Veterans Day Tribute to Asian and Pacific Islander American Veterans

2018/11/15
Consul General Uyama greets the audience
Superintendent of Golden Gate National Recreation Area/ National Park Service Ms. Laura Joss delivers her welcome remarks
On Saturday, November 10, Consul General Tomochika Uyama delivered remarks at a tribute to Asian and Pacific Islander American veterans at the Military Intelligence Service Historic Learning Center in the Presidio of San Francisco, held by the National Japanese American Historical Society. The 442nd Regimental Combat Team veteran Lawson Sakai also delivered a speech on behalf of all veterans.
Colonel Wiley Barnes of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey gives a keynote address
442nd veteran Mr. Sakai telling stories of his time in World War II
Consul General Uyama and Mr. Sakai

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