In 1921 Chet Sakura because Seattle’s first Japanese American Eagle Scout. He’s better known as a veteran of the 442nd.
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Published October 31, 2026
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Published February 9, 2025
Troop 50 to 59: Seattle Scouting in Asian American Scout troops
Since early in Seattle’s Scouting history there were a group of Asian American Scout troops and packs. These troops in Japantown, Chinatown, and on the…
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Published January 14, 2025
Ben Oda: a LEGO tribute
This article describes “Ben Oda and the 442nd”, my build for BrickCon 2024’s History theme. It was a tribute to comic book letterer Ben Oda…
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Published February 24, 2014
Life of Iconic Internment Family
Social media and web historians do a disservice to the memory of Seattle’s Shigeo and Chiseko Nagaishi. Photographs of racist vandalism that their family endured…
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