Fighting Spirit Award
Each year the fighting Spirit Award is given to one or more individuals who have demonstrated the courage to stand up and fight for their rights and for the rights of others.
This years recipient is:
Bill and Yuri Kochiyama
 
Past Recipients (click date to go to the appropriate DOR)
1987, Frank Emi and Reverend Paul Nakamura
1988, Amy Ishii and the Uno family
1989, No award was given
1990, No award was given
1991, Tom Shiroishi
1992, Bert Nakano, Bernadette Nishimura, Lily Okamoto
1993, Jim Matsuoka
1994, James Omura
1995, Jim Saito and David Monkawa
  1996, Bill and Yuri Kochiyama
1997, Linda Kawabe Consolo, Bruce lwasaki, Gerald Sato
1998, Michi Weglyn
1999, The Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee
2000, Carmen Mochizuki, Alice Nishimoto, Fred Okrand
2001, Alan Nishio
2002, Art Shibayama
2003, Jan Harumi Yen
2004, No award was given
2005, Wayne Mortimer Collins, Tetsujiro "Tex" Nakamura
2006, No award was given
2007, No award was given