Tag: history
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Japanese-Americans | the Nisei in WWII, part one (1)
Smitty held the Nisei in very high regard and I would be remiss in neglecting to tell their story. Beside, one of these men might have been directly responsible for the safe return of my father. In reality, it would be near impossible to relate a story of the Pacific War without mentioning their service.…
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Post-World War Japan and Asia 1945-1951
In eastern Asia, the end of the war brought a long period of turmoil. In the European colonies occupied by Japan, liberation movements were established–some strongly Communist in outlook. In Indochina, Indonesia, and Malaya, wars were fought against the colonial powers as well as between rival factions. The messy aftermath of war precipitated the final…
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Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month, with March 8th being International Women’s Day. I got an email from Goodreads about books to read to celebrate/honor women from the past and present. I looked at their suggestions, and have several of them on my TBR shelf already. Here are the books that I read this month to…
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