, ▁and ▁leadership ▁of ▁law y ers ▁who ▁have ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁the ▁adv ancement ▁of ▁other ▁Asian ▁Pacific ▁American ▁att or ne ys . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 4 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Chinese ▁descent ▁Category : Count y ▁district ▁att or ne ys ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁Democr ats ▁Category : New ▁York ▁( state ) ▁law y ers ▁Category : New ▁York ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Just ices ▁Category : St . ▁John ' s ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁, ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁arm ored ▁divisions ▁of ▁the ▁Imperial ▁Japanese ▁Army ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 st ▁T ank ▁Brigade ▁was ▁created ▁out ▁of ▁four ▁separate ▁arm ored ▁reg iments ▁based ▁in ▁Man ch u ku o ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁With ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁one ▁inf antry ▁regiment , ▁it ▁was ▁soon ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁a ▁full ▁arm ored ▁division . ▁Station ed ▁in ▁N ing ' an ▁in ▁northern ▁Man ch u ku o , ▁it ▁was ▁task ed ▁primarily ▁with ▁border ▁pat rol ▁of ▁Man ch u ku o ' s ▁eastern ▁front ier ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁under ▁the ▁overall ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁First ▁Area ▁Army . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁War ▁against ▁the ▁Al lies ▁d eter