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Nisei Veterans Memorial Center announces ‘The Nisei Experience in WWII’ Exhibit

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center (NVMC) presents its upcoming exhibit, “The Nisei Experience in WWII,” curated by Shari Tamashiro, Cybrarian at UH Kapiʻolani Community College. This exhibition offers an in-depth exploration of the Nisei experience, from the years preceding the bombing of Pearl Harbor through the post-war era, shedding light on the resilience, sacrifice, and patriotism of second-generation Japanese Americans.

Rep. Case pushes to keep federal government open, provide $49M funding to Hawai‘i community projects

The bill contains billions in assistance for Hawai‘i, including $49 million directed to 14 specific needs under Community Project Funding supported by US Rep. Ed Case.

Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Hosts Photographer

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center will host a book-signing and talk by photographer Shane Sato with portraits and stories of Japanese-American WWII veterans.

Nisei Veterans Memorial Center to Host Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Event

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center (NVMC) announced a showing of the documentary Lost Generation and talk by author Melinda Clarke in honor of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Remembrance Days. The event will takes place on Sat., Aug. 4, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at the Oceanview Maui Adult Day Care Center on the NVMC campus in Kahului. Lost Generation contains footage taken by […]

Nisei Purple Heart Battalion Exhibit Now Open

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center is currently running PART II of “One Puka-Puka: The Purple Heart Battalion” exhibit.

Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Military Intelligence Service Exhibit

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center on Maui hosts a new exhibit, MIS: America’s Secret Weapon – Japanese Americans in the Military in WWII.