1998 January 1998

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1969: Staff Sgt Rodney James 1936: State Polytechnic 1943: California philanthropist Tadashi Yano earns Medal of Univ at Pomona President Bob George Ow, Jr. born. 1985: Ben Honor for heroism in Suzuki born. 1966: Actress Tia Garrido Blaz starts 8 years as action. Carrere born. Guam delegate to US House of Representatives.

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1913: Yonosuke Enouye, 1951: Philip Jaisohn, first Korean to 1916: LTC Herbert Choy, US Army 1931: Narendra N. Gunaji, US 1926: Fashion designer Hanae 1901: First recorded Korean 1945: Commodity Futures Trading Japanese graduate of US Naval become US citizen, dies at age (ret.), first Asian American named Commissioner, International Mori born. immigrant, Peter Ryu, arrives in Commission member (1988–93) Academy Class of 1891, dies. 86. 1963: Chinese Historical to a Federal court (US Ninth Boundary and Water Commission, . 1922: Har Gobind Wendy Lee Gramm born. 1996: 16-year-old violinist Sarah Society of America founded in Circuit Court, 1971), born. born. 1932: Jhoon Rhee, father of Khorana, winner of 1968 Nobel Chang conducts New York . 1966: “Sailor American Tae Kwan Do, born. Prize in medicine born. Philharmonic Orchestra Moon” voice actress Yuri Amano 1945: Rolling Stone founding born. editor Ben Fong-Torres born. Independence Day (Burma) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

1922: US Ninth Circuit Court Judge 1949: Movie director Wayne 1903: First large group of Koreans 1967: Movie director Garrett Linn 1872: 53 Japanese students arrive 1942: Sgt José Calugas earns 1955: “Fairy Princess Monkey Thomas Tang born. 1949: Wang born. arrive in Hawaii to work on sugar born. in US. 1905: San Francisco Medal of Honor for heroism in Mono” voice actress Koyama Cornerstone for first major plantations. Chronicle praises prizefighter Ah action. Mami born. 1987: Five Southeast mosque in US laid in Washington, Wing. 1950: Academy Award Asian American children killed, 30 DC. nominee (1989) film producer A. others wounded in Stockton, CA Kitman Ho born. massacre.

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1944: Edward Bing Kan becomes 1969: San Diego Charger 1962: Actress Sakiko Tamagawa 1915: Fireman 2d Class Telesforo 1968: Olympic record 1950: Award-winning mechanical 1848: Discovery of gold brings first Chinese to be naturalized linebacker Tiaina “Junior” Seau born. de la Cruz Trinidad earns Medal holder (1912, 1920) and actor engineer and educator Joseph K. tens of thousands of Chinese after repeal of Chinese Exclusion born. 1977: President Ford grants of Honor in boiler explosion on USS Duke P. Kahana-moku dies. 1985: Ting born. miners to California. 1985: Lt. Col. Acts. full pardon to Iva “Tokyo Rose” San Diego. 1922: Fifth Chinese Hawaii’s Kelly Hu wins Miss Ellison Shoji Onizuka, USAF, serves Toguri. Daughter author Jade Snow Teenage USA title. on first Department of Defense Martin Luther King’s Birthday Wong born. space shuttle mission. (Observed) 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

1935: Research scientist and 1960: Olympic gold 1934: The Frontiers of Love 1943: artist Li-lan 1961: USAF Academy 1948: Mahatma Gandhi, 1959: Tennis professional and Georgetown University Medical medalist (1984, 1988) Greg author Diana Chang born 1936: born. 1986: Astronaut Ellison Shoji distinguished graduate (1982) advocate of nonviolence and educator Ross Rikio Higa born. School professor Thazapadath Louganis born. Nobel Prize (1976) for physics Onizuka dies in Space Shuttle Joginder Singh Dhillon born. inspiration to US civil rights Sreevalsan born. winner Samuel C.C. Ting born. Challenger explosion. leaders, assassinated in New Delhi. Lunar New Year (Tet), Year of the Tiger Day (Australia)

1998 February 1998

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1933: David M. Valderama, first 1848: Ship Eagle arrives in San 1959: “Pizzicato 5" rock musician 1941: Elwood Liu, first Chinese 1917: New Federal law excludes 1987: New York World Trade 1920: An Wang, inventor of Filipino American probate judge Francisco with 2 Chinese men, 1 Yasuharu Konishi born. 1961: Silent American appellate court judge, to US from South and Center architect Minoru computer magnetic core in US, born. 1933: saxophonist Chinese woman. 1959: Arati film star dies. born. 1953: New Age musician Southeast Asia.1939: Lillian Yamasaki dies. memory, born. Sadao Watanabe born. 1993: Prabhakar, Director of US Kitaro born. 1997: Movie producer Gonzalez-Pardo, first Asian Anna Sui awarded Perry Ellis National Institute of Standards Stephen Chao featured at Miami American president of American Award for New Fashion Talent. and Technology (appointed Showbiz Summit. Medical Women’s Association, 1993), born. born. Day (New Zealand) 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1885: 944 official migrant laborers 1931: Steven Ilsang Yoon, curator 1905: Korean Episcopal Church 1870: State legislature welcomes 1864: Edward Day Cohota 1908: Kokichi Mikimoto receives 1971: Pop singer Noriko Sakai from arrive in Hawaii. 1886: of Founders’ Library, Howard founded in . 1931: Chinese immigrants to . (Shanghai-area native) enlists in patent for spherical pearl. 1954: born. 1989: Born on the Fourth of 1 Chinese American killed in anti- University, born. Japanese American community 1957: Tropical Classical author U.S. Army, serves under General Pulitzer Prize (1992) winning July co-producer A. Kitman Ho, Chinese riots in Seattle. 1892: leader Karl Yoneda arrested in Pico Iyer born. U.S. Grant. 1874: David Kalakaua, photojournalist Paul Kuroda born. nominated for Academy Award. Japan’s Koroku Katsu, graduate anti-hunger march. first reigning monarch to visit US, of US Naval Academy Class of elected as king of Hawaii. 1877, dies. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

