04/04/2026
Top 10 reasons to participate in a
AAcomp Library Of Congress Veteran History Project Interview
1. Historical Legacy : Honor 442nd RCT, 100th Battalion, Military Intelligence Service, Korean Conflict veterans.
2. Community Legacy : Nisei community, Incarceration camp resettlement, and the beginnings \ establishment of the sansei generation.
3. Personal Legacy: Personal history, for the family legacy, future generations, kids, grandkids.
4. Suehiro Exhortation: You deserve this, regardless of where you were stationed, to honor your sacrifice and service to your country.
5. Bob Wada Exposition: To tell future generations that when this country was in trouble, that the Japanese Americans did their part.
6. Historical perspective: To help current and future generations understand the Cold War and Vietnam era and the impact of the draft on personal lives.
7. Vince Okamoto Declaration: To remind the Japanese American community and America at large that Sansei fought in the Vietnam war and that Japanese Americans served.
8. Library Of Congress Veterans History Project is a national record that will not be erased and will document the role and contribution of Asian Americans in the military service.
9. Recognition of struggles of physical and social issues that still exist over 50 years later,
10. Contributions of military service was not limited to combat in Vietnam.
