Graves and many 
 of the veterans will be present at the opening event Saturday\, January 17
 \, 2015\, 1:00 to 3:00 pm. </em>\n<em>Twice Heroes and More\, is hosted by
  the Japanese American Museum of San Jose (JAMsj). The museum showcases a 
 unique collection of permanent and rotating exhibits on more than a centur
 y of Japanese American history\, emphasizing the Greater Bay Area.\n </em>
 \n<em>The event is open to the public with regular museum admission. The b
 ook\, Twice Heroes: America's Nisei Veterans of WWII and Korea</em> \, is 
 available for purchase at the museum store.\n\nThe admission to the museum
  for nonmembers\, $5\; students and seniors over age 65\, $3\; JAMsj membe
 rs and children under 12\, free.\n\nContact <a href="mailto:PublicPrograms
 @jamsj.org">PublicPrograms@jamsj.org</a> or call (408) 294-3138 for more i
 nformation.
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SUMMARY:JAPANESE AMERICAN VETERANS OF WWII AND KOREA HONORED IN EXHIBIT
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