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Yankee Samurai
Author Joseph D. Harrington has written an informative and insightful history of the Nisei (Second-generation Japanese Americans), working for the U.S. armed forces in the Pacific during World War II. This is no whitewashed narrative, as it exposes U.S. internment camps, prejudices, and the frustrations of patriotic Japanese-Americans who wanted to fight for their country, but were initially rebuffed. As the book relates, not all Nisei were in favor of fighting, and even those that did encountered another kind of prejudice at first, from Hawaiian-born Nisei who more than occasionally felt that continental Japanese-Americans just didn't measure up, linguistically-speaking. Like other children of immigrants, the Nisei were, to a large extent, caught between Japanese tradition and U.S. culture. The concept of honor, an essential element in Japanese-American family life, ended up serving U.S. military interests well. The author has done an outstanding job of uncovering names and telling little-known stories. Especially fascinating are the ones that describe the analytical acumen of Nisei translators.
Annual Report
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From Enemy to Ally
This is the story of the People's Republic of China's success in having Washington recognize Beijing as the legitimate capital of mainland China, replacing Taiwan's Nationalist Government's claims to the contrary. This is a unique story given the mindset of Washington in 1952 that Communism was evil and had to be contained. Who would have anticipated that the 1954 Geneva Conference talks about the repatriation of detained nationals would lead to President Carter granting Beijing diplomatic recognition on January 1, 1979. Throughout the negotiations in Warsaw, Shanghai, Beijing and Washington, Moscow's presence was often felt in the Forbidden City and in the White House. This is the story of how unintended consequences coupled with unexpected changes in leadership transformed relations from enemies to friends and antagonists to partners without abandoning Taiwan in the process. From Enemy to Ally is based heavily upon documents found in the Foreign Relations Series of the United States, especially its latest two volumes on China, the most recent covering the period 1977-1980 published in 2013.
I-boat Captain
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