He was a popular man here in the Senate and at home where he won his last two Senate races with 80 percent and 76 percent of the popular vote. One of his greatest achievements in the Senate was gaining passage in the 100th Congress of a law redressing the injustices felt by west coast JapaneseAmericans whose patriotism had been questioned and who were interned in camps during World War II. Spark Masayaki Matsunaga was born in Kukuiula. on the island of Kauai. HI. to parents who had emigrated from Japan. He graduated with honors from the University of Hawaii with a degree in education in 1941. Upon the outbreak of World War II. he Joined the Armys all Nisei 100th Battalion of the 442d Regimental Combat Team.
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