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has been identification has been denied from burma as authorities immigration in thailand so they tie authorities. are offering. and are committed by going to work out in thailand to get to their country of origin to government issues a vote of past two to despicable and the immigration department from burma they are the one who discriminating the people based on their religion and ethnicity and one of the syria targeted is the muslim community from burma and that includes including the rohingya people and also common ethnicities there are different different ethnicities among the muslims are now being vulnerable in thailand now because we acknowledge that the tired already is is there trying to help these undocumented people but the problem of burmese discriminate of citizenship law is not creating stateless people it within thailand june thirtieth is the deadline set by the time for a ceasefire migrant myanmar workers to have a difficult of of identity or to be deported four days from now what can be done in such a short space of time. i think this issue has been a long time we have
has been identification has been denied from burma as authorities immigration in thailand so they tie authorities. are offering. and are committed by going to work out in thailand to get to their country of origin to government issues a vote of past two to despicable and the immigration department from burma they are the one who discriminating the people based on their religion and ethnicity and one of the syria targeted is the muslim community from burma and that includes including the...
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the image of the shark face, when training in burma, heating on all different things in the plane, a very famous cartoonist who had been with the associated press, joined the navy and the unit to act that out. they are competing for design of the plane, and australian plane looks really great. we are going to paint that on the plane. he says that is it, going on all the plane. that becomes a defining part of the war. when you go to the smithsonian air and space museum, and something in the magazine, and british planes -- >> there is a nurse there. how does that happen? >> this whole unit from scratch in washington. a whole bunch of different guys, and the ground crew. he decided to have a couple american nurses. i don't want them to be so attractive like getting involved with the men. one of the nurses at the core of the story, young woman, foster, has red hair. it is a remarkable story, at penn state, decided she wanted to study abroad in china, she petitioned deep interest in china and the far east, should be allowed to go and they let her go and did her nursing degree at yale in 1
the image of the shark face, when training in burma, heating on all different things in the plane, a very famous cartoonist who had been with the associated press, joined the navy and the unit to act that out. they are competing for design of the plane, and australian plane looks really great. we are going to paint that on the plane. he says that is it, going on all the plane. that becomes a defining part of the war. when you go to the smithsonian air and space museum, and something in the...
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what i can see here is we need to see the solution from not inside burma at all because as a whole burma you know us deep you go by us d.p. party you know the government of military security flaws police for first nobody want to see rule he has the cities and unfortunately even though we have glorious pacifist abolishment there they don't recall the nice us so the solution will come from international level so we need international community protection and you know also when you have secretary general because it we need to see you know a very near future i don't think this or if we do will be trying to burma at all so as a counter act of this went by his government and military destroy you know a community we need to counteract to rebuild to empire our community in refugee camps or out of that we can move forward you know because we need protection. i'm afraid and i will run out of time to building others need to be done thank you very much for your time there is just one can and geneva matthew smith and kuala lumpur and robert templer in boston and thank you too for watching you can see
what i can see here is we need to see the solution from not inside burma at all because as a whole burma you know us deep you go by us d.p. party you know the government of military security flaws police for first nobody want to see rule he has the cities and unfortunately even though we have glorious pacifist abolishment there they don't recall the nice us so the solution will come from international level so we need international community protection and you know also when you have secretary...
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myanmar or burma?hat's original name since the, uh, 13th century. >> anthony: ma thengi, like u thiha saw, has also spent time in prison. but on emerging after three years, she became in the minds of many an apologist for the regime. fairly or not, i leave to others. >> ma: sometimes, outsiders, um, act as if, you know, it's only after the military junta went away that, you know, things happened. first we were sort of, like, in a frozen state, like snow white. dead. >> anthony: but her many well-known books on the culinary traditions of myanmar make her a compelling advocate for burmese cuisine. so you're very passionate about the cooking and the cuisine here, and -- >> ma: well, it's just that i like to eat and i eat like a pig. [ chuckles ] >> anthony: this is yangon's restaurant. >> ma: salads, i think, are the best of our food. i'm going to order a lot of salads that you haven't had. you know, it's going to be like a sort of a tasting thing. >> anthony: there's pic head salad with kaffir lime leaf,
myanmar or burma?hat's original name since the, uh, 13th century. >> anthony: ma thengi, like u thiha saw, has also spent time in prison. but on emerging after three years, she became in the minds of many an apologist for the regime. fairly or not, i leave to others. >> ma: sometimes, outsiders, um, act as if, you know, it's only after the military junta went away that, you know, things happened. first we were sort of, like, in a frozen state, like snow white. dead. >>...
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what i can see here is we need to see the solution from not inside burma at all because as a whole burma you know us deep you go by us d.p. party you know the government of military security flaws police for first nobody want to see rule he has the cities and unfortunately even though we have glorious pacifist abolishment. they don't recall the nice us so the solution will come from international level so we need international community protection and you know also when you have secretary general because it we need to see you know a very near future i don't think this or if we do will be trying to burma at all so as a counter act of this when by his government and military destroy you know a community we need to counteract to rebuild to empire our community in refugee camps or out of the way we can move forward you know because we need protection. i'm afraid and i will run out of time to building others need to be done thank you very much for your time there is just one can and geneva matthew smith and kuala lumpur and robert templer in boston and thank you too for watching you can see t
what i can see here is we need to see the solution from not inside burma at all because as a whole burma you know us deep you go by us d.p. party you know the government of military security flaws police for first nobody want to see rule he has the cities and unfortunately even though we have glorious pacifist abolishment. they don't recall the nice us so the solution will come from international level so we need international community protection and you know also when you have secretary...
