he did serve in the pacific. been unable to go to the museum, but one time, many years ago, after it opened because i .m in poor health at that time i was there, there were no exhibits on the coast guard serving in the pacific. there was one lousy little .oster it was the only thing that represented the coast guard, either in the european campaign or the pacific campaign host. host: we will get a response, by want to ask, did your dad talk about his experiences growing up? caller: my dad was a true veteran. he would not talk to civilians. he would meet with world war ii korean veterans, vietnam veterans because they had a common ground. they had people trying to kill them. he did not talk to civilians. i'm a civilian. i was never physically able because of my poor health to join the coast guard, which was my desire from the time i was as small child. host: really a hallmark of a generation, not talking about it. mr. czekanski: yes. that is a hallmark. they often don't discuss it. i regret that joseph did not enjo

the definition of the pacific northwest is one of these things that is very arguable. it is a great argument to have. a historian in his textbook about the pacific northwest which go to high school students all over -- he mainly focuses on washington, oregon, and idaho. william robbins, a distinguished historian from oregon, recently co-authored a book looking at the region more broadly and including montana and british columbia. and, i think why i center on washington is because these are the states that are always in every definition of the pacific northwest. they are never left out. sometimes alaska is left out and is up there on its own. but these are states that are contiguous with the u.s., right on the pacific ocean and they are the closest u.s. states to japan and china. so, these are big -- susan: before we talk more about that period after the second world war, up to 2000, can you talk a little bit about the economies of oregon and washington leading up to 1950 and what the primary industries were and how much trade was going on before that? christopher: abso

in the pacific northwest, a lot of global trade has come in and out of the region.the post-world war ii era, what really changes is that the northwest traditional reliance on global trade is augmented by the rise of industry. on the one hand. also the rise of a number of really significant political players. so, some of the members of congress that ice -- focus on in my work include senator henry jackson, were magnuson of washington, congress and tom foley, later speak of the house. and in oregon, senator wayne forrester. he was opposed to the vietnam war. senator markey hatfield, as well. these are all figures who i am arguing our, because of their positions in power and in congress, they are channeling their influence and their power back to make the pacific northwest and even bigger player on the global stage, starting with world war ii and really continuing on. susan: you mentioned the state of washington and oregon. when you look at the pacific northwest, is a primarily those two states, or -- christopher: yes. the definition of the pacific northwest is one of

on the water's edge an inlet facing the pacific >>> what did the community look like? where were people living? >> it would look like the most obvious thing that they would be living along the beach and the river >>> so when the wave came, it came right up the inlet? >> yeah. we're talking something huge coming in here because of how shallow it is there. i've been taught that events in this world have happened that have been so big that they've been able to move the whale out of the water >>> because native americans didn't use calendars to keep track in time as the same way of europeans, the stories gave no date. another clue came from far away in 1960. a mass of earth quake in chili a deadly storm which reached japan 24 hours later. this from an earthquake a thousand miles away was a revelation and it gaves researchers there an idea. >> the idea is that a tsunam i comes from another place, and you don't know where >>> brian atwater is a geologist. >> in the aftermath of the disaster, japanese experts said what other ones do we have in our history that came from peru

the question is: will the pacific northwest be as ready? >> in terms of evacuation, you guys have modeled that as well. >> right and what we are doing is combining some of the human behavior with the physics that we know of how the water's going to flow through that town. ok i just started an earthquake and the tsunami is just starting off shore. >>so right now each of those dots... that's a person and when you press go, what happens? >> they change color based on going to the evacuation tower or moving on foot. i'm gonna speed it up just a little bit so we can get the wave to roll through and then eventually you'll see these dots change from yellow to red, and that indicates that the water level was too high. >> so that's a lot of red. >> in this simulation it was a lot of red because we had so many people that didn't know what to do. >> so what are the chances of say a 9.0 earthquake in the next 50 years? >> i would say somewhere around 1 in 7 chance in the next 50 years. these odds are way too high for us to accept. there's too many live

