tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:23:55 +0000baseballreunionArtmilitaryMemorial MonumentPublic Service AnnouncementFacebookartifactsbookshonorary degreesIMPORTANT NOTICEWe are actively working to preserve the physical artifacts as well as the stories and memories of life in the Poston internment camps and on the Colorado River Indian Reservation in Arizona during World War II. The Poston Community Alliance, Inc is a 501(c)(3)non-profit group.http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Dianne)Blogger239125Education34.100704-114.304625blogspot/PBiHhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-5573588488986246662Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:14:00 +00002012-01-18T00:23:55.603-08:00honorary degrees Foothiller Gets Royal Treatment 70 Years Later by Ken Stone Grace (Kaminaka) Tsuida      Grace Kaminaka Tsuida was among many Japanese-Americans sent to WWII internment camps. <!--[if gte mso 9]> 12.00 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/gSFL4A8G_Aw/grace-returns-to-grossmon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/gSFL4A8G_Aw" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2012/01/grace-returns-to-grossmon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-7718525596026628525Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:50:00 +00002012-01-09T21:55:32.417-08:00militaryTwo Greenspring residents, Japanese-American World War II veterans, receive congressional gold medals. By Maya Horowitz/The Connection George Nakamura November 30, 2011      George Nakamura and Yukio Kawamoto, two second-generation Japanese-Americans, or Nisei, served the United States bravely on the battlefield during a time of suspicion towards Asian Americans at home. Their contribution http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/zaD0R2so7oo/two-greenspring-residents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/zaD0R2so7oo" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2012/01/two-greenspring-residents.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-6019751808945231613Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:11:00 +00002012-01-05T22:11:51.879-08:00militaryPublic Service Announcement<!--[if gte mso 9]> 12.00 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/IIBgA5YeHVk/san-diego-celebration-weekend-march-10.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/IIBgA5YeHVk" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2012/01/san-diego-celebration-weekend-march-10.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-5758805946001185225Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:40:00 +00002011-12-27T21:40:27.927-08:00honorary degrees<!--[if gte mso 9]> 12.00 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/gK8BKPkYcKY/tulare-county-operation-diploma.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/gK8BKPkYcKY" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/12/tulare-county-operation-diploma.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-6725152991112944997Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:38:00 +00002011-12-23T16:39:22.975-08:00military The Congressional Gold Medal celebration  was held in Washington DC on November 2, 2011 for the 100th, 442nd and MIS military units.  They were nationally recognized for their valiant service and sacrifices by our nation's leaders during World War II.  The Nisei soldiers Congressional Gold Medal replica in bronze is available for order through the US Mint. Click on the link below for more http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/MUHlUHYuUyM/congressional-gold-medal-regional.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/MUHlUHYuUyM" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/12/congressional-gold-medal-regional.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-6939718458258304416Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:25:00 +00002011-12-22T16:25:36.698-08:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> 12.00 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/MpfMOdgzfMI/insinuations-and-innuendo-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/MpfMOdgzfMI" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/12/insinuations-and-innuendo-about.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-2648859509344593706Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:42:00 +00002011-12-20T10:44:44.179-08:00militaryNOTE:  The *message* of the following story can be applied to those who were incarcerated at the Poston, Arizona camps during World War II........   by Wilbur D. Jones Jr. For StarNewsMedia Wilbur D. Jones, Jr. Monday, December 19, 2011      Nestled on a short side street within an urban canyon of high-rises near Waikiki Beach in sprawling Honolulu is the nondescript, one-story 1950s clubhousehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/Sb-MwHQRjYo/importance-of-preserving-legacy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/Sb-MwHQRjYo" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/12/importance-of-preserving-legacy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-4272302853841334592Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:59:00 +00002011-12-02T16:28:02.917-08:00November 11, 2009       History can be quite nostalgic.  Nori Hashimoto (Poston internment camp block 305-9-CD) remembers living along the Colorado River in Arizona in the early 40’s. He recalls seeing wild horses run through the trees near the river. “I was eight years old. It was play time for me,” he said.       At the time he was living in a Japanese Internment camp during WWII, a part of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/JPQDezXyp7w/museum-also-displays-ugly-part-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/JPQDezXyp7w" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/museum-also-displays-ugly-part-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-8727624273104251529Mon, 28 Nov 2011 20:59:00 +00002011-11-28T12:59:47.487-08:00Public Service Announcement<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/6f3wdSStP-Y/internment-and-forgetful-us-senate.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/6f3wdSStP-Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/internment-and-forgetful-us-senate.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-7999537197011765818Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:14:00 +00002011-11-27T16:39:08.293-08:00militarySearching for surviving WW II Nisei veterans in the Fresno/Madera/Merced/Tulare/Kings County area---and/or their next of kin.  If you can  help, please include name and who to contact.Thank you! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/OqWkDcPySn0/central-california-nisei-veterans.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/OqWkDcPySn0" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/central-california-nisei-veterans.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-5602019097482201658Sun, 27 Nov 2011 05:54:00 +00002011-11-26T21:54:04.188-08:00military<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/QUTSbAaZdgA/fighting-for-right-to-fight.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/QUTSbAaZdgA" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/fighting-for-right-to-fight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-4915710445919664692Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:18:00 +00002011-11-25T16:18:55.664-08:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/fiFe9KgqPUs/destroyed-building-part-of-wwii-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/fiFe9KgqPUs" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/destroyed-building-part-of-wwii-history.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-2613240376260726948Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:11:00 +00002011-11-25T16:19:57.801-08:00     This article, headlined "Local Girl teaches Japs" appeared in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette in 1944.The subject of this article is Miss Aldonna Lapinskas, who graduated from Worcester State Teachers College in 1943, with a degree in education. Miss Lapinskas went on to teach social studies and English to 125 Japanese-Americans located at the internment camp in Poston, Arizona.       