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in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative ions cleans the air and increases oxygen transfer. increased and i did a great is illusory said to be beneficial. truths convinced. this. was all over now it's will be seen in this yeah i'm on a i. am going to kill them namely a computer hottest up for the hour may have triggered off. a little tin just. a pussy out. that the need. for. sharon and. now it is savable you leave the door you home. didn't even bigger attraction is the water from this. feeling a bottle is almost ceremonial. some ploy of the mountains to find the purest as it. is a bird of passage from western china he recently settled in burma. had bladder cancer now the seventy four year old says he can walk several kilometers. according to him he was queued up to removing it and drinking a little from the well. it has a magical. little fire the so here no show all. the hallmarks of. the are just so. who showed sheen. you. were too. early to my mom out the
in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative ions cleans the air and increases oxygen transfer. increased and i did a great is illusory said to be beneficial. truths convinced. this. was all over now it's will be seen in this yeah i'm on a i. am going to kill them namely a computer hottest up for the hour may have triggered off. a little tin just. a pussy out. that the need. for. sharon and. now it is savable you leave the door you...
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what i can see here is we need to see the solution from not inside burma at all because as a whole burma you know us do you go by us d.p. party and the government of military security flaws police for us nobody want to see rule he has a citizen unfortunately even though we have glorious pacifist abolishment. they don't recall the nice us so the solution will come from international level so we need international community protection and you know also when you have secretary general because it we need to see you know very near future i don't think this or if we do will return to burma at all so as a counter act of this when bomb his government and military destroy you know a community we need to counteract to rebuild to empire our community in refugee camps or out of the way we can move forward you know because we need protection. i'm afraid i will run out of time to building others need to be done thank you very much for your time there is just one can and geneva matthew smith and kuala lumpur and robert templer in boston and thank you too for watching you can see the program again any t
what i can see here is we need to see the solution from not inside burma at all because as a whole burma you know us do you go by us d.p. party and the government of military security flaws police for us nobody want to see rule he has a citizen unfortunately even though we have glorious pacifist abolishment. they don't recall the nice us so the solution will come from international level so we need international community protection and you know also when you have secretary general because it...
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the us report says that burma as authorities particularly in iraq in province haven't done anything to protect the wellbeing of the real him and that people as a result have been much more vulnerable not just to abuse but to smuggling to sex trafficking and other labor abuses this is a point which the secretary of state like pompei was stressed during thursday's ceremony in southeast asia burma's armed forces and others in the rocking state dislocated hundreds of thousands of rowing up and members of other ethnic groups many of whom were exploited through the region as a result. some of the burmese military also recruited child soldiers and subjected adults and children from at the minority groups to forced labor one of the other issues that is highlighted in this report is the vulnerability of children who were forcibly separated from their talents u.s. officials here though did not want to address that matter as it relates to the ongoing controversy on the us mexico border however the report does evaluate the u.s. military's to protect people from vulnerable actions such as forced
the us report says that burma as authorities particularly in iraq in province haven't done anything to protect the wellbeing of the real him and that people as a result have been much more vulnerable not just to abuse but to smuggling to sex trafficking and other labor abuses this is a point which the secretary of state like pompei was stressed during thursday's ceremony in southeast asia burma's armed forces and others in the rocking state dislocated hundreds of thousands of rowing up and...
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in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative on cleans the air and increases oxygen transfer. increased and i did a great deal is ill so you said to be beneficial. to us convinced. this. was all over now it's will be seen in this yeah from on. high. hundreds of kids on a daily a computer hottest on earth for the hour may have triggered off. here in just about any sank the pussy output that target. that they need. sharon and. now the savable you even. did an even bigger attraction is the water from this. feeling a bottle is almost ceremonial. some point of mountains to find the purest ruins it. is a bird of passage from western china he recently settled in burma. had bladder cancer now the seventy four year old says he can walk several kilometers. according to him he was queued up to reading it and drinking from the well. it has a magical. little fire here no show all. the whole lot of. the she folded. in the are just so. girly who showed she knew. you. were too.
in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative on cleans the air and increases oxygen transfer. increased and i did a great deal is ill so you said to be beneficial. to us convinced. this. was all over now it's will be seen in this yeah from on. high. hundreds of kids on a daily a computer hottest on earth for the hour may have triggered off. here in just about any sank the pussy output that target. that they need. sharon and. now...
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the plight ever hands of muslims living in thailand has been highlighted in a new report by the burma human rights network the report titled existence denied details efforts by me and more as a government to make life difficult for a hedge outside its borders large numbers of her hand to have fled violence and poverty and me and mark to live and work in thailand now the thai government has introduced in iraq history system meaning where henschel must be verified to stay in the country because myanmar doesn't recognize them as citizens many now face deportation from thailand and most are too scared to return to their country of birth affectively rendering then stateless can win as executive director of the burma human rights network the group that published that report he says the policy is likely to leave many of the henges families separated i think tires all of these is aware of the situation and the we believe that they are trying to find some solution but i think this is the root cause is not thailand to lose dude go is the burma burma is gone who has a policy of discrimination on
the plight ever hands of muslims living in thailand has been highlighted in a new report by the burma human rights network the report titled existence denied details efforts by me and more as a government to make life difficult for a hedge outside its borders large numbers of her hand to have fled violence and poverty and me and mark to live and work in thailand now the thai government has introduced in iraq history system meaning where henschel must be verified to stay in the country because...
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but cuba and burma, i think cuba has been changed.i think the difference in 2013 s was enormous. by u.s. standards it wasn't. . . >> the difference which was a human entrepreneur to say when they knocked on my door tuesday be at the communist party rally tomorrow i would swallow and now i go but know i have my own business but according to i'm busy and by cuban standards it was an opening do have more power to be more connected to the world. it is significant. even with trump rolling things back it will lead more but this is the key point that americans are so impatient but in my wildest dreams i would not have thought cuba would somehow be a democracy in any way shape or form within five years or maybe even ten but the lives of cuban people would be better with more access and you would begin that evolution so part of that is having the patience to stick with the policy it was a much more complicated issue because on the one hand did have a significant transformation there was a democratic election but a partial transition the milita
but cuba and burma, i think cuba has been changed.i think the difference in 2013 s was enormous. by u.s. standards it wasn't. . . >> the difference which was a human entrepreneur to say when they knocked on my door tuesday be at the communist party rally tomorrow i would swallow and now i go but know i have my own business but according to i'm busy and by cuban standards it was an opening do have more power to be more connected to the world. it is significant. even with trump rolling...
