it will be a truly historic moment when president barack obama signs this honor for the nisei veterans into law .
nisei refers to japanese americans born to immigrants who went overseas to fight for the united states , while the u.s. government kept their families locked in detention camps for the duration of the war“while some japanese - americans were being wrongly interned due only to their ethnicity , these brave men stepped forward to defend our nation , " sen. daniel k. akaka ( d - hawaii ) said . "
art iwasaki returned from europe .
in the case of world war two , many nisei went overseas to fight for the united states , while the u.s. government kept their families locked in detention camps for the duration of the war .
the military intelligence service for their heroic service and sacrifice during world war ii.the 442nd , made up of americans of japanese ancestry who volunteered to fight , is the most decorated army unit of its size and length of service in the history of the united states .
kenji yaguchi was class valedictorian , quarterback of his white house photo , lawrence jackson president barack obama image:66419:2::0 the new law will recognize over 6,000 japanese - americans born of immigrant parents who served our country and fought in battles in europe and asia .
tuesday , president obama signs a bill authorizing a prestigious award for some of the nation ’s nisei veterans .
now , the congressional gold medal will be presented to the so - called “ go for broke ” veterans – that is , men who served in the 442nd regimental combat team , and other cohorts .
it ’s been a long time since the go for broke vets came home .