Message from dtorres

[Anonymous]

Thank you so much Professor Pitelka. Wow I loved the lecture (until I had to leave). I especially loved (because I love Film Noir) the film clip at the beginning. I really enjoyed seeing Tokyo from the occupation (it looked very similar to the Philipines to me). I did not know the details about the Occupation. Frankly I only knew that it went smoothly and that many new products (including those with the label "Made in Occupied Japan") came to the United States. Thank you for the recount on the rise of Japanese industrialization/modernization. I was amazed at MacArthur. I really came from the lecture, thinking of him as a genius. I really didnt think much of him before. I really need to emphasize, in my lectures, his brilliance in forming the new Japanese government. I usually just concentrate on his actions in the Pacific (during the war) and in Korea. Again, thank you for all your insights. I profoundly enjoyed it. Go Oxy!