“This was my quiet war.” ~Josefina Guerrero in the Congressional Record Proceedings of the 82nd Congress Second Session Appendix Volume 98 Part 10, April 28, 1952 - June 16, 1952 Botn in Lucban, Quezon province, in the Philippines in 1917, Josefine…

"It is a slap in the face to my soldiers, peers and leaders who have demonstrated that an infantry unit can be professional enough to accept diversity, to accept capable leaders, to accept skilled soldiers. My subordinates know I'm gay.…

"I love ugly aircraft, machines that look like they shouldn't even be able to fly. The more brutal the better. I love the head-banging heavy metal of it. And that's why I'm a helicopter pilot. Can you imagine? My nation trusted in me and entrusted me…

“I am so blessed that the Navy gave me a second chance at life, so I submitted my resume for the Naval Nuclear Engineering Program.”~ Huey Nguyenhuu, Interview with HIAS, 2020 Born in Vietnam in 1965, Huey Nguyenhuu's family suffered during the…

“I showed people what I could do.”~Mitsuye Endo, Interview, 1976 Born in Sacramento, California, Mitsuye Endo was the second of four children of immigrants from Japan. After graduating from high school, she became a secretery with the California…