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but we're not talking about yemen or burma. instead today the general assembly is devoting its valuable time to the situation in gaza gaza is an important international matter. but what makes it different and more urgent than conflicts in nicaragua iran yemen burma or many other desperate places. because we haven't gathered here to discuss any of those urgent issues the united states would welcome that. what makes gaza different for some is that attacking israel is their favorite political sport that's why we're here today. the nature of this resolution clearly demonstrates that politics is driving the day it is totally one sided it makes not one mention of hamas who routinely initiate violence in gaza such one sided resolutions at the un do nothing to advance peace between israel and the palestinians everyone recognizes that but advancing peace is not the goal of this resolution i suspect even my turkish friends know the passage of this really resolution won't change anything but that it looks good for the people back home to
but we're not talking about yemen or burma. instead today the general assembly is devoting its valuable time to the situation in gaza gaza is an important international matter. but what makes it different and more urgent than conflicts in nicaragua iran yemen burma or many other desperate places. because we haven't gathered here to discuss any of those urgent issues the united states would welcome that. what makes gaza different for some is that attacking israel is their favorite political...
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but the uncomfortable reality of burma is that more openness the tragedy that has taken place last yeareflects the views of the people of that country which is a terrible thing to think about. so the military chose to demagogue and i see this as the trend around the world the military on its back politically says the one thing we could do is target muslim minority and they cannot stop us so what i would have liked to have seen is apply a lot more pressure on them once they start down that road in india. but i do think in all these cases promoting democratization, particularly in countries that don't have any tradition or institution that are ready to transform themselves in a short. of time, you you have to be willing to stick with policy engagement. >> the rizzo shorthand to describe foreign policy's of two previous administrations of george w. bush and barack obama and it goes a little like this. it is a tragedy of the george w. bush administration to overreaction of a set of events in the middle east the tragedy of the obama administration could be provisional of under reaction to a
but the uncomfortable reality of burma is that more openness the tragedy that has taken place last yeareflects the views of the people of that country which is a terrible thing to think about. so the military chose to demagogue and i see this as the trend around the world the military on its back politically says the one thing we could do is target muslim minority and they cannot stop us so what i would have liked to have seen is apply a lot more pressure on them once they start down that road...
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burma is gone who has a policy of discrimination on its minorities and now you can see one point one million stateless become a ruling that people begin to stabilize because of this policy and also there are thousands of thousand people in neighboring countries like thailand in malaysia these people have been denied systematically their their solution right in their own country of origin so these peoples are vulnerable if the thai authorities will deport these diversity has already mentioned in the law that after thirty june if those people are not do not have anything identity they will be arrested fine and jailed or they will be deported civilians caught up in last year's siege of what are we in the southern philippines fear of a conflict may not be over president rodrigo to thirty declared victory of isolating military fighters in october last year following a five month battle the siege left much of the city on the island of mindanao in ruins and displaced two hundred thousand people many of them are now concerned that the fighters will regroup and launch another assault more fro
burma is gone who has a policy of discrimination on its minorities and now you can see one point one million stateless become a ruling that people begin to stabilize because of this policy and also there are thousands of thousand people in neighboring countries like thailand in malaysia these people have been denied systematically their their solution right in their own country of origin so these peoples are vulnerable if the thai authorities will deport these diversity has already mentioned in...
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a lot of them are losing battles in helping to defend burma but they played an important role in the war. i think ultimately it's a larger symbolic dahlias that they played for their countrymen. these young guys accidentally overnight had to take on that role. >> the chinese army was very different. there were a million japanese troops in china in the 40s. there were more japanese troops in china than fighting america. the fact that you have this two-front war is partially what allowed us to have a successful pacific campaign. >> anybody else? thank you so much for coming. he's going to sign some books. >> thank you everyone for the time for they know we'll have easy schedules. i'm here to sign veaux. i'd be thrilled to do that for you and if you like the book would be thrilled to have you given a review on amazon which really helps a lot in post a picture on social media and help us get the word out. it's an important story and we really appreciate your interest. thanks for coming. [applause] >> if everyone would like to stand up and folded chairs up and put them over to the side an
a lot of them are losing battles in helping to defend burma but they played an important role in the war. i think ultimately it's a larger symbolic dahlias that they played for their countrymen. these young guys accidentally overnight had to take on that role. >> the chinese army was very different. there were a million japanese troops in china in the 40s. there were more japanese troops in china than fighting america. the fact that you have this two-front war is partially what allowed us...
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in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative ions cleans the air and increases oxygen transport. increased and i dedicate ready ation is in sioux city to be beneficial. troops convinced. this. woman hours will be seen in this yeah from on. high. hundreds of kids on a daily a computer hottest up for the hour may have triggered off. here. just. a pussy out what babson projects that they need. sharon and. now it is savable you even. didn't even bigger attraction is the water from the. fueling a bottle is almost ceremonial. some ploy of americans to find the purest means it. is a bird of passage from western china he recently settled in burma. had bladder cancer now the seventy four year old says he can walk several kilometers. according to him he was queued up to reading it and drinking from the well. it has a magical. little fire here no show all. who showed sheen. you. who are too. early to. the whole. do sack or to fall. or trio. part of. there are no scientific
in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative ions cleans the air and increases oxygen transport. increased and i dedicate ready ation is in sioux city to be beneficial. troops convinced. this. woman hours will be seen in this yeah from on. high. hundreds of kids on a daily a computer hottest up for the hour may have triggered off. here. just. a pussy out what babson projects that they need. sharon and. now it is savable you even....
