By Raymond Douglas Chong, AsAmNews Staff Writer
Since 2017, retired U.S. Army Major General William Chen, with other leaders and advisors, has promoted the national campaign to honor and recognize Chinese American World War II veterans.
Congress officially unveiled and presented the Chinese American World War II Veterans Congressional Gold Medal, on Wednesday, Dec. 9. Chen was involved in the program.
AsAmNews chatted with the retired 81-year-old general about the campaign and the historical significance of Chinese American soldiers fighting in World War II.
About the Campaign
The Chinese American Citizens Alliance, in San Francisco, California, spearheaded the
Chinese American WWII Veterans Recognition Project. The national campaign aims to identify, honor and recognize the efforts and accomplishments of all Chinese Americans who served in the United States Armed Services during World War II.
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The Mint’s facilities in Denver and Philadelphia worked overtime in the second half of 2020 so that banks and retailers could get more change into customers’ hands.
Tuskegee Airmen Honored with U.S. Mint Quarter
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Even if you are not a coin collector you want to get your hands on the latest instalment of the American the Beautiful coin program. It was launched in 2010 by way of the America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008.
The unique silver bullion coins “feature reverse designs depicting national parks and other national sites in each state, District of Columbia and five U.S. territories Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands.” Click here for the full list of the various coins.
Everything You Need to Know About Washington Quarters
George Washington’s 1732 birth. The
United States Congress ultimately approved a one-year quarter dollar that was issued in 1932 to the tune of over 6.2 million coins (5.4 million from
Philadelphia, 436,800 from
Denver, and 408,000 from
San Francisco) at a time when that was quite a large mintage. The coin was so popular with the public that it returned in 1934 as an ongoing release that is still issued and widely collected today.
Just as many older collectors got started with silver
Washington quarters in their youth, many younger and newer collectors today start by collecting the current series of Washington quarters – although it is harder to do this from circulation as it was in decades past.