this is the southern pacific not the central pacific. what it does is take the weakness of the transcontinental and turn them into a spring. the weakness is the transcontinental cannot compete, this is the thing people do not understand about these railroads, they cannot proceed. it is going to be, two routes you can do it with one the most important, you put them on the ships, take them to panama, you unload and then you get it into the golf of the east coast port. there is no way in the world that the railroads can compete with this and that is what they are, all these are freight railroads they are not passenger railroads. and this is outrageous. trying to compete with the steamship companies says it is outrageous in such a low place. very little has changed by the late 1880s francis adams testifies before the pacific railroad commission. reduce the race until it is worthless to us and yet make something itself traffic to the east coast anytime the pacific railroad as i do this they could have bankrupted the central pacific and later

they are known as the central pacific jupiter and the union pacific number 119. those locomotives have become two of the most famous in american railroading. so being able to run those and let people see 1860's replica steam locomotives on a daily basis is a cool way to commemorate that. after the ceremony, a lot of pictures were taken, then operation of the railroad became huge throughout the country. because they were trying to increase time and efficiency within these companies themselves, eventually the line passing through this area was bypassed and they built a trestle bridge and causeway straight across the great salt lake from the nevada/utah border straight across the point of the promontory mountains that are behind us straight into ogden. that cut about 80 miles extra travel time, money, all of that off of the operation of the transcontinental line. ogden became a huge hub for transporting troops and materials and supplies all across the country. and they would have trains every hour coming and unloading huge amounts of supplies or people and it became

pacific fleet during world war ii. we also see a japanese submarine used during the pearl harbor attack, an american torpedo bomber, and a u.s. flag's own by prisoners of war. brandon: we are at the national texas.in fredericksburg, we are often asked why a museum dedicated to the pacific war is landlocked in texas. the answer is simple. admiral nimitz was born in fredericksburg. we are actually standing in the building his grandfather built in the 1800s. when he was approached by local businessman who wanted to open a museum in his offer, he originally declined the offer. in 1965, he finally agreed, as long as the museum was made about the men and women who served under him and not about him. sadly in he died. 1966,here on display we have the flag that draped his coffin during his funeral. almost one year after his death, the museum opened here in fredericksburg. now we are going to go to the george w. bush gallery and look at some artifacts that show we stay true to the mission of making this about the men and women

railroad tycoon li linda stanford hammered in a gold spike to link the central specific -- pacific railroad from the west and the road road from the east. the transcontinental railroad was complete. we go to utah to learn more. david: so we are from the summit walking you over to where the transcontinental railroad was completed. this spot, marked by the thai -- of whereithin inches the original ceremony was held in 1869. included on this tie is a plaque that lists many of the dignitaries from that company, including leland stanford's name. and the big four are all marked there. another thing you can see here at the site is connection to the resources that would have been available to the two companies building the railroad. we mocked up everything to try to make it as authentic as possible. if you look on the west side, you will see some precut ties. they had plenty of wood in the sierra nevada's, they had sawmills and they cut all of their ties and brought them down from the mountains. whereas the union pacific coming from the east, they had to hand where they could find wood. not a lot a

will rip into the central pacific. pacific, we need a certain quantity. he would work with fmc, its designers, its corporate bosses to adjudicate such concerns and mass-produce such things. i found him by looking through bureau of ships records and seeing his name, again and again, and was intrigued by how influential he was. i found his daughter, who provided me his photograph. the photograph and back is signed by his boss, who is in charge of the navy contractor -- amphibian tractor program. it is a picture of a particular island called terra. -- terowa. it says, dear george, you may enjoy sharing with me that you most outstanding tradition -- contribution toward developing the alligator and its progeny were the most important factor on putting them on pacific islands. in other words, if it wasn't for you, we don't win. if it is not for the home front and harmony of translating strategic requirements into production, the united states does not win world war ii. it is up to individuals negotiating between industry and the armed forces to ensure things we

the initiative in the pacific hangs in the balance. the force which acts decisively will seize that and the pace of the fighting goingforward. -- going forward. king also recognizes something else. he has been immersed in the navy's approach to fighting for decades. he started off as a service officer, worked under william sims in the atlantic fleet world -- to peter flotilla -- torpedo flotilla before world war i, moved on to command submarines and eventually became an aviator. he had experience in all the ways in which the navy can fight. he knows the navy can learn and adapt lessons and has confidence it can do it faster than the japanese. the second opportunity is not just to seize the initiative but also come to grips with the enemy, learn how they fight and put into practice the ability of american naval officers to learn more rapidly. king has confidence that they can do this because of a deliberate learning system created in decades prior, the decades between world wars, 1919 to 1939. the united states navy created a learning m