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in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative ions cleans the air and increases oxygen transfer. increased and i did a great is in the city said to be beneficial. to earth's convinced. this. was all over now it's really been they see half from on. high hundreds killed on namely a country. where the hour may have triggered off. here. he pussy out what babson. the need. sharon and. now it is savable you leave the door you hope. didn't even bigger attraction is the water from this. feeling a bottle is almost ceremonial. some ploy of the mountains to find the purest as it. is a bird of passage from western china he recently settled in burma. had bladder cancer now the seventy four year old says he can walk several kilometers. according to him he was queued up to reading and drinking a little from the well. it has been magical. here no show all. in the are just so. who showed sheen. you. were too. early to. call your pill sack or to call. bush or trio bush you are part
in burma they believe ills will be cured. many come to this grocer where they say a high density of negative ions cleans the air and increases oxygen transfer. increased and i did a great is in the city said to be beneficial. to earth's convinced. this. was all over now it's really been they see half from on. high hundreds killed on namely a country. where the hour may have triggered off. here. he pussy out what babson. the need. sharon and. now it is savable you leave the door you hope. didn't...
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shan other ethnic minority has been you know facing this seriously right violation other parts of burma you know this impunity going on this is time right this is right time international community must support i see zero farland security calls musser far to the hague to burma is military and by his government including who are complicit in the genocide against that's what i can see mr smith just today we've heard from the chinese government china's top diplomat saying that they think that myanma is ready to take back the refugees how likely is it that china will support any u.n. security council action that would force the government of myanmar to the international criminal court given that they are a key supporter of the government of. yeah that's a great it's an important question elizabeth and right now the u.n. security council member states should really be doing everything in their power and that includes in their bilateral relationships with china to essentially just get china to step aside and let justice run its course i mean no one's really asking anything of any action from
shan other ethnic minority has been you know facing this seriously right violation other parts of burma you know this impunity going on this is time right this is right time international community must support i see zero farland security calls musser far to the hague to burma is military and by his government including who are complicit in the genocide against that's what i can see mr smith just today we've heard from the chinese government china's top diplomat saying that they think that...
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point which the secretary of state like pale stressed during thursday's ceremony in southeast asia burma us armed forces and others in the rocking state dislocated hundreds of thousands of rowing go and members of other ethnic groups many of whom were exploited through the region as a result. some of the burmese military also recruited child soldiers and subjected adults and children from ethnic minority groups to forced labor one of the other issues that is highlighted in this report is the vulnerability of children who were forcibly separated from their talents u.s. officials here though did not want to address that matter as it relates to the ongoing controversy on the us mexico border however the report does evaluate u.s. abilities to protect people from vulnerable actions such as forced labor or sex work and it might well turn up in next year's report however for now state department officials are referring all of these sorts of questions to other agencies homeland security and health and human services the u.s. vice president is in guatemala on the final leg of his term of central
point which the secretary of state like pale stressed during thursday's ceremony in southeast asia burma us armed forces and others in the rocking state dislocated hundreds of thousands of rowing go and members of other ethnic groups many of whom were exploited through the region as a result. some of the burmese military also recruited child soldiers and subjected adults and children from ethnic minority groups to forced labor one of the other issues that is highlighted in this report is the...
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the muslim minority living in thailand is being highlighted in a report called existence denied the burma human rights network details efforts by myanmar's government to make life difficult for a hinge or living abroad large numbers of ranger have fled violence and poverty in myanmar to live and work in thailand now the thai government has introduced a new registry system meaning that must be verified to stay but because being doesn't recognize them as citizens many now face deportation from thailand most are too scared to return to their country of birth effectively rendering them stateless joe when is executive director of the group behind the report he says the policy is likely to separate many range of families. i think tire's already has aware of the situation and they we believe that they are trying to find some solution but i think this is the root cause is not hyland the root the root cause is that burma burma is on who has a policy of discrimination on its minorities and now you can see one point one million stateless become a ruling that people become a staple of because of this
the muslim minority living in thailand is being highlighted in a report called existence denied the burma human rights network details efforts by myanmar's government to make life difficult for a hinge or living abroad large numbers of ranger have fled violence and poverty in myanmar to live and work in thailand now the thai government has introduced a new registry system meaning that must be verified to stay but because being doesn't recognize them as citizens many now face deportation from...
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i had her in there for the courage she showed in helping burma get out of the is a military dictatorship, great personal risk an extraordinary leader. we talked about in part of the purpose of the book is to show the notion that man, woman, moment help them do some type of peacemaking. we call a cautionary tale he was an amazing leader of getting poland free from communism. another caveat is that not perfect people. as much as we respect nelson mandela. gandhi was unusual in many ways and some of his personal habits. the notion of not all about leaders who can do it all on their own. those are the basic criteria. the last bit is heavily male and western. i wrestled with it. the conclusion i came to is that when you look at international -- it was very heavily male. in that blog i talk about how and why think that's changing. the emergence of women in leadership positions and leaders from the non-western world. we do have men telling gandhi and a few others. i think it's changing. it's just a commentary on where the world is. talk about some of the profiles seminal take questions or comme
i had her in there for the courage she showed in helping burma get out of the is a military dictatorship, great personal risk an extraordinary leader. we talked about in part of the purpose of the book is to show the notion that man, woman, moment help them do some type of peacemaking. we call a cautionary tale he was an amazing leader of getting poland free from communism. another caveat is that not perfect people. as much as we respect nelson mandela. gandhi was unusual in many ways and some...