1898: 7 Japanese and 1 Chinese 1969: George B. Chan nominated 1952: Pan American Games table 1925: Luke Wing, first Asian 1942: US War Department 1920: Willows, CA rice farmer Kim 1927: US Supreme Court rules die in sinking of USS Maine. 1988: for Academy Award as art tennis gold medalist (1983, 1987) American elected to Seattle City authorizes 1st Filipino Infantry Chong-nim donates 3 airplanes Hawaii’s anti-Japanese Motion picture Salaam Bombay! director in Gaily, Gaily. Insook Bhushan born. 1992: Ruth Council (1962), born (dies in Battalion from among Filipino for new School of Aviation. 1943: education laws unconstitutional. nominated for Academy Award. Prawer Jhabvala’s screen play plane crash, May 17, 1963). 1933: Americans. 1942: President 1,200 serving in US Armed 1941: Business executive Lilia C. Howard’s End, nominated (later Musician Yoko Ono born. Roosevelt signs Executive Order Forces granted citizenship. Clemente born. 1994: Community Presidents’ Day wins) Academy Award. 9066 providing for internment of activist Yuri Kochiyama dies. Democracy Day (Nepal) . 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

1910: Sculptor George Tsutakawa 1942: Japanese Americans join 1943: Major General John R. 1940: Aiiieee! Author Frank Chin 1930: Los Angeles Superior Court 1960: Eat a Bowl of Tea author 1923: Gyo Obata, architect of born. 1963: Minor league catcher non-combat engineers auxiliary in D’Araujo, Jr., Director of Army born. ruling invalidates more than 100 Louis Chu dies. National Air and Space Museum, Don Wakamatsu born. 1971: Hawaii. 1990: Classi-cal pianist National Guard Bureau, born. Filipino American marriages born. 1940: Fashion designer Actress Lea Salonga born. 1972: Mitsuko Uchida debuts at Grace Ma wins Miss Chinatown performed since 1921. 1942: Kenzo born. 1962: Actress Rae Tennis star Michael Chang born. Carnegie Hall. USA crown, 1996. Author, women’s activist, and Dawn Chong born. 1978: The university professor Elaine H. Kim Good Earth actor Philip dies Ash Wednesday born. at age 77.

1998 March 1998

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1920: US exclusionists win 1908: John Yehall Chin, first 1972: First Japanese company in 1951: Dictee author Theresa Hak 1945: Assistant Surgeon General 1944: Opera singer and actress 1952: Swami Paramahansa Yoga- concession from Japanese to no Chinese Ameri-can elected California, Kyocera America, Kyung Cha born. Kenneth P. Moritsugu born. 1994: Kiri Te Kanawa born. nanda, founder of Church of All longer issue passports to photo public official and member of first starts semiconductor Japanese American Internment the Worlds in the US, dies. 1967: brides. 1979: Association for Asian US Civil Rights Commission, born. manufacturing operations in San Memorial dedicated at Federal WNBA Los Angeles Sparks center American Studies established. 1942: Julia Chang Bloch, first Diego. Building in San Jose, CA. Zheng Haixia born. Asian Ameri-can appointed as an ambassador (Nepal, 1989), born.

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1951: World Culinary Olympic 1950: Giants baseball manager 1880: Chinese laborers, laying 1912: US Supreme Court rules 1926: George Ryoichi Ariyoshi, 1937: Fofo Iosefa Fiti Sunia, first 1907: President Roosevelt signs gold medal winner (1984, 1988) and coach Wendall more than 1 mile of Southern against admission to US of US-born third governor of Hawaii (1974– delegate of American Samoa in executive order stopping import Keijiro Miyata born Kealohapauloe Kim born. Pacific track a day, reach Tucson, Tang Tun. 1996: Native Speaker 86), born. “Pizzicato 5" rock US House of Representa-tives of Japanese laborers from Hawaii AZ. 1961: San Francisco 49ers author Chang-rae Lee wins 1995 singer Maki Nomiya born (year is (1981–88), born. 1947: Anna and and . 1961: Pro race driver offensive lineman Jesse Sapolu Barnes & Noble Discover Great a secret). the King of Siam wins Academy Hiro Matsushita born. 1968: A. born. New Writers Award. Award. Magazine publisher Jeff Yang born. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

1919: hold 1906: Earthquake destroys San 1894: US- treaty allows 1938: Actor Shashi Kapoor born. 1989: New York Times review 1910: Yokohama, California 1940: Japan American Citizens rally to support Korean Francisco Chinatown. 1906: with valid US praises Amy Tan’s first book, The author Toshio Mori born. 1969: League pledges loyalty to US independence. Hawaiian sugarcane companies residency certifi-cates to return to Joy Luck Club, which begins 7 Corporal Terry Teruo Kawamura 1960: Noted neurosurgeon and begin recruiting workers from US. 1980: US Congress passes months on best seller list. earns Medal of Honor saving National Science Foundation Philippines. Act, facilitates lives of others in Vietnam. Fellow Edward Anthony Lachica immigration to US of evacuees born. from Southeast Asia. New Years (Afghanistan) 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

1911: Novelist and short-story 1928: Economist Kang Chao born. 1934: Tydings-McDuffie Act 1985: Haing S. Ngor wins 1871: Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole, 1912: Cherry trees, gift of the 1835: Chinese laborers reported writer Bievenido N. Santos born. restricts Filipino immigration to US Academy Award for role in The delegate of in Japanese government, planted working in Hawaiian sugar mill. to 50 persons a year. 1997: Jessica Killing Fields. 1991: Christian US Congress (1903-22), born. 1976: at Washington, DC Tidal Basin. Yu wins Academy Award for best Science Monitor review praises Lin Yutang, author of popular US 1945: Tampopo actress Nokubo achievement in documentary Typical American author Gish Jen books about China, dies. Miyamoto born. 1957: Special Pakistan Day (Pakistan) short subject. (b. 1955). Independence Day Counsel, US Department of (Bangladesh) Justice William Ho-González born. 29 30 31

1922: March Fong Eu, US 1853: California places special 1911: Award-winning watercolor Ambassador to Micronesia, born. taxes on Chinese and other artist Dong Moy Shu Kingman 1992: Academy Award winners foreign miners. 1932: Reginald born. 1997: Frank Cho’s “Liberty include Eiko Ishioka (costume C.S. Ho, first Hawaiian to head Meadows” comic strip debuts design) and Doug Chiang (visual American Cancer Society, born. nationally. effects).

