Hong Kong was a British colony before and after WWII, but from 12/25/1941 to 8/15/1945 when Japan surrendered, Hong Kong was under the control of Japan. This article recounts the massacre and atrocities committed by the Japanese troops during those three years and eight months of occupation of Hong Kong. The purpose of recounting these […]
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Can NJ Be a Major Tourist State?
February 2007
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Many people may immediately answer this question with a big no, and some people may even laugh at the naiveness of the person raising this question. As a resident of NJ for over 28 years and who on many occasions have pondered what to show out-of-state friends and relatives visiting us, I have also always […]
No Man’s Land: A True Event from WWII
December 2006
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An event occurred on December 24, 1941 in Hong Kong that almost shattered our family’s lives and had a bearing on my very existence. It was a cold, chilly evening on that Christmas Eve. The streets were dark and quiet after the sun had set. Very few people were walking on the streets, not so […]
Southern Oregon Coast and Redwood National & State Parks: Photo Summary
October 2006
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We recently went on a reunion with a group of old friends from Berkeley in the southern Oregon coast and the Redwood National and State Parks in northern California August 16-21, 2006. This group consisted of people from California, Maryland, New Jersey, Texas, Canada, Hong Kong, and England. I selected a small subset of the […]
