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Lectures & Discussions

"A Most Unlikely Hero and "Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice''

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Lectures & Discussions

"A Most Unlikely Hero and "Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice''

In Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice, Captain Bruce I. Yamashita tells the story of his five-year legal battle with the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. Dismissed from the program because of his Japanese ancestry, Capt. Yamashita's case became a catalyst for reform to prohibit racial and ethnic discrimination in all branches of the military. Yamashita, the subject of Steve Okino's film A Most Unlikely Hero, wanted to serve his country, instead, he changed it. For additional information, visit www.unlikelyhero.org.

Saturday, May 01, 2004

2:00 PM PDT

In Fighting Tradition: A Marine's Journey to Justice, Captain Bruce I. Yamashita tells the story of his five-year legal battle with the U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. Dismissed from the program because of his Japanese ancestry, Capt. Yamashita's case became a catalyst for reform to prohibit racial and ethnic discrimination in all branches of the military. Yamashita, the subject of Steve Okino's film A Most Unlikely Hero, wanted to serve his country, instead, he changed it. For additional information, visit www.unlikelyhero.org.

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