such as in the war with the pacific. we all know well already that american war planners, especially in the navy and marine corps, or long anticipated war with japan. what do you need in order to accomplish your strategy? what technologies might you require? whether it be ships, transports, landing craft, or and in fabian tractor. amphibian tractor. it depends on what their imagination and creativity is. also with the realm of the possible seems to be. another question is involved in opportunity costs. what economists call opportunity costs. is, weard a phrase as it are all familiar with the basic premise. something,se to do you forgo the opportunity to do something else. being in class today, you are not snowboarding. i can't say whether that's a good decision. in military terms, planning for world war ii and during the war itself, there are a host of decisions made. if you build this, you might not be able to build something else. we have to find out who makes those decisions of what to build and when not to. process o

in the pacific. the pacific environment security forum which is -- which is another body that we work with in the pacific this year is co-hosted by new zealand. it's a program that increases understanding and topics and to educate militaries. i'm looking forward to great partnership opportunity with speakers from around the world. interestingly, a number of the topics involved in that agenda is how practice from the pacific nations is used -- can be used in modern climate change mitigation. it will be a topic of interest and as stated by the general earlier today, who knows what innovation will come from working in an area where you'd have to respond to that question you normally don't know the answer to. so we'll see what comes from that to improve our resilience. and doing things together. last year, my predecessor signed a engagement framework. it was designed to deepen and strengthen the relationship between the u.s. navy and my navy. the agreement provides for a range of areas of corporation inc

this is important for the pacific nations to demonstrate leadership of their own future in the pacific. environment security form, which is another body we work with in the pacific, it is cohosted by new zealand. it seeks to increase understanding of environmental security topics and educate militaries. i am looking forward to this activity with speakers from the u.s., india, thailand, australia, france, sri lanka, the philippines, papa new guinea , fiji, and new zealand. topics involve traditional indigenous practice can be used in moderate -- modern climate change initiatives. what innovation will come from working in an area, you would have to respond to that question you do not know the answer to. we will see what comes to improve our resilience. john martin -- the u.s. navy and my navy. ae agreement provides for range of fighting readiness. their disengagement is not unique. all of us agree any of these arrangements are a good thing working together to solve problems no one is enough to solve by themselves. to ensure cooperation and coordination. trust. done by building guardians

the pacific. the pacific environment security forum which is -- which is another body that we work with in the pacific -- this year's could hosted by new zealand and endopacom. it's a program which seeks to increase understanding of environmental security topics and educate militaries on the environmental staurdship obligations. running and wealth to 21 this i'm looking forward to the the activity with speakerers the u.s., maldives, thailand, australia, france, sri lanka, the philippines, xao samoa. papua new guinea. the solomon ieltds, fiji and new zealand. interestingly, a number of topics involved in that forum is for agenda is how traditional and indigenous practice from the pacific nations is used -- can be used in modern climate change mitt facing. it will abtopic of interest. and as i stated by general neller he will earlier today who knows what innovation will come from working in an area where you'd have to respond to that question you normally don't know the answer to. we'll see what com

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and what the pacific means for russia in what should the response be in the pacific. there has been a speech by lavrov in benoni a couple of days before the donald trump, kim jong-un summit. the reaction that was formulated i the foreign minister was quite pessimistic and not welcoming the end of pacific because russia feels that it is at the current stage too concentrated on balancing china, which russia would not welcome, and another it is kind of fostering competitive space rather than cooperative space and when there is an issue with the rules-based order, russia usually sees who is going to present this role. another thing is it is undermining institutions, which for russia is quite a matter of concern because russia is the least powerful major power in asia, and for russia, it is important that there should be common approaches based on centrality with russia as one of the powers here, and if this whole idea undermines that, probably russia has no place here at all, although russia geographically belongs to the northern pacific and is a pacific country as well a

