A Different Battle: Stories of Asian Pacific American Veterans

by Del Rosario, Carina A.; Mochizuki, Ken; Wong, Dean

• ISBN13: 9780295979199
• ISBN10: 0295979194
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Univ of Washington Pr

Summary

In three major wars, they looked like the enemy. Sometimes, they were segregated into their own military units. Other times, they were the only people of Asian or Pacific Islander descent in their companies or squadrons. Sometimes, they were accepted. Other times, they were assigned the most menial jobs. They were called "gooks". They had guns pointed at them by their own troops.

A Different Battle highlights the personal stories of veterans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent who served during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Grenada, and the Persian Gulf War. Their stories reveal the unique struggles Asian Pacific American veterans faced because of racism. Their stories, however, also reflect experiences that are universal to all veterans: the lasting bonds created among fellow soldiers; the shock of entering combat for the first time; the sense of loss from seeing friends killed or wounded. The veterans have different opinions about the necessity of war, but they agree that war is not a glorious adventure.

A Different Battle includes a gr

Table of Contents

I. Preface	4	(2)
II. Proving Ground: The History of Asian Pacific Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces	6	(118)
III. Oral Histories
Vietnam War	26	(2)
Fred Abe
Vietnam War	28	(2)
Antonio Aguon
World War II	30	(2)
Mariano Angeles
World War II	32	(2)
Warren Chan
World War II	34	(2)
Ark G. Chin
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War	36	(2)
Henry Yuen Chin
World War II	38	(2)
William Chin
Vietnam War	40	(2)
Ron Chinn
Vietnam War	42	(2)
Teresita Iriarte Coalson
World War II	44	(1)
Gene del Rosario
Vietnam War	45	(2)
Eddie N. Detera
Vietnam War	47	(2)
Mike Higashi
Korean War	49	(2)
Paul Hosoda
Korean War	51	(2)
Joseph A. Kamikawa
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War	53	(2)
Jimmie Kanaya
World War II	55	(2)
Shiro Kashino
Korean War	57	(2)
Richard Lew Kay
Vietnam War	59	(2)
Howard Kim
World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War	61	(2)
Spady Koyama
Sr., World War II	63	(2)
Bert C. Letrondo
World War II	65	(2)
Raymond Lew
World War II	67	(1)
James Locke
Sr., World War II	68	(2)
Rosendo Luna
Vietnam War	70	(2)
Douglas Luna
World War II	72	(2)
Dan K. Mar
World War II	74	(2)
Frank Matsuda
Korean War	76	(2)
Tatsuo N. Matsuda
World War II	78	(2)
Kim Muromoto
Vietnam War	80	(2)
Mike Muromoto
World War II	82	(2)
Richard H. Naito
World War II	84	(2)
Bill Nishimura
World War II	86	(2)
Mack Nogaki
World War II	88	(1)
Katashi Oita
Vietnam War	89	(2)
JoAnn L. Oligario
World War II	91	(2)
Kaun Onodera
Vietnam War	93	(2)
Victorino Ovena
World War II	95	(2)
Lorenzo Pimentel
Persian Gulf War	97	(2)
Hilarion Polintan
World War II	99	(2)
Robert Satoshi Sato
Vietnam War	101	(2)
Martin Sibonga
Vietnam War, Persian Gulf War	103	(2)
Lorenzo Silvestre
Vietnam War	105	(2)
Pete Sua
Vietnam War	107	(2)
Shokichi Tokita
World War II	109	(2)
Jimmie Toy
Persian Gulf	111	(1)
Fe Trias
Korean War	112	(2)
Stan Tsujikawa
Vietnam War	114	(2)
Jose Velasquez
Vietnam War	116	(2)
Milton Wan
World War II	118	(2)
Harvey Watanabe
Vietnam War	120	(2)
Lawrence Wong
World War II	122	(2)
David Woo
IV. Highlights from the History of Asian Pacific Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces	124	(2)
V. Index	126	(1)
VI. Acknowledgements	127