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refugees come from five countries, syria, afghanistan, south sudan, burma, and somalia. it is not easy to take in large groups of migrants, but we are talking about human beings and that obliges all of humanity to us. we found reaction from the huffington post, the french version. said.e is what they the decision came late on tuesday, announced by nikki haley. she said they could no longer be part of a body that protects human rights abusers and is a cesspool of political bias against israel. the move is not a surprise given that it is something the u.s. has been threatening to do and it is in keeping with donald trump's trend of pulling out of international organizations and treaties. the u.s. pulling out of the council will be viewed as less as a criticism of an organization that is flawed and u.s.as an example of the and its growing international isolation. they are noting the hypocrisy, because trump failed to address human rights issues with kim jong-un in singapore. prime minister benjamin netanyahu hailed the move as courageous, brown did -- branded the council as
refugees come from five countries, syria, afghanistan, south sudan, burma, and somalia. it is not easy to take in large groups of migrants, but we are talking about human beings and that obliges all of humanity to us. we found reaction from the huffington post, the french version. said.e is what they the decision came late on tuesday, announced by nikki haley. she said they could no longer be part of a body that protects human rights abusers and is a cesspool of political bias against israel....
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more than from hoffman in brussels and simon young who's at the scene you had courses here in burma welcome both simon let's start with you where this is how come leave chancellor merkel. well i think chancellor merkel is still in a pretty difficult place this crisis within her conservative bloc has not been solved it's just been perspire owned you've still got the bavarian c.s.u. leader horse they hold for saying in effect that you know he's going to carry out his threats to introduce tougher measures turning migrants at least some of them away germany's borders and he has the power to do that as interior minister you know he's going to do that he said all right are waiting to see what comes out of the upcoming summit in a couple of weeks time but of course nobody really believes that a comprehensive european solution although everyone in berlin says that's what they want they don't believe that that's going to come about and certainly not be implemented in a couple of weeks time so essentially we still have the two parts of angle americans party on a collision course and you know her gove
more than from hoffman in brussels and simon young who's at the scene you had courses here in burma welcome both simon let's start with you where this is how come leave chancellor merkel. well i think chancellor merkel is still in a pretty difficult place this crisis within her conservative bloc has not been solved it's just been perspire owned you've still got the bavarian c.s.u. leader horse they hold for saying in effect that you know he's going to carry out his threats to introduce tougher...
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this flow of humid air is block to the north by the himalayas and to the east by the mountains of burma. huge cloud formations then gather over the mountains releasing torrential rains. the northeast of a new it is the wettest region during the monsoon the high plateau of cherub bungy as record quantities of rain this is where the monsoon meets the barrier of the himalayas. if monsoon is the soul of india gera point g. is its spiritual capital. every indian school child knows that this is the rainiest place on earth with over ten metres of rain during a typical monsoon season. for over a century a met office employee year has been due to flee recording atmosphere and conditions and sending them to headquarters in triplicate giving a semblance of order. and meaning to a phenomenon that's anything but. under british colonial rule the chair appoint to met office was considered a hardship posting the constant rain proving too much for even the english it drove many of them to drink and worse. when the british were here yes during rush period piece this was they call this the suicide poster.
this flow of humid air is block to the north by the himalayas and to the east by the mountains of burma. huge cloud formations then gather over the mountains releasing torrential rains. the northeast of a new it is the wettest region during the monsoon the high plateau of cherub bungy as record quantities of rain this is where the monsoon meets the barrier of the himalayas. if monsoon is the soul of india gera point g. is its spiritual capital. every indian school child knows that this is the...
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the laborcommissioner's office says kome japanese seafood and cafe and burma did not pay minimum wage, overtime or split shifts. workers at kome worked more than 55 hours per week but paid a fixed salary. burma ruby had workers logging in ten hours of overtime without overtime pay. >> here's your chance to show off your athletic glory at levi stadium. no football experience necessary. >> thank goodness. you have to know how to swing a lf can do. there are tee times still available for the stadium links whi kicked o seeff from last y with whack a ball from the stand on to a tee on the 50th yard line. igh above levi would appreciate a four before you slice or hook. >> 6:17 right now. business and tech news, this morning and more trouble for facebook. >> for that and the rest of the news, go to kate rogers live at cnbc world headquarters, good morning, kate. >> good morning to you both, wall street could open lower as global trade concerns remain in foeb focus with the g-7 getting under way in canada. a mixed session yesterday and dow rose thanks to a gn ansd heavily weighted towards tha
the laborcommissioner's office says kome japanese seafood and cafe and burma did not pay minimum wage, overtime or split shifts. workers at kome worked more than 55 hours per week but paid a fixed salary. burma ruby had workers logging in ten hours of overtime without overtime pay. >> here's your chance to show off your athletic glory at levi stadium. no football experience necessary. >> thank goodness. you have to know how to swing a lf can do. there are tee times still available...
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allegedly worked more than 55 hours per week but paid a sixth salary and burma ruby had workers loggingn ten hours of overtime without overtime pay. >>> happening today, you have to find another way to get across the country. delta airlines is launching a nonstop flight from san jose to newark jfk in time to help you out. producers looked at ticket prices, next friday roundtrip tickets go for $500. where are producers going? going to new york. >> probably. >> look at this. okay, so the story behind this popular tourist destination in ice land has been overrun by hoards of biting flies. these flies actually appear every year around this time and this year that infestation arrived a little earlier and is worse than it has ever been. >> in his mouth. >> absolutely. >> right here, it's really tough to cover this story as you can see that news crew there, this is the new team from icelandic television. those flies covered that equipment and as you saw right there got in their mouths. and they say the flies are actually good for the environment. they give fish and the lake and birds there a l
allegedly worked more than 55 hours per week but paid a sixth salary and burma ruby had workers loggingn ten hours of overtime without overtime pay. >>> happening today, you have to find another way to get across the country. delta airlines is launching a nonstop flight from san jose to newark jfk in time to help you out. producers looked at ticket prices, next friday roundtrip tickets go for $500. where are producers going? going to new york. >> probably. >> look at this....
