Japanese American posthumously honored
WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.
- Product Code
- ILEA001169957
- Registered date
- 2012/5/30 00:00:00
- Credit
- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- 2012 Kyodo News
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- 1067 × 1526 pixel
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