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Congratulations to founding PPALM member Colonel Rebecca Samson, US Army (retired) on her selection to the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans, US Department of Veterans Affairs. This is a two year term as a special government employee - Well Done and thank you for serving the nation once again!!!
201019 - Thank you PPALM volunteers and Board for the wonderful virtual 13th Annual General Membership Meeting!!! Well done ... Outstanding words from US Senator Duckworth, and mega thanks to LTC Abella for the solid work on the new mentoring guidebook!
Simply wow!
Does anyone know LtCol Schreiber? My friend Karm Zwanziger had the brilliant idea to try to help his daughter find post-graduation employment (chemical engineering major) to get an H-1B visa as a way to stay in US and work her way towards a green card. Anyone w/ any experience in this area?
180527 - Pretty sure I saw PPALM member LT Lorna Mae Devera, USNR on the segment honoring women's contributions as members of our nation's military during the National Memorial Day Concert! Well done Lorna!!!!
Today's APAICS-PPALM lunch.
This is a story about an American woman, who vehemently protested the enactment of the 1924 Asian Exclusion Act and, in despair, left her homeland for good. Her name was Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore (pronounced "Sid-more," October 1856-November 1928). She was a close friend of Dr. Nitobe Inazo, the author of "Bushido," who died in Vancouver.
National Cherry Blossom Festival for 2018 is just coming around the corner. Today, it is almost forgotten that the spectacular view of cherry blossoms in the area around the Potomac Tidal Basin and elsewhere in the country is owed to an inspiration of an American woman. While visiting Japan in the mid-1880s, Scidmore was captivated by the beauty of the cherry blossoms in Tokyo and conceived the idea to transplant Japanese flowering cherry trees to the U.S. capital.
Back home, Scidmore became the initial proponent for transplanting Japanese flowering cherry trees to the area around the Potomac Tidal Basin. Her idea finally materialized in 1912, when 3,020 saplings of Japanese flowering cherry trees arrived safely in Washington, D.C., as a gift of friendship to the people of the United States from the people of Japan, by the City of Tokyo (current Tokyo prefecture). The cherry tree saplings were successfully transplanted to the area around the Potomac Tidal Basin and to the Capitol grounds, on March 27, 1912 and afterwards. Twenty-three years later, on March 27, 1935, the first national cherry blossom festival was held in commemoration of the landmark event. This is the origin of the National Cherry Blossom Festival that has been celebrated annually, along with its offshoots all over the country, to this day.
However, the story of Scidmore does not end here. She was a pioneering American woman in many respects, and her life encompassed many remarkable achievements, as impressive and significant as her Japanese flowering cherry tree project.
Her later life was even more dramatic than the earlier one. She protested the enactment of the 1924 Asian Exclusion Act and, in despair, she left her homeland permanently. She moved to Geneva, Switzerland, closely worked with Dr. Nitobe Inazo, under secretary-general of the League of Nations, and died there.
A new biography of Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore is available now at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973413736. Enjoy!
This is a story about an American woman, who vehemently protested the enactment of the 1924 Asian Exclusion Act and, in despair, left her homeland for good. Her name was Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore (pronounced "Sid-more," October 1856-November 1928). She was a close friend of Dr. Nitobe Inazo, the author of "Bushido," who died in Vancouver.
National Cherry Blossom Festival for 2018 is just coming around the corner. Today, it is almost forgotten that the spectacular view of cherry blossoms in the area around the Potomac Tidal Basin and elsewhere in the country is owed to an inspiration of an American woman. While visiting Japan in the mid-1880s, Scidmore was captivated by the beauty of the cherry blossoms in Tokyo and conceived the idea to transplant Japanese flowering cherry trees to the U.S. capital.
Back home, Scidmore became the initial proponent for transplanting Japanese flowering cherry trees to the area around the Potomac Tidal Basin. Her idea finally materialized in 1912, when 3,020 saplings of Japanese flowering cherry trees arrived safely in Washington, D.C., as a gift of friendship to the people of the United States from the people of Japan, by the City of Tokyo (current Tokyo prefecture). The cherry tree saplings were successfully transplanted to the area around the Potomac Tidal Basin and to the Capitol grounds, on March 27, 1912 and afterwards. Twenty-three years later, on March 27, 1935, the first national cherry blossom festival was held in commemoration of the landmark event. This is the origin of the National Cherry Blossom Festival that has been celebrated annually, along with its offshoots all over the country, to this day.
However, the story of Scidmore does not end here. She was a pioneering American woman in many respects, and her life encompassed many remarkable achievements, as impressive and significant as her Japanese flowering cherry tree project.
Her later life was even more dramatic than the earlier one. She protested the enactment of the 1924 Asian Exclusion Act and, in despair, she left her homeland permanently. She moved to Geneva, Switzerland, closely worked with Dr. Nitobe Inazo, under secretary-general of the League of Nations, and died there.
A new biography of Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore is available now at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1973413736. Enjoy!
Attenion APA Veterans: Voice of America is looking to record interview or greeting from foreign-born Asian-Pacific American Veteran of US uniformed services. Contact Ali Ogden directly 917-592-2265,
[email protected],
www.aliogden.com by COB today. Thx to Ron Sag .S. Department of Veterans Affairs for the tip.
Hi Pan Pacific American Leaders and Mentors Organization (PPALM)
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