http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/sU7JdTM-erQ/local-girl-teaches-japs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/sU7JdTM-erQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/local-girl-teaches-japs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-2670683591686570970Tue, 22 Nov 2011 03:24:00 +00002011-11-24T16:17:41.718-08:00militaryWitness American Heroes: Nisei Soldiers David Ono (ABC 7)  tells the amazing story of a group of American soldiers who changed the world with their dignity and honor.[ Pfc. Rudy Tokiwa, (Poston 213-14-A) is shown in  part 1.]   View Part I  View Part 2  View Part 3 View Part 4http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/kL7bkwCCt8o/witness-american-heroes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/kL7bkwCCt8o" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/witness-american-heroes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-8213532855010578120Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:32:00 +00002011-11-14T23:12:11.229-08:00military     A story often told but seldom mentioning the name of the Nisei soldier who was ejected from a barber shop, was carried full in the Pacific Citizen.  He was Pvt. Raymond Matsuda, 29, a wounded GI from Hawaii visiting friends at Poston.        He had entered the shop in town (Parker, Arizona), oblivious to a sign on the window: JAPS KEEP OUT, YOU RAT.  The barber, who had three sons in the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/2fVw2ItvMYE/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/2fVw2ItvMYE" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-8778608814982417497Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:49:00 +00002011-11-14T12:49:44.958-08:00honorary degrees<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/MbfBeOOMvjc/csu-to-honor-japanese-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/MbfBeOOMvjc" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/csu-to-honor-japanese-american.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-7729054844403577334Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:56:00 +00002011-11-14T13:01:00.403-08:00militaryBy Tom Basinski Nov 12 2011 Hank Wada       When Henry "Hank" Wada (Poston 30-2-B) was growing up in Redlands in the '30s and '40s, the second youngest of nine children of Japanese immigrants never thought he'd be able to go to camp. Little did he know that a camp was in his future, it just wasn't the kind of camp he envisioned.      Wada remembers being at the movies Dec. 7, 1941, when the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/6BQHIeMcptM/veteran-spent-time-in-internment-camp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/6BQHIeMcptM" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/veteran-spent-time-in-internment-camp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-2456255355431542360Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:40:00 +00002011-11-13T19:40:38.616-08:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/LFE_iCzC_U4/facing-east-remember.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/LFE_iCzC_U4" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/facing-east-remember.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-6144637927468313525Sat, 12 Nov 2011 06:09:00 +00002011-11-12T20:14:18.380-08:00WASHINGTON — The National Park System Advisory Board Landmarks Committee met Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C. to consider the Poston Elementary School, Unit 1, as a National Historic Landmark.      Poston was one of the 10 main concentration camps in which Japanese Americans were incarcerated during World War II. It was the largest of the camps and at the time was the third-largest population http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/sGDY3c1WTO8/poston-site-recommended-for-historic.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/sGDY3c1WTO8" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/poston-site-recommended-for-historic.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-6341676833632907669Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:13:00 +00002011-11-11T23:44:00.720-08:00     There were many Issei who were rounded up and imprisoned at the Department of Justice's detainment prisons in New Mexico following the bombing of Pearl Harbor.Some were able to be released "on parole" to re-join their families either at Poston, Arizona or to other internment camps.       The New Mexico Japanese American Citizen's League was awarded a $54,000 grant from the National Park http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/UGMYI3JrfQI/issei-paroled-from-nm-doj-camps-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/UGMYI3JrfQI" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/issei-paroled-from-nm-doj-camps-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-5383605770414538818Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:34:00 +00002011-11-10T23:34:38.948-08:00military<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/jMV4S2I-dN4/rocklin-men-receive-congressional-gold.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/jMV4S2I-dN4" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/rocklin-men-receive-congressional-gold.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-5913455720568153070Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:18:00 +00002011-11-10T16:18:34.620-08:00Access to Grants       Public and private organizations provide various grant opportunities. Grants are available through the Historic Preservation Fund and often state and local governments have grant and loan programs available for historic preservation.         Owners should check with their State Historic Preservation Office to learn about the availability of federal and state http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/niNBe7JTY58/benefits-of-being-national-historical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/niNBe7JTY58" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/benefits-of-being-national-historical.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-4335905024369132762Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:47:00 +00002011-11-09T20:47:31.362-08:00<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/mCiyQSU0Mdc/national-historic-landmark.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/mCiyQSU0Mdc" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/national-historic-landmark.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-936872529094718881Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:07:00 +00002011-11-07T17:07:37.167-08:00honorary degrees<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/fFoLj4r142g/held-back-by-wwii-internment-shes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/fFoLj4r142g" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/held-back-by-wwii-internment-shes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291910335526362368.post-3418776992197968100Mon, 07 Nov 2011 02:37:00 +00002011-11-06T18:37:41.680-08:00by Tamie MeckSeptember 1, 2010      In Paonia, Colorado there is a small movement under way to bring the arts into local schools. At the North Fork Vision and Home Community Program, one teacher has been offering Ochiba no Dojo, a class that draws influences from several of the martial arts and is taught by Michael Bailey, for five years.........Saul Smithson has more than 60 years of experience http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~3/I7aw_38_fjg/paonia-man-teaches-beauty-of-martial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Dianne)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/PBiH/~4/I7aw_38_fjg" height="1" width="1"/>http://postonupdates.blogspot.com/2011/11/paonia-man-teaches-beauty-of-martial.htmlen-usnonadult