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Teaching about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

The third-generation Japanese American congresswoman was a trailblazer who advocated for women’s rights, civil rights, education, and social justice. Army’s 442nd Regimental Combat Team, a group of soldiers of Japanese ancestry, during World War II. Inouye served in the U.S. He lost his right arm in the war.