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Hibakusha And The Japanese Supreme Court: Judgement Long Overdue, Timothy J. Duefrane
Hibakusha And The Japanese Supreme Court: Judgement Long Overdue, Timothy J. Duefrane
History Undergraduate Theses
On August 6 and 9 1945 the United States dropped the first atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Survivors of the attacks, who were exposed to atomic radiation, have come to be known by the Japanese term for an atomic bomb survivor, hibakusha. The fight against the violations of hibakusha rights due to discrimination as well as misconceptions and misinterpretations of the acts and laws for survivor welfare and support have been one long and brutal legal battle after another. The appeal cases relating to the hibakusha living outside of Japan have begun to be investigated …
Finding Manilatown: The Search For Seattle’S Filipino American Community, 1898 – 2016, John D. Nonato
Finding Manilatown: The Search For Seattle’S Filipino American Community, 1898 – 2016, John D. Nonato
History Undergraduate Theses
Filipino presence in the United States has a long history from the time of the Spanish Empire. Spain’s defeat in the Spanish-American War (1898) resulted in American acquisition of the Philippine islands. By granting Filipinos ‘national’ status, a new wave of post-Spanish Colonial immigration began to the United States. As Filipinos immigrated for education and work to the U.S., they began settling within urban areas and created Manilatowns. These Manilatowns were almost always settled in conjunction with other ethnic enclaves, most of these being Chinatowns. In this paper, I examine the rise and fall of Seattle’s Manilatown and its role …