Asian pacific american heritage month may

February marks the 75th anniversary of Executive Order , a document that President Roosevelt signed in , two months after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Veterans Day federal Thanksgiving federal. This page was last edited on 13 January , at Archived from the original on October 6, Every year, 2, high school students in Hawaii compete in the Kamehameha Song Contest. National Park Service Event Calendar.

Voluntarily remaining at his gun position, Muranaga manned the mortar himself and opened fire on the enemy gun at a range of approximately yards. Across the nation, local Asian Pacific American organizations host their own events to celebrate the month. Dragging the wounded soldier to a shallow ditch, Otani proceeded to render first aid treatment, but was mortally wounded by machine gun fire. Juan-Roque oversees over officer candidates. She served as the S1, primarily responsible for personnel accountability of over soldiers across 17 states and territories. Yukio Okutsu distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action April 7, , on Mount Belvedere, Italy. Despite being outnumbered, Lee exposed himself to fire as he personally reconnoitered the area to better re-deploy his machine gun posts within the defensive perimeter.

Veteran in uniform, Chungking, China Library of Congress. This date was chosen because two important anniversaries occurred during this time: Smithsonian American History Museum. May their legacy serve to inspire us for generations to come and may the lives of all those before me serve to illustrate the diversity and beauty of what it means to be Asian American.