Quotation by Spark Matsunaga at the National Japanese American Memorial: "We believed a threat to this nation's democracy was a threat to the American dream and to all free peoples of the world."
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The collection includes documents, photographs, videos, and memorabilia from Matsunaga's 28 years in Congress. Also in the papers are professional and personal materials from his pre-Congressional life; especially noteworthy are documents, letters, photographs, and memorabilia from his Army service in the 100th Infantry Battalion.
This meticulously researched biography traces the life of the late U.S. Senator Spark M. Matsunaga, from his humble plantation beginnings to the trenches of wartime Europe to the floor of the U.S. Senate. A member of Congress for 28 years and a champion of civil rights, space exploration and veterans benefits, the Senator from Hawaii paved the way for Asian-Americans in public service.
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