And this is the area i was focusing on stop i was focusing on. Im a native nebraskan but i never heard about japanese settling in western nebraska, not until 2004. I was a Grad Student at k state at that time. I wasnt a very good Grad Student because as soon as i heard about the information, i took off for a Road Trip and thats where i started meeting some of the descendants from these first immigrants coming into the valley. Part of it was because i was a little perturbed because the japanese were never in any of the Nebraska History books i was familiar with or read. First off, i had to learn and they had to set me straight because they refer to it this is the first generation coming into the United States and into nebraska. Then theres the second generation and their grandchildren, the third generation, which for better lack of terms, think of that is the baby boomers, and then the fourth generation i will be using a lot of these terms. From my research, the japanese started coming
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Budget request, outlining the Strategic Priorities of his Military Branch and warned that coast guard readiness is eroding. This hearing is just over 90 minutes. Good morning. The subcommittee on security will now come to order. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished panel of Witnesses Today to discuss with the committee, the future of the u. S. Maritime industry. Yes, the United States is a maritime state with over 95,000 miles of shoreline, over half of which come from my home state, the state of alaska, americas ports, waterways and River Systems support over 4. 6 trillion in annual Economic Activity in almost 650,000 american jobs. It is a hugely important part of our economy, and very important that is the Global Maritime industry evolves and grows that federal regulations in orr site evolve in lock step with that growth. Today we hear from admiral carl schulze, the comendant and the hon rational michael cory, chairman on the Maritime Commission on how to support this change in
Minutes. Good morning. The subcommittee on security will now come to order. I am pleased to welcome our distinguished panel of Witnesses Today to discuss with the committee, the future of the u. S. Maritime industry. Yes, the United States is a maritime state with over 95,000 miles of shoreline, over half of which come from my home state, the state of alaska, americas ports, waterways and River Systems support over 4. 6 trillion in annual Economic Activity in almost 650,000 american jobs. It is a hugely important part of our economy, and very important that is the Global Maritime industry evolves and grows that federal regulations in orr site evolve in lock step with that growth. Today we hear from admiral carl schulze, the comendant and the hon rational michael cory, chairman on the Maritime Commission on how to support this change in growth. Each agency contribute to the safety, National Security and Economic Growth of our nation. Congress has given the coast guard a wide range of mi