Friday, March 03, 2017



Constitutionality of US Executive Order 9066

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

The 1944 Korematsu v. United States trial was a landmark US Supreme Court case  concerning the constitutionality of Executive Order 9066 which selectively ordered Japanese Americans into internment camps regardless of US citizenship.

March 8, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

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Friday, February 24, 2017



The John Birch Society

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

Founded in 1958 by businessman Robert W. Welch, Jr. the American far-right John Birch Society (JBS), in its own words, is described as a conservative advocacy group supporting anti-communism and limited government.  

March 1, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 


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Friday, February 17, 2017




Rise and Fall of Sugar in Hawaii

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

The sugar industry was tightly controlled by descendants of missionary families and other businessmen known in Hawaii.  Together the sugar companies eventually gained control over other aspects of the Hawaiian economy including banking, warehousing, shipping, and importing often resulting in high prices.  In with the cooperation of the Hawaiian monarchy came capital investments, cheap land, cheap labor, and increased global trade, allowed them to prosper.

 February 22, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

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Thursday, February 09, 2017



Consolidation of Power in Germany 1933:  Part 2 of 2

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

The National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) between 1920 and 1945 emerged from a nationalist, populist Freikorps paramilitary culture.  Although the Party’s political strategy started with anti-big business, anti-bourgeois, and anti-capitalist rhetoric, the party shifted to expansionist, anti-minority and anti-Marxist themes.

PART 2     February 15, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT

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Thursday, February 02, 2017



Consolidation of Power in Germany 1933:  Part 1 of 2



Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano



Consolidation of Power in Germany 1933: 
Part 1 of 2
The National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) between 1920 and 1945 emerged from a nationalist, populist Freikorps paramilitary culture.  Although the Party’s political strategy started with anti-big business, anti-bourgeois, and anti-capitalist rhetoric, the party shifted to expansionist, anti-minority and anti-Marxist themes.



PART 1     February 8, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

PART 2     February 15, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT



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Thursday, January 26, 2017



EPA

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

The EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency)  was created for the purpose of protecting human health and the environment by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by the US Congress.

February 1, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

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Thursday, January 19, 2017



The Legal System in the 20th century

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

Addressing traditional ideas of equality, responsibility and relevance through 20th century justice within various conditions and influences.

January 25, 2017 Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

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Kennedy Assassination 1963

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

Shortly after noon on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated as he rode in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza, Dallas, Texas USA. The controversy surrounding the assassination of President John F. Kennedy induced numerous conspiracy theories:    

January 18, 2017  Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 


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Saturday, December 31, 2016



US Progressivism during the 20th c

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

Progress is defined as improvements in the  human condition through economic development, modernization, arts and the application of science and technology.

Jan. 4 2017, Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 



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Thursday, December 22, 2016



What’s Music Got to Do with it?

 Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

from Baroque to contemporary melodies….. a recap of this year’s selection of music and their directly and indirect association with 2016’s Beneath the Waves program topics. 

Dec.28, 2016, Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

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Thursday, December 15, 2016


 US Philanthropy in the 20th century

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano

In 1835 French political scientist and historian Alexis de Tocqueville observed that private initiatives for public good were a distinguishing feature of the American character and culture and a key to American democracy.  What happened in the 20th century USA? 

Dec.21, 2016, Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

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Wednesday, December 07, 2016

San Francisco’s Saint Francis Hotel

Beneath the Waves history/music series host Gerry Takano
Dec 14 2016, Wednesday 12noon – 2pm PT. 

The  St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, California, originally built in 1904 and reconstructed after the 1906 earthquake, was financed by the trustees of the estate of Charles Crocker, one of "The Big Four" railroad magnates who built part of the transcontinental railway.  St Francis Hotel was a major jazz destination during the 1920s, hosted numerous politicians and celebrities and began an iconic part of the city.  


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