Most Honorable Son with Gregg Jones: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism | WorldNow

January 9, 2025 – Gregg Jones tells the story of Ben Kuroki, a Japanese American combat pilot and forgotten war hero who became the first Asian American to fight in the Pacific theater during WWII.

Ben’s leadership and activism played a key role in prompting the Roosevelt Administration to reevaluate its policy of incarcerating over 100,000 Japanese Americans on the West Coast.

Featuring:

Gregg Jones: Pulitzer Prize finalist, foreign correspondent, investigative journalist, and author of Most Honorable Son: A Forgotten Hero’s Fight Against Fascism and Hate During World War II

Jim Falk: President Emeritus of the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth, Global Santa Fe Program Chair, host of “WorldNow with Jim Falk”

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