WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:01.200 --> 00:00:02.234 -So, if you haven't already followed 00:00:02.234 --> 00:00:03.634 those important setup instructions 00:00:03.634 --> 00:00:08.667 that you see in that pod below the picture of the museum. 00:00:08.667 --> 00:00:11.033 Most importantly, make sure all other programs 00:00:11.033 --> 00:00:13.667 are closed out on your computer. 00:00:13.667 --> 00:00:16.701 That'll help Adobe Connect run a lot faster. 00:00:16.701 --> 00:00:18.667 And hopefully you can hear me, 00:00:18.667 --> 00:00:20.334 but if you can't hear me loud enough, 00:00:20.334 --> 00:00:22.200 if you go to the audio setup wizard, 00:00:22.200 --> 00:00:25.300 you can adjust your external speaker volume 00:00:25.300 --> 00:00:27.601 and make sure that it's an optimal experience 00:00:27.601 --> 00:00:29.801 for viewing for you all. 00:00:29.801 --> 00:00:32.467 Also, so what's going to happen today 00:00:32.467 --> 00:00:34.801 is for about the first 20 minutes or so, 00:00:34.801 --> 00:00:37.000 I will spend some time reviewing 00:00:37.000 --> 00:00:40.234 just a short review of the attack on Pearl Harbor. 00:00:40.234 --> 00:00:42.701 And then the rest of the program is dedicated 00:00:42.701 --> 00:00:45.767 to Mr. Salisbury and his book. 00:00:45.767 --> 00:00:47.334 So, next to me right now -- 00:00:47.334 --> 00:00:48.834 you can't see him, he's off camera -- 00:00:48.834 --> 00:00:52.267 but is the Director of Education Kenneth Hoffman. 00:00:52.267 --> 00:00:54.300 There's his hand. 00:00:54.300 --> 00:00:58.701 And so he will be, when we get into the main presentation room, 00:00:58.701 --> 00:01:03.133 he will be answering your questions in the Q&A pod. 00:01:03.133 --> 00:01:07.300 We'll try to answer whatever we can in the time that we have, 00:01:07.300 --> 00:01:08.701 but there might be lots of questions, 00:01:08.701 --> 00:01:11.534 and we'll try to get to as many as possible. 00:01:11.534 --> 00:01:13.534 And then after that, once we're kind of done 00:01:13.534 --> 00:01:16.334 with our presentation, we'll turn it over to Graham, 00:01:16.334 --> 00:01:19.767 and then in that same Q&A pod, we'll want you to type questions 00:01:19.767 --> 00:01:21.868 specifically for him and about the book. 00:01:21.868 --> 00:01:25.033 So, the first 20 minutes is kind of a historical overview, 00:01:25.033 --> 00:01:27.067 and then the last about half-hour or so 00:01:27.067 --> 00:01:30.067 are all about the book. 00:01:30.067 --> 00:01:32.367 So, that is what we'll be doing today. 00:01:32.367 --> 00:01:36.634 I'm gonna transition now into that presentation area. 00:01:36.634 --> 00:01:39.734 Give it a second to. 00:01:39.734 --> 00:01:42.367 Okay, so now once it's all loaded, 00:01:42.367 --> 00:01:44.334 you all should see something 00:01:44.334 --> 00:01:45.734 that says "Under the Blood-Red Sun." 00:01:45.734 --> 00:01:49.801 You should see the Q&A pod below, and so as I said, 00:01:49.801 --> 00:01:51.334 we're gonna spend the first 20 minutes 00:01:51.334 --> 00:01:54.334 or so reviewing the attack on Pearl Harbor. 00:01:54.334 --> 00:01:59.901 The 72nd anniversary is tomorrow, December 7th. 00:01:59.901 --> 00:02:03.801 So, we kind of break it down as three things you need to know 00:02:03.801 --> 00:02:05.701 about Pearl Harbor in this 20 minutes 00:02:05.701 --> 00:02:07.400 or so we have together. 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:09.434 And here are the three things, at least in our book here 00:02:09.434 --> 00:02:12.334 at The National World War II Museum. 00:02:12.334 --> 00:02:16.200 We need to learn why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. 00:02:16.200 --> 00:02:20.234 Number two is how did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor. 00:02:20.234 --> 00:02:23.667 And number three is what happened after the attack? 00:02:23.667 --> 00:02:25.033 And I think for students, 00:02:25.033 --> 00:02:27.300 sometimes the most important one is question one, 00:02:27.300 --> 00:02:30.033 so we'll spend the most time on that today. 00:02:30.033 --> 00:02:34.901 So, sometimes, actually to understand history, the best -- 00:02:34.901 --> 00:02:37.267 sometimes looking at maps is the best resource 00:02:37.267 --> 00:02:39.968 you have to really try to grasp what's going on. 00:02:39.968 --> 00:02:41.868 And that's what we'll be doing today. 00:02:41.868 --> 00:02:45.467 So, before we actually get to the attack itself, 00:02:45.467 --> 00:02:48.133 we'll be talking about Japan in the 1930s 00:02:48.133 --> 00:02:49.634 and how Japan wanted to become 00:02:49.634 --> 00:02:52.200 a more powerful country in the world. 00:02:52.200 --> 00:02:54.634 They wanted to become a world presence, 00:02:54.634 --> 00:02:58.868 but the problem was Japan lacked a lot of stuff to do that. 00:02:58.868 --> 00:03:02.701 So, as I said, we're answering our first question here. 00:03:02.701 --> 00:03:03.934 And there's Japan. 00:03:03.934 --> 00:03:06.167 I've just highlighted in red right there. 00:03:06.167 --> 00:03:09.334 Now, there are a lot of things that a country needs 00:03:09.334 --> 00:03:10.734 to be powerful and strong, 00:03:10.734 --> 00:03:13.434 but we're just gonna talk about three basic ones today, 00:03:13.434 --> 00:03:20.834 and these three things are food, natural resources, and fuel. 00:03:20.834 --> 00:03:22.501 And the problem was is that Japan 00:03:22.501 --> 00:03:24.033 lacked a lot of these things 00:03:24.033 --> 00:03:26.067 to really become a strong and powerful country. 00:03:26.067 --> 00:03:28.701 They needed to find these things elsewhere. 00:03:28.701 --> 00:03:31.334 But instead of trading for these things, 00:03:31.334 --> 00:03:33.033 Japan decided -- as you can see, 00:03:33.033 --> 00:03:35.400 here are these things elsewhere all across the Pacific. 00:03:35.400 --> 00:03:40.667 You see plenty of abundant farmland and natural resources, 00:03:40.667 --> 00:03:46.300 natural rubber from rubber trees, lumber, and fuel. 00:03:46.300 --> 00:03:47.767 And what Japan decides to do, 00:03:47.767 --> 00:03:50.200 instead of trading for these items with these countries 00:03:50.200 --> 00:03:53.601 and with these territories is to invade 00:03:53.601 --> 00:03:58.067 and take these very precious resources. 00:03:58.067 --> 00:04:02.901 And so here's Japan again, and in 1931, 00:04:02.901 --> 00:04:05.667 they invade an area called Manchuria. 00:04:05.667 --> 00:04:11.667 They rename this area Manchukuo, and they create a puppet state, 00:04:11.667 --> 00:04:13.234 which means that Japan can start 00:04:13.234 --> 00:04:17.567 using all of these resources from Manchuria. 00:04:17.567 --> 00:04:20.567 But there's a problem here, and the problem is you have 00:04:20.567 --> 00:04:23.200 to have a reason for invading these countries, 00:04:23.200 --> 00:04:25.334 and Japan had to provide some sort of reason 00:04:25.334 --> 00:04:26.734 for the rest of the world, 00:04:26.734 --> 00:04:29.868 and this was their reason. 00:04:29.868 --> 00:04:33.334 As you can see, during this time in the Pacific, 00:04:33.334 --> 00:04:35.200 there were a lot of Western colonies. 00:04:35.200 --> 00:04:38.100 I'm bringing up some British ones right now on the screen. 00:04:38.100 --> 00:04:42.567 Just like the United States was a colony of Great Britain 00:04:42.567 --> 00:04:43.834 many, many years ago, 00:04:43.834 --> 00:04:46.334 there were still Western colonies 00:04:46.334 --> 00:04:48.267 in the Pacific at this time. 00:04:48.267 --> 00:04:51.367 So you can see all the British ones on the screen. 00:04:51.367 --> 00:04:54.501 You can see the French one right there. 00:04:54.501 --> 00:04:58.901 Here's a couple more that you see coming up on the screen -- 00:04:58.901 --> 00:05:02.667 Dutch -- and of course a couple more Portuguese, as well. 00:05:02.667 --> 00:05:05.901 And even the United States had a territory 00:05:05.901 --> 00:05:08.334 at this time in the Pacific, 00:05:08.334 --> 00:05:11.167 and that is kind of smack dab in the middle of all of it, 00:05:11.167 --> 00:05:12.801 the Philippines right there. 00:05:12.801 --> 00:05:14.601 So, you can see all these Western powers 00:05:14.601 --> 00:05:15.701 controlling the Pacific, 00:05:15.701 --> 00:05:17.167 and what Japan was saying is that 00:05:17.167 --> 00:05:20.267 "We are going to in some ways kick out these Western powers 00:05:20.267 --> 00:05:22.901 and make Asia for Asians." 00:05:22.901 --> 00:05:26.601 And so they all go away, and this comes into 00:05:26.601 --> 00:05:30.968 being The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. 00:05:30.968 --> 00:05:32.234 Phew! That's a mouthful. 00:05:32.234 --> 00:05:34.667 I hope you don't have to remember it for a test, 00:05:34.667 --> 00:05:36.934 but what that basically means is ridding this area 00:05:36.934 --> 00:05:38.701 of these Western powers, 00:05:38.701 --> 00:05:43.133 and now Japan is taking over the rule of these areas. 00:05:43.133 --> 00:05:46.167 And this was interpreted in a couple of different ways 00:05:46.167 --> 00:05:47.501 all across the world, 00:05:47.501 --> 00:05:50.367 and that is what I'm gonna show you in a second -- 00:05:50.367 --> 00:05:51.734 some propaganda. 00:05:51.734 --> 00:05:53.300 But for right now, as you can see now, 00:05:53.300 --> 00:05:54.834 Japan is beginning to conquer 00:05:54.834 --> 00:05:57.000 all of these different territories. 00:05:57.000 --> 00:06:03.601 First Manchuria, and then they go into China in 1937 and wage 00:06:03.601 --> 00:06:07.634 a very, very bloody war, killing millions of civilians. 00:06:07.634 --> 00:06:12.000 Next, Japan goes into French Indochina. 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:14.000 That term doesn't really exist today anymore, 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:17.968 but that's today's Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos. 00:06:17.968 --> 00:06:20.734 And then they set their sights on Malaysia 00:06:20.734 --> 00:06:22.901 and the Dutch East Indies, 00:06:22.901 --> 00:06:24.901 and this is actually when the United States 00:06:24.901 --> 00:06:26.234 becomes very concerned, 00:06:26.234 --> 00:06:29.601 because as you guys know, as we pointed out earlier, 00:06:29.601 --> 00:06:33.667 there is the Philippines right there held by the United States, 00:06:33.667 --> 00:06:34.968 and it's kind of, as I said, 00:06:34.968 --> 00:06:37.133 smack dab in the middle of all this, 00:06:37.133 --> 00:06:39.567 and so the U.S. decides to act, 00:06:39.567 --> 00:06:43.400 but not necessarily to go to war yet. 00:06:43.400 --> 00:06:45.767 And as I said, there are two sides of the story here, 00:06:45.767 --> 00:06:47.567 two ways that it was really interpreted, 00:06:47.567 --> 00:06:49.801 and one way we can really examine it 00:06:49.801 --> 00:06:51.834 is through propaganda. 00:06:51.834 --> 00:06:55.100 And I'm gonna show you these two propaganda pieces in one second, 00:06:55.100 --> 00:06:57.968 but actually, this brings up our first poll question. 00:06:57.968 --> 00:07:00.901 Now, if you all haven't done this with us before, 00:07:00.901 --> 00:07:03.901 we periodically bring up poll questions in these programs 00:07:03.901 --> 00:07:06.968 to have you guys vote or send in your responses, 00:07:06.968 --> 00:07:09.634 so my first poll question for you all today 00:07:09.634 --> 00:07:13.434 that I'm gonna open up is "What is propaganda?" 00:07:13.434 --> 00:07:16.267 And that should come up on your screen really big, 00:07:16.267 --> 00:07:17.601 and different from other polls 00:07:17.601 --> 00:07:19.601 sometimes we have you all select, 00:07:19.601 --> 00:07:23.567 this time I want you to type in your answer, 00:07:23.567 --> 00:07:24.767 and then I will see them 00:07:24.767 --> 00:07:26.901 and maybe read some of the best ones allowed. 00:07:26.901 --> 00:07:29.334 So, maybe have a representative from the class 00:07:29.334 --> 00:07:30.667 come in and type in 00:07:30.667 --> 00:07:33.734 and say what is your definition of propaganda. 00:07:59.267 --> 00:08:02.601 Okay, so we have some people saying advertisements. 00:08:02.601 --> 00:08:05.067 Very good -- a form of political advertisement. 00:08:05.067 --> 00:08:07.734 Those are the most common things I'm getting. 00:08:07.734 --> 00:08:09.133 Great responses, you guys. 00:08:09.133 --> 00:08:11.033 I think you can all see them. 00:08:11.033 --> 00:08:12.467 Well, actually, maybe you can't. 00:08:12.467 --> 00:08:15.400 Maybe I'll broadcast results so you can see them, too. 00:08:15.400 --> 00:08:16.834 "A way to influence people." 00:08:16.834 --> 00:08:18.801 Very, very good -- bias. 00:08:18.801 --> 00:08:20.634 Oh, all these great responses. 00:08:20.634 --> 00:08:21.968 Good job, you guys. 00:08:21.968 --> 00:08:24.567 All right, I'm gonna close this poll for right now. 00:08:24.567 --> 00:08:26.434 Those are all great responses. 00:08:26.434 --> 00:08:29.534 Yeah, and so propaganda is biased information 00:08:29.534 --> 00:08:31.667 spread by a group or government 00:08:31.667 --> 00:08:33.701 that's used to influence how people think 00:08:33.701 --> 00:08:35.567 or how people behave. 00:08:35.567 --> 00:08:39.133 And let's look at two examples right here now. 00:08:39.133 --> 00:08:41.901 The one that you see on the left 00:08:41.901 --> 00:08:45.667 is actually a Japanese piece of propaganda, 00:08:45.667 --> 00:08:48.634 and it looks very different from the one on the right. 00:08:48.634 --> 00:08:52.834 So, the one on the left shows a Manchurian, Chinese, 00:08:52.834 --> 00:08:55.934 and Japanese child walking arm-in-arm. 00:08:55.934 --> 00:08:58.167 You see that the Japanese child is the largest. 00:08:58.167 --> 00:09:00.334 He's holding the flag in the middle. 00:09:00.334 --> 00:09:04.901 And there is a dove at the top, which you all know, 00:09:04.901 --> 00:09:06.901 probably, symbolizes peace. 00:09:06.901 --> 00:09:10.634 And the writing at the bottom says, "With Japanese, Chinese, 00:09:10.634 --> 00:09:12.567 and Manchu working together, 00:09:12.567 --> 00:09:14.801 a great peace can be brought to this world." 00:09:14.801 --> 00:09:17.133 So, that's how the Japanese government was really trying 00:09:17.133 --> 00:09:22.000 to sell this Greater East Asian Co-Prosperity Sphere 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:23.501 to the rest of the world. 00:09:23.501 --> 00:09:26.868 But actually, if you take a look on the right, 00:09:26.868 --> 00:09:28.834 this is a very different interpretation. 00:09:28.834 --> 00:09:33.701 This is a piece from a Dutch -- this is Dutch propaganda here 00:09:33.701 --> 00:09:35.567 and it shows this octopus 00:09:35.567 --> 00:09:38.601 and its tentacles are going around the Philippines. 00:09:38.601 --> 00:09:43.400 Behind the octopus' head you see the Japanese flag, 00:09:43.400 --> 00:09:45.934 so taking over these territories. 00:09:45.934 --> 00:09:50.267 And that translates into "The Indies must be free." 00:09:50.267 --> 00:09:52.834 So, again, two different sides to the story here 00:09:52.834 --> 00:09:56.968 that are being portrayed and painted in history. 00:09:56.968 --> 00:10:00.133 So, as I said, the U.S. decide, though, 00:10:00.133 --> 00:10:03.234 they're concerned about their territory in the Pacific, 00:10:03.234 --> 00:10:06.100 and so U.S. does not want to go to war yet, 00:10:06.100 --> 00:10:07.801 but we decide to act. 00:10:07.801 --> 00:10:10.567 And this is what we do -- two things. 00:10:10.567 --> 00:10:13.234 First, the United States cuts off oil and steel 00:10:13.234 --> 00:10:15.868 exports to Japan. 00:10:15.868 --> 00:10:20.901 And so no longer can Japan trade for these items with us. 00:10:20.901 --> 00:10:25.667 Actually, Japan gets about 80% of its foreign oil from us. 00:10:25.667 --> 00:10:27.133 That would make you pretty angry 00:10:27.133 --> 00:10:28.934 if you could no longer get these items -- 00:10:28.934 --> 00:10:33.901 these very precious items you need to expand your territory. 00:10:33.901 --> 00:10:38.300 Next, the Pacific fleet, which is stationed 00:10:38.300 --> 00:10:40.334 in San Diego, California, 00:10:40.334 --> 00:10:45.534 moves to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in February of 1941, 00:10:45.534 --> 00:10:47.701 just so we can be a little bit closer 00:10:47.701 --> 00:10:49.634 to the situation going on in the Pacific 00:10:49.634 --> 00:10:52.334 and hopefully act faster if necessary. 00:10:52.334 --> 00:10:54.400 So, these are the two steps that the United States 00:10:54.400 --> 00:10:58.400 takes to prepare. 00:10:58.400 --> 00:11:02.133 So, that brings me up to our first -- 00:11:02.133 --> 00:11:03.834 actually, second quiz question for the day. 00:11:03.834 --> 00:11:06.634 Works a little bit differently than the other one. 00:11:06.634 --> 00:11:09.334 This one is actually where you vote. 00:11:09.334 --> 00:11:11.868 So, let me bring it up a little bigger. 00:11:11.868 --> 00:11:16.567 And so you see "Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?" 00:11:16.567 --> 00:11:18.400 And I want you to vote for your reason why, 00:11:18.400 --> 00:11:20.868 and then I will broadcast the results 00:11:20.868 --> 00:11:23.367 from what you just learned. 00:11:41.701 --> 00:11:43.100 Okay, someone just said the text 00:11:43.100 --> 00:11:44.701 are too small for them to read on screen, 00:11:44.701 --> 00:11:47.467 so I'm actually gonna read this question aloud for you guys. 00:11:47.467 --> 00:11:49.334 Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? 00:11:49.334 --> 00:11:52.133 Is it "A" -- to protect their growing empire from U. 00:11:52.133 --> 00:11:53.734 S. interference? 00:11:53.734 --> 00:11:55.300 "B" -- to show the world 00:11:55.300 --> 00:11:57.434 that Asians were better than Westerners? 00:11:57.434 --> 00:12:01.467 "C" -- because the the Japanese people hated American people. 00:12:01.467 --> 00:12:05.000 Or "D" -- as revenge for taking the Philippines. 00:12:05.000 --> 00:12:06.934 And it looks like we have some results coming in, 00:12:06.934 --> 00:12:10.601 so I'm gonna broadcast them right now. 00:12:10.601 --> 00:12:12.033 And you guys can see how you did. 00:12:12.033 --> 00:12:18.334 It looks like 85.1% voted for "A" -- 00:12:18.334 --> 00:12:20.934 to protect their growing empire from U.S. interference. 00:12:20.934 --> 00:12:21.934 Very good. 00:12:21.934 --> 00:12:23.367 The U.S. was becoming concerned 00:12:23.367 --> 00:12:25.601 about their territories in the Pacific 00:12:25.601 --> 00:12:27.667 and decided to intervene, 00:12:27.667 --> 00:12:30.601 and Japan was upset by that. Very good. 00:12:30.601 --> 00:12:34.434 To protect their growing empire from U.S. interference. 00:12:34.434 --> 00:12:36.400 All right. 00:12:36.400 --> 00:12:39.667 So, we go on to our second question. 00:12:39.667 --> 00:12:41.667 I know this is quick review here. 00:12:41.667 --> 00:12:44.467 And that is how did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? 00:12:44.467 --> 00:12:46.701 And let me show you actually a Japanese map 00:12:46.701 --> 00:12:48.968 of the attack right here. 00:12:48.968 --> 00:12:52.100 So, what happened is instead of planes 00:12:52.100 --> 00:12:55.801 flying all the way from Japan to Hawaii -- 00:12:55.801 --> 00:12:57.234 they couldn't do that back then. 00:12:57.234 --> 00:13:01.033 They couldn't fly that far and then come back to Japan. 00:13:01.033 --> 00:13:04.200 You know, our technology is much more sophisticated today. 00:13:04.200 --> 00:13:07.767 So, what the Japanese decided to do was bring the planes 00:13:07.767 --> 00:13:10.567 as close as possible to Pearl Harbor, 00:13:10.567 --> 00:13:11.901 and how did they do that? 00:13:11.901 --> 00:13:14.133 Well, by aircraft carriers. 00:13:14.133 --> 00:13:21.267 So, six aircraft carriers left Japan on November 26th of 1941, 00:13:21.267 --> 00:13:23.701 and it took them a few days to get there, 00:13:23.701 --> 00:13:27.067 but eventually, these aircraft carriers docked -- 00:13:27.067 --> 00:13:31.300 or anchored about 260 miles or so northwest 00:13:31.300 --> 00:13:34.634 of Hawaii, of Oahu, 00:13:34.634 --> 00:13:36.701 December 7th of 1941. 00:13:36.701 --> 00:13:39.200 So bringing the planes as close as they possibly 00:13:39.200 --> 00:13:41.801 could to launch an attack. 00:13:41.801 --> 00:13:43.801 And this is a new way of fighting. 00:13:43.801 --> 00:13:45.968 You know, using aircraft carriers became really, 00:13:45.968 --> 00:13:48.834 really important in the war in the Pacific. 00:13:48.834 --> 00:13:52.434 So, actually, how I want to at least do this today 00:13:52.434 --> 00:13:55.067 to recount the attack is actually to use our text 00:13:55.067 --> 00:13:56.767 from "Under the Blood-Red Sun." 00:13:56.767 --> 00:13:59.701 Now, you guys have this version in front of you right here. 00:13:59.701 --> 00:14:02.501 We're gonna be reading from page 113, 00:14:02.501 --> 00:14:04.501 which you see on the screen if you want to read along. 00:14:04.501 --> 00:14:07.834 And this is how our main characters experience 00:14:07.834 --> 00:14:09.901 the attack in the book. 00:14:09.901 --> 00:14:13.234 So, feel free to read along for a little bit. 00:14:13.234 --> 00:14:18.000 So, it's Sunday, December 7th, at 7:55 a.m. 00:14:18.000 --> 00:14:20.133 "The rumbling grew in the distance. 00:14:20.133 --> 00:14:23.501 More planes dotted the sky, like a swirl of flies, 00:14:23.501 --> 00:14:25.801 some circling out over the ocean, 00:14:25.801 --> 00:14:27.200 some heading towards the mountains 00:14:27.200 --> 00:14:31.501 and banking back towards Pearl Harbor. 00:14:31.501 --> 00:14:35.334 'We'd be better off hiding in the jungle,' Billy said. 00:14:35.334 --> 00:14:37.300 'They're not going to bomb trees. 00:14:37.300 --> 00:14:39.267 Kaboom! The earth rocked. 00:14:39.267 --> 00:14:43.367 A shudder rumbled through the dirt under my feet. 00:14:43.367 --> 00:14:45.868 'There!' Billy said, pointing to a cloud 00:14:45.868 --> 00:14:48.334 of black smoke rolling skyward. 00:14:48.334 --> 00:14:51.033 It looked like it was over the ridge near our school. 00:14:51.033 --> 00:14:52.934 You couldn't tell for sure. 00:14:54.934 --> 00:14:58.367 Another plane burst past and shot up the valley. 00:14:58.367 --> 00:15:01.701 A wide path of earth and trees shivered beneath it. 00:15:01.701 --> 00:15:04.901 It was so close you could see the rivets on the wings, 00:15:04.901 --> 00:15:06.434 and the red sun." 00:15:06.434 --> 00:15:09.968 And that is how our main characters in the book, 00:15:09.968 --> 00:15:11.868 you know, felt the attack on Pearl Harbor, 00:15:11.868 --> 00:15:13.667 and of course we'll be hearing from Graham 00:15:13.667 --> 00:15:15.968 a little bit later on this topic, 00:15:15.968 --> 00:15:18.868 but I wanted to bring it up now. 00:15:18.868 --> 00:15:21.701 And as you all might know, it was a secret attack 00:15:21.701 --> 00:15:25.467 in the morning of December 7th of 1941 00:15:25.467 --> 00:15:28.033 by not just only planes, 00:15:28.033 --> 00:15:31.434 but submarines under the waves, as well. 00:15:31.434 --> 00:15:34.767 And here are some statistics on the attack. 00:15:34.767 --> 00:15:37.467 19 ships, including 8 battleships -- 00:15:37.467 --> 00:15:40.968 the one you might know is the USS Arizona -- 00:15:40.968 --> 00:15:43.400 they were destroyed or damaged. 00:15:43.400 --> 00:15:48.567 328 American aircraft destroyed or damaged. 00:15:48.567 --> 00:15:51.701 And in all, it was a horrible day. 00:15:51.701 --> 00:15:58.033 2,471 Americans were killed, including 68 civilians. 00:15:58.033 --> 00:15:59.534 About half of this death toll 00:15:59.534 --> 00:16:02.567 actually came from the USS Arizona, 00:16:02.567 --> 00:16:06.767 which its forward magazine was struck by a Japanese bomb. 00:16:06.767 --> 00:16:09.834 And it still rests today in Pearl Harbor, 00:16:09.834 --> 00:16:12.100 and you can visit it if you have the opportunity 00:16:12.100 --> 00:16:15.367 to go to Hawaii one day. 00:16:15.367 --> 00:16:16.767 All right, I know that was quick, 00:16:16.767 --> 00:16:18.801 and we're going to out number three lickety split, 00:16:18.801 --> 00:16:21.934 and it's what happened after the attack on Pearl Harbor? 00:16:21.934 --> 00:16:24.667 And there's a very famous speech 00:16:24.667 --> 00:16:26.667 that happened after the attack on Pearl Harbor 00:16:26.667 --> 00:16:29.400 that I will play for you in one second. 00:16:29.400 --> 00:16:31.067 It's called the "Day of Infamy" speech, 00:16:31.067 --> 00:16:34.300 where Franklin Delano Roosevelt, our president at the time, 00:16:34.300 --> 00:16:37.434 is asking Congress to declare war on Japan. 00:16:37.434 --> 00:16:39.434 But before I actually play the speech, 00:16:39.434 --> 00:16:41.767 I want to hear from you one more time. 00:16:41.767 --> 00:16:43.100 And this is actually -- 00:16:43.100 --> 00:16:46.634 this is maybe more of a question for your English class, 00:16:46.634 --> 00:16:49.133 but does anybody know what infamy means? 00:16:49.133 --> 00:16:50.801 This is the "Day of Infamy" speech 00:16:50.801 --> 00:16:52.067 I'm about to play for you. 00:16:52.067 --> 00:16:53.567 Now, vote. 00:16:53.567 --> 00:16:55.634 What does infamy mean? 00:16:55.634 --> 00:16:57.567 And so here are the responses. 00:16:57.567 --> 00:17:01.501 So, "A" -- being known for something good. 00:17:01.501 --> 00:17:04.067 "B" -- being known for something bad. 00:17:04.067 --> 00:17:06.767 "C" -- being known for something funny. 00:17:06.767 --> 00:17:09.868 Or "D" -- being a part of a family. 00:17:09.868 --> 00:17:13.734 I'll let you guys input your votes for the next few seconds. 00:17:21.133 --> 00:17:23.200 All right, looks like we might have 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:25.367 an overwhelming majority here. Phew! 00:17:25.367 --> 00:17:28.000 100% -- You guys are smart -- 00:17:28.000 --> 00:17:31.567 for "B," being known for something bad. 00:17:31.567 --> 00:17:33.133 And that is -- 00:17:33.133 --> 00:17:41.834 -Yesterday, December 7, 1941, 00:17:41.834 --> 00:17:47.434 a date which will live in infamy. 00:17:47.434 --> 00:17:51.000 The United States of America was suddenly 00:17:51.000 --> 00:17:53.901 and deliberately attacked 00:17:53.901 --> 00:17:58.767 by the naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. 00:18:06.501 --> 00:18:10.234 -Okay, so there is just the beginning of that famous, 00:18:10.234 --> 00:18:11.701 famous speech to Congress 00:18:11.701 --> 00:18:16.033 where Roosevelt asked for them to declare war on Japan. 00:18:16.033 --> 00:18:18.901 And it does happen almost unanimously, 00:18:18.901 --> 00:18:20.767 and so the United States is now at war. 00:18:20.767 --> 00:18:24.267 And actually, not only in the Pacific, but now even in Europe. 00:18:24.267 --> 00:18:25.667 Unfortunately, we don't have enough time 00:18:25.667 --> 00:18:29.601 to talk about that today, but now we have to mobilize. 00:18:29.601 --> 00:18:31.367 We have to get ready for war. 00:18:31.367 --> 00:18:33.534 And the United States did, 00:18:33.534 --> 00:18:36.534 and you can see we mobilized in a couple of ways. 00:18:36.534 --> 00:18:39.501 One -- our military mobilized. 00:18:39.501 --> 00:18:44.067 Before World War II, we had not a very large military at all, 00:18:44.067 --> 00:18:46.534 and then through enlistment and through the draft, 00:18:46.534 --> 00:18:49.434 we had 11 million people in our U.S. Army, 00:18:49.434 --> 00:18:53.133 4 million in the Navy, and 700,000 in the Marine Corps, 00:18:53.133 --> 00:18:57.868 which totals to about 16 million people in our military -- 00:18:57.868 --> 00:19:02.167 the largest military we've ever had in our history. 00:19:02.167 --> 00:19:04.801 And if you weren't maybe serving in the military, 00:19:04.801 --> 00:19:07.834 you might be working in a defense factory building 00:19:07.834 --> 00:19:09.901 all these things we need to win the war -- 00:19:09.901 --> 00:19:11.801 planes, tanks, ships, 00:19:11.801 --> 00:19:13.467 jeeps, weapons, uniforms, 00:19:13.467 --> 00:19:18.200 all those things that we needed, our military needed to succeed. 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:20.133 And sometimes factories were open 00:19:20.133 --> 00:19:22.200 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 00:19:22.200 --> 00:19:24.601 People were working double shifts to do anything 00:19:24.601 --> 00:19:27.100 they could to support the war effort. 00:19:27.100 --> 00:19:29.100 Here's just a short list I'm gonna put on screen 00:19:29.100 --> 00:19:31.033 of the things that we built, 00:19:31.033 --> 00:19:33.601 and it's astounding just this list in and of itself. 00:19:33.601 --> 00:19:36.400 107 aircraft carriers. 00:19:36.400 --> 00:19:38.133 352 destroyers. 00:19:38.133 --> 00:19:41.200 That's a type of larger ship. 00:19:41.200 --> 00:19:43.868 88,000 tanks. 00:19:43.868 --> 00:19:46.567 300,000 airplanes. 00:19:46.567 --> 00:19:49.300 26 million machine guns. 00:19:49.300 --> 00:19:53.400 And 41 billion bullets, all in the only three and a half years 00:19:53.400 --> 00:19:56.234 or so that the United States was involved in the war, 00:19:56.234 --> 00:19:58.834 so people really stepped up to the challenge, 00:19:58.834 --> 00:20:02.400 and we were able to not only fight in the Pacific, 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:05.467 but also in Europe, and eventually be successful 00:20:05.467 --> 00:20:09.400 and be a part of winning the war. 00:20:09.400 --> 00:20:12.434 So, here's our quick wrap-up of the three things we need to know 00:20:12.434 --> 00:20:15.868 about Pearl Harbor in lightning speed. 00:20:15.868 --> 00:20:18.667 First is why -- why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor? 00:20:18.667 --> 00:20:21.133 To prevent further U.S. interference 00:20:21.133 --> 00:20:23.100 in Japanese expansion. 00:20:23.100 --> 00:20:24.767 How did they attack Pearl Harbor? 00:20:24.767 --> 00:20:28.801 It was a secret attack on December 7th of 1941 00:20:28.801 --> 00:20:31.167 by aircraft carrier-based airplanes 00:20:31.167 --> 00:20:33.534 and by small submarines. 00:20:33.534 --> 00:20:35.734 And then the what -- what happened after? 00:20:35.734 --> 00:20:38.200 The U.S. quickly and successfully 00:20:38.200 --> 00:20:40.634 mobilized for World War. 00:20:40.634 --> 00:20:42.300 All right, did we do that fast enough for you all? 00:20:42.300 --> 00:20:44.968 So, those were our three questions, but actually, I lied. 00:20:44.968 --> 00:20:47.200 I have a fourth question. 00:20:47.200 --> 00:20:49.300 And actually, that fourth question is who. 00:20:49.300 --> 00:20:50.934 Who are we talking to next? 00:20:50.934 --> 00:20:53.601 And we're actually talking to Graham Salisbury, 00:20:53.601 --> 00:20:55.501 the author of "Under the Blood-Red Sun" 00:20:55.501 --> 00:20:56.534 and many other books. 00:20:56.534 --> 00:20:58.267 You can see them on screen. 00:20:58.267 --> 00:21:00.200 I'm going to invite him right now 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:03.567 to unmute his microphone and start his webcam 00:21:03.567 --> 00:21:07.501 and hopefully we'll be able to see and hear him shortly. 00:21:07.501 --> 00:21:08.501 -Hey, aloha. 00:21:08.501 --> 00:21:11.200 -And then your job is for you all 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:13.267 to start inputting questions. 00:21:13.267 --> 00:21:15.801 There he is. Hello, Graham. 00:21:15.801 --> 00:21:18.367 Welcome. 00:21:18.367 --> 00:21:20.767 Aloha. I like that. 00:21:20.767 --> 00:21:23.033 All right, well, we have a lot of classrooms in here 00:21:23.033 --> 00:21:24.767 that are eager, not to hear from me, 00:21:24.767 --> 00:21:26.701 but to hear from you, of course. 00:21:26.701 --> 00:21:30.267 And so they will be inputting questions 00:21:30.267 --> 00:21:32.868 in this little Q&A pod below, 00:21:32.868 --> 00:21:36.701 and we'll take some of the ones that are most frequently asked 00:21:36.701 --> 00:21:39.000 or the ones that we think are really great 00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:40.734 and we'll have you answer them. 00:21:40.734 --> 00:21:42.968 But actually, to start, what I'd like you to do 00:21:42.968 --> 00:21:44.634 if you don't mind 00:21:44.634 --> 00:21:47.200 is to give everybody just a brief description 00:21:47.200 --> 00:21:48.901 of what this book is about 00:21:48.901 --> 00:21:50.834 just in case we might have some people in the audience 00:21:50.834 --> 00:21:52.434 that might not have read it yet. 00:21:52.434 --> 00:21:54.067 So let's get everybody kind of up to speed, so... 00:21:54.067 --> 00:21:55.367 -...a young person in Honolulu 00:21:55.367 --> 00:21:58.300 on the day Pearl Harbor was bombed. 00:21:58.300 --> 00:22:02.334 My family's been in Hawaii since 1820, 00:22:02.334 --> 00:22:05.100 so of course we were around. 00:22:05.100 --> 00:22:07.467 I wasn't born yet. 00:22:07.467 --> 00:22:11.467 I was still to come, but December 7, 1941, 00:22:11.467 --> 00:22:15.167 my grandparents lived about five miles away from Pearl Harbor 00:22:15.167 --> 00:22:18.567 and were affected by this horrific event. 00:22:18.567 --> 00:22:21.934 And so later on in my life as I became a writer, 00:22:21.934 --> 00:22:23.934 I started to wonder, 00:22:23.934 --> 00:22:27.200 you know, what I know that would be interesting. 00:22:27.200 --> 00:22:31.367 So I wanted to explore what it would've been like on that day, 00:22:31.367 --> 00:22:34.267 so that's basically what "Under the Blood-Red Sun" 00:22:34.267 --> 00:22:36.367 is about. 00:22:43.767 --> 00:22:46.234 -Great. So, you told me that, you know, 00:22:46.234 --> 00:22:48.601 you're telling the audience that you grew up in Hawaii 00:22:48.601 --> 00:22:51.934 and your family's been there for a long time now. 00:22:51.934 --> 00:22:54.601 Now, when you were a student, when you were growing up, 00:22:54.601 --> 00:22:55.734 did you want to be a writer? 00:22:55.734 --> 00:22:59.267 -When I was growing up, I was a big fan 00:22:59.267 --> 00:23:01.300 of people like Elvis Presley 00:23:01.300 --> 00:23:04.801 and The Everly Brothers and The Beach Boys and such, 00:23:04.801 --> 00:23:08.334 and that's what I wanted to do and I did give that a shot. 00:23:08.334 --> 00:23:12.234 However, later in life, I became a few other things. 00:23:12.234 --> 00:23:17.767 You know, people who are kind of artsy, we're kind of scattered, 00:23:17.767 --> 00:23:20.000 and, you know, I've done several things in my life, 00:23:20.000 --> 00:23:22.601 but I stumbled upon writing by accident. 00:23:22.601 --> 00:23:24.100 So that's how I became a writer. 00:23:24.100 --> 00:23:27.434 It's not something I aspired to. 00:23:32.100 --> 00:23:34.701 -Stumbled upon. [ Laughs ] 00:23:34.701 --> 00:23:36.868 I like it, I like it. 00:23:36.868 --> 00:23:41.501 And so I know that a lot of your books are about Hawaii itself, 00:23:41.501 --> 00:23:43.200 of course, including this one. 00:23:43.200 --> 00:23:46.100 So, is that one of the topics you enjoy writing about? 00:23:46.100 --> 00:23:48.968 What else do you really like writing about in your books? 00:23:48.968 --> 00:23:50.067 -...stories set in Hawaii, 00:23:50.067 --> 00:23:52.100 and that's because kids in Hawaii 00:23:52.100 --> 00:23:54.501 are always reading about you guys on the mainland, 00:23:54.501 --> 00:23:56.667 and they never get to read about themselves. 00:23:56.667 --> 00:23:58.968 So I thought it would be nice for them 00:23:58.968 --> 00:24:02.634 to have their own author who just focuses on them, 00:24:02.634 --> 00:24:05.467 so everything I write is set in the islands, 00:24:05.467 --> 00:24:08.567 and I'm very comfortable doing that. 00:24:16.968 --> 00:24:18.834 -That's great. 00:24:18.834 --> 00:24:21.267 So, could you tell me a little bit more? 00:24:21.267 --> 00:24:24.901 You said that getting back maybe to -- sorry, can't help it, 00:24:24.901 --> 00:24:26.434 we're The National World War II Museum 00:24:26.434 --> 00:24:27.767 -- getting back to history, 00:24:27.767 --> 00:24:29.868 the history side of things, can you tell me 00:24:29.868 --> 00:24:31.234 either your grandparents', or you said 00:24:31.234 --> 00:24:33.534 your father's experience 00:24:33.534 --> 00:24:35.000 about the attack on Pearl Harbor? 00:24:35.000 --> 00:24:37.334 What they saw that day? 00:24:37.334 --> 00:24:41.434 -My mother wasn't in our life yet, but he was a young ensign, 00:24:41.434 --> 00:24:44.801 and as a matter of fact, he is mentioned in the famous book, 00:24:44.801 --> 00:24:48.067 "Day of Infamy," which is this one here. 00:24:48.067 --> 00:24:49.934 It's all about Pearl Harbor. 00:24:49.934 --> 00:24:55.033 And he's Lieutenant Henry, or Hank, Graham is his name, 00:24:55.033 --> 00:24:58.300 so he's on page 163 or something like that. 00:24:58.300 --> 00:25:01.200 But yeah, he was there, and he had just gotten off 00:25:01.200 --> 00:25:03.834 his ship to go to church early 00:25:03.834 --> 00:25:06.033 that Sunday morning, December 7, 1941. 00:25:06.033 --> 00:25:07.501 He was walking away from his ship 00:25:07.501 --> 00:25:09.367 and they saw these planes 00:25:09.367 --> 00:25:11.534 coming to the pass above Schofield Barracks 00:25:11.534 --> 00:25:14.434 and then coming around by Barbers Point 00:25:14.434 --> 00:25:17.968 and all coming down to swirl around Pearl Harbor, 00:25:17.968 --> 00:25:21.133 and then suddenly, you know, the world fell apart 00:25:21.133 --> 00:25:24.033 and all my father could do on that day 00:25:24.033 --> 00:25:27.567 was help put out fires and save people's lives. 00:25:27.567 --> 00:25:32.234 And he did survive Pearl Harbor and went on 00:25:32.234 --> 00:25:33.767 to become a Navy pilot, 00:25:33.767 --> 00:25:37.000 flew off aircraft carriers in the South Pacific. 00:25:37.000 --> 00:25:41.634 And then he almost made it through the war, 00:25:41.634 --> 00:25:44.968 but he was shot down and killed 00:25:44.968 --> 00:25:47.734 on my first birthday two months 00:25:47.734 --> 00:25:51.601 before the World War ended. 00:25:51.601 --> 00:25:54.033 So -- at least the war in the Pacific ended. 00:25:54.033 --> 00:25:56.968 So, yeah, I never really knew my dad. 00:25:56.968 --> 00:25:59.801 I just know that anybody who can fly a small plane 00:25:59.801 --> 00:26:01.033 off an aircraft carrier 00:26:01.033 --> 00:26:04.234 and a huge ocean has got to have a lot of guts. 00:26:04.234 --> 00:26:07.434 So my dad was a gutsy guy and smart, 00:26:07.434 --> 00:26:09.701 so at least I have that. 00:26:12.767 --> 00:26:16.334 -Right, right. 00:26:16.334 --> 00:26:18.033 Yeah. 00:26:18.033 --> 00:26:20.634 I think I've learned that, too, with working here 00:26:20.634 --> 00:26:22.267 that there are a lot of things 00:26:22.267 --> 00:26:26.000 that I see that brave young men and women did in the war 00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:29.133 that I know that I probably couldn't do myself, 00:26:29.133 --> 00:26:30.601 so, you know, 00:26:30.601 --> 00:26:32.767 I feel like we're encountered by these amazing stories, 00:26:32.767 --> 00:26:34.434 including the one of your father, 00:26:34.434 --> 00:26:36.334 on an everyday basis with World War II, 00:26:36.334 --> 00:26:38.701 and that's why one of the reasons, you know, 00:26:38.701 --> 00:26:40.701 we here at the museum 00:26:40.701 --> 00:26:42.801 really like to examine it further. 00:26:42.801 --> 00:26:46.067 So, my next question for you, 00:26:46.067 --> 00:26:47.701 and I don't want to steal too many student ones, 00:26:47.701 --> 00:26:49.100 so I'm looking at some so I hopefully 00:26:49.100 --> 00:26:50.634 don't steal any of theirs, 00:26:50.634 --> 00:26:53.067 what kind of messages do you hope 00:26:53.067 --> 00:26:54.968 students take away from this book 00:26:54.968 --> 00:26:58.167 and take away from these characters that you write about? 00:26:58.167 --> 00:27:01.167 -I also have a series of books for younger readers called 00:27:01.167 --> 00:27:04.801 "Calvin Coconut," and in every book I write, 00:27:04.801 --> 00:27:08.601 I have, you know, a sub-purpose 00:27:08.601 --> 00:27:11.267 that sort of sits in my subconscious, really. 00:27:11.267 --> 00:27:12.968 It's not something I consciously do, 00:27:12.968 --> 00:27:17.634 but that just comes out because it's who I am. 00:27:17.634 --> 00:27:20.701 When I was growing up, I had three fathers, 00:27:20.701 --> 00:27:23.467 but I never knew any of them. 00:27:23.467 --> 00:27:26.167 My second father, who was also a Navy man, 00:27:26.167 --> 00:27:28.167 died when I was 10 years old, 00:27:28.167 --> 00:27:31.701 and then my mother married her third husband, 00:27:31.701 --> 00:27:35.167 and he was totally inaccessible. 00:27:35.167 --> 00:27:37.601 I mean, you'd ask him a question, 00:27:37.601 --> 00:27:40.868 his answer would come in grunts like... 00:27:40.868 --> 00:27:43.767 So, I really couldn't learn anything from anyone, 00:27:43.767 --> 00:27:45.868 so I was sort of on my own. 00:27:45.868 --> 00:27:47.033 In the seventh grade, 00:27:47.033 --> 00:27:48.667 my mom sent me away to a boarding school. 00:27:48.667 --> 00:27:50.300 It was an all boys school 00:27:50.300 --> 00:27:53.334 and it was like being sent into the army, 00:27:53.334 --> 00:27:55.834 which is something I thought was awesome. 00:27:55.834 --> 00:27:59.567 So here I was at this boys school in these barracks 00:27:59.567 --> 00:28:01.934 and such, and I just had a great time 00:28:01.934 --> 00:28:03.501 because for the first time in my life, 00:28:03.501 --> 00:28:05.601 I was given something I really needed, 00:28:05.601 --> 00:28:07.267 and that's called limits. 00:28:07.267 --> 00:28:11.901 And once I had limits, you know, I started to grow, 00:28:11.901 --> 00:28:14.434 and the headmaster of that school would talk to us 00:28:14.434 --> 00:28:17.200 about values and virtues, 00:28:17.200 --> 00:28:20.133 things like friendship, loyalty, hard work. 00:28:20.133 --> 00:28:23.067 And this is the kind of stuff that goes into my books. 00:28:23.067 --> 00:28:24.767 I like to talk about those values 00:28:24.767 --> 00:28:28.634 because being a traditional American, 00:28:28.634 --> 00:28:31.968 I really believe in what we stand for as a country, 00:28:31.968 --> 00:28:36.000 and I want that to be part of what I do, part of what I write. 00:28:36.000 --> 00:28:41.100 It's part of my message, so that's basically why I write. 00:28:49.534 --> 00:28:50.667 -That's great. 00:28:50.667 --> 00:28:54.534 Now, was this book in some ways -- 00:28:54.534 --> 00:28:56.434 I guess in any of the books you write, is it sometimes 00:28:56.434 --> 00:28:58.601 difficult to envision 00:28:58.601 --> 00:29:00.701 and shape these characters, 00:29:00.701 --> 00:29:04.400 or do you pick them from your life and your experiences? 00:29:04.400 --> 00:29:08.968 -I mean, it kind of has to because I have to know 00:29:08.968 --> 00:29:12.501 a sensibility to write about a sensibility. 00:29:12.501 --> 00:29:16.834 However, I don't base my novels -- 00:29:16.834 --> 00:29:18.067 well, I shouldn't say that. 00:29:18.067 --> 00:29:20.000 At least all my Calvin Coconuts are sort of based 00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:21.234 on me growing up, 00:29:21.234 --> 00:29:23.901 and a lot of my historical novels, 00:29:23.901 --> 00:29:27.267 I use people from history or people that I've talked to, 00:29:27.267 --> 00:29:29.767 and I mold their stories 00:29:29.767 --> 00:29:31.267 of their actual experiences 00:29:31.267 --> 00:29:32.467 into my fiction. 00:29:32.467 --> 00:29:34.901 So there is a lot of that going on, 00:29:34.901 --> 00:29:36.734 but in creating my main characters, 00:29:36.734 --> 00:29:40.167 I'm basically inventing them out of nothing. 00:29:40.167 --> 00:29:43.100 I don't find that terribly difficult. 00:29:43.100 --> 00:29:45.934 I find it actually kind of thrilling. 00:29:45.934 --> 00:29:48.133 It's really a lot of fun to be a writer. 00:29:48.133 --> 00:29:51.067 I mean, you can make things happen, and, you know, 00:29:51.067 --> 00:29:53.000 you can make them happen. 00:29:53.000 --> 00:29:56.801 It's really an exciting thing to do to be a writer. 00:29:56.801 --> 00:29:58.734 However, I must say that in writing 00:29:58.734 --> 00:29:59.968 "Under the Blood-Red Sun" 00:29:59.968 --> 00:30:03.467 -- which to this date, I've written 20 books -- 00:30:03.467 --> 00:30:05.701 "Under the Blood-Red Sun" is my most popular book, 00:30:05.701 --> 00:30:08.400 and it has been that way all along. 00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:11.367 And I had to write that book two times. 00:30:11.367 --> 00:30:14.901 So, those of you in classrooms, when your teacher says, 00:30:14.901 --> 00:30:17.634 "Have you looked at your work? Have you read it? 00:30:17.634 --> 00:30:20.267 Have you revised it," and you go, "No." 00:30:20.267 --> 00:30:24.300 Well, I want to tell you if you want to do well in any class 00:30:24.300 --> 00:30:26.234 or any subject or anything in your life, 00:30:26.234 --> 00:30:29.767 you've got to think about it and you've got to read it over 00:30:29.767 --> 00:30:32.067 and re-work it until it's the best you can do, 00:30:32.067 --> 00:30:34.234 because you don't want to give somebody 00:30:34.234 --> 00:30:36.200 something that's not your best work. 00:30:36.200 --> 00:30:38.834 I mean, that just doesn't speak well for you. 00:30:38.834 --> 00:30:41.200 So, what I did is I wrote "Under the Blood-Red Sun" 00:30:41.200 --> 00:30:43.834 from Billy's point of view is the first time I wrote it, 00:30:43.834 --> 00:30:45.767 and I gave it to my editor and she said, 00:30:45.767 --> 00:30:48.167 "Well, this isn't your best work. 00:30:48.167 --> 00:30:50.667 This doesn't have a heartbeat." 00:30:50.667 --> 00:30:52.133 And I go, "Really?" 00:30:52.133 --> 00:30:56.167 She gave me 300 pages back and said, "Try again." 00:30:56.167 --> 00:30:58.667 So I said, "Okay, I like this story. 00:30:58.667 --> 00:31:00.234 What am I gonna do?" 00:31:00.234 --> 00:31:05.467 I got into Tomi's head and I became Tomikazu. 00:31:05.467 --> 00:31:07.534 And that story just flowed out of me 00:31:07.534 --> 00:31:10.033 and it had a heartbeat from page one. 00:31:10.033 --> 00:31:10.968 Why? 00:31:10.968 --> 00:31:12.200 What's the difference? 00:31:12.200 --> 00:31:13.667 Well, here's the difference. 00:31:13.667 --> 00:31:17.067 Tomi in the book is much more like me 00:31:17.067 --> 00:31:19.501 'cause I grew up in Hawaii as he did. 00:31:19.501 --> 00:31:22.234 Billy in the book was a haole from the mainland who came over. 00:31:22.234 --> 00:31:24.000 What did I know about his life? 00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:26.601 I knew way more about Tomi's life. 00:31:26.601 --> 00:31:29.300 That's why that book sang for me, 00:31:29.300 --> 00:31:31.100 so I learned a big lesson 00:31:31.100 --> 00:31:33.200 on getting into the proper point of view 00:31:33.200 --> 00:31:35.234 before telling a story. 00:31:35.234 --> 00:31:38.234 So, there's a lot to be said for thinking, 00:31:38.234 --> 00:31:40.701 and, you know, I struggle with thinking. 00:31:40.701 --> 00:31:42.601 Like, I'm an artist. What do I know about thinking? 00:31:42.601 --> 00:31:44.467 I know about feeling, right? 00:31:44.467 --> 00:31:47.167 So, you know, this is what I've learned. 00:31:52.634 --> 00:31:55.434 -Right. [ Laughs ] 00:31:55.434 --> 00:31:59.234 Yeah, so is your advice to students who are enjoying 00:31:59.234 --> 00:32:03.234 writing and are burgeoning writers to keep on going, 00:32:03.234 --> 00:32:05.267 keep writing more drafts, more drafts, 00:32:05.267 --> 00:32:07.133 keep trying again, that sort of thing? 00:32:07.133 --> 00:32:09.834 -... 'cause if you think about it, 00:32:09.834 --> 00:32:11.868 say your teacher says write a 50-word essay. 00:32:11.868 --> 00:32:14.801 Okay, you write 50 words, and then you read it. 00:32:14.801 --> 00:32:16.100 "Eh, it's okay." 00:32:16.100 --> 00:32:17.234 Maybe you think about and you 00:32:17.234 --> 00:32:18.634 try to make it a little bit better, 00:32:18.634 --> 00:32:20.801 and you take the words that are kind of dull, 00:32:20.801 --> 00:32:24.634 words like, say, "He walked through the door." 00:32:24.634 --> 00:32:27.400 Okay, you see somebody walking through the door. 00:32:27.400 --> 00:32:31.601 But if you say, "He shouldered his way through the door," 00:32:31.601 --> 00:32:34.167 then you see a big guy coming through the door, right? 00:32:34.167 --> 00:32:36.767 And so the words you use help 00:32:36.767 --> 00:32:39.567 to create images in the reader's mind. 00:32:39.567 --> 00:32:40.834 So these are the things you think 00:32:40.834 --> 00:32:42.000 about when you're revising. 00:32:42.000 --> 00:32:44.133 You say, "I could make that sentence better 00:32:44.133 --> 00:32:46.000 just by using these words," 00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:49.000 or "I can make this work by re-ordering these sentences, 00:32:49.000 --> 00:32:51.534 putting the exciting part at the end." 00:32:51.534 --> 00:32:53.234 It's really fun, guys. 00:32:53.234 --> 00:32:57.000 I know you don't believe me, but it's really fun. 00:32:57.000 --> 00:32:59.400 Revision is my favorite thing to do. 00:33:03.234 --> 00:33:07.868 -[ Laughs ] 00:33:07.868 --> 00:33:08.868 Yeah. 00:33:08.868 --> 00:33:10.400 Yeah, I know, that sounds, you know, 00:33:10.400 --> 00:33:11.968 when you're working on a paper, 00:33:11.968 --> 00:33:14.033 yeah, revising is like, "Oh, gosh," stressful. 00:33:14.033 --> 00:33:16.434 But yeah, having that sort of mind-set 00:33:16.434 --> 00:33:18.234 totally turns it around. 00:33:18.234 --> 00:33:19.734 And actually, speaking of students, 00:33:19.734 --> 00:33:21.868 I thought I'd actually take some of our first 00:33:21.868 --> 00:33:24.400 few really great questions, 00:33:24.400 --> 00:33:27.367 and this kind of relates to one that you just talked about, 00:33:27.367 --> 00:33:31.067 but a lot of students are asking how long did it take you to -- 00:33:31.067 --> 00:33:32.868 well, long to write "Under the Blood-Red Sun"? 00:33:32.868 --> 00:33:34.367 I know you said a couple revisions, 00:33:34.367 --> 00:33:37.801 but generally, how long does it take you to write a full book? 00:33:37.801 --> 00:33:39.367 -...start to finish, 00:33:39.367 --> 00:33:43.267 'cause those are, you know, a lot shorter for one thing 00:33:43.267 --> 00:33:46.033 and they're just me being silly, 00:33:46.033 --> 00:33:47.901 but having a good point to being silly. 00:33:47.901 --> 00:33:50.901 I'm not being silly just to be silly. 00:33:50.901 --> 00:33:54.133 And a book like "Under the Blood-Red Sun," 00:33:54.133 --> 00:33:55.601 I have a lot of research to do, 00:33:55.601 --> 00:33:58.567 and I really enjoy that part 00:33:58.567 --> 00:34:00.968 because I do a lot of book research, 00:34:00.968 --> 00:34:04.667 I do online research, I go to the library, 00:34:04.667 --> 00:34:07.701 but really the best thing that I do for my historical novels, 00:34:07.701 --> 00:34:09.267 if I can possibly do it, 00:34:09.267 --> 00:34:12.834 is try to do some primary researches where I go out there 00:34:12.834 --> 00:34:17.067 and I try to find people who were actually there, 00:34:17.067 --> 00:34:20.701 and I did for all three of my war books -- 00:34:20.701 --> 00:34:22.200 "Under the Blood-Red Sun," 00:34:22.200 --> 00:34:24.267 "House of the Red Fish," and "Eyes of the Emperor" 00:34:24.267 --> 00:34:27.234 and my new one that I'm working on right now -- 00:34:27.234 --> 00:34:30.133 I've talked to people who were there, 00:34:30.133 --> 00:34:35.000 and the things that they tell me are often so powerful 00:34:35.000 --> 00:34:38.868 and stuff that most people have never heard that I'm just going, 00:34:38.868 --> 00:34:40.767 "Wow, wow, thank you. 00:34:40.767 --> 00:34:42.334 Thank you so much." 00:34:42.334 --> 00:34:43.868 So, if you could talk to somebody -- 00:34:43.868 --> 00:34:46.434 just think of your grandparents, for heaven's sake. 00:34:46.434 --> 00:34:47.868 Go and talk to your grandfather. 00:34:47.868 --> 00:34:49.634 "What did you do when you were younger?" 00:34:49.634 --> 00:34:50.567 Or your grandmother. 00:34:50.567 --> 00:34:51.767 "What did you do?" 00:34:51.767 --> 00:34:54.367 And you'll find stories that, you know, 00:34:54.367 --> 00:34:57.267 that come out of them that you'd never heard before. 00:34:57.267 --> 00:34:59.267 So that's a really good way to do research. 00:34:59.267 --> 00:35:01.601 It's called primary research. 00:35:10.167 --> 00:35:13.434 -So, since you were speaking about your new book, 00:35:13.434 --> 00:35:15.234 can you give students a sneak peek 00:35:15.234 --> 00:35:18.000 about what you're writing about right now? 00:35:18.000 --> 00:35:22.200 -And my new book is called "Hunt for the Bamboo Rat," 00:35:22.200 --> 00:35:26.200 and it takes place in Honolulu and the Philippines. 00:35:26.200 --> 00:35:30.267 It's a story based on a Japanese American 00:35:30.267 --> 00:35:31.934 by the name of Richard Sakakida 00:35:31.934 --> 00:35:37.767 who was used as a translator for the Army, 00:35:37.767 --> 00:35:43.200 but also as a spy, and his story is an amazing story. 00:35:43.200 --> 00:35:45.968 So, that's basically what I'm following. 00:35:45.968 --> 00:35:48.000 However, it's entirely fictional, 00:35:48.000 --> 00:35:52.234 but I'm using his path as the pathway of my story, 00:35:52.234 --> 00:35:56.400 and I've got to say, I really like the way this is coming out, 00:35:56.400 --> 00:36:00.567 and I'm hoping that it's very exciting 00:36:00.567 --> 00:36:01.868 to those of you who read it. 00:36:01.868 --> 00:36:06.300 It should be out about fall of next year. 00:36:06.300 --> 00:36:07.868 "Hunt for the Bamboo Rat." 00:36:07.868 --> 00:36:10.100 So, yes, takes place in the Philippines. 00:36:15.567 --> 00:36:18.434 I got to say, Chrissy -- 00:36:18.434 --> 00:36:20.300 -Great, well, students and teachers, 00:36:20.300 --> 00:36:24.000 keep an eye out for that next installment from Graham. 00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:27.167 I've got a few more questions, too, 00:36:27.167 --> 00:36:28.567 but yeah, sorry, I cut you off. 00:36:28.567 --> 00:36:32.100 -I've been revising, so... -Oh, my gosh. 00:36:32.100 --> 00:36:36.701 -This is how it looks before it becomes a book. 00:36:39.901 --> 00:36:43.868 -[ Laughs ] 00:36:43.868 --> 00:36:44.968 -Wow. 00:36:44.968 --> 00:36:46.734 Wow. 00:36:46.734 --> 00:36:50.167 So, we've got a couple from students 00:36:50.167 --> 00:36:52.467 asking you really about your youth. 00:36:52.467 --> 00:36:55.167 What was your favorite subject in school, 00:36:55.167 --> 00:36:57.334 and kind of maybe on a somewhat related note, 00:36:57.334 --> 00:36:59.801 then how old were you when you wrote your first book? 00:36:59.801 --> 00:37:01.701 Were you relatively -- you know, 00:37:01.701 --> 00:37:04.033 were you jotting down notes when you were a student? 00:37:04.033 --> 00:37:05.400 I know you said the last thing you thought of 00:37:05.400 --> 00:37:07.534 was being a writer, but what were those 00:37:07.534 --> 00:37:09.901 inspirations to eventually become a writer? 00:37:09.901 --> 00:37:12.234 -In a sense, I have been a writer, 00:37:12.234 --> 00:37:15.133 however it's a totally different kind of thing. 00:37:15.133 --> 00:37:18.300 In school, in high school, 00:37:18.300 --> 00:37:23.601 my favorite subject would've been geography, 00:37:23.601 --> 00:37:25.968 especially Pacific geography. 00:37:25.968 --> 00:37:31.033 And in college, my -- right behind you there. 00:37:31.033 --> 00:37:35.934 My favorite subject in college was geology. 00:37:35.934 --> 00:37:37.100 -Whoo! 00:37:37.100 --> 00:37:39.834 -And the only reason that those two classes 00:37:39.834 --> 00:37:42.200 were my favorites were 00:37:42.200 --> 00:37:45.367 because I had really outstanding teachers 00:37:45.367 --> 00:37:47.367 who made the subject come alive for me. 00:37:47.367 --> 00:37:50.200 I mean, they just were outstanding. 00:37:50.200 --> 00:37:53.734 So, that's why I like those two courses. 00:37:53.734 --> 00:37:56.734 As a writer, I should've enjoyed English, 00:37:56.734 --> 00:38:00.133 but I was not good in English in high school, 00:38:00.133 --> 00:38:03.868 and when I went to college, I flunked English two times, 00:38:03.868 --> 00:38:05.601 and the third time I took it, 00:38:05.601 --> 00:38:07.734 I got a straight-A because I had changed. 00:38:07.734 --> 00:38:11.033 By that time, I had changed my attitude about learning, 00:38:11.033 --> 00:38:13.467 and it's all about attitude, you know? 00:38:13.467 --> 00:38:15.300 I can go on and on about attitude 00:38:15.300 --> 00:38:16.734 and how to get good grades in school, 00:38:16.734 --> 00:38:18.334 if you want to hear that. 00:38:18.334 --> 00:38:24.167 But anyway, yeah, I became a writer later in life in my 40s, 00:38:24.167 --> 00:38:28.100 and I'm now 109, so that was a while back. 00:38:28.100 --> 00:38:32.167 I just kind of stumbled on writing by accident, 00:38:32.167 --> 00:38:33.601 and that's a whole other story, 00:38:33.601 --> 00:38:37.968 but it wasn't something I aspired to. 00:38:45.868 --> 00:38:46.934 -Yeah. 00:38:46.934 --> 00:38:48.567 Well, okay, so the next couple questions 00:38:48.567 --> 00:38:51.200 I have are kind of related in some ways 00:38:51.200 --> 00:38:53.634 to what the students read about in the book, 00:38:53.634 --> 00:38:56.701 and the first one is do you still see prejudice 00:38:56.701 --> 00:39:00.868 towards Japanese and Japanese American in Hawaii today? 00:39:00.868 --> 00:39:04.934 Like we see, you know, with the arrest of Tomi 00:39:04.934 --> 00:39:06.868 and his father and grandfather? 00:39:06.868 --> 00:39:11.267 -...their broken reputation, I guess. 00:39:11.267 --> 00:39:13.033 I don't know what word to use there, 00:39:13.033 --> 00:39:16.734 but, you know, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 00:39:16.734 --> 00:39:19.367 they all became suspect and they had to work 00:39:19.367 --> 00:39:22.434 really hard to rebuild what they have lost, 00:39:22.434 --> 00:39:24.100 and they've done an outstanding job. 00:39:24.100 --> 00:39:28.567 I don't see that prejudice today in the islands. 00:39:28.567 --> 00:39:30.734 As a matter of fact, Japanese Americans 00:39:30.734 --> 00:39:35.300 there are very well thought of and a very successful people. 00:39:35.300 --> 00:39:38.667 And I am just a great admirer of their story, 00:39:38.667 --> 00:39:41.701 which is why I focus on that. 00:39:41.701 --> 00:39:44.200 They're just amazing people. 00:39:52.601 --> 00:39:55.133 -And then this one is also related to the book 00:39:55.133 --> 00:39:58.234 and kind of drawing from your personal experiences. 00:39:58.234 --> 00:39:59.434 One student asked, 00:39:59.434 --> 00:40:01.567 "Were you ever bullied by anyone like Keet?" 00:40:01.567 --> 00:40:06.834 -Probably every fight I got into was my problem to begin with. 00:40:06.834 --> 00:40:08.200 I was a pretty peaceable guy. 00:40:08.200 --> 00:40:09.434 I got along with everybody, 00:40:09.434 --> 00:40:11.400 so I didn't have that kind of trouble. 00:40:11.400 --> 00:40:15.067 However, I did see it going on around me. 00:40:15.067 --> 00:40:18.434 And here's a little aside. 00:40:18.434 --> 00:40:21.067 You may know that we are filming "Under the Blood-Red Sun" 00:40:21.067 --> 00:40:25.834 at the moment, and the young man that we got -- 00:40:25.834 --> 00:40:29.100 his name is Bryce Moore -- who we got to play 00:40:29.100 --> 00:40:33.601 Keet Wilson is perfect for the part. 00:40:33.601 --> 00:40:35.934 When you see the movie, he's just perfect for the part. 00:40:35.934 --> 00:40:39.234 He comes off as the meanest guy, but you know what, in real life, 00:40:39.234 --> 00:40:44.767 he's the nicest guy, so it's -- 00:40:44.767 --> 00:40:47.267 yeah. 00:40:49.567 --> 00:40:50.534 -Right. 00:40:50.534 --> 00:40:54.400 He's a good actor. 00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:57.033 Great, well, let me actually, since you brought it up, 00:40:57.033 --> 00:40:58.868 let me show some pictures from it on this 00:40:58.868 --> 00:41:00.467 next slide you can see. 00:41:00.467 --> 00:41:04.400 So, I will preface and say that Graham, for the past month -- 00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:06.734 the last month you were in Hawaii filming, 00:41:06.734 --> 00:41:08.200 or longer than that? 00:41:08.200 --> 00:41:10.167 All right, yeah. 00:41:10.167 --> 00:41:11.534 Yeah, about a month. 00:41:11.534 --> 00:41:15.601 Graham is the screenwriter of the film production 00:41:15.601 --> 00:41:16.868 of "Under the Blood-Red Sun," 00:41:16.868 --> 00:41:20.167 so you guys not only tune in for his next book, 00:41:20.167 --> 00:41:22.100 but also this movie coming out. 00:41:22.100 --> 00:41:26.200 And you can see on screen some images of them filming, 00:41:26.200 --> 00:41:27.567 and actually, Graham, is that you 00:41:27.567 --> 00:41:29.801 with the actor who's playing Tomi, right? 00:41:29.801 --> 00:41:34.367 -...the most brilliant faces, yeah. 00:41:43.634 --> 00:41:47.801 -So, are the people that you all cast, even the kids, 00:41:47.801 --> 00:41:51.300 are they all professional actors of these kind of -- 00:41:51.300 --> 00:41:53.801 people that, you know, they found scouting. 00:41:53.801 --> 00:41:56.200 You're like, "You would be the perfect Tomi. 00:41:56.200 --> 00:41:57.801 You would be the perfect Keet." 00:41:57.801 --> 00:42:01.467 -...grouping this cast together, and everyone in the cast 00:42:01.467 --> 00:42:03.501 and the crew is local -- 00:42:03.501 --> 00:42:07.334 all from Hawaii except for one actor, Chris Tashima, 00:42:07.334 --> 00:42:10.601 who is our Academy Award winning actor from Los Angeles, 00:42:10.601 --> 00:42:12.300 and he plays Papa. 00:42:12.300 --> 00:42:16.534 But all of these people have done a little bit of acting. 00:42:16.534 --> 00:42:20.734 Some of them are more professional than others, 00:42:20.734 --> 00:42:23.734 but they're all equally as talented. 00:42:32.634 --> 00:42:35.300 -So, I guess kind of my next question for you 00:42:35.300 --> 00:42:38.200 is was it difficult -- So, you wrote the book. 00:42:38.200 --> 00:42:41.701 Was it difficult to write the screenplay? 00:42:41.701 --> 00:42:44.534 How did you envision translating it to now film? 00:42:44.534 --> 00:42:46.234 -The producer who optioned this film said, 00:42:46.234 --> 00:42:47.567 "Well, why don't you write the screenplay?" 00:42:47.567 --> 00:42:49.100 I said, "Well, I've never written a screenplay. 00:42:49.100 --> 00:42:50.133 Are you kidding?" 00:42:50.133 --> 00:42:51.901 She said, "Well, just give it a shot." 00:42:51.901 --> 00:42:53.467 So I did, then, you know, I found that 00:42:53.467 --> 00:42:56.133 I really enjoyed writing a screenplay. 00:42:56.133 --> 00:42:59.434 It was really a lot of fun because as a writer, 00:42:59.434 --> 00:43:02.300 my strong point is dialogue, 00:43:02.300 --> 00:43:03.901 and movies are all about dialogue. 00:43:03.901 --> 00:43:08.067 So, I found it perhaps easier than some might. 00:43:08.067 --> 00:43:10.300 So I just looked at all the dialogue in my book. 00:43:10.300 --> 00:43:13.901 Now, of course, a movie's a lot briefer than a book, 00:43:13.901 --> 00:43:17.200 and, you know, I had to kind of get to the point in a movie. 00:43:17.200 --> 00:43:20.434 So I had to leave a lot out. 00:43:20.434 --> 00:43:24.267 And I also had to create a few new scenes 00:43:24.267 --> 00:43:26.968 to make it more movie friendly that aren't in the book, 00:43:26.968 --> 00:43:30.067 so it has a different beginning than the book does 00:43:30.067 --> 00:43:32.734 and it has a different ending than the book does, 00:43:32.734 --> 00:43:35.234 which offers it a little bit of closure. 00:43:35.234 --> 00:43:39.367 So, when you see the movie, it'll be a little bit different, 00:43:39.367 --> 00:43:41.667 but equally as good, I believe. 00:43:41.667 --> 00:43:46.067 I'm very excited about the script and the way it came out. 00:43:53.667 --> 00:43:55.234 -All right, well, 00:43:55.234 --> 00:43:57.767 our students are wondering are you in the movie? 00:43:57.767 --> 00:44:01.601 Are you having a cameo at any point? 00:44:01.601 --> 00:44:03.400 -"Would I have to say anything?" 00:44:03.400 --> 00:44:05.033 And they said, "No, you don't have to say anything." 00:44:05.033 --> 00:44:06.400 Well, I ended up saying one thing. 00:44:06.400 --> 00:44:09.400 I said, "Have a good day, boys." 00:44:09.400 --> 00:44:14.167 So, yes, I play Mr. Davis, 00:44:14.167 --> 00:44:15.901 and basically all I do in the movie 00:44:15.901 --> 00:44:17.934 is drive them to school and -- 00:44:17.934 --> 00:44:19.300 -Dropping them off at school, right, 00:44:19.300 --> 00:44:21.367 or something like that, yeah? 00:44:21.367 --> 00:44:26.067 -...like 1941, and, you know, big ol' round glasses. 00:44:26.067 --> 00:44:27.033 It was awesome. 00:44:27.033 --> 00:44:31.267 It was really... 00:44:31.267 --> 00:44:33.033 I guess I could. 00:44:33.033 --> 00:44:35.534 -Great. 00:44:35.534 --> 00:44:40.534 Now you can add actor to your résumé, right? 00:44:40.534 --> 00:44:42.267 Yeah. 00:44:42.267 --> 00:44:45.167 -Yeah, I'm gonna go back to Honolulu in January -- 00:44:45.167 --> 00:44:46.501 -And they're also wondering 00:44:46.501 --> 00:44:47.934 when do you think the movie will come out? 00:44:47.934 --> 00:44:49.701 I know you have a little bit of filming left to do, right? 00:44:49.701 --> 00:44:52.901 -We are hoping to have this movie ready to go 00:44:52.901 --> 00:44:58.267 by maybe August or September of 2014, 00:44:58.267 --> 00:44:59.834 and it's an independent film. 00:44:59.834 --> 00:45:04.667 It'll be premiering in various locations across the country, 00:45:04.667 --> 00:45:08.100 and of course it'll be available on, you know, DVD 00:45:08.100 --> 00:45:09.634 and all the other sources. 00:45:09.634 --> 00:45:12.767 As far as theaters go, I have no knowledge of that. 00:45:12.767 --> 00:45:16.200 It depends on distributing. 00:45:16.200 --> 00:45:18.300 But definitely. 00:45:22.834 --> 00:45:24.934 -Yeah, yeah. Well, great. 00:45:24.934 --> 00:45:27.868 So, yeah, tune in, and yeah, 00:45:27.868 --> 00:45:30.267 maybe we'll see you on the big screen, 00:45:30.267 --> 00:45:32.200 which'll be exciting. 00:45:32.200 --> 00:45:33.934 And I guess can you talk a little bit more about 00:45:33.934 --> 00:45:36.534 how, you know how it was to be a part 00:45:36.534 --> 00:45:38.868 of the filming process in Hawaii? 00:45:38.868 --> 00:45:41.100 I mean, I'm sure it was thrilling, 00:45:41.100 --> 00:45:43.267 but being able to interact with the actors 00:45:43.267 --> 00:45:44.801 and shaping the scenes. 00:45:44.801 --> 00:45:47.033 I mean, was that, I mean, I'm sure a totally new experience, 00:45:47.033 --> 00:45:48.133 but it had to be fun, right? 00:45:48.133 --> 00:45:50.133 -...appreciation for all the work 00:45:50.133 --> 00:45:51.868 the crew goes through 00:45:51.868 --> 00:45:54.000 just to set up a scene. 00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:56.234 And, you know, there's a lot of setting up 00:45:56.234 --> 00:45:58.100 and then filming then tearing down 00:45:58.100 --> 00:45:59.267 and moving to another place 00:45:59.267 --> 00:46:01.300 and setting up and filming and tearing down, 00:46:01.300 --> 00:46:04.167 and these guys work hard. 00:46:04.167 --> 00:46:06.601 We didn't have one day that was shorter than 10 hours, 00:46:06.601 --> 00:46:09.067 and the average is about a 12-hour day. 00:46:09.067 --> 00:46:12.334 And, you know, the days just zoom by. 00:46:12.334 --> 00:46:14.968 I never found any of it to be a drudge. 00:46:14.968 --> 00:46:19.734 It was all fun, and the people were absolutely wonderful. 00:46:19.734 --> 00:46:22.434 These are really highly professional, 00:46:22.434 --> 00:46:25.334 skilled cast and crew that I was working with, 00:46:25.334 --> 00:46:27.767 so I was just honored to be there among them. 00:46:36.367 --> 00:46:37.434 -That's great. 00:46:37.434 --> 00:46:38.567 Well, I'm trying to think, Kenneth. 00:46:38.567 --> 00:46:41.167 Do we have any more questions coming in? 00:46:43.467 --> 00:46:44.567 Oh, yeah. 00:46:44.567 --> 00:46:46.534 Since tomorrow is the anniversary and, 00:46:46.534 --> 00:46:49.868 you know, your family really did experience Pearl Harbor, 00:46:49.868 --> 00:46:52.033 is there a way that you commemorate it 00:46:52.033 --> 00:46:53.634 every year and remember the day? 00:46:53.634 --> 00:46:55.701 -...my father, and it's framed, 00:46:55.701 --> 00:46:59.434 and around him are all his war medals. 00:46:59.434 --> 00:47:03.100 And so I kind of look at him and say, 00:47:03.100 --> 00:47:05.267 "Have a good day, Dad." 00:47:05.267 --> 00:47:09.434 So, but I'm just extremely thankful 00:47:09.434 --> 00:47:13.767 for what everyone in World War II did 00:47:13.767 --> 00:47:17.133 to preserve freedoms in the world. 00:47:17.133 --> 00:47:23.300 I'm a very patriotic guy, and I honor all of our veterans 00:47:23.300 --> 00:47:25.667 and all the people in the military now, 00:47:25.667 --> 00:47:29.367 and also am very thankful for police and nurses 00:47:29.367 --> 00:47:30.367 and all the people. 00:47:30.367 --> 00:47:31.834 I call them angels, all of them, 00:47:31.834 --> 00:47:34.267 because without them, where would we be? 00:47:34.267 --> 00:47:36.267 These are really fine people. 00:47:45.167 --> 00:47:47.567 -Great, well, I really appreciate you sharing that, 00:47:47.567 --> 00:47:49.100 and, you know, we hope that, you know, 00:47:49.100 --> 00:47:52.167 you all watching with us all across the country will, 00:47:52.167 --> 00:47:54.767 you know, try to remember tomorrow's anniversary 00:47:54.767 --> 00:47:58.634 in a really special and unique way, too. 00:47:58.634 --> 00:48:01.901 If you ever get a chance to actually go to Hawaii, 00:48:01.901 --> 00:48:04.133 and maybe some of you have been out in the audience 00:48:04.133 --> 00:48:05.634 or maybe even some -- 00:48:05.634 --> 00:48:08.400 We're talking to maybe some people from Hawaii now, too -- 00:48:08.400 --> 00:48:10.667 to visit the USS Arizona memorial, 00:48:10.667 --> 00:48:13.534 and I'm sure they have a lot going on there, 00:48:13.534 --> 00:48:15.434 as well, too, tomorrow. 00:48:15.434 --> 00:48:17.567 But on that note, I want to say Graham, 00:48:17.567 --> 00:48:20.367 thank you so much for being with us today. 00:48:20.367 --> 00:48:23.934 It was just a pleasure and a joy to talk to you 00:48:23.934 --> 00:48:25.901 and hear about "Under the Blood-Red Sun." 00:48:25.901 --> 00:48:29.567 I'm sure everybody out here feels the same way, 00:48:29.567 --> 00:48:32.501 so we really, really appreciate the time 00:48:32.501 --> 00:48:34.234 that you spent with us today, 00:48:34.234 --> 00:48:38.300 especially the day before such a big anniversary. 00:48:38.300 --> 00:48:40.300 -...you honor me, you honor the veterans, 00:48:40.300 --> 00:48:42.300 you honor everybody that's worked so hard 00:48:42.300 --> 00:48:45.100 to put this together, so thank you, and it's been a blast. 00:48:45.100 --> 00:48:47.100 I'd do it any time for you, Chrissy. 00:48:55.167 --> 00:48:56.200 -Awesome. 00:48:56.200 --> 00:48:59.767 Well, we might bug you again then, too, 00:48:59.767 --> 00:49:01.300 and I wanted to tell everybody to, 00:49:01.300 --> 00:49:04.167 you know, of course keep an eye out for the film production 00:49:04.167 --> 00:49:06.200 of "Under the Blood-Red Sun," 00:49:06.200 --> 00:49:09.334 Graham's new book, and then also I guess just briefly tell us, 00:49:09.334 --> 00:49:12.133 too, there is a sequel to this, right -- 00:49:12.133 --> 00:49:13.400 "House of the Red Fish" -- 00:49:13.400 --> 00:49:15.300 that picks up Tomi's story again, correct? 00:49:15.300 --> 00:49:18.667 -It just continues the story of "Under the Blood-Red Sun," 00:49:18.667 --> 00:49:21.234 and then I have another companion novel 00:49:21.234 --> 00:49:24.834 called "Eyes of the Emperor." 00:49:24.834 --> 00:49:26.167 There it is. 00:49:26.167 --> 00:49:29.334 "Eyes of the Emperor," and this is a companion to it. 00:49:29.334 --> 00:49:32.868 There's a small link between the stories. 00:49:32.868 --> 00:49:35.434 This one is also very well thought of. 00:49:35.434 --> 00:49:39.133 It's used in a lot of schools across the country. 00:49:39.133 --> 00:49:41.501 And then I'll have "Hunt for the Bamboo Rat," 00:49:41.501 --> 00:49:43.767 and next fall, you'll see all of these four books 00:49:43.767 --> 00:49:45.400 re-branded into new covers 00:49:45.400 --> 00:49:47.200 and it'll be very exciting again. 00:49:55.434 --> 00:49:56.467 -Awesome. 00:49:56.467 --> 00:49:57.801 Well, you guys have a lot to read, 00:49:57.801 --> 00:50:00.534 so that's your next challenge now, 00:50:00.534 --> 00:50:02.467 your assignment from me to you all 00:50:02.467 --> 00:50:06.767 is to read the rest of the companion novels 00:50:06.767 --> 00:50:08.834 about Tomi and his family. 00:50:08.834 --> 00:50:10.434 So, again, thanks again, Graham. 00:50:10.434 --> 00:50:13.667 I'm gonna actually switch into a new little area 00:50:13.667 --> 00:50:16.033 and I'm just gonna give out a few announcements 00:50:16.033 --> 00:50:17.434 before we close out today, 00:50:17.434 --> 00:50:20.400 and you guys can see in this little notes area. 00:50:20.400 --> 00:50:23.834 Teachers, if you want to be a part of our 00:50:23.834 --> 00:50:27.467 Calling All Teachers monthly e-newsletter, 00:50:27.467 --> 00:50:30.767 you can submit your e-mail address in the chat pod. 00:50:30.767 --> 00:50:33.367 We also have a website, 00:50:33.367 --> 00:50:35.534 an online exhibit about the attack 00:50:35.534 --> 00:50:37.968 on Pearl Harbor, Guam, the Philippines, 00:50:37.968 --> 00:50:43.734 and Wake Island called infamydecember1941.org. 00:50:43.734 --> 00:50:46.767 Our education department also puts out a few materials 00:50:46.767 --> 00:50:50.000 about Pearl Harbor, and you can find a link there, 00:50:50.000 --> 00:50:52.868 and you can also download -- you see at the bottom 00:50:52.868 --> 00:50:54.601 this files download right here. 00:50:54.601 --> 00:50:56.200 You can download some lesson plans 00:50:56.200 --> 00:50:59.601 and some educational information from our department. 00:50:59.601 --> 00:51:03.434 And then on the last note, we have another webinar 00:51:03.434 --> 00:51:06.000 in 2014 coming up about the Monuments Men. 00:51:06.000 --> 00:51:10.100 That's another book turned film by author Robert Edsel. 00:51:10.100 --> 00:51:13.834 He'll actually be here next to me here in New Orleans, 00:51:13.834 --> 00:51:16.667 and I think that date, I will say tentatively now, 00:51:16.667 --> 00:51:19.367 is January 23, 2014. 00:51:19.367 --> 00:51:21.534 But keep an eye out on our website about it, too. 00:51:21.534 --> 00:51:23.367 So... -Aloha.