Tag Archives: Veterans Day

Remembering Asian American Veterans: Florence Finch gets a Coast Guard vessel named after her

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Jeff

You may not have heard of WWII veteran Florence Finch, but her actions during WWII has inspired the US Coast Guard to name a ship after her, which was recently launched.  Florence was born in the Philippines to an American … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Remembering Asian American Veterans: Richard Hoy

Posted on November 11, 2022 by Jeff

As the “Americanness” of Asian Americans is often questioned these days despite the long history of Asian Americans in the United States, Veteran’s Day is a good time to point out the contributions that Asian Americans to the country.  In … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, History | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

BIBIBOP Asian Grill giving US Veterans a free bowl on Veteran’s Day 2020

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Jeff

BIBIBOP Asian Grill joins a number of restaurants giving free meals and or discounts to US Veterans on November 11, which is US Veteran’s day.  Says Henry Yonky, BIBIBOP director of marketing, on the chain’s website: This is a great … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Food & Drink | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Remembering Asian and Pacific Islander Veterans: US Army Profiles

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Jeff

Asian Americans have had a long history with US Armed forces, as we have written about before. I grew up surrounded by Filipino American Navy Veterans and their families, and I lived the Navy Brat lifestyle. When looking for stories … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, History | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Remembering Asian American Veterans: Drew Pham

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Jeff

I stumbled upon Drew Pham’s story when posting a storycorp session about my mother.  This particular story was a moving.https://thenib.com/i-trained-to-fight-the-enemyhttp://www.npr.org/2014/03/29/295329503/never-truly-over-discussing-deployment-a-challenge-of-its-own I stumbled across Drew Pham’s story when posting a story on StoryCorps about my mother.  My father was a Navy … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, History | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Remembering Asian American Veterans: Stories from the Library of Congress Veterans History Project

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Jeff

“I could not believe I was coming home to the same reception I received twenty-three years before, following World War II. This time I was not the enemy, but I was there saving lives, perhaps their loved ones.” Carolyn Hisako … Continue reading →

Posted in Discrimination, History | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Remembering Asian American Veterans: Lau Sing Kee, World War I Hero

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Jeff

On U.S. Veteran’s Day, we should also remember Asian American veterans, whose long history of valor may not be known to many. When I first saw this picture in the San Jose Mercury News, I wondered, “who is this kid … Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments