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39 years ago, the US president Gerald Ford's pardon Iva Toguri, Japanese-American women is known as the famous 'Tokyo Rose'.
Iva touted play an important role in lowering the morale of soldiers allied in Japan. Lilting voice that makes those who hear will drift. While playing a sad song, he often preached the defeat of the allies.
Thus justified? Is it true that she is the man behind the defeat of the US in Japan?
Iva was born in Los Angeles, California on the US Independence Day, July 4, 1916. Her father was in Japan on is a US citizen and have a soap shop. They come from the middle class. Living between two the custom, Iva more interested in America than Japan. She also wants to be a doctor. Iva studied at UCLA and graduated in 1941. From his fate changed.
Sister of her mother's illness in Japan. As a graduation gift, she sent his family to the Rising Sun Country to visit her aunt.
Arriving in Japan, it turns out he does not like his food and felt foreign. Unfortunately, when planning a return to the US, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. High tension between the two countries make it difficult to return to the country where he was born, as reported from Biography.com.
The last boat to the United States lift anchor leave she alone in Japan. She was stranded. At that time, a secret police approached she and asked her to replace the citizen and show loyalty to the emperor. Iva refused, and she became an enemy that has no access card to get food.
'Zero Hour' broadcast propaganda?
In 1942, the US government collects Japanese Americans and put them in special camps. One of Iva's family, but she never knew. She knew, the letters between her and her family stopped.
Iva increasingly unfamiliar and need jobs. She applied to an English-language newspapers and work short-wave radio to listen to and translate it. Then, she got a second job at Radio Tokyo became typists. Somehow the producer asked her to bring a radio show titled 'Zero Hour' to entertain US troops. Her voice and her American accent is received by soldiers.
However, she never claimed that she is a moral destroyer soldiers. Even the name 'Tokyo Rose' not homemade but the nickname US soldiers while listening to 'Zero Hour'. Stage name is Orphan Ann.
When the war ended, a massive search happened to her. Iva was arrested in 1945 by the Japanese government is said to be traitors because they smuggle drugs for US troops, also provided encouragement for them. Iva repatriated to the US.
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Like an out from crocodile's mouth then into the tiger's mouth, she was arrested in the US. In the land where she was born, she was detained for 10 years and a fine of US $ 10,000. Iva released in 1956 for good behavior, but was called back to Japan, but she managed to find that her family lived in Chicago. She managed to live for 20 years in the city as residents were unmarked.
In 1977, her story was broadcast by the show 60 minutes. Uncover the real story. She is the black sheep of this battle.
Watching the show, President Gerald Ford wrote a letter of apology to the exclusive give Iva before he stepped down leaving the White House.
Iva died on September 26, 2006, as a citizen of the United States.
