Art opening: "American Heroes: Japanese American World War II Nisei Soldiers and the Congressional Gold Medal"

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Nearly seven decades after the beginning of World War II, the Congressional Gold Medal — the nation's highest civilian award — was bestowed collectively on the U.S. Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) for their extraordinary accomplishments in the war.

The men in these units, comprised almost entirely of persons of Japanese ancestry, fought with bravery and valor against America's enemies on the battlefields in Europe and Asia, even while many of their parents and other family members were held in internment camps.

The National Veterans Network has partnered with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, and the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program to share this extraordinary story during an exclusive seven-city tour, including its last stop at Holocaust Museum Houston.

On view through Jan. 26, 2014.

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Holocaust Museum Houston
5401 Caroline St.
Houston, TX 77004
https://www.hmh.org/ViewExhibits.aspx?ID=93&ExhibitType=UpcomingOngoing

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