and southern pacific and the occidental and oriental steamship company, at the pacific improvement company and a lot of the other businesses the associates were involved in engaged in ruthlessly competitive business practices, it's certainly true and it is not unique to them, and it is not unique to their time. i think it is important for us when we are looking at history, to see our heroes in their full, human context. in their bravery and courage and also in their free to. we do this every day on social media. so, as you see already, leland stanford amassed and more shares -- in our miss fortune. most of it in paper money from these finance schemes. eventually the southern pacific reduces considerable income. he enjoys his money and he uses it to a mass properties in california. to demonstrate the potential of california's greatness and to bring civilization to the west. they build an abortion -- an enormous mansion. they throw lavish parties. leland stanford's wife, i don't know if you can believe these things, he buys her over $2 million and tools. she is one of the richest women in th

and southern pacific and the occidental and oriental steamship company, at the pacific improvement company and a lot of the other businesses the associates were involved in engaged in ruthlessly competitive business practices, it's certainly true and it is not unique to them, and it is not unique to their time. i think it is important i think it's important for us, when we're looking at history, to see our heroes in their full context, in their full fallibility and their bravery courage and also in their greed and their failings. we do this every day now on social media. and we need to bring that history,ve also to that leland stanford accomplished some great things. some more about that. and that he accomplished that at many hundreds around thousands of people -- peoples of thousands of who were losers in that game. so as you've seen already, stanford amassed an from thefortune building of railroads, the central pacific and the southern ofific, most of it in sort paper money from these finance schemes although eventually the southern pacific does produce considerable income. leland stanfo

♪ robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america."'m robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. we start with a truly unique groundbreaking film festival. it's time for caamfest, the world's longest showcase for new asian american and asian film, food, and music. then, a meeting of the minds from the community. it's the api summit coming up in san francisco by aaci, asian americans for community involvement. and we wrap up with a health issue important for every community. it's stroke awareness month, the signs to look out for, and how santa clara county hospitals can help you deal with it, all on our show today. well, we're big supporters of caamfest, the long-running asian american festival that entertains and enlightens. with me now is the festival and exhibitions director for caam, our old friend masahi niwano, who's been part of the festival in various ways, including as a filmmaker. welcome back, good to see you again. masahi niwano: thanks, thanks for having me. robert: givean masahi: yeah, absolutel

once again join with you our incredible sailors and marines on the uss wasp who work here in the pacific ocean. thank you for yow work and sacrifice and all you do on behalf of our country. may god pleas you and your families. i now would like to introduce my husband, your commander in chief, the 45th president of the united states of america. mr. president. chanting u.s.a.] president trump what a group. what a group. this is a tough bunch of people, right? president trump: and i want to thank you, melania, you have been the talk of japan. they're not covering me. i'm a little upset with her right now. they love you in japan, honey, and i appreciate it very much. they love our first lady and love our first lady back home. i want to tell everyone before we begin, at ease. just relax. we have plenty of time. plenty of time. we're going to have a little fun. and thank youo be very much. great job. and i have to wish you all a happy memorial day, right? memorial day and glad to be back in the u.s. on that day, but we did a lot of great things for the last three days in japan. we are working

the union pacific and the southern pacific and the occidental and oriental steamship company and the pacific improvement company, and a lot of other businesses that they were involved in engaged in ruthlessly competitive business practices is certainly true and not unique to them and it is not unique to their time. i think it is important for us when we are looking at history to see our heroes in their full human context and their full fallibility and bravery and courage and also in their greed and their failings. we do this every day now on social media. and we need to bring that perspective that leland stanford accomplished some great things and we will talk more about that and that he accomplished that at the expense of many hundreds of thousands of people who were losers in that game. so, as you have seen already, leland stanford e mast and enormous fortune from the building of railroads, the central and southern pacific. most of it in paper money from these finance schemes. eventually the southern pacific does produce considerable income. leland stanford enjoys his money. and he

sailingica will soon be these pacific waters. am pleased to say she will also be carrying the most deck,ful f-35 b's on her brand-new. my administration is committed to ensuring that america's military strength forever remains second to none. over the past two years, we have made historic investments in our million --th $700 $700 billion, no more millions, not when it comes to our military. it is a little bit scary, billion with a b. it used to be millions. that is the way it has to be because we have to protect our country, protect our allies. last year, $716 billion. this year we are going up and in a very short time our military will be completely rebuilt and stronger, bigger, better than ever before. when i took over, we were very depleted, and you people knew that better than anybody. depleted is the only word i can use to describe it. not a good situation. right now we are very close. very shortly we are going to be at a level the likes of which we have never been before. this includes money for five new guided missile dest

