HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Amy Sirois and Laura Jacques watch as Tin-Shuo Timothy Che writes their name in Chinese during the Asian Pacific Heritage Month Luncheon at the Minuteman Club on May 26. The luncheon was the final celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on base and included traditional dance demonstrations, musical performances and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Binasuan dancers (left to right) Julie Chan, Sabrina Lane-Smith and Karen Buenaventura perform during the Asian Pacific Heritage Month luncheon at the Minuteman Club on May 26. The luncheon was the final celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on base and included traditional dance demonstrations, musical performances and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Binasuan dancer Karen Buenaventura performs with glasses during the Asian Pacific Heritage Month Luncheon at the Minuteman Club on May 26. The luncheon was the final celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on base and included traditional dance demonstrations, musical performances and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Emily Chen performs on the Guzheng, a Chinese musical instrument, at the Asian Pacific Heritage Month luncheon at the Minuteman Club on May 26. The luncheon was the final celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on base and included traditional dance demonstrations, musical performances and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. - Jesi Bolandrina serves as the bamboo clapper as members of the Dance Filipino Performing Arts Company perform at the Asian Pacific Heritage Month Luncheon at the Minuteman Club on May 26. The luncheon was the final celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on base and included traditional dance demonstrations, musical performances and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Mark Wyatt)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Dr. Susumu Ito (standing) speaks about his experiences during World War II to a crowd in the atrium of Building 1624 on May 19. Dr. Ito was drafted in 1940 and received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant. He was a forward observer for the 442nd field artillery. During the Battle for the Lost Battalion in Italy in 1943, the company that he was attached to lost 132 men out of 143. Susumu was one of 11 that survived. Mr. Testsuo Takayanagi (sitting in front) also spoke about his experiences during the war. In 1941 he was taken to the relocation camp in Topaz, Utah. He then volunteered for the U.S. Army where he was trained in military intelligence and served in Gen. McArthur’s headquarters in the Philippines. Mr. Takayanagi later served with the U.S. occupational forces in Japan, north of Tokyo near Nikko, to provide interpretation. The two spoke as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte-Britt)

HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Dr. Susumu Ito (standing) speaks about his experiences during World War II to a crowd in the atrium of Building 1624 on May 19. Dr. Ito was drafted in 1940 and received a battlefield commission to second lieutenant. He was a forward observer for the 442nd field artillery. During the Battle for the Lost Battalion in Italy in 1943, the company that he was attached to lost 132 men out of 143. Susumu was one of 11 that survived. Mr. Testsuo Takayanagi (sitting in front) also spoke about his experiences during the war. In 1941 he was taken to the relocation camp in Topaz, Utah. He then volunteered for the U.S. Army where he was trained in military intelligence and served in Gen. McArthur’s headquarters in the Philippines. Mr. Takayanagi later served with the U.S. occupational forces in Japan, north of Tokyo near Nikko, to provide interpretation. The two spoke as part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte-Britt)