Nisei World War II Stamp Campaign

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February 19, 2010
Campaign to Honor Nisei Veterans Won’t Be Stamped Out Read More at Pacific Citizen

December 9, 2009
Postal Service Continues To Reject Nisei Veterans Stamp At Its July 2009 Meeting Read More

June 3, 2009
Nisei Veterans Stamp Congressional Letter (PDF) Read More

May 17, 2009
Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) Fundraiser Information Read More

May 17, 2009
Congressman Mike Honda to send second Congressional letter of support for the proposal - Please ask your representatives and senators to sign by Friday, May 22nd! Read More

May 17, 2009
Postal Service maintains annual stance on internal guideline at April stamp meeting; Campaign to continue Read More

April 6, 2009
Postal Service to review supporting letters at April 23-24 meeting of stamp committee - CALL FOR LETTERS OF SUPPORT Read More

April 6, 2009
Oregon state legislature to vote on resolution of support - HJM 8 passes through committee - Oregonian newspaper article Read More

April 6, 2009
Congressman Mike Honda to send second Congressional letter of support for the proposal - Please ask your representatives and senators to sign! Read More

March 24, 2009
State legislature of Oregon to consider resolution of support - CALL FOR TESTIMONY OF SUPPORT Read More

March 24, 2009
Postal Service stamp committee reluctant to change internal guideline that prohibits stamps which honor veterans Read More

March 24, 2009
Postal Service to consider stamp proposal for National Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism Read More

March 24, 2009
State legislature of Washington passes resolution of support - fourth state to do so Read More

March 24, 2009
State legislature of Hawaii to consider second resolution of support Read More

March 24, 2009
Call for letters of support leading up to July stamp committee meeting Read More

March 24, 2009
Stamp campaign petitions continue to grow Read More

September 19, 2008
Campaign for State Resolutions in Washington and Oregon Takes Off Read More

April 9, 2008
Illinois State Resolution (HR 850) to support the Nisei WWII Veterans Stamp passes Read More

April 8, 2008
Testimony of William Yoshino Read More

April 8, 2008
Stamp campaigners have petition booths at spring festivals in California Read More

April 8, 2008
County of Hawaii passes resolution Read More

April 8, 2008
Alhambra city resolution passes in California Read More

April 8, 2008
Illinois State Resolution live online tomorrow, April 9th, at Noon CST, Illinois Committee unanimously votes in favor of HR 850 Read More

April 8, 2008
Postal Service decision on stamp still pending - Special Postal Service Committee to review policy Read More

February 25, 2008
STATE OF WASHINGTON'S RESOLUTION TO WAIT UNTIL 2009 Read More

February 25, 2008
STILL AWAITING WORD FROM POSTAL SERVICE ON THEIR DECISION Read More

February 25, 2008
STATE OF ILLINOIS TO HOLD HEARING ON RESOLUTION WED, FEB 27 CAN FAX LETTERS OF SUPPORT TO REP. CONSTANCE HOWARD Read More

February 10, 2008
Postal Service still deliberating on the stamp proposal Read More

February 10, 2008
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sends letter of support to Postal Service Read More

February 10, 2008
State of Washington introduces resolution Read More

February 10, 2008
CA State Legislature unanimously passes resolution Read More

January 22, 2008
ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION HONORING JAPANESE AMERICAN WORLD WAR II HEROES Read More

January 22, 2008
Stamp Campaign Bulletin Read More

January 20, 2008
Stamp Campaign Bulletin Read More

December 8,2007
Internet petition has two-month birthday this week - Grows to 5900 signers in just two months Read More

December 8,2007
French campaign for the stamp Read More

December 8,2007
Friendly Reminder: Please send letters of support and petitions by the end of December to the Postal Service - Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee Meets January 24-25, 2008 Read More

December 8,2007
Growing number of cities joining the campaign; L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa voices his support Read More

December 8,2007
Congressional Letter of Support in the House of Representatives has 17 signers, with 1 month remaining Read More

December 8,2007
Stamp campaign press conference with Simon Wiesenthal Center on December 20th in Los Angeles, CA Read More

October 20, 2007
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER VOICES SUPPORT FOR THE NISEI WWII VETERANS STAMP Read More...

October 11, 2007
WAR VETERANS CAMPAIGN RECEIVES BOOST FROM 54 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CITIES. Read More...

October 9, 2007
CONGRESSIONAL LETTER OF SUPPORT NOW ON CAPITOL HILL - TELL YOUR LAWMAKERS TO SIGN ASAP. Read More...

October 5, 2007
INTERNET PETITION ONLINE Read More...

September 30, 2007
DRIVE PUSHES FOR 442ND STAMP Read More...

September 24, 2007
URGENT MESSAGE: The Postal Service announced on September 24, 2007, that the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee will be reviewing our Nisei WWII Soldiers Stamp proposal at their next meeting (To Be Announced). Read More...

September 2007
Ken Burns, PBS WWII documentary series director/producer of "The War," discusses the Nisei WWII soldiers story on National Public Radio's Los Angeles station, KPCC, September 21, 2007. Read More...

September 2007
Nisei WWII soldiers are featured in every episode of Ken Burns' PBS series, "The War," that premiered nationwide on Sunday, September 23rd, 2007. Read More...

September 2007
Sacramento's PBS station, KVIE, to air a public service announcement that supports the Nisei WWII Soldiers Stamp Campaign during its September 2007 programming for "The War" documentary series.

September 23, 2007
Watch Nisei WWII soldiers in every episode of Ken Burns' PBS series, "The War," premiering nationwide. Check you local PBS stations for their schedules.

September 19, 2007
Campaigners urged to help in national letter writing campaign to Postmaster General and Postal Service's Stamp Committee. Postcards also welcome.

September 5, 2007
The Honolulu Advertiser Newspaper publishes an article on the stamp campaign, September 5, 2007. Click here to view article.

August 25, 2007
Over 1,600 stamp petition signatures are gathered at Nisei Week in Los Angeles, California on August 25-26, 2007. An additional 600 signatures collected at the Ventura JACL Picnic on August 25, 2007.

August 18, 2007
National Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) votes to endorse the stamp campaign on August 18, 2007. JACL chapters nationwide will help mobilize support for the stamp campaign. One major goal will be state resolutions to support the campaign. California is in the early stages for a state resolution to be presented early in 2008.

August 8, 2007
Congressman Adam Schiff (D- Ca) publicly states his support for a Nisei WWII stamp.

August 5, 2007
The Northern California-Western Nevada Pacific District of the JACL votes to endorse the stamp campaign on August 5, 2007, preceding to the National JACL's official support two weeks later. Click here for more information.