irish workers working on the union pacific or working with chinese on the central pacific, none of those workers were there. now, the irish workers on the union pacific, they weren't paid, and they actually -- the ceremony was supposed to be may 8th, and durant from the union pacific was stopped by a barricade on the tracks, and they held him hostage until they got their money, and they did get their money. it was for good reason that they were afraid they wouldn't get paid. now, many of the workers were released, but many of the chinese went back to rebuilding the shoddy, you know, construction. but when they began, they needed workers, and there was a shortage, a scarcity in california. so they put out this flier in january 1865 for 5,000 workers. and crocker, i think, testified that there were no more than 800 that ever showed up. they simply did not want to work. it's difficult work, and the pay was very low. they could get jobs in the mines, other places, and get better pay and a better life. so those white workers, mainly irish, were not interested. then they said, well, let's hire

of the pacific alliance going forward for mexico. we are going to city, meeting with the with my partners the foreign ministers and the economy ministers in order to accelerate the works around the pacific alliance. .t is very important for mexico it is a top priority right now. an atmosphere which is also very productive. it is one of the tables you want to be in order to work with others in the pacific alliance. susan: you have been incredibly articulate along with your president on development in the south of mexico and the importance of investment and development in the northern triangle as a way to stem this awful immigration challenge, and so maybe you could expand on that a little bit. i personally believe we should open our borders, but -- thinking on we are the region, mexico is growing in .erms of population slowly 1.2, 1.1 maybe next year. honduras is one of the poorest countries in latin america. should pay more attention to the development of those countries and include them as far as we can in our design for the south o

the trans-pacific partnership was meant to build a strong hold against china's growing influence in the key player the u.s. pulled out and the remaining 11 decided to go ahead anyway now several months on ministers are meeting in chile to see exactly where they stand. it's been a tumultuous few years for global trade with several previously solid relationships called into question. at the center of what some are calling a new era of protectionism is us president donald trump since taking office he's pulled out of a number of high profile agreements including in 2017 a proposed 12 nation free trade pact called the trans-pacific partnership or p.p. last year these 11 remaining nations came up with their own amended deal the not very catchy comprehensive and progressive agreement for transpacific partnership or c p t p p for shorts now this signal trees are missing in chile to take stock of the decision. so p.p. has a strategic significance not just because of the tangible benefits this brings to their respective countries a great. place it is that part is an important part of the puzzle f

union pacific and richmond police say this campaign is about saving lives. the sights and sound of an approaching train didn't stop a silver sedan from speeding across the track during the evening commute. union pacific says this intersection is among the busy in knock knock with three sets of train tracks. >> people are stopping on the track, not stopping at the limit lines or for the railroad signals. >> reporter: all common violations. >> reporter: richmond police par neverred with union pacific. the driver was cited and blames congestion. >> there is too much traffic. >> the train is going to win every time, unfortunately. >> reporter: the trains travel up to 60 miles per hour for union pacific and 70 for amtrak. there is a sign stating do not stop on tracks and there are crossing arms at this intersection but police say in the past five years there have been five train collisions here killing three pedestrians and injuring two motorists. you have motorist that is are in such a hurry, such a rush that they're disregarding their own safety and the safety

really looking and thinking about what happened at 801 pacific, and fires in an s.r.o. which are a big, big problem for us all across the city, in chinatown, but not only their and south of market and the mission, and the simple speculation that continues to happen, so having the hotel report with ddi so that anyone -- with d.b.i. so anyone who is interested in coming in and acquiring s.r.o.s as a clear sense and a clear sense of cost about what is taking over these hotels, and what the situation in these hotels are according to this city, which i agree with residents, you know, that is one part of the equation, of course, there is a part about all the resident involvement, but i think that it really puts forward a clear plan for whoever is interested in acquiring these s.r.o.s about what can be done and what has to be done. and i think that that is so important to maintain our affordable housing stock and, you know, going forward, keeping s.r.o.s, not only affordable, but also safe for all of our residents, which i think is something that we all support. thank you. >>

so welcome, welcome to the asian pacific american heritage month at the board of supervisors. today, we we wil will be honourg outstanding individuals from each of the districts who represent the diversity and pride of our asian pacific american community. this year, we have so much to look forward to as we are also commemorating to milestones this year. the 150th anniversary of the completion of the trans continental railroad and the chinese railroad workers who made that possible. as well as the 50t 50th anniversary of the asian american study's programme at the san francisco state university. asian pacific heritage month salterred as a ten-day recognition by congress in 1997 but became a full month in 1990. many do not realize this, but the month of may was chosen because of the immigration of the first chinese to the united states on may 7th, 1843 and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on ma. we come together today not only to celebrate our accomplishments but to recognise the hardships to get here and the work we must commit to in o

