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Suiko Kumagai, a Nisei, or second generation Japanese American, committed her life to serving her nation. Kumagai refused to marry, saying she “married Uncle Sam.” She became a student nurse shortly before the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on…

The Hirano Family, left to right, George, Hisa, and Yasbei with picture of a United States serviceman. Colorado River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona.

Following the December 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. government, because of a perceived national security risk, rounded up 120,000 American citizens of Japanese descent and sent them to Mid-West and West Coast internment camps.…