Daniel Inouye (Asian Americans of Achievement) - Hardcover

Slavicek, Louise Chipley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0791092712 ISBN 13: 9780791092712

Publisher: Chelsea House Pub, 2007

Synopsis

Daniel K. Inouye was born to Japanese immigrant parents in Honolulu in 1924. When Inouye was just 17 years old, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor swept his nation into war and forever changed the course of his life. Inouye's heroic actions on an Italian battlefield during World War II eventually earned him his country's highest military award, the Medal of Honor, but it also cost him his right arm and his dreams of becoming a surgeon. Determined to pursue a career in public service, after Hawaii achieved statehood in 1959 Inouye became the first Japanese American to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives and later the Senate. During the 1970s and '80s, he attracted national attention for his role in investigating two major political scandals, the Watergate scandal and the Iran-contra affair. One of the U.S. Senate's longest-serving members, Inouye shows no signs of slowing down.

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About the Author:

Series introduction author Chuck D redefined rap music and hip-hop culture as leader and cofounder of legendary rap group Public Enemy. His music addressed weighty issues about race, rage, and inequality with a jolting combination of intelligence and eloquence rarely heard before. A musician, writer, radio host, television personality, college lecturer, and activist, Chuck D is also the creator of Rapstation.com, a multiformat online resource for the global hip-hop community.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Pub
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0791092712
• ISBN 13: 9780791092712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 128