1998 April 1998

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1920: Award-winning actor To- shiro Mifune born. 1954: Anthony A. Dao, Executive 1929: Girl Named Tamika actress 1906: Report shows 6,908 Koreans Secretary, US Department of Miyoshi Umeki born. 1971: living in Hawaii. Commerce, born. 1977: East Richard Chew wins Academy Coast Asian Student Union Award as film editor. established at Yale University. Ching Ming Festival (China)

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1941: Actress and director Tisa 1943: Psychologist and author 1920: Sitar virtuoso Ravi Shankar 1990: Spark Masayuki Matsunaga, 1929: Nationally recognized pain 1941: Illinois chemical industry 1987: and Cong Chang born. 1945: PFC Sadao S. Stephen S. Fugita born. born. 1954: Actor US Representative and Senator manage-ment specialist Ki Ho executive Manuel Emulson Belbis Su share Academy Award for Munemori, 442d Regimental born. 1967: Pittsburgh Penguins from Hawaii (1963–1990), dies. Kim born. 1972: LTC Gero Iwai, US born. music in . 1991: Combat Team, earns Medal of defensive player Jim Paek born. Army (ret.) earliest and most Fashion designer Anna Sui puts on Honor while saving lives of others senior Japanese American to Passover begins first New York runway show. in . serve in mili-tary intelligence, Good Friday dies. 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

1847: Yung Wing, naturalized US 1979: Monica Ivey, 1919: Three-day Korean Liberty 1980: In Villa Park, CA, Carol 1975: Attack on Phnom Penh by 1900: US flag raised over Samoa 1925: First Chinese-run hospital in citizen (1852) and first Chinese Teen USA 1996, born. Congress opens in Philadelphia. Kawanami elected first Japanese rebel forces starts mass migration for the first time. 1952: California US opens in San Francisco. graduate of Yale University New Years (Song Kram— Thai- 1945: Computer software American mayor of US city. of Cambodians to US and other Supreme Court finds Alien Land (1854), arrives in New York. 1939: land; Boun Pimai —; developer K.V. Kumar born. countries. Law of 1913, which forbade Asian American studies scholar Baisakh—) people ineligible for citizenship to Ronald Takaki born. New Years (Bangladesh) own land, unconstitutional. Easter 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

1989: Chicago Tribune reports 1940: “Star Trek” actor George 1935: Chuan-tau Edward Lan, 1854: Golden Hill News, first 1944: Educator and treasurer of 1953: Legal activist Hoyt Zia born. 1951: Corporal Hiroshi H. Miya- cartoonist, novelist, and Takei born. cited by NASA for outstanding commercial Chinese-language Japanese American National 1997: Karen Ishizuka, curator of mura earns Medal of Honor in playwright Lynda Barry (b. 1956) achievements in aerospace newspaper in California, begins Library Ben Kobashigawa born. Japanese American National Korea action. 1961: Writer, wrote most of The Good Times engineering, born. publication. 1940: First all-Chinese 1960: International award-winning Museum named to National Film political analyst, and Reagan Are Killing Me in one week radio program broadcast, San architect Edwin T. Chan born. Preservation Board. Administration appointee Dinesh Francisco. 1942: 1st Filipino D’Souza born. Infantry Battalion activated. 26 27 28 29 30

1858: State law prevents Chinese 1921: Short-story writer Hisaye 1860: First Japanese envoy to US 1902: 1893: Columbian exhibition opens and Mongolian immigration to Yamamoto born. 1970: WNBA received by President Buchanan. extended for 10 more years. 1933: in Chicago, Japan’s “Phoenix California. 1917: Architect I.M. Pei Phoenix Mercury guard Mikiko 1869: Chinese laborers lay 10 Anagarika Dharmapala, key Villa” attracts special attention born. 1961: Actress Hagiwara born. 1995: Maya Lin: A miles of Central Pacific Railroad founder of Buddhism in US, dies. among American archi-tects. born. Strong Clear Vision wins track in one day. 1936: Orchestra conductor Zubin 1900: Territorial government of Academy Award for best Mehta born. Hawaii established. documentary feature. Muharram begins

1998 May 1998

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1898: Japanese Americans serve 1964: “Teenage Mutant Ninja on US warships in Battle of Manila Turtle” voice actor (Leonardo) Bay. 1997: Tamagocchi “virtual Brian Tochi born. pets” enter US market-place. Asian Pacific American Heritage Month begins (since 1990) Constitution Day (Japan) 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1993: President Clinton praises 1978: President Carter proclaims 1892: Chinese Exclusion Act 1882: First Chinese Exclusion Act 1843: Nakahama Manjiro (aka 1970: Marion Lacadia Obera 1947: Fashion designer Josie Cruz contri-butions of first Asian Pacific American extended for 10 years. 1940: passed by US Congress. 1944: John Mung) rescued by US ship, appointed first Filipino American Natori born. in US Govern-ment at Asian Heritage Week. Electrical engineer and inven-tor Giants’ pitcher Masanori later arrives as first Japanese in US appellate judge in Los Angeles. Pacific Islander American Month Tatsuo Itoh born. Murakami born. 1973: Huynh Cong Ut wins Pulitzer ceremony at White House. Prize for photography. Children’s Day (Japan and Buddha’s Birthday Korea) Bataan Day (Philippines) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

1868: Transcontinental railroad, 1994: The Crow, starring the late 1949: Shrimati Vijaya Lakshmi 1946: Community activist and 1905: Asiatic Exclusion League 1957: Entertainment executive 1908: Paramahansa Muktananda, with western leg built by 10,000 , opens in New York Pandit of India, first woman Honolulu City Council member established in San Francisco. Teddy Zee born. 1978: Olympic popularizer of Siddhe Yoga in US, Chinese American laborers, and Los Angeles. accredited as an ambassador to (1983–84) Leigh-wai Doo born. silver medal (1996) gymnast Amy born. 1997: Miss USA, Brook completed. 1949: Author and US Chow born. 1997: Renee Tajima- Mehealani Lee of Hawaii, wins humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip born. Peña’s My America... or Honk if title. You Love Buddha premieres in Los Angeles. Armed Forces Day 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

1945: Shigatsu Sasaki, founder of 1942: Joy Cherian, US Equal 1939: The World of Suzie Wong 1953: US Coast Guard Academy 1986: Asian garment workers rally 1882: US-Korean treaty allows 1908: Korean Women’s Zen Institute of America (1928), Employment Opportunity actress Nancy Kwan born. 1946: graduate and USCG Commander in Boston for training benefits. Koreans to immigrate to US. 1917: Association established in San dies. Commission member (1987–93), John D. Waihee, first Hawaiian- Clyde Kazuto Watanabe born. Mikasa dinnerware founder Francisco. 1975: US Congress born. ancestry governor of Hawaii, George Aratani born. expands legal definition of born. 1952: Yoshio Shirai wins “refugee” to include persons from world flyweight title. , Laos, and Vietnam.

