Artistic cultural performance with the musical ensemble melody of china from San Francisco, artists from some of the most prestigious music conservatories in china who play together as a Nonprofit Group to promote traditional and contemporary chinese music. Theyll be here live in our studio, all that on our show today. Well, its not that the public in general doesnt know there were Chinese Workers on the railroad, but do people truly understand the contributions they really made and how important it was for chinese immigration . Well, frankly, it wasnt recognized during the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the completion of the railroad, but maybe that will change in this 150th year. Joining me now are two people familiar to our viewers who are very connected to thChinese Community and its history. Sue lee is the former executive director of the Chinese Historical Society of america, and a longtime mover and shaker at San Francisco city hall. Also with us is grant din, a nonprof
Once in a while. R] [inaudible] okay. Testing, one, two. And he has written several wonderful books. In harms way about the singing of the indianapolis. Horse soldiers, about the first batch of american troops who went into afghanistan after 9 11 on horses. Soon to be a Motion Picture which we might talk about a little later. And his new book, the odyssey of echo company which is about a subject thats been part of my life as well, the vietnam war. So im delighted to have a conversation about that and also about writing tonight. So doug, why dont we start, just sort of with how this idea sort of washed over you in the first place, for this book. Thank you for the nice introduction. Thank you everyone for being here this evening. The idea for the the odyssey of echo company came to me in afghanistan, which would have been our most recent foray into counterinsurgency in the 21st century with vietnam obviously in thevi 20th. I was standing in a a helicopter trying to go to the Pakistani Bo
Hakone gardens has been a popular place for many of us growing up in the bay area, an oasis of japanese history, culture, and atmosphere that has never become a commercially oriented tourist spot. It is a haven for many visitors, not just japaneseamericans, by the way, and it is celebrating a centennial celebration. Joining me to talk about Hakone Gardens and its history and celebration are some old friends, the executive director of the Hakone Foundation, shozo kagoshima. And a wellknown bay area historian, a member of the Hakone Foundation board of trustees, as well as a former chair, Connie Young Yu. Its great to see both of you here. Shozo kagoshima well, thank you for having us. Connie young yu delighted. Robert for people who dont know much about it, give us sort of an overview of Hakone Gardens, what it is, and where it is today. Shozo well, i think most people recognize hakone as being an event venue. Its a popular place for wedding and receptions. But people really dont realiz
China is the dragon. So youve got the dragon, and you have the great wall. And then the people, the men in this frame, are the men of guangdong province, or canton, where most chinese who came in 160 years ago came from. And the work that they did there was very difficult. They were farmers. They were laborers. Robert and that brings us to sue the second frame is where you have the man looking or hearing about the lure of Gold Mountain of america, of california particularly, and contemplating probably that he would be leaving his family behind his wife, his child, his children. And who knew when he would see them again . And yet, he did leave, because he needed to make a living and make sure that his family would be in good economicin a good economic situation, and searching for a better life, so he left. Robert historian connie young yus family was one of those pioneering families. Robert so what are we walking on . Connie young yu were walking on railroad ties, and i think its very s
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