Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 27/10/2009
Genome-wide association studies can identify genetic allele variants of low penetrance that are strongly associated with cancer. This has been reported for prostate cancer (CaP) in a cohort of men with European ancestry. In the online edition of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Dr.
The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
... history for its size and length of service . And they were made up almost entirely of Americans of Japanese ancestry ("AJA's" as they were officially known at the time). Even though many of these men had family members who were in Interment Camps, these same men fought to prove their loyalty to the United States of America. They fought to the tune of 1 Medal of Honor, 52...
Northwest Navigator (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) annually awards the mark Yamane Military Scholarship to help men and women of Japanese ancestry serving in the military to further their education. The $1,500 scholarship can be used to purchase a computer, help pay off an existing student loan, pay for books or tuition by the military. The scholarship is named after Mark Yamane who was a Sansei...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
... Maj. Robert E. Galer, 1913-2005. In World War II, he led a Marine fighter squadron against Japanese fliers. He shot down 14 enemy planes and was shot down three times in WWII, and a fourth time in the Korean War. He retired as a brigadier general.Army 2nd Lt. Robert Leisy, 1945-1969. In Vietnam less than three months, Leisy was mortally wounded when he used his body to shield his radio operator...
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
More than 120,000 Japanese-Americans were shipped to internment camps at the outset of World War II. Some lost their livelihoods and homes. Young children lost their schoolmates and friends.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
Yovichi (Yoichi?) Perez is "Japinoy," meaning of Filipino-Japanese ancestry. He saw a letter from a Japinoy like himself, also looking for his father, so he thought he would try his luck with us. Y was abandoned by his Japanese father 16 years ago. He tried to find him through a foundation in the Philippines, but his mother does not have his father's koseki tohon, or...
MultimediaShooter (Free subscription) | 16/10/2009
Face to Face from [I]ndependentLens This is just a beautiful presentation. Powerful portraits and strong interviews. Thanks for the inspiration. December 7, 1941 and September 11, 2001: two days that changed the world forever. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, people of Japanese ancestry living in the United States were ...