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in the burma so everything is still new and this is a lot more visible do with busier and the other day the bottom was real as all of its party on. the dips and hospital provides free health care to a large slum area in monrovia it was at the heart of the demick which killed one hundred eighty four doctors throughout the country and had to be shut down when it became violent. patient intense recently opened. the narratives i meet the man to meet team led by hanna a graduate of the toxic stew program and now a supervisor of the other trainees how many syrians have you done even counting yeah more than one race more than one hundred and look at you so well i'm. gonna have to wait for the data coming or scrap i'll make it better by the bishop but if i have a patient dies leaving is the bishop coming in on the weather steps. in the middle of a conversation and i was told that one of the patients has just gone into labor as we go into theatre the generator goes down dr i don't know it's quite a hard day the. city lights are all ok so they've been powered the moment. i mean i can see now we h
in the burma so everything is still new and this is a lot more visible do with busier and the other day the bottom was real as all of its party on. the dips and hospital provides free health care to a large slum area in monrovia it was at the heart of the demick which killed one hundred eighty four doctors throughout the country and had to be shut down when it became violent. patient intense recently opened. the narratives i meet the man to meet team led by hanna a graduate of the toxic stew...
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we called an entire theater china burma india. is a nice relief map of what it was like to fly the hump. taking off from somewhere in india or burma and then flying over the himalayas to get supplies and to china. flying over the himalayas is not these his flight the world. it would be difficult for modern aircraft. it was really difficult for 1940's vintage aircraft. there is a big downdraft as you press the mountain. there was also a road. keeping the road open was one of the principal points of the war in the theater. you see a bit of our photograph here. these are called switchbacks. it is such a tall gray, you cannot just drive up the mountain. you go back and forth and back and forth. in mile could be seven miles driving, depending on how many tianjin had to return. -- how many times you had to turn. we have done a very good job at evoking it. what we have is the cbi escape map. a flyer would carry this. in any of these areas, he confined himself on the map. it is attaed as something of a blood chip. it is a ticket that the
we called an entire theater china burma india. is a nice relief map of what it was like to fly the hump. taking off from somewhere in india or burma and then flying over the himalayas to get supplies and to china. flying over the himalayas is not these his flight the world. it would be difficult for modern aircraft. it was really difficult for 1940's vintage aircraft. there is a big downdraft as you press the mountain. there was also a road. keeping the road open was one of the principal points...
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back in burma people have no doubt about this stupid sitting area to them they oppressions. the region even has the country's only institute the longevity it documented in numbers and kids. institute director and his assistant visit one of the hundred year olds she lives in by li in one hour from bombers in this modest house. it's a peaceful life among her family. oh are i are they now know are like i'm young now are small amount of money laundering meant that my life may . well i'm in. seventh and seventh in atlanta north of with the most i found the shock of. the liver the document was issued based on his family statement according to them one is one hundred twelve years old. the assistant feel that a form with basic information on one diet sleep habits vision.
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and fundamentalism to impose cultural taboos on burma and that's happening in india now and it's very scary even and in the united states i would think if you think about it other radical of right there radical religion radical islam today is what this is what i always say and you think about it the right is not pro women it's not pro choice it's not pro freedom it's very oppressive for definitely i would say that there is a tendency even in the west towards this you know backlash we're yeah exactly i've got a moral that you know. i'm very interested in the father charged. and women who are claiming their religion to find sources in a religion to to empower themselves so that's interesting that there wouldn't you know give the religion a way in the hands of men but saying no really we have to claim it and to say that he had to have been interpreted for centuries for even you know more than centuries by men and now if we really do whole history we can have a feeling for many of the few mentions of perdition of it and be at the center of its history ellen yeah i think there's really no
and fundamentalism to impose cultural taboos on burma and that's happening in india now and it's very scary even and in the united states i would think if you think about it other radical of right there radical religion radical islam today is what this is what i always say and you think about it the right is not pro women it's not pro choice it's not pro freedom it's very oppressive for definitely i would say that there is a tendency even in the west towards this you know backlash we're yeah...
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devastated i don't think so we are going to i don't think we are going to have a military confrontation in burma and the mobilization of the government troops is mainly part of a psychological warfare why do you say that because the rebels are already saying that they have no intention of surrendering or leaving because i think there are two factors here that prevent the regime from attacking. that happens in that are the fierce one is that the americans will not allow that the americans they have already warned that he is against attacking there are the americans are in fact supporting these factions in in the city and the but he doesn't have resources is it is not enough troops to start an attack on the law and if the region. is going to attack militarily it's going to rely mainly on his will and iranian backed militias this is something that is likely will not allow so this is why we have been seeing recently. negotiations between the russians on one hand and there is a ladies on the one hand to allow the regime forces in fact tool. or to take control to regain the this part of the of the of
devastated i don't think so we are going to i don't think we are going to have a military confrontation in burma and the mobilization of the government troops is mainly part of a psychological warfare why do you say that because the rebels are already saying that they have no intention of surrendering or leaving because i think there are two factors here that prevent the regime from attacking. that happens in that are the fierce one is that the americans will not allow that the americans they...
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this is deja news coming to you live from burma and. downplays expectations ahead of an emergency summit on refugee policy on a visitor levanon course this weekend's meeting in brussels a fast exchange but the german chancellor is under tremendous pressure also at home to find ways to resolve europe's migration crisis.
this is deja news coming to you live from burma and. downplays expectations ahead of an emergency summit on refugee policy on a visitor levanon course this weekend's meeting in brussels a fast exchange but the german chancellor is under tremendous pressure also at home to find ways to resolve europe's migration crisis.