let's take a look at other markets across the asia pacific. we are seeing a positive picture this morning. sidney share prices off to a strong start up 1.18%. in seoul the kospi higher by more than 0.8%. we will see where trading takes us throughout the morning. people across south korea have been drawn into a scandal that is affecting millions of motorists world wide. many are demanding refunds from german car maker volkswagon. now government officials are expanding the scope of their investigation into the matter. nhk world has more. >> reporter: volkswagen's emissions scandal has been snow balling across many countries including south korea. drivers are furious. she owns one of 120,000 vehicles in her country that are affected. she wanted a car that would produce fewer toxic emissions on her daily drive to work. and she believed that her diesel option would be more environmentally friendly. >>> it volkswagen's reputation has plummeted. i can no longer sell my car. it's value has sunk in the used car market. >> reporter: more and more motori

the definition of the pacific northwest is one of these things that is very arguable. it is a great argument to have. in his textbook

on asia and the pacific in august 1945 as world war ii was coming to an end. 70 years later, u.s. navy veteran robert kaufman recalls his world war ii experiences including his eyewitness account of the formal japanese surrender ceremony aboard the uss missouri. the institute for the study of strategy and politics posted this event. it is about 25 minutes. >> it is now my distinct honor to tell you about a special gentleman who is joined us for the proceedings today. captain robert k kaufman, united states navy, retired. a native of clarion, pennsylvania he is a , 1940 graduate of the united states naval academy. he participated in a number of north atlantic convoys and the operation torch invasion of north africa while serving aboard a heavy cruiser. after that, he applied for submarine school and upon graduation, he was assigned to the fleet submarine uss gato. he participated in three war patrols as a torpedo and gunnery officer and two war patrols as her executive officer. he was assigned duty as aid and flag lieutenant to the legendary commander submarine forces pacific fleet

welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, host. hope you're enjoying this holiday weekend. we open our show with diversity in health training institute. and then we revisit a segment we did on thanksgiving konji, learn how to make this dish from one of the south bay's best chefs. >>> then a number of ice rinks that are now open around the bay area. we'll wrap up with one of our favorite artistic and cultural performances and one that generated a great reaction, musical prodigy from the san francisco conservatory of music with her great performance on the cello. if you missed it before, you will definitely want to make sure you catch it this time. >>> well, the holidays are a great time to think about your health and also the health of others. and that is what the diversity and health training institute is about. it's billed as a place to help immigrants and refugees who want to continue health care work they did at home or want to start a health care career here in the u.s. joining me right now are beatrice lee and also with us is

he had been elected of the new central pacific railroad. he was nominated to run as governor in 1861. he purchased this house at that time. housetains inside another . as they became more prosperous, they would enlarge and restyle the house into what we see today . we are in a house built in the italian style, that after 10 , was expanded into the french renaissance revival style. one of the best examples of the french renaissance revival style in the united states. stanford was part of a merchant community. this is a house for someone who .s in the public eye we are in the entry hall of the stanford mansion. it contains 8 rooms in its original form. the entry hall has double parlors on each side and three and a half bedrooms upstairs. into awere invited receiving parlor, the most formal room. it is a room where guests would be invited in and introduced before dinner. this has all of the original features. the columns, the archway, the ceiling medallions, and plasterwork created in 1856. paidis why the stanford's $18,000 for the house. as t

they took on the role of pirates of the pacific. each crew developed their own o,ovider, -- bravad personality, and a lot designed battle flags. the battle flags were to begin to american submarines in the war and they are fascinating because each one is based off of crew's designs, they were not here ised but this one a simile of the tang and it is called the strangest japanese flag and the original story, and this is not the original, because the original is down 180 the crew the tang, took the japanese flag and one of the crewmen painted this black panther burst into the japanese flag because the tang was called the black panther of the pacific, and the boats with paint little japanese flags for each kill that the summer and had. when they would come and support at pearl harbor, they would fly this thing like a pirate flag. there are several archival photographs of submarines tied up in pearl harbor and you can see the live the american flag butthese very odd looking cool looking battle flags that were designed by the crew. all 3

we currently have almost 60% of our naval forces deployed to the pacific, stationed at the pacific airar. 58 i think is the latest number. we will get to 60% by 2020 and that's not just things. it's our most capable things so her most advanced f-18s are out there. our most advanced bmd ships are out there and again it's not just about things. the rebalance is more than just things. it's about partnerships. it's about how we think about operating and critical is the fact that we are aligned with each and every one of the nations out there in order to again build a network of navies that can respond and support those in favor of the security of the global commons within international rules, laws and norms. >> i realize the imbalance in the pacific is a national decision to make and yet you and the navy are responsible to make sure you can respond to whatever cause. a lot more stuff is happening in europe and a lot more is still going on. >> we go live now to the house veterans affairs committee, a hearing on the alleged misuse of under 50 is programmed to relocate workers. this is live c

