How did Mary Golda Ross, who taught high school in her native Cherokee schools, end up as a space-travel engineer?

Hawaii was paradise, but military cooks often supplied the old favorites for soldiers and sailors who were stationed far from home.

The Hawaiian Islands are the result of millions of years of volcanic activity. So were most of the islands scattered across the Pacific Ocean. The entire Pacific Campaign was shaped by geological forces not understood until decades after the war.

The modern usage of the word “cool” surfaced during World War II. Cool was a new concept, a new set of encoded ideas, and a new musical aesthetic. This article explores the idea in a post-WWII context.

During the war, Mexican Americans served in the military and worked on the Home Front to support their country, and when it ended, were no longer willing to accept second-class citizenship.

World War II shaped conversations on the future of service including universal military training and conscription.

Arthur and Estelle Ishigo navigated post-WWII life in California as an interracial couple after leaving the Heart Mountain “Relocation Center.”

Jazz in the late 1940s moved away from big band jazz and morphed into a new expressive form that reflected social developments and postwar realities.

Mildred Aupied seized the opportunity for new skills and a better wage as a welder at Delta Shipbuilding Company.

During World War II, 4-H members contributed to the war effort in many ways—through military service, as well as efforts on the home front.