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this is deja news coming to you live from burma and chile downplays expectations ahead of an emergency e.u. summit on refugee policy on a visitor levanon anglo-american corps this weekend's meeting in brussels a fast exchange but the german chancellor is under tremendous pressure also at home to find ways to resolve europe's migration crisis also coming up in new york these children separated from their parents as they try to enter the u.s. illegally from mexico no one seems to know when or if they see their families again . in the next thirty minutes we head to the wild. argentina suffered a crushing defeat and could be at the brink of elimination from the tournament we look back and look ahead at today's matchups. germany has downplayed expectations for this weekend's emergency summit on migration calling it a first exchange this after a public lash with italy over what chancellor angela merkel had hoped would be a text for a fifth deal on refugees meanwhile leaders from central europe will not be attending the summit they held their own meeting in hungary in another sign of western
this is deja news coming to you live from burma and chile downplays expectations ahead of an emergency e.u. summit on refugee policy on a visitor levanon anglo-american corps this weekend's meeting in brussels a fast exchange but the german chancellor is under tremendous pressure also at home to find ways to resolve europe's migration crisis also coming up in new york these children separated from their parents as they try to enter the u.s. illegally from mexico no one seems to know when or if...
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you know your job i studied in burma co. i loved molly to come here so i could cross over into europe. that's why i'm in morocco here in group who though you started did you know i'm trying to get to god willing. you see very sad i left home at fourteen years. i left my mother in the ivory coast and when i left mali i told my mother we've lived in misery too long i'm going to venture out. today i call you mom the day return to mali i'll be right she did so i told her that because i don't want to see her again without hope. and i said it thinking someday things will go well you know who we don't live we only eat rotting things lose no peace here everything is miserable as well. as it is you know. well. you know. and others have got to money that would like us or thank you it's a squatter's home it's not it's your home for now anyway i've been here since october we've had a case o.c.a. i heard that you know. at the a.t.m. fee doing paperwork i'm up to here with paperwork last year march third they threw me out you know i know
you know your job i studied in burma co. i loved molly to come here so i could cross over into europe. that's why i'm in morocco here in group who though you started did you know i'm trying to get to god willing. you see very sad i left home at fourteen years. i left my mother in the ivory coast and when i left mali i told my mother we've lived in misery too long i'm going to venture out. today i call you mom the day return to mali i'll be right she did so i told her that because i don't want...
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there you know i think it will never go in burma you think africa's misfortunes are due to africans but not when it's you may have to look by. europe makes them suffer in europe constantly wants to screw them over and keep son to honor it. they want nothing is it the never the revenge of the poor lies in the fertility of their bellies the places have a leak mild that you developed nations and the rich have low fertility rates the poor keep on bringing people into the world isn't that they'll always be in the majority of muscle mass and lots of young people are fighting for a way out albeit desperately. and central american and mexican children entering the us saying it's those a melody you want to jump the fence and slip through to the other side they're there because europe is going to be one mixed color is just a matter of time over what that i mean i got his knowledge but then the young that . was. it was a five i.c. if you haven't reached an immigration center you're still not free as soon as you get there that's when you cry breed i'm no more suffering so everything will be ok as l
there you know i think it will never go in burma you think africa's misfortunes are due to africans but not when it's you may have to look by. europe makes them suffer in europe constantly wants to screw them over and keep son to honor it. they want nothing is it the never the revenge of the poor lies in the fertility of their bellies the places have a leak mild that you developed nations and the rich have low fertility rates the poor keep on bringing people into the world isn't that they'll...
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talk about is when the flying tigers help to stem the tide of the evasion is there pushing up from burma into southern china. many of the battles are losing battles. but they played an important role in the world. ultimately it's a some larger symbolic -- that they play. >> the chinese army was a very good but it kept a million japanese troops in china. >> the fact that japan had to fight this war is partially what allowed us to have a specific campaign. >> thank you so much for coming is going to sign some books. >> thank you everyone for making the time. i know we all have busy schedules. if you like the book, we be happy for you to leave a review on amazon. or post a picture in social media. help us get the word out. >> thank you for coming. [applause] >> everybody can stand up and come up and say hello, what. [inaudible conversation] >> here's a look at upcoming book fairs and festivals happening around the country. next weekend, we will be live at the lit fest in chicago. later in june, it's the american library association's annual conference featuring a keynote talk by michelle ob
talk about is when the flying tigers help to stem the tide of the evasion is there pushing up from burma into southern china. many of the battles are losing battles. but they played an important role in the world. ultimately it's a some larger symbolic -- that they play. >> the chinese army was a very good but it kept a million japanese troops in china. >> the fact that japan had to fight this war is partially what allowed us to have a specific campaign. >> thank you so much...
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this is you get the news coming to you live from burma and germany have survived a huge scare in that were out called a very late goal by tony pro-state germany the edge of her seat and with one game left of the group stage germany now have a chance to defend their route the title up also coming up the stakes are high in turkey's elections polls opened earlier this morning for a vote which marks president press it tired her to want to think it's an electoral challenge in fifteen years of ruling the country whoever wins the take charge with sweeping new presidential power.
this is you get the news coming to you live from burma and germany have survived a huge scare in that were out called a very late goal by tony pro-state germany the edge of her seat and with one game left of the group stage germany now have a chance to defend their route the title up also coming up the stakes are high in turkey's elections polls opened earlier this morning for a vote which marks president press it tired her to want to think it's an electoral challenge in fifteen years of ruling...
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savings because they had to put it through the bank mexico didn't need that they needed bitcoin them to burma trump became president and crash the value your twenty five percent the u.k. didn't need to know that they needed bitcoin until breaks at half and then the our currency in savings depleted twenty five percent in the international market we now have the perry first pawns the ability for you to take you know to have to fiddle cash to own your own money spend your own money and have a monetary policy that rewards the save-a rather than rewards the people taking on debt which additional money now within that we've got lots of politics we've got people that believe that to coin is a savings account we've got other believe that should be used as tests and then you've got people coming along and sample we can do this cheaper faster and better but the point of the matter is the big question is the only one that's actually a store of value that the centralize is able to actually fulfill that sort of value role and if something came along and create cheaper faster cash then great. that's the in
savings because they had to put it through the bank mexico didn't need that they needed bitcoin them to burma trump became president and crash the value your twenty five percent the u.k. didn't need to know that they needed bitcoin until breaks at half and then the our currency in savings depleted twenty five percent in the international market we now have the perry first pawns the ability for you to take you know to have to fiddle cash to own your own money spend your own money and have a...
