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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Applications being accepted for 2010 Tom Oye Human
Rights Award
Edina, Minn., Feb. 5, 2010 – The Edina Human Rights & Relations Commission is accepting
nominations for the 2010 Tom Oye Human Rights Award, honoring the late Tom Oye and other
members of the community whose good works promote human relations and advance human rights.
Oye was a longtime Edina resident and humanitarian who demonstrated courage and compassion in
the advancement of human rights. He helped found the Edina Human Rights and Relations
Commission in 1970 and served on it for more than 30 years. He also served on the Edina Chemical
Health Partners committee and the University of Minnesota Human Relations Committee. In addition,
Oye was a Nisei soldier in World War II, a second-generation Japanese American who served in the
100th Infantry Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, one of the most decorated units in
U.S. military history. In 2003, Oye received the Prize for Humanity by the Immortal Chaplains
Foundation.
Anyone who lives or works in Edina is eligible for the Tom Oye Human Rights Award. Nominees will
be evaluated based on their efforts to foster respect and dignity for others, model courage and/or
compassion in the advancement of human rights, and demonstrate leadership by example for
improving human relations and/or advancing human rights.
Nominations are due March 12.
Nomination forms are available online at www.CityofEdina.com. For more information, contact
Human Services Coordinator Susan Howl, staff liaison to the Human Rights & Relations Commission,
at 952-826-0403.
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