Word: nisei
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Ickes' Nisei...
...Nisei Plight...
...ever since we were first confined, and have had to supplement our diet with purchases from the outside, of meat, butter, eggs and fruit, which have never been adequate. It might interest you to know that our supper tonight consisted of a bowl of sweetened bean soup, which most Nisei do not like, two pieces of vinegared beets and two slices of pickled radish. Tea and rice completed the meal...
Since before Pearl Harbor I have served with troops from all parts of America, including men of German, Italian and Japanese extraction. . . . Nisei Japanese have these qualities which make them splendid soldiers, worthy of the uniform they wear...
...would contend that all Nisei soldiers have each of these qualities. Naturally, there are good and bad among them, but the good predominate. When the war is over, we shall find decorations on the breasts of many of them. In the meantime, let's show some semblance of fair play toward all Japanese-Americans who would prefer to be accepted as fellow Americans. !amp Savage, Minn...