{"id":231355,"date":"2026-03-27T12:32:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=231355"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:34:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:34:49","slug":"filipino-wwii-vets-fight-for-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/27\/filipino-wwii-vets-fight-for-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Filipino WW<\/abbr>II<\/abbr> veterans’ fight for benefits spotlighted at UH<\/abbr> talk"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>
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Colin Moore presented his research at Hamilton Library on February 27.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A recent public talk at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa shed light on the decades-long fight for justice by Filipino veterans of World War II<\/abbr> and the role of the late U.S.<\/abbr> Sen. Daniel K. Inouye in advocating for their rights.<\/p>\n

On February 27, Colin Moore, associate professor in the College of Social Sciences, presented “Soldiers of a Forgotten Empire: Filipino Veterans and the Politics of Denial,” exploring how more than 200,000 Filipino veterans who served in the U.S.<\/abbr> Armed Forces were denied promised benefits under the Rescission Act of 1946.<\/p>\n

His talk examined the plight of Filipino veterans within the broader context of U.S.<\/abbr> imperialism and the Cold War, while tracing Inouye’s decades-long efforts to secure justice. Letters written by veterans to Inouye reveal their frustration, anger and disappointment.<\/p>\n

Moore’s work draws from extensive archival research, including visits to the National Archives and Records Administration, the Clinton Presidential Library, and the Daniel K. Inouye Papers housed in Hamilton Library’s Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Congressional Papers Collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The presentation was followed by a discussion among in-person and Zoom attendees, many of whom had personal connections to Filipino veterans who struggled to access promised benefits.<\/p>\n

Neil Abercrombie, UH<\/abbr> Regent and former governor, shared his perspective on advocating for Inouye’s redress legislation in the U.S.<\/abbr> House of Representatives. Abercrombie’s archives<\/a> are also available to researchers at Hamilton Library.<\/p>\n

The hybrid event was organized by the College of Social Sciences<\/a> and co-sponsored by UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Hamilton Library<\/a> and the Daniel K. Inouye Institute (DKI<\/abbr>). Moore’s research is part of the DKI<\/abbr> Fellows Program<\/a>, supported by the Inouye Institute.<\/p>\n

Read more at Hamilton Library’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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