Japanese American veteran built bridges between cultures after WWII

On this Memorial Day, we turn to the life and legacy of Yukio Kawamoto. The Japanese-American World War II veteran served his country under almost unthinkable circumstances and then spent a lifetime building bridges between the two cultures he called his own. Amna Nawaz has the story for our ongoing series, Race Matters. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show.   Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6   Follow us: TikTok:   / pbsnews   X (formerly Twitter):   / newshour   Instagram:   / newshour   Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour   Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe

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Remembering Manzanar Documentary

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World War II Veteran delivers a promise after 73 years...

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Japanese American recalls interrogating his Japanese classmates after the Battle of Okinawa

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Nazi Town, USA | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS

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Japanese-American Soldier Recalls World War 2 | Memoirs Of WWII #19

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Japanese Civilians Couldn’t Believe American Troops Risked Their Lives to Save Them

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Japanese-American veteran receives a hero's welcome in French village he helped liberate | ABC7

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Why the US photographed its own WWII concentration camps

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Heroes Among Us: Medal of Honor Recipient Joe Hayashi

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92-year-old Japanese internment camp survivor on why stories like his are so important

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What Happened to the Band of Brothers Veterans after WWII (Correcting the Series)

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What MacArthur Did When Japanese Officers Refused to Bow Their Heads at the Surrender

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Japanese American medic's letters reveal reality of WWIIーNHK WORLD-JAPAN NEWS

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Japanese Canadian Internment | Narrated by David Suzuki

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General James Gavin - The Only WWII General to Carry an M1 and Jump With His Men

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Japanese POWs In Australia Witnessed Something They Never Thought Was Real

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The Fate of Hermann Göring’s Family After the Fall of Nazi Germany

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Hitler's Baby Division: Fanatical Child Soldiers in World War II

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What MacArthur Did When Japanese Officers Refused to Bow at the Surrender

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Five Years After the War — Why Did They Return So Late