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internationally to this is achievement dependence to the border with gaza and the cheat month of the people in burma and the u.s. that's supposedly champions of human rights human rights internationally is incapable of understanding this now i think they've just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves entirely from the human rights council and say it's a positive thing in the sense that you as our presence in these institutions has only served to target its enemies and to protect israel and its own interest now perhaps the human rights council can actually function as a democratic presenting action of the international will and the general assembly of the united nations and particularly. papered author and editor of the palestine chronicle thank you so much for your time and your insight on the story. a former cia software engineer is facing charges over what has been described as the largest information leak in the agency's history prosecutors claim that during his time at the cia joshua unlawfully obtained information on its intelligence gathering capabil
internationally to this is achievement dependence to the border with gaza and the cheat month of the people in burma and the u.s. that's supposedly champions of human rights human rights internationally is incapable of understanding this now i think they've just basically decided to do what's in my opinion is a positive thing remove themselves entirely from the human rights council and say it's a positive thing in the sense that you as our presence in these institutions has only served to...
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history in burma. possibilities. medical facilities they got that either already declared a state of emergency several weeks ago documentaries. discover a wealth of award winning programming from around the globe. debates and discussions on one side of the split screen dignitaries mingling on the other car to see the world from a different perspective only on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching the al-jazeera news arts a whole rubbed a reminder of all top stories donald trump has passed it. u.s. representatives not to endorse the joint communique on trade put out by the g seven leaders in canada all members had signed the deal but the u.s. president appears to have changed his mind following comments by canada's prime minister at a news conference donald trump has left those talks and is on his way to singapore ahead of tuesday's historic summit with north korean leader kim jong il the u.s. president says the meeting will be a one time shot for kim to end his nuclear program and achieve what he called peace and
history in burma. possibilities. medical facilities they got that either already declared a state of emergency several weeks ago documentaries. discover a wealth of award winning programming from around the globe. debates and discussions on one side of the split screen dignitaries mingling on the other car to see the world from a different perspective only on al-jazeera. welcome back you're watching the al-jazeera news arts a whole rubbed a reminder of all top stories donald trump has passed...
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supporters of burma celebrated in the capital kinshasa after hearing the ruling majority of judges found them but could not be held responsible for the atrocities of his militia which he sent into neighboring central african republic in twenty two thousand and two when he had a hold of those. from the moment war crimes allegations were liberal to gainst him junk he have been banned sisted he had done nothing wrong he maintains that stance even in two thousand and sixteen when the international criminal court unanimously found him guilty of two charges of war crimes and three of crimes against humanity he was sentenced to eighteen years in prison the longest ever handed down by the i.c.c. that court decision has now been overturned the appeals chamber by majority reverses the conviction of mr bin bin but showed little emotion as the presiding judge delivered the appeal ruling that the public gallery reacted enters and it quits all because the errors found with respect to necessary and reasonable measures extinguished its responsibility in full the judge was forced to pause may i ask the r
supporters of burma celebrated in the capital kinshasa after hearing the ruling majority of judges found them but could not be held responsible for the atrocities of his militia which he sent into neighboring central african republic in twenty two thousand and two when he had a hold of those. from the moment war crimes allegations were liberal to gainst him junk he have been banned sisted he had done nothing wrong he maintains that stance even in two thousand and sixteen when the international...
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war crimes convictions overturned a majority of judges at the international criminal court ruled the burma could not be held responsible for the horrific acts of his militia in two thousand and two but on a honda explains. from the moment war crimes allegations were leveled against him. insisted he had done nothing wrong he maintained that stance even in two thousand and sixteen when the international criminal court unanimously found him guilty of war crimes and seem to him to eighteen years in prison the longest ever handed down by the i.c.c. that lower court decision has now been overturned the appeals chamber by majority reverses the conflicts in of mr bin. showed little emotion but off camera his supporters in the public gallery reportedly reacted with cheers and whistles may i ask the registry to restore. the crowd in the courtroom. the was accused of failing to stop his private army known as the m l c from waging a campaign of rape murder and pillage against civilians in neighboring central african republic over a five month period from october two thousand and two he was a rebel lea
war crimes convictions overturned a majority of judges at the international criminal court ruled the burma could not be held responsible for the horrific acts of his militia in two thousand and two but on a honda explains. from the moment war crimes allegations were leveled against him. insisted he had done nothing wrong he maintained that stance even in two thousand and sixteen when the international criminal court unanimously found him guilty of war crimes and seem to him to eighteen years in...
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raised in san francisco's chinatown was captured by the japanese and worked as a slave labourer on the burma and thailand death railway. the experience taught him what it was to be a man and what it was to be proud to be chinese. he had the distinction of being the only chinese american soldier to be captured by the japanese during the -- during world war ii. he was put to work on that railroad project where over 12,000 pows and 70,000 agent -- asian lives were lost. he lived to tell how his background helped them enjoy it 42 months of atiohuli and cruelty and how his experience as a sole chinese-american member of the most decorated techs and unitive any shaped his later life. thank you teresa for teach me and allowing me to teach yone about his life and involvement as a proud chinese-american soldier in world war ii. >> thank you supervisor peskin. supervisor kim? >> supervisor kim: thank you. i want to acknowledge supervisor yee for his leadership. last year i had the honor of ipatparticg and graduating our filipino world war ii veterans when they received their congressional gold medal.
raised in san francisco's chinatown was captured by the japanese and worked as a slave labourer on the burma and thailand death railway. the experience taught him what it was to be a man and what it was to be proud to be chinese. he had the distinction of being the only chinese american soldier to be captured by the japanese during the -- during world war ii. he was put to work on that railroad project where over 12,000 pows and 70,000 agent -- asian lives were lost. he lived to tell how his...