her patrols were significantly shorter than a lot of submarines in the pacific. the fifth patrol was no different. the fifth patrol by the tang was by far the most successful than any other submarine in the world war ii. she sunk more than any other did and she almost doubled her personal record of scores. by the end of the fifth patrol, the tang had sunk a total of 33, and that has never been even close to that since. the fifth patrol ended with her final torpedo. as i mentioned, o'kane was told that this is your last rodeo, the last time you are going out. the tang encountered a japanese convoy on the night of the 23rd, morning of the 24th of october. he employed his familiar tactics of surfacing in the middle of the japanese convoy, attacking at night and sinking as many , ships as he could. unfortunately, he hit several ships and damaged one in particular, it was a freighter, and it was sinking but not sunk. it was heavily damaged and just kind of sitting there. o'kane was not one to let things just sit there, especially if he had two more torpedoes. he fired

is rebalancing to the asia pacific region, if the u.s.luence with china in the region, then i think it would do well to assist countries, particularly the allies but also prospective allies in adapting to climatic changes and doing so in a sustainable way. it presents an opportunity not just in an environmental sense, but the sense of a strategic priority as a nation. >> let's talk a little more about that. how does the u.s. take advantage of forming possibly new alliances? >> well, i think the united states first of all should remain committed to its existing alliances and support those countries that have been allies for a long time. many of whom are very vulnerable to climatic risks. but for example, with countries where it has had a more complicated relationship, like vietnam, and also indonesia, it can find ways to port their adaptation to climate change. to help them sort of develop new ways of developing food security for themselves. they can help engender good will for the countries and build new alliances and that is important. w

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moving on to other markets in the asia pacific region.the shanghai added nearly .4% closing at 3630. investors cheered by the central bank's additional easing measure to lower lending rates for banks. taiex was lower by .14%, cautious before the release of the export orders for october. they fella-ç for a seventh consecutive month. in other marketings, hong kong gained 1% led by energy and i.t. sectors, and sydney extended gains to a fourth day and finished up .25% after three weeks of losses. here's a look at other business stories we are following. >>> a panel of japan's main ruling democratic party has begun discussing tax reforms for the next fiscal year. the cop tents are expected to be outlined by early next month. the panel is expected to recommend lowering the corporate tax rate from the current 32.11%. prime minister shinzo abe favors cutting it below 30%. a japanese public private fund is reportedly buying stake in a u.s. company promoting a high speed rail line connecting dallas and houston. analysts say the multimillion dollar

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. >>> most of the other markets in the asia-pacific region also rebounded. hong kong's hang seng rose more than 1%. indonesia gained 1.3%. singapore snapped a four-day losing streak with a minor gain. sydney's s&p index jumped 2%. higher oil prices pushed up energy-related shares. in chine nat shanghai composite edged down to 3604, retreating from monday's gains. some investors sold shares after the index touched a three-month high. here's a look at some of the other business stories we're following. >>> japan's direct investment in china continues to fall at as the world's second-largest economy loses steam. the figure in the first ten months of this year was down 25% from a year earlier. the decline is due to the weaker yen and higher labor costs. >>> japanese firms are also concerned about the future of their business in china. nissan motor officials have confirmed a ruptured takata air bag was caud of a passenger injury. they say doctors extracted shrapnel from the air bag that lodged from the head and left arm of a woman in a nissan x-trail. the transpo

. >>> ministers from 21 economies have met in manila for the asian sha pacific economic cooperation forum. >>> french authorities are learning more about the terror attacks that took place in paris on friday. the seven assailants killed at least 1 twin people and wounded 350 others at eight locations. french authorities continue their search for at least one other man suspected of involvement. this video posted online shows the scene when shooting started in the bataclan concert hall. the band performing at the time stopped playing wn the sound of gunfire began to echo. 89 people were killed in the assault. another video was taken near the concert venue. it shows suspects exchanging fire with security forces. >> i heard the noise -- the sound of a woman screaming. scream i screaming. >> all seven people suspected of direct involvement are dead. prosecutors say all were armed with identical automatic rifles and strap-on explosives. police said three of them have been identified as french nationals. french authorities are hunting for salah abdeslam, born in brussels. prosecutors in brussels

