On December seventh‚ 1941‚ hundreds of Japanese bombers launched an attack on the US naval base in Pearl Harbor‚ Hawaii. They took off from Japanese aircraft-carriers which set out from Japan and remained radio silent and not detected. In this attack‚ the USS was badly damaged and almost lost the Pacific Fleet. Although the attack only lasted about 2 hours consisted of 2 waves of attack‚ over 2400 American soldiers lost their lives‚ more than 1000 soldiers were injured and 12 United States Navy vessels
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Japanese-Americans as a Minority Japanese-Americans are a minority group consisting of people with ethnic ties to the archipelago of Japan‚ in eastern Asia. According to Pew Research Center (2012)‚ there were approximately 1‚304‚286 Japanese-Americans living in the United States in 2011. With the overall trend of Asian-American populations rising (Pew Research Center‚ 2012)‚ this number has certainly gone up‚ especially due to‚ according to Toji (2003)‚ those with mixed ancestry. Japanese-Americans
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Introduction: My name is Kimberly and I want to introduce you to this wonderful sport of surfing and hopefully inspire you to give it a try. I first started coming to Ventura in the 1970’s when my Aunt and Uncle lived here and my Aunt owned a Beauty Shop on the corner of Seaward and Pierpont. I moved here in 1988. My 2 boys and I have camped and surfed all up and down the California coastline from San Luis Obispo to San Diego. I moved away for a while and then moved back home a couple of years
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Yoshiko Uchida On December 7‚ 1941‚ Pearl Harbor Hawaii was attacked by the Japanese. Yoshiko Uchida was a senior at the University of California-Berkeley. She and her family‚ as well as millions of other Japanese- Americans were uprooted from their homes and forced into internment camps. Yoshiko Uchida uses her experience living in the early 20th century as a Japanese American during the time of World War II. Yoshiko Uchida tells us about her personal experiences growing up as a Japanese
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December the 7th‚ 1941 is a day that President Roosevelt described as “a date which will live in infamy” (Matt Pearce). The United States and Japan had been butting heads for several decades over land‚ mineral rights‚ and China (Deborah Bachrach). This clashing led up to the most ferocious surprise attack and American loss on the United States soil known to this day. The Japanese had scrupulously planned‚ successfully struck‚ and triumphantly destroyed the naval base Pearl Harbor‚ which left many
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Nov 2011 Narrative Essay Final Draft Hawaii When people plan to attend Hawaii they think of beautiful beaches‚ great exotic food‚ and the smell of wonderful flowers never before smelt. That is exactly what they get‚ from turquoise blue water to skyscraping palm trees Hawaii has so many exotic things to see. Also all the great smells of Hawaii from the wild fruit to the roasted pig on the beach Hawaii definitely brings to mind one thing happiness. In Hawaii there are many things that bring happiness
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Casinos in Hawaii: A Good or Bad Gamble? The streets of Las Vegas Boulevard‚ which are littered with advertisements picturing naked girls willing to provide their services for a price‚ can be a scary place as someone takes a stroll. Drunk men stumble out of strip clubs and casinos‚ and girls in gaudy clothing and stilettos apply lipstick at their post. Nobody knows when someone lurking in the shadows might pop out with a knife to steal an unsuspecting person’s wallet. Or even worse‚ a friendly-looking
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Hawaii Essay Introduction Where does the trash goes? In fact‚ what are the most popular foods in Hawaii? Additionally‚ how much food do Hawaiian’s consume? Hawaiian’s consume a large amount every year especially‚ LomiLomi Salmon the most popular in Hawaii. That leaves a lot of waste that need to be shipped away. Where does the trash go Where does the trash go? “The trash is put into green bales that are neatly stacked.” Then‚ it is ready to be shipped approximately 2‚300 miles across the Pacific
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“Jimmy Carter said‚ we become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people‚ different beliefs‚ different yearnings‚ different hopes‚ different dreams.” Hawaii is a multicultural and multiethnic islands. That is one of the great parts of living in Hawaii. It all started when immigrants from all over the world came to Hawaii as a sugar plantation worker. One of the immigrants are Portuguese. During the 19th century‚ big groups of Portuguese came to work in sugar plantations because they
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I say we should legalize gambling in Hawaii. First of all‚ it would drastically increase Hawaii’s revenue and flow of tourism. Hawaii is already mainly dependent on tourism for incoming revenue. Some claim that crime might rise‚ but crime is there regardless of any laws‚ in any city‚ state‚ or country one might reside in. The state could utilize some of the vastly refined revenues to amplify law enforcement. This will help combat any criminal activity. A good defense is a strong offense.
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