In 1975, while under enemy fire on an ammunition barge fortified on two sides with layers of sandbags piled 10 feet high, 9-year-old Manh Nguyen fled Vietnam. Nguyen, a former U.S. service member who is now a Defense Logistics Agency Aviation employee, was one of thousands of Vietnamese evacuated during Operation Frequent Wind. Story
As a senior Navy official, Roger Natsuhara says part of his role is to support Asian-Americans and Pacific islanders who want to enter senior government service.
President Barack Obama proclaimed May as Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. This year’s theme is “Striving for Excellence in Leadership, Diversity and Inclusion.” Story
Vice Adm. (Retired) Adam M. Robinson, Jr. addressed a crowd of nearly 2,000 people inside Crystal Cathedral at the beginning of a ceremony that highlighted the achievements of the “Lucky Few” during Operation Frequent Wind. Story
Deployed to Afghanistan with the U.S. Army, 22-year-old 2nd Lt. Darius Chen currently serves as a medical officer with 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment. Chen is a first-generation Asian-American whose parents and grandparents uprooted their homes in China to move to Taiwan during the Communists’ takeover, and then again to America in search of a better life. Story
Asian Pacific American Women first entered military service when the Women's Army Corps, or WAC, recruited 50 Japanese American and Chinese American women to be trained as translators at the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Fort Snelling, Minn. Story