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1975: US Congress passes Indochina Migration & Refugee Assistance Act. 1925: US Supreme Court rules 1924: President Coolidge signs 1869: First Japanese immigrants to 1930: Patricia Fukura Saiki, first 1926: Jai Hyon Lee, award- 1951: The River of Heaven author Toyota Hidemitsu ineligible for National Origins Act banning US arrive in California. 1996: Republican Party member to winning educator and journalist and The Open Boat editor Garrett 31 citizenship despite USCG service. immigration of Asian laborers 18,000-square- foot Hindu-Jain represent Hawaii in US House of born. Kaoru Hongo born. 1987: Hoang Nhu Tran 1935: General Motors vice (except Filipinos). 1958: Invest- temple opens in Getzville, NY Representatives (1987–91), born. valedictorian of US Air Force president Shirley Young born. ment banker Vincent Perez, Jr., Academy. born. Memorial Day (observed)

1998 June 1998

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1942: US Military Intelligence 1991: Lea Salonga wins Tony 1925: Florida horticulturist Lue Gim 1883: Anandibai Joshee, first 1832: Hawaiian feminist Kaahu- 1955: America Tang, fencing Service Language School adds Award as Best Actress in musical Gong, for whom the Lue Gim Indian woman to earn MD from manu dies. 1952: Jo Ann Sakato, company executive and Los more Japanese American “Miss Saigon.” 1997: Peter Young Gong orange is named and who US graduates from medical noted career FBI recruiter, born. Angeles Top 100 Women-Owned instructors. 1993: Connie Chung appointed Chief of Cataloging was the subject of Ruth-anne Lum school. Dragon Boat Festival Business awardee, born. 1956: first Asian American anchor on Distribution Service, Library of McCunn’s novel Wooden Fish ( and Taiwan) National Asian American women’s activist major network evening news. Congress. Songs, dies. Day (Tonga) June Chan born. National Day (Western Samoa) 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

1904: Kiro Kunitomo, Japanese 1954: New York Yankees infielder 1880: US Circuit Court in California 1893: Japanese American 1909: Wen Ying-hsing and Chen 1898: Philippines declares 1870: First large group of Chinese graduate of US Naval Academy Lenn Sakata born. 1989: Michael rules in favor of fisherman Ah children forced to attend Ting-chia graduate as foreign independence from . 1953: laborers arrives in North Adams, Class of 1877, dies. 1981: Willa Kim Chang, at age 17, youngest Chong who, as non-voter, had segregated Chinese schools in students from US Military Meatless Days author Sara Suleri MA to work in shoe factories. wins Tony Award for Best Costume player ever to reach finals of been denied access to his San Francisco. 1936: Chinese Academy. 1962: Actor Toshihiko born. Design. French Open tennis tournament. occupation. Women’s Associ-ation Seki born. incorporated in New York City.

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1900: Contractor-labor system 1899: American Pomological 1940: Space shuttle payload 1981: Hmong hold 1923: Filipino boxer Francisco 1868: First Japanese contract 1952: A Suitable Boy author abolished in Hawaii leading to Society places Bing Cherry specialist and microgravity conference in St. Paul, MN on Guilledo becomes world laborers ar-rive in Hawaii. 1941: Vikram Seth born. 1959: Actor strikes among Japanese workers. (named for Oregon horti- scientist Taylor G. Wang born. resettlement issue. flyweight champion. Writer Connie Young Yu born. Chester Gan dies. 1948: Children’s literature author culturalist Ah Bing in 1875) as 1953: Washington, DC radio Laurence M. Yep born. 1949: New approved new variety of fruit in its producer Theo-Dric Feng born. England Patriots tackle Eugene Y. Catalogue of Fruits published by Chung born. the US Department of Agriculture. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

1861: Chinese American John 1959: Federal Communications 1965: 3 Ninjas Kick Back actor 1905: Political exile Kang Youwei 1896: First Hawaiian sumo 1944: All-Japanese American 1930: Olympic gold medal (1952) Tomney joins New York Infantry, Commission chairperson Rachelle Katsumi Honda born. visits President Roosevelt in White tournament held. 1938: K. 442d Regimental Combat Team weight lifter Tomia “Tommy” T. later dies of wounds at Battle of B. Chong born. 1982: Detroit House in effort to ease Elizabeth Ohi, first Japanese begins first of five major Kono born. Gettysburg (1863). 1943: US resident Vincent Chin beaten to enforcement of the Chinese woman to obtain JD degree from campaigns in Europe. 1949: San Supreme Court rules curfew law death by unemployed assailants Exclu-sion Laws. US university, graduates. 1946: Francisco police chief of imposed on Japanese Americans who assumed he was Japanese. Displaced Persons Act adjusts inspectors Fred H. Lau born. is constitutional. legal status of 15,000 Chinese in 28 29 30

1933: Kid actor Noriyuki 1863: Hong Neok Woo joins 1858: Joseph Heco first Japanese “Pat” Morita born. Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia, granted US citizenship, in serves in Civil War. 1946: US Baltimore. 1973: Los Angeles Congress passes G.I. Fiancées Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park Act, enabling women or men born. 1974: Miss Virginia (1996) engaged to US service personnel Michelle Kang born. to immigrate to US.

