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The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States. Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. Of the 3,464 Medals of Honor awarded as of September 17, 2009, 30 have been awarded to Asian-American recipients. The first Asian American to receive the Medal was José B. Nísperos, who received it for his actions in the Philippine–American War. In 1996, a study determined that Asian Americans were discriminated against in the awarding of medals during World War II; consequently, 22 had their medals upgraded to the Medal of Honor. Except for those awarded during the 1996 discrimination study the most recent Asian-American recipient of the Medal of Honor was Rodney Yano, who received it for his actions during the Vietnam War. ==Philippine–American War and peacetime== The Philippine–American War〔This conflict is also known as the Philippine Insurrection. This name was historically the most commonly used in the U.S., but Filipinos and some American historians refer to these hostilities as the ''Philippine–American War'', and, in 1999, the U.S. Library of Congress reclassified its references to use this term.〕 was an armed military conflict between the United States and the First Philippine Republic, fought between 1899 and least 1902, which arose from a Filipino political struggle against U.S. occupation of the Philippines. Although the conflict was officially declared over on July 4, 1902,〔.〕 American troops continued hostilities against remnants of the Philippine Army and other resistance groups until 1913, and some historians consider these unofficial extensions part of the war.〔 During this conflict one Asian American, José Nísperos, received the Medal of Honor for continuing to fight after being seriously wounded and was the first person of Asian descent to receive it.〔 Telesforo Trinidad received a Medal of Honor after rescuing two men from a boiler explosion and is the only Asian-American sailor to receive the Medal during peacetime.〔 and 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Asian American Medal of Honor recipients」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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