Our Cultural Expanse: Asian & Pacific Islanders, 1941-1945
While Japanese Americans faced discrimination at home during World War II, they, along with Chinese, Korean, Filipinos and Pacific Islanders, found other ways to contribute, including service in sister branches of the military. Totaling more than 150,000 service members of Asian or Pacific Islander decent, they fought alongside American forces to liberate their homelands from Imperial Japanese forces.
Today’s image features Lt. Susan Ahn Cuddy, the first Asian American woman in the service when she joined the Navy under the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES) program. The Seabee Museum has the distinct pleasure of hosting a talk and public presentation with Ms. Cuddy this Saturday, May 9 at 10 a.m.
Explore our parent command, Naval History and Heritage Command‘s historical presentation: Asian and Pacific Islanders.
For non-military presentations, visit the official website for Asian and Pacific American History Month.
Posted on July 18, 2015, in Uncategorized. Bookmark the permalink. 51 Comments.
Pacific Paratrooper 
In front of Breakneck Ridge. More in a week after I get home. 🙂
https://goo.gl/photos/oMzG5ZVUwtjkRPvz6
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I’m speechless. When you get back, please translate for me. For now – enjoy your visit – I’ll be here when you get back.
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No internet. 4G. Memorial table. Smitty at front right.
https://goo.gl/photos/G6dGwZyYR9EdbfEF6
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I copied it, and getting the Puffs out now. Thank you does not in any sense of the phrase cover how I feel.
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SMITTY
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Ps Hot and humid! Can’t see how Smith and Uncle fought in this heat.
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And I do not recall Smitty complaining about it. The pitch-black darkness and the rain were on top of his list. Wish I was with you!!
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On Leyte now. Memorial svc tomorrow, Tues. Leyte time. Reporter with us too. https://www.flickr.com/gp/p47koji/eY6bi2
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Looking good, Koji!! Wow, are you going to have a ton of pictures, hope you have extra film and/or memory cards!!
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Hey GP, I think many of your readers may be interested in helping this retired General’s Day. http://guerrillacanteen.com/2015/07/19/a-call-to-action/
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It is here for all to see – I hope it helps!!
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thank you
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Good luck to you. You might want to reblog that post and put Tags on it, such as: Veterans, Military, etc.
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thanks for the tip
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The figure 150,000 really shows how much contribution was made in the war effort, from people from other South East Asian nations.
By any chance gp,has Ms Cuddy written an autobiography ?.
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I’m afraid I did not do the research for this article, but reblogged it from the SeaBee Museum. I’m sure if you comment there they should know. I’m glad you are interested, Ian.
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Did comment gp, cheers.
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Excellent links, GP.
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Thanks, Ann. Koji has been to the museum and says good things!!
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What a interesting story and I also didn’t realize how much they did! I have to agree with you that violence is getting worse. So senseless!
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It is such a shame, isn’t it?! And what does it all accomplish? more ill-will and distrust….
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Exactly, and accomplishes nothing. Thought of you yesterday and today with the EAA air show starting today but the planes were coming in yesterday. The B-52 took the whole runway to stop. Lots of antique airplanes flying over our house!
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Nice to know I was in your thoughts and in regards to the planes – too – Terrific!! Thanks, Kathy. Don’t they look great going over?!
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They sure do and enjoyed seeing the different planes during the day. The B-52 is Huge! 🙂
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😉
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This is such a good reminder that it is the twisted thinking, not the race. that makes a justifiably hated enemy …
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Well put, a very good point. Thank you for your perception.
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Good post, GP.
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It sure is – wish I had done it!!
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Nice tribute GP, and a good addition to your series on US Asians during the war.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Thank you, Pete. They certainly deserve it.
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“The Good War”. That isn’t a phrase you here much nowadays, is it?
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No, not in a very long time, John.
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What a great post. I never knew how much Asian and Pacific Islanders were involved
Thanks.
Marcey
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My father Smitty had some Nisei in his outfit and thought the world of them. He was amazed by their bravery.
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It’s amazing what you are capable of when you are fighting for your family and home.
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Very true.
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Very informative GP!
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Thank you, Steven.
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Yes GP. You can ask.. I have worked as a teacher with Muslims and Catholics and all sorts of others and have found that on a one on one basis most are honourable people. I do not like blaming one whole group of people because some total bastards behaved as if they were like all the rest.
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Oh, very true – I wouldn’t suggest such a thing. Every race, creed, nationality, religion, etc – they all have their good and their bad. It is the mob mentality that we have to fight, the people who antagonize others to rant and have the disease – GIMME – give me this and give me that, but I need not do anything for it!!! How insecure must they be to want to constantly be on TV or murder people to get their picture in the newspaper for their 15 minutes of fame?
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Sorry for ranting, it just seems everything is getting worse around here.
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My way of thinking is this. Australia is a strong and righteous country and we can survive all thecrap that is thrown our way. And I think you guys can too. So stand up and take it. You will win, just like we will.
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But we have to work together – that seems to be a problem lately. Thanks for the vote of confidence.
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Great post — the melting pot nature of our society is an important point to remember !!!!
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Thanks, Chris.
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Hey, GP, don’t you ever sleep. This post is a lot more important that some might realise. Today in Melbourne we had a nasty incident where anti-Muslims clashed with pro-tolerance demonstrators. What is important is that we learn that Japanese and other ‘foreigners’ were as solid American (and Aussie) citizens then, as 99.99% of all Muslims who have migrated to Australia and the US of A are now.
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I try to keep up on things, but [like today] I just spent an hour researching something (additional info for next week) and got no where – absolutely NO where. So, I guess it balances it out. I hope your trouble in Melbourne gets ironed out a lot faster than our problems have been lately. If anything else – with every group thinking only of themselves – things seems to be getting worse.
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I have a post that I have been mulling over for about six months and it’s all about tolerance and bigotry but I don’t know if it will ever get written.
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May I ask why?
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