1998 July 1998

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1904: In the 18 months after this 1946: President Truman signs law 1915: White House photographer 1902: Swami Vivekananda, date, 13,803 Asian contract allowing immigration from India. Yoichi R. Okamoto born. 1943: 1st founder of Vedanta Society in US, laborers emigrate from Hawaii to 1948: also signs Japanese Filipino Infantry Battalion sent to dies. 1946: Philippines gains US mainland. Evacuation Claims Act. 1956: Pacific Theater. independence from US. Award-winning novelist and short- story writer Cynthia Lynn Philippines-America Friendship Kadohata born. Day; Independence Day (USA) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1882: Hazrat Inayat Khan, 1890: Award-winning children’s 1940: Tiger’s Daughter author 1947: DuPont senior research 1960: San Francisco Chronicle 1847: New York Herald reports 1920: Taidje Kahn (aka Yul introducer of Sufism in US, born. fiction writer Dhan Goyal Mukerji Bharati Mukherjee born. 1953: chemist and patent holder John deputy city editor Michael Yama- arrival of 35 Chinese. 1961: Brynner) born. 1884: US Congress passes law born. 1957: Hmong community Judy Chu, city council member Haetak Choi born. moto Toru born. Cantopop star Jacky Cheung placing new restrictions on activist Christopher Teng Thao and former mayor of Monterey Hok Yau born. 1997: Hideki Irabu Chinese immigration and Chinese born. Park, CA, born. 1980: Michelle debuts as New York Yankees residents in US. 1923: Poet Mitsuye Birthdays of Prophet Mohammed Kwan, 1994 pitcher. Yamada born. & Dalai Lama silver medalist, born. National Day (Mongolia) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

1946: New Federal law allows 1948: Robert Anacietus Under- 1984: Hee Baek wins women’s 1904: First Buddhist (Shinshu Sect) 1928: Isauro Gabaldon resigns as 1960: Mortal Kombat star Robin 1906: US Senator (1976-82) Samuel Filipinos to become US citizens. wood, delegate from Guam to US singles final of US Tennis temple in US established in Los Resident Commissioner to US Shou born. 1968: NCAA fencing Ichiye Hayakawa born. 1940: ABC 1971: Olympic gold medal (1992) House of Representatives (1993– Association’s national amateur Angeles. 1946: 442d Regimental Congress after nomi-nation to champion (1991) Mark Oshima broadcast journalist Ken figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi present), born. 1956: Producer championship. Combat Team awarded Presi- Philippines House of Representa- born. 1989: Writer and artist Dayal Kashiwahara born. born. 1976: Academy Award and film maker Janet Yang born. dential Distinguished Unit citation tives. Kaur Khalsa dies. (1955) cinematographer James in Washington, DC. Wong Howe dies. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

1921: Armed mob drives 1973: Kungfu actor Bruce Lee 1953: US National Oceanic and 1850: Chinese American groups 1863: William Ah Hang enlists in US 1935: University of California at 1878: First Chinese ambassador to Japanese American farm workers dies. Atmospheric Administration march in President Zachary Navy during Civil War. 1996: Amy Berkeley Chancellor Chang-Lin US, Chen Lanbin arrives in San out of Turlock, CA. 1993: World geophysicist Ngar-Chueng Lau Taylor’s “grand funeral pageant” Chow wins Olympic gold medal Tien born. Francisco. 1951: Spokane banker War II hero Sgt Roy H. Matsumoto born. in New York City and San for team performance and silver Phyliss Takisaki Campbell born. inducted into US Army Ranger Francisco. medal for uneven parallel bars, Hall of Fame. Independence Day Atlanta. (Laos) 26 27 28 29 30 31

1961: Jazz and 1863: Chinese American Antonio 1940: Fashion designer Tamotsu 1870: San Francisco’s Cubic Air 1975: The Joy Luck Club actress 1868: Burlingame-Seward Treaty musician Keiko Matsui born. 1966: Dardelle completes 9-month born. 1959: Daniel Ken Inouye Ordinance makes numerous Irene Sze Ng born. allows free immigration between Honolulu photographer-writer enlistment with Connec-ticut elected as first Japanese Chinatown dwellings illegal. 1953: China and US. Jenni Meili Lau born. Volunteer Infantry during Civil American in US House of Performance artist Brenda Wong War. 1940: Bharati Mukherjee, Representatives (1959–63), later Aoki born. author of The Middleman and becomes US Senator. Independence Day (Vanuatu) Other Stories, born.

1998 August 1998

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1920: Olympic gold medal (1948, 1952) high board diver Sammy Lee born. 1938: American Brat author Bapsi Sidha born.

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1916: Artist Alfonso Ossorio born. 1977: San Francisco citizens rally 1933: Frank F.C. Tung, Deputy 1940: Los Angeles Rams and 1942: US Army senior medical 1977: “Kids Incorporated” actress 1946: China Boy author Gus Lee 1950: Los Angeles Superior Court to protest eviction of elderly Director, US Volpe National Philadelphia Eagles quarter-back laboratory technician George Connie Kwan Lew born. born. Judge Lance A. Ito born. Filipino residents of International Transportation Systems Center, Roman Gabriel born. Akio Miura born. Hotel. born. 1956: Angel Cop actress Mika Doi born.

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1785: Ship Pallas arrives in 1988: President Reagan signs new 1898: US annexes Hawaii. 1941: M. 1941: Brigadier General David 1937: S.B. Woo, elected Lieu- 1952: Medal of Honor for Sgt 1943: Eni F.H. Faleomavaega, Baltimore with 32 East Indians and Japanese American internment Butterfly author David Henry Earl Kaleokaika Cooper, US Army, tenant Governor of Delaware LeRoy A. Mendoca posthumously American Samoan delegate to US 3 Chinese, first recorded instance compensation law. Hwang born. 1943: All-Japanese born. 1955: Gish Jen, author of (1984)—first Asian American to be presented in recognition of his House of Represen-tatives since of Chinese in US. 1932: New Yorker American 442d Regimental Typical American, born. elected to this level of state “conspicuous gallantry” in 1989, born. 1966: Chargers cartoonist, illustrator, and author Combat Team departs for Europe. government, born repulsing the enemy at cost of his offensive lineman Leo Goeas José Aruego born. life on July 4, 1951 in Chichon, born. Independence Day (India & National Day (Singapore) Korea. Pakistan) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

