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Early photograph of crewmembers of the Bering Sea Patrol cutter Bear with Asian national crew members seated in the bottom row. (U.S. Coast Guard)

May 10, 2024

Devotion to Duty — Asian nationals serving in the Coast Guard

Asian nationals began serving in the United States Coast Guard 175 years ago, playing an important role in the history of the Coast Guard’s ancestor agency of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service.

Photograph of Keeper Samuel Amalu scanning the horizon from one of his many lighthouses. (U.S. Coast Guard Collection)

May 13, 2022

The Long Blue Line: Samuel Amalu and Manuel Ferriera—Hawaiian Keepers of the Light

Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, here is a story about Hawaiian lighthouse keepers.

Mara Huling Langevin – A Link in the Long Blue Line

May 20, 2021

Mara Huling Langevin – A Link in the Long Blue Line

“I never thought about being the first of anything.  All I wanted to do was be a pilot and fly.”  

Posed photograph of Filipino Steward’s Mate 1st Class Modesto Magbanoa, who served in both world wars. (Ancestry.com)

May 14, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Asian cuttermen--the first 100 years of unique service history

Here's a bit of history of Asian and Pacific Islanders serving in the Coast Guard

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