. >>> union pacific said the safety campaign is to tell of the damageers of crossing. the sight and sound of approaching train didn't stop a sedan of speeding across the tracks. union pacific said this intersection is morning the busiest in northern california. >> people stopping on to tracks. not stopping for the railroad signals. >> all common violations. >> you stopped on the tracks. >> richland police partnered with union pacific for the campaign. >> there's 25067 traffic crossing over here. >> the battle is between you and the train the train will win. >> amtrak travels 79 miles an hour, too fast to stop quickly. >> it could take a while to stop. >> there's a sign stating could not stop on tracks, in the past five years there have been five train collisions killing three pedestrians and injure two motorist. >> there's motorist in such a hurry that they are disregarding their own safety and safety of others to bypass the train crossings. >> trains can come quickly from different directions in texas on tuesday a train hit a deputy when he went around lowers arms. >>

this is the chicago rock island and pacific railway, but the pacific is very much an afterthought. this one, closer to my heart, is the chicago and northwestern. i say close to my heart because i grew up in that town right there. [laughter] prof. campbell: a little town called morrison, an agricultural community that owes its existence to that rail. ofo the county is the home ronald reagan, draw your own conclusions. this internet thing i am sure is , this oneatch on passenger thing -- one passenger train a day used to pass through my town when i was a kid. shelley,lled the kate i remember that because it was quite an inspiring story. it was the story of a little girl who had gone out in a blizzard with the lantern to the bridgein that was out, saving the passengers. that was kate shelley. you could tell when it was coming because at night in the wintertime, unlike other trains, the light was not just a beam, it rotated. as a kid, you get the point. the point of all of this was that this, as in any -- in a number of other ways, turner was simply wrong. argued, the western so much a

where do you see things going with the pacific alliance and what opportunities are there for canada in the arena? james: i think there are impressive opportunities and we continue to negotiate with the pacific alliance and with marcus . there have been changes of governments in columbia and brazil and mexico but in all of our conversations, we are convinced all those nations believe serious trade discussions with canada are in their interests and we work optimistically. its report card time for us in canada. we are going to the people. in october, we go to the polls so while there is limited time left in this mandate, i remain ever hopeful the people of candidate will give us four more will and if they do, they know what our opinion is about for trade, particularly in the hemisphere. andind of open trade liberal view of the importance of the global international economic order have been the hallmarks of the trudeau administration. inyou think that will count your favor in the coming election? or do you think it will be a drawback? around the world, we are seeing a backlash against libe

this is the chicago pacific railway but the pacific is very much an afterthought. this one is closer to my heart, chicago northwestern and it's closer to my heart because i grew up in that town right there. a little town called morrison, an agricultural community that owes its existence to that rail and it tells you also by county it's the home of ronald reagan, draw your own conclusion. this internet thing i'm sure is going to catch on. this, one passenger train per day used to pastor my town when i was a kid coming west from chicago into central iowa then coming back at night it was called the k charlie and i remember this because it was quite old. it's an inspiring story, as a child, little girl gone out in a blizzard with a lantern to alert a train that a bridge was out and you could always tell when it was coming because at night in the wintertime, unlike other trains the light was not just a beam it rotated. well, you get the point. the point of all of this is that this like any other way, they were simply wrong as they are good for this classic study of this

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i'm thrilled to honor this person for asian pacific heritage month. they have fully embraced a life of service. when not working as an occupational therapist specializing in treatment for stroke sir survivors she served in many capacity. when looking at her accomplishments one might conclude she's a lot older. at any given moment she's volunteering on a board and holding down a career and raising her 1-year-old daughter. with her husband and volunteerism, she brings japanese-american communities inside and outside the city. currently she's a board chair for a foundation which is an educational and charitable nonprofit dedicated keeping the japanese american community connected, informed and empowered. it publishes a weekly newspaper and is the major educational resource for japanese americans and in 2003 and eight other colleagues found the new generation fund with the mission of building a new generation of flap -- flan philanthropist funding to hem support traditional and contemporary japanese art, community centers, cultural and heritage festivals,