1829: Siamese twins Chang and 1968: San Francisco Chinatown 1941: Congressman John Dingell 1944: Computer software 1904: Sociologist Rose Hum Lee 1959: Hawaii becomes 50th state. 1933: Internationally recognized Eng arrive in Boston. 1975: US protesters cite 80% poverty rate suggests incarcerating 10,000 developer Charles B. Wang born. born. 1946: Television journalist 1974: Kirpal Singh, founder of geologist and educator Manik Olympic fencing team alternate and highest suicide and TB rates Japanese Americans to 1960: Mets and A’s pitcher Ron Connie Chung born. Ruhani Satsang Church in US Talwani born. Felicia Zimmerman born. in US. encourage “good behavior” on Darling born. 1945: Major General (1955), dies. part of Japan. Eugene S. Imai, Deputy Commander, Army Pacific Independence Day (Indonesia) National Guard Bureau, born. 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

1921: Writer 1959: sworn in as first born. 1962: Fashion designer Han Asian American in US Senate. Feng born. 1939: Movie producer Sumi 1992: Former Peace Corps 1928: Aerospace scientist Sajjad 1937: Grandfather’s Journey 1941: Korean flag raised over Los Sevilla Haru born. 1960: Rap artist Director (1991–92) Elaine L. Chao Haidar Durrani born. author Allen Say born. 1960: Angeles City Hall in honor of 30 31 and radio show host Scott Seiya named president of United Way Space Shuttle mission specialist Korean American “Tiger Brigade” Shimamoto born. of America. Leroy Chiao born. 1993: Japanese unit of California National Guard. 1909: Japan announces gift of 1968: Dodgers pitcher Hideo “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” 1957: Dennis A. Yao, US Federal 2,000 cherry trees for Wash., D.C. Nomo born. series launched on US television. Trade Commission member Independence Day (Malaysia) (appointed 1991), born.

1998 September 1998

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1920: Bantam weight pro boxer 1885: Mob kills 28 Chinese and 1926: Actor Arun “Uttam Kumar” 1781: Antonio “Chino” Rodriquez 1926: Linda Tsao Yang, first George Lee hailed by drives rest out of Rock Springs, Chatterjee born. among founders of Los Angeles. minority and first woman to serve Sacramento Bee. 1935: Seiji WY. 1899: Buddhist Churches of 1943: 442d Regimental Combat as commissioner of California Ozawa, first Asian to conduct America established. 1915: Team lands at Salerno, Italy, more Savings and Loan, born. 1956: major US symphony orchestra, Hawaiian Chinese composer Dai- than 1,000 Purple Hearts Army Special Forces and military born. 1966: USMC artillery Captain Keong Lee born. Independence eventually earned. physician Paul Steven Chang Daniel Craig Wong born. Day (Vietnam) born.

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1939: Winner of 1987 Nobel Prize 1924: Daniel Ken Inouye, first 1955: Asian American community 1924: 16 sugar plantation workers 1994: New version of “Sukiyaki,” 1956: Power of the People author 1934: Major General John Liu for physiology Susumu Tonegawa Japanese American elected to activist and member of killed in attack on union later No. 1 on Billboard charts, Carlos Bulosan dies. 1995: Japan’s Fugh, first Chinese American to born. 1995: A. Magazine co- US Senate, born. President’s Advisory Board on headquarters in Hanaoeo, HI. debuts. 1997: Kumar Barve, “Sailor Moon” series premieres on obtain general officer rank in US founder Phoebe Eng attends 4th Race Relations Angela Eunjin Oh member of Maryland House of American television. Army, born. 1957: Metropolitan World Conference on Women in born. Dele-gates and senior elected Opera singer Haijing Fu born. Beijing. Indian American, selected to Labor Day represent US at Mother Teresa’s 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

1888: US Congress passes law 1948: National Women’s Political 1948: New York City artist Bing Lee 1911: Indian independence 1941: US Congressman Robert 1995: American Knees author 1923: US Supreme Court declares prohibiting immigration of Caucus chair Irene Natividad born. activist Khrishnalal Shridhoranu Takeo Matsui (CA, since 1979) Shawn Wong reads highly praised Asian Indians ineligible for US Chinese laborers for 20 years. born. 1950: Space Shuttle born. 1927: Abe Lee, Golden born. 1942: Chicago World Trade novel at Elliott Bay Book citizenship. 1941: US District Court 1948: Battle of Midway actor astronaut Eugene Huu-Chau Trinh Gloves and National AAU cham- Center President Ross Masao Company. 1997: Design concept (CA) Judge Ronald S.W. Lew Clyde Kusatsu born. born. pion boxer, and later US Navy Harano born. 1954: Academy for National Japanese American born. veteran, born. Independence Award nominee (1988) producer Memorial in Washington, DC Day (Papua-New Guinea) Christine Choy born. unveiled. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

1899: Dalip Singh Saund, first 1908: Children’s book illustrator 1922: Winner of 1957 Nobel Prize 1883: Korea’s Prince Min Yong-ik 1911: Private José B. Nisperos 1944: Doris O. Matsui, White 1934: Farewell to Asian American to serve in US Jun Atsushi Iwamatsu born. 1909: for physics Chen Ning Yang born. arrives in San Francisco, later earns Medal of Honor for heroism House Deputy Director of Public author Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston Congress (in House of Fung Joe Guey makes 20-minute, 1923: US Congress passes Cable stays to study in US. 1994: Aimee E. in Philippines. Liaison, born. 1971: Japanese born. Representatives, 1957–63), born. half-mile flight in airplane of own Act revoking US citizenship of Liu’s book Face published. American Citizens League wins 1993: Variety praises John Lone’s construction in Oakland, CA; first women married to aliens fight to repeal Emergency acting in M. Butterfly. such flight on west coast. ineligible for naturalization. Detention Act of 1950. Rosh Hashanah begins 27 28 29 30

1922: Benjamin Menor, first Filipino 1972: National Organization of US 1814: Bunjiro Kawate, founder of 1975: Hirohito becomes first to serve in US legislature Filipino American Citizens Konkoyo Buddhism, introduced in Japanese emperor to visit US. (Hawaiian State Senate, 1962–66) established in Seattle. US in 1919, born. born. 1942: Dith Pran, subject of 1984 movie The Killing Fields, born. 1968: World championship fencer Marty Yu born. Yom Kippur begins

