Rivers Seen from Space: Index Rivers have always been a primary focus of human settlement, and are perhaps the single most consistent natural feature related to the location and discovery of archaeological sites.
Hong Sa-Ik was one of the Koreans who did not change his name, and he also achieved the highest rank of any Korean serving in the Japanese military forces. Lieutenant General Hong Sa-Ik was placed in charge of all prisoner of war camps in the Philippines.
The denial of civil rights for Japanese Americans during World War II occurred simultaneously with the expansion of immigration rights for the Chinese. In 1943 the Magnuson Act was passed, nullifying the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act and paving the way for Chinese immigration to the U.S., at the rate of 105 individuals per year.