area of the asia-pacific known as ftaap. the agreement would see tariffs fall across the board. most established ftaap and other issues have left officials from the united states and china in a face-off against each other. nhk world's naoki makita reports on china's stance at the summit. >> reporter: ftaap is a grand scale initiative that involves 21 apec members. it will not be easy putting together such a massive economic framework. the u.s. and japan are hoping to use the trans-pacific partnership, the tpp, as the basis for ftaap. the tpp negotiators reached a broad agreement last month. china has not taken part in the tpp negotiations. it's apparently concerned that washington might use the trade deal to increase its leadership in the region. that's why china maintains that the tpp and ftaap must be treated separately. meanwhile, officials in a number of regional economies are changing their minds about the tpp. during the apec summit, the philippines and thailand became the latest to express an interest in joining the t

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our next storm system is just coming into the pacific northwest this morning, and it's decent. plan on more clouds and even some drizzle and fog in the area for wednesday and wednesday night. by thanksgiving, we still anticipate area-wide rainfall with amounts of a half inch to one inch. fog will be possible east of us on thanksgiving, which could cause flying issues. from friday through most of the ekend, our weather is quiet. later on sunda into monday is another window worth watching for possible rain or snow in the midwest, but much oo this hinges on the eventual track of the thanksgiving system. enjoy your tuesday!today : partly cloudy high: 37-43 winds: se 5-15 alo: 39 dbq: 38 iow: 43tonight: mostly cloudy low: 31-37 winds: se 10-15 alo: 32 dbq: 30 iow: 33tomorrow: chance ofshowers/fog high: 42-48 nds: s 10-15 alo: 44 dbq: w: 47tomorrow night: ars of izzleefog low: 39-45 winds: s 10-15 alo: 39 dbq: 40iow: 44 anks kaj. iowa has too many roads for future needs. that assessment comes from department of transportation director paul trombinin. trombino says the current transpo

this gate number 1 we're in lock 1 on the pacific side and this is the smallest gate. it's 2,300 tons. >> that's the smallest gate? >> yes. >> these are the gates she's talking about. there are 16 of them. average weight: 3-thousand 300 tons. made in italy, then shipped to panama on a specially designed vessel. they represent the most obvious difference between the old canal and new. these are the old canal gates, they open and close. the new ones slide in and out of place. how do you get a gate that size into something that narrow. >> very carefully. ( laughs) actually it was pretty neat. they have these, they look like skateboards with tons of wheels, she came down the road from on the ocean... ... and then they just maneuvered it with a little wheels inside the slot. they were millimeters of clearance to get her in. >> ok, millimeters of clearance in something that big. >> yes. >> another difference between the old canal design and the new are these water saving basins. >> so the water saving basins. are those those big giant ponds that we see over there. >> yes. >>

these come after the agreement on the trans pacific partnership. abe says he will use it for a springboard for bigger agreements and with the asia pacific countries. figures out from the cabinet office this morning give us a hint on how company managers are viewing japan's economic prospects and the numbers show an upbeat trend. the managers have been spending more on upgrading their commitment and facilities. government officials say japanese companies placed machinery orders worth about $6.7 billion in september up 7.5% in yen terms from the month before and the first pickup in four months. the numbers don't include the ship building and power sectors which tend to see large fluc chagzs. manufacturers cut back. improvements by nonmanufacturers were up 14.3%. company managers have been paying less for their goods. bank of japan officials have released data on the price trends of goods traded among companies in october. the corporate goods price index fell 3.8% from the same month last year, the seventh straight month of decline. the officials say

cook visited the pacific northwest coast. traded buttons and nails for sea otter helped with local indians -- pelt with local indians. those were taken to china, where the men discovered that those pelts were great demand by the mandarins in china. forold for as much as $150 a fine specimen, at a time in america when an average labor might make only a couple of dollars per day. mutiny ontated into the part of cook's men to go back to the coast and get more help. -- pelt. they went on to england. on board the ship was a man named john ledger. after the market revolution, he came back to the united states and returned to connecticut and wrote a book about his adventure with captain cook. it happened to be the first book copyrighted in the united states. in it, he spent a couple of pages talking about the riches that can be had by those who would enter into the pacific northwest sea otter trade. in 1787, a group of boston the voyage ofnced the columbia and the lady washington to the pacific northwest coast. the columbia, captain