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1888: US Congress passes law 1946: Artist Ping Chong born. 1930: Broadway set designer prohibiting reentry of Chinese Ming Cho Lee born. 1965: laborers who return to China for President Johnson signs new visit. 1988: Japanese American immigration law enabling large Exhibit opens at Smithsonian Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday numbers of Asians to come to US. Institution. (1869) 1967: Olympic (1984) 4th place figure skater Tiffany Chin born. National Day (China) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1936: Tony Lam, first Vietnamese 1948: Retired Microsoft Vice 1943: Col. Stephen Susumu Fugita, 1947: Mazda automotive 1870: Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, major 1938: “Benihaha” restaurant 1874: Early Florida land developer American to be elected to public President Scott D. Oki born. 1959: USAR, nationally recognized designer Tom Matano born. 1948: popularizer of Buddhism in US, founder (1964) Hiroaki “Rocky” Jo Kamosu Sakai born. 1928: office (Westminster, CA City Vietnam Veterans Memorial psychologist and award winning Civil rights activist Irene Yasutake born. 1958: Attorney-activist Aoki born. 1942: Computer Medal of Honor winner PFC Council, 1992), born. designer Maya Ying Lin born. author, born. 1996: Asian Hirano born. 1951: Michael Woo, Urvashi Vaid born. software industry executive Herbert K. Pililaau born, made American-content oriented first Asian American on Los Pauline Lo Alker born. 1955: “gallant self-sacrifice” in Korean Channel A debuts on Internet. Angeles City Council (1985) born. Humorist Emil Guillermo born. War (1951). National Day (Taiwan 1955: Cellist Yo-yo Ma born. and Fiji) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

1906: San Francisco Board of 1949: Washington, D.C. journalist 1946: Asian American Bar 1914: Takao Ozawa files 1906: Hiram Fong, first Asian 1875: Hawaiian Princess Kaiulani 1936: Cal Tech seismologist and Education establishes segregated K.K. Kawakami dies. 1962: Phillies Association founder Dale Minami application for US citizenship, American elected to US Senate born. 1987: Asian American California Scientist of the Year schools for Asian American pitcher Sid Fernandez born. born. 1948: “Gaw-wali” singer later denied by US Supreme (1959–77), born. 1946: Actor Democrats hold first National (1993) Hiroo Kanammori born. children. 1994: Frederick Pang Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan born (died Court. Victor Banerjee born. 1997: Convention. sworn in as Assistant Secretary of 1997). professor Defense for Force Management Columbus Day Steven Chu wins Nobel Prize for Policy. physics. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

1852: First Chinese theatrical 1973: First “Pachinko Palace” in 1990: 25th anniversary festival of 1947: Prize-winning narrative poet 1939: New York Medical College 1871: Anti-Chinese riots in Los 1948: Chitta Venkata Ram, performance in US opens in San US opens in San Francisco. 1983: Hawaiian Foundation on Culture Ai (Florence Anthony) born. award-winning neurologist Brij Angeles lead to murder of 18 named by D. Magazine in 1996 as Francisco. 1945: Dog Soldier Astrophysicist Subrahmanyan and the Arts. Mohan Singh Ahlu Walia born. Chinese residents. 1952: Lt Ruben one of best physicians in US, born. actor Norio Wakamoto born. Chandra Sekhar wins Nobel Prize 1949: San Francisco Municipal Villaruel Alota, USN, born. 1954: 1962: M. Butterfly actor B.D. Wong for physics. Independence Day (Marshall Court Judge Julie Mong-see Tang Eat Drink Man Woman filmmaker born. Islands) born. Ang Lee born. United Nations Day 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

1971: Violinist Midori born. 1995: 1965: Pop star Aaron Kwok Fu 1815: China-born Ah Nam, later 1977: US Congress passes law 1956: Shall We Dance director 1956: Hollywood executive 1937: Ohio Department of Health Hawaii Lt Governor Mazie Hirono Shing born. cook for Mexican governor of allowing Southeast Asian Masayuki Suo born. born. Director Pitambar “Peter” Somani joins Korean American California, baptized in Monterey. refugees to become US born. 1957: Chen Ning Yang and community in welcoming 1940: Woman Warrior author permanent residents on request. Tsung-Dao Lee win Nobel Prize for president of . Maxine Hong Kingston born. 1978: physics. Violinist Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson born.

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1933: Orlando, FL , Moon 1911: Writer and poet Carlos 1908: Children’s book illustrator 1972: Jay C. Kim (California) 1982: Dictee author Theresa Hak 1956: Dalip Singh Saund becomes 1974: George R. Ariyoshi (Hawaii) Creations President Byung-moon Bulosan born. 1962: Actress Gyo Fuji-kawa born. 1938: Spring elected first Korean American in Kyung Cha dies. first Asian American elected to US elected first Japanese American Lee born. 1941: Japanese appears in Elvis Moon author Bette Bao Lord born. US Congress (House of Congress. 1996: Gary Locke governor in US. Americans start teaching at Army Presley’s Girls, Girls, Girls. 1976: Daniel Kahikina Akaka Representatives, 1993–present). (Washington) elected first Chinese intelligence school. 1968: Eric P. elected to US House of Rep. from American governor in US. Liu, Director, Legislative Affairs of Hawaii, later elected to Senate. National Security Council, born. Election Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

1944: Japanese American 442d 1980: “Charlie Chan” actor Victor 1942: San Francisco Asian 1939: William Shao Chang Chen, 1931: Norman Yoshio Mineta, US 1922: US Supreme Court ruling 1939: Highest-elected Filipino Regimental Combat Team Sen Yung dies. community activist-attorney first Chinese American to be House of Representatives from CA prohibits Japanese from American (Lt. Gov. of Hawaii, completes assignment to rescue Edward C.Y. Lau born. appointed major general in US (1975–95) born. 1938: Pearl Buck becoming US citizens, 1933: US 1986, Gov., 1994), Benjamin J. “Lost Battalion” in , 200 Army , born. 1977: Ex-Queen wins Nobel Prize for Literature for Air Force Major General and Cayetano, born. 1941: Clinton killed, 600 wounded in fierce Liliuokalani of Hawaii dies. novels, including The Good Earth, surgeon Vernon Chong born. Administration Presidential fighting. Independence Day (Cambodia) about China and America. Advisor Maria Luisa Mabilangam Veterans Day Haley born. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

