Nisei Plaza

In WWII, Japanese American students  education was interrupted when they were place in Japanese Internment Camps. UNL was one of only a few schools in the country who allowed these students to attend.

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Rose Blumkin

Ms. Blumkin, a Russian Jewish immigrant,  created Nebraska Furniture Mart and grew it into one of the largest furniture stores in the country!

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Miguel Keith is one of Omaha's paramount war heroes and one of  three Omahans who has received the highest possible military award, the Medal of Honor.

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Dr. LaFlesche Picotte

In 1889, Susan LaFlesche Picotte became the first Native American female doctor in the United States. Throughout her life she worked to support the survival of the Omaha Tribe when they were struggling to maintain their rights and resist oppression from the U.S. government. Although she was a woman and was expected to stay in the home, she remained dedicated to being a strong public voice for her people.

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Mr. Washington was known as the "Godfather of North Omaha" because of his dedication to and advocacy for his neigborhood.

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Dorothy Eure, Lerlean Johnson

Ms. Eure and Ms. Johnson fought for civil rights for African Americans and worked to integrate the Omaha Public Schools and bring African American teachers to the District.

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Ms. Patach, the daughter of Czech immigrants, is a nurse, teacher, South Omaha advocate and environmentalist.

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Mr. Zorinsky, the child of Russian immigrants, was the first Jewish person elected to statewide office in Nebraska. 

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