The new documentary film “Removed by Force: the Eviction of Hawaii’s Japanese Americans During WWII” tells their stories. “They were in 23 geographic areas.

About 1,500 Japanese Americans were evicted from their homes in Hawaii during WWII, among them the Uyeda family, proprietors of the Uyeda Shoe Store. 2/5. Swipe or click to see more.

About 1,500 Japanese Americans in Hawaii were forcibly removed from their homes and ... The Eviction of Hawaii's Japanese Americans During WWII. Published: Nov. 8, 2023 at 1:26 AM HST ...

More than 125,000 Japanese Americans were forced from their homes during WWII. The Removed by Force documentary takes a look at those living in Hawaii and their experience.

During WWII, Briard enlisted to work as a first lieutenant Army Nurse in Hawaii. “Oh, I felt it was very important,” Briard said. “They were needed.” ...

Given that Japanese Americans made up more than one third of Hawaii’s total population during World War II and thus a sizable wartime labor force, U.S. forces incarcerated about 2,000 Japanese ...

During World War II, an Army Air Corps B-24 bomber took off from Hickam Field (now known as Hickam Air Force Base) and crashed about 6 miles away into the mountains above the town of Aiea at ...

Five Hawaiian men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II were recognized with posthumous Purple Heart medals nearly 80 years after their plane crashed in the final ...

On Jan. 28, the agency conducted an honorable carry ceremony in Hawaii with 18 U.S. flag-draped cases containing the potential remains of another 36 service members killed during World War II and ...

Kathleen "Kay" Briard worked as an Army Nurse in Hawaii, in the years following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Now she lives in Norfolk at 102 years old.