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The '''Nisei Veterans Memorial Center''' is a non-profit organization, memorial, and community center, dedicated to [[Japanese American]] [[nisei]] veterans.<ref name="history">[http://www.nvmc.org/about_us/center_history.html Nisei Veterans Memorial Center: History]</ref> It is located on [[Kahului, Hawaii]] and features educational exhibits, a preschool, and an adult daycare. |
The '''Nisei Veterans Memorial Center''' is a non-profit organization, memorial, and community center, dedicated to [[Japanese American]] [[nisei]] veterans.<ref name="history">[http://www.nvmc.org/about_us/center_history.html Nisei Veterans Memorial Center: History]</ref> It is located on [[Kahului, Hawaii]] and features educational exhibits, a preschool, and an adult daycare. The main building was built in 2006. |
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==History== |
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During 2003, the [[Maui Sons and Daughters of Nisei veterans]] completed plans and research into the construction of the center, which would consist of a preschool, a senior day-care center, and a research center/archive<ref name="starbulletin">Kakesako, Gregg K. [http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/05/25/news/story10.html Nisei center inches |
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toward reality]. Star Bulletin. 25 May 2003.</ref> |
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The education center of the center began construction on 29 June 2009. When completed, it will contain a classroom, a pavilion, and an archive containing "oral histories from the veterans ... photographs, documents, and personal scrapbooks"<ref name="mauinews">Tanji, Melissa.[http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/520416.html The ‘Cornerstone’ is Laid]. The Maui News: Maui. 30 June 2009.</ref> It will consist of two floors of 2,100 square feet. |
The education center of the center began construction on 29 June 2009. When completed, it will contain a classroom, a pavilion, and an archive containing "oral histories from the veterans ... photographs, documents, and personal scrapbooks"<ref name="mauinews">Tanji, Melissa.[http://www.mauinews.com/page/content.detail/id/520416.html The ‘Cornerstone’ is Laid]. The Maui News: Maui. 30 June 2009.</ref> It will consist of two floors of 2,100 square feet. |
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The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center is a non-profit organization, memorial, and community center, dedicated to Japanese American nisei veterans.[1] It is located on Kahului, Hawaii and features educational exhibits, a preschool, and an adult daycare. The main building was built in 2006.
History
During 2003, the Maui Sons and Daughters of Nisei veterans completed plans and research into the construction of the center, which would consist of a preschool, a senior day-care center, and a research center/archive[2]
Wings
Preschool
Adult day-care center
Education center
The education center of the center began construction on 29 June 2009. When completed, it will contain a classroom, a pavilion, and an archive containing "oral histories from the veterans ... photographs, documents, and personal scrapbooks"[3] It will consist of two floors of 2,100 square feet.
References
- ^ Nisei Veterans Memorial Center: History
- ^ Kakesako, Gregg K. [http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/05/25/news/story10.html Nisei center inches toward reality]. Star Bulletin. 25 May 2003.
- ^ Tanji, Melissa.The ‘Cornerstone’ is Laid. The Maui News: Maui. 30 June 2009.