Escape from Manchuria: The Rescue of 1.7 Million Japanese Civilians Trapped in Soviet-occupied Manchuria Following the End of World War II

Maruyama, Paul K.

ISBN 10: 163122297X / ISBN 13: 9781631222979

Published by Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Escape from Manchuria: The Rescue of 1.7 Million Japanese Civilians Trapped in Soviet-occupied Manchuria Following the End of World War II
• Publisher: Tate Pub & Enterprises Llc
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 163122297X
• ISBN 13: 9781631222979
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: acceptable

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Synopsis

Paul K. Maruyama, Lt. Col., USAF (Ret.) currently serves as Board member for the Center for International Exchange (CIE) headquartered in Tokyo that organizes and conducts the annual Japan-America Grassroots Summits (Manjiro Summit). He was a co-founder of the Japan-America Society of Southern Colorado and served as its president for 12 years (2001 - 2013). He was honored with a Certificate of Commendation from the Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs in 2008 for his contribution to promoting US-Japan relationship. On April 29, 2013, in recognition of his significant contributions to promoting mutual understanding and friendship between the United States and Japan, he was conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette by the Emperor of Japan. Maruyama was born a U.S. citizen in Japan and attended U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) schools in Japan before coming to the U.S. upon graduation from high school. He graduated from San Jose State University in California with a BS in Business and Industrial Management and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force in 1966. He received his MBA from the University of Hawaii in 1971. During the 'first half' of his nearly 22 year of active military service, he was an intelligence officer stationed in Japan, Viet Nam, and Thailand. During the 'second half' of his career, he was assigned to the USAF Academy where he taught Japanese language and physical education. Upon his retirement from the United States Air Force in 1987, he began teaching at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Maruyama was an active competitor in the sport of judo and was a member of the 1964 (Tokyo) U.S. Olympic Team; additionally, he has represented the United States in five world judo championships. He is a former World Military Judo champion. He also served twice as the head coach of the United States Olympic Judo Team (1980 and 1984). He is presently a senior lecturer of Japanese at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He lives in Monument, Colorado, with his wife LaRae.

About the Author

Paul K. Maruyama, Lt. Col., USAF (Retired), was born in Tokyo in 1941. Trapped with his family in Manchuria when WWII ended, he and his family were not repatriated to Japan until January, 1947. He teaches Japanese at Colorado College and lives with his wife, LaRae, in Monument, Colorado.