1920: Career military officer and 1934: Korean history educator Yur- 1836: David Kalakaua, later 1880: US and China signed treaty 1942: General strike breaks out decorated undercover agent 1939: Charles Pei Wang, member 1928: Educator and community bak Lee born. elected king of Hawaii (in 1874), asserting US right to limit among Japanese Americans at Richard Sakakida born. 1951: of US Civil Rights Commission, activist Florence Makita Hongo born. immigration of Chinese laborers. Poston, AZ War Relocation Camp. Joffrey Ballet dancer Maniya born. 1983: Man with the Golden born. 1904: Award-winning sculptor Berredor born. 1997: Kalpana Gun actor dies at born. Chawla becomes first Indian age 80. woman in space with launch of Space Shuttle Columbia. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

1926: Costume designer and 1909: Manuel Luis Quezon 1921: The Invisible Thread author 1959: Cleopatra Wong actress 1973: Prompted by Filipino 1940: Kungfu actor Bruce Lee 1911: Sarah Choi, first of 951 writer Michiko Nishiura Weglyn elected Resident Commissioner of born. 1950: Marrie Lee born. 1997: Doi Takao American pharmacists, state law born. Korean picture brides, arrives in born. 1951: Orchestra conductor Philippines to US House of William Hoo Ng, Clerk of DC Court becomes Japan’s first man to signed allowing foreign-trained Hawaii. Kent Nagano born. 1996: Fashion Representatives. of Appeals, born. walk in space during mission of pharmacists to practice in designer Vera Wang honored for Space Shuttle Columbia. California. community service. Thanksgiving Day 29 30

1936: Nobel Prize for chemistry 1885: US Congress passes law winner for 1986, Yuan T. Lee, born. prohibiting contract labor. 1933: Filipino Labor Union established, with branches in central California.

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1912: Architect Minoru Yamasaki 1971: Nationally syndicated 1908: Antonio Borja Won Pat, first 1943: Military Order No. 45 1968: Comedienne born. 1958: All Asian American cartoonist Frank Cho born. 1975: delegate of Guam to US Congress exempts Korean Americans from born. “Sailor Moon” series char- cast musical Flower Drum Song Mass migration of Lao refugees to (1973–85), born. 1956: Asian enemy alien status. acter Kino Makoto/Lita/ Sailor stages first of 600 performances. US begins with establishment of American community activist Jupiter born (no year). Lao People’s Democratic Philip Tajitsu Hashimoto born. Republic.

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1927: Patsy Mink, first Japanese 1941: Japanese American 1869: First Japanese midshipman 1943: US Senate passes resolution 1849: Meeting of 300 Chinese 1972: Younghill Kang, author of 1948: Management consultant American woman to serve in US community leaders arrested in at US Naval Academy, Jiunzo granting Philippines residents reported in San award-winning The Grass Roof executive Rajat Gupta born. Congress (US House of Hawaii and elsewhere in US. 1944: Matsumuna (Class of 1873), independence as soon as condi- Francisco. 1898: Philippines (1931), dies at age 69. Representatives, 1965–77 and Secretary of State Cheryl admitted. tions return to normal after World ceded by Spain to US, 1932: Actor 1990–pres-ent), born. 1954: Lau born. War II. 1957: Battered-women’s and director born. 1980: Composer Bright Sheng born. advocate Beckie Masaki born. Violin virtuoso Sarah Chang born.

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1940: Caroline J. Chang, Boston 1973: The Crow: City of Angels 1943: First Chinese American 1927: Sci-fi actor Akihiko Hirata 1943: President Roosevelt signs 1929: Band leader, arranger, jazz 1977: Wing F. Ong, first Asian regional manager of US Office of actress Thuy Trang born. officer in US Marine Corps, Wilbur born. repeal of Chinese Exclusion Acts; pianist, and composer Toshiko American elected to state Civil Rights, born. Carl Sze, commission as 2d Lt. soon thereafter 14,000 Chinese Akiyoshi born. 1944: US Supreme legislature (AZ, 1946), dies. Americans drafted into Armed Court decides unanimously in Forces. 1951: Playwright Philip Kan Mitsuye Endo case that it is illegal Gotanda born. to detain loyal Japanese Hanukkah begins Americans. 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

1941: US Congress resolution 1935: Quintin Paredes appointed 1987: President Reagan signs 1852: First Chinese theater in US 1924: TV and movie actor Raj 1904: United Farm Workers of 1945: Ying-shin Christine Peng, allows almost unlimited Resident Commissioner of opens in San Francisco. 1917: Kapoor born. 1952: McCarran- America co-founder Philip University of California at Davis enlistment and employment of Philippines to US Congress. allowing immigration to US of Flower Drum Song author Ching- Walter Act allows immi-gration Villamin Vera Cruz born. 1936: educator and 1989 winner of Filipino Americans in war effort. Vietnamese children with Yang Lee born. quotas for Japan and other Asian Film producer Ismail Merchant California State Beekeepers 1963: Sean Nguyen, winner of American parentage. countries. born. Association Distinguished Service 1993 US SBA’s Young Entrepreneur Award, born. of the Year Award, born. 27 28 29 30 31

1944: US War Department ends 1974: Pop singer Jocelyn Enriquez 1941: As of this date, 50 Korean 1952: Author, composer, and 1924: Olympic (1948) gold medal interment of Japanese born. Americans had registered for conductor Somtow Sucharitkul diver Manolo Draves Americans. 1995: Leslie Okada California National Guard duty. born. 1996: California Tech AIDS born. 1933: Lt. Gen. Allen K. Ono, Birkland named US Foreign 1989: Floating World author researcher David Ho named as US Army, born. 1963: World-class Language Teacher of the Year. Cynthia Kadohata praised in Time “Man of the Year.” sumo champion Salevaa London Times review “Konishiki” Atisanoe born. 1965: Jose Rizal Day (Philippines) Actress Gong Li born.