What is List of Asian American Medal of Honor recipients?
{{Medal of Honor recipients}} The [[Medal of Honor]] was created during the [[American Civil War]] and is the highest military decoration presented by the [[United States]] government to a member of its armed forces. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States. Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]].<ref name=MOHhistory>{{Cite web| accessdate=December 27, 2012|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/pis/med_of_honor.html |work= Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |title=A Brief History — The Medal of Honor |publisher= Department of Defense |date=August 8, 2006}}</ref> Of the 3,476 Medals of Honor presented as of September 15, 2011,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.navy.mil/moh/faq.html |work=Medal of Honor |publisher=United Staters Navy |accessdate=December 27, 2012 |quote=There have been 87 African-American, 41 Hispanic-American, 31 Asian-American and 22 Native-American MOH Recipients. |archive-date=January 23, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/64u2yBT0X?url=http://www.navy.mil/moh/faq.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> 30 have been awarded to [[Asian American]] recipients. The first Asian American to receive the Medal was [[José B. Nísperos]]. He received it for his actions in the [[Philippine–American War]].<ref name=Philamwar>{{Cite web|accessdate = December 27, 2012|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html|title = Medal of Honor recipients - Philippine Insurrection|publisher = [[United States Army Center of Military History]]|date = June 8, 2009|archive-date = April 20, 2008|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080420212952/http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> In 1996, a study determined that Asian Americans were discriminated against in the awarding of medals during World War II; consequently, 22 had their medals upgraded to the Medal