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  • In Recognition of his efforts to Highlight the Legacy of Great Leaders who Strove for Peace and Fought Against Racism, Author/Historian Dr. Stan S. Katz was nominated for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Service Award
  • Establishing the “Prince Tokugawa US Japan Foundation” – promoting peace, democracy, and a love of music.
  • 1948 – Walt Disney and his corporate pilot Marine Colonel Kelvin Bailey (retired) promote the Marine Corps League Toys for Tots gift campaign.
  • Colonel Sidney Mashbir’s good friend Colonel Robert F. Warren has just had his autobiography “Only In My America” published highlighting his distinguished military aviation career.
  • As President of the Red Cross Society of Japan, Prince Tokugawa, supported by Jesuit Priest Jacquinot, helped save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and tens of thousands of European Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust. Tokugawa’s recently published biography highlights these international heroes.

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In Recognition of his efforts to Highlight the Legacy of Great Leaders who Strove for Peace and Fought Against Racism, Author/Historian Dr. Stan S. Katz was nominated for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Community Service Award

February 13, 2023 by Stan S. Katz 4 Comments

Dear Friends,

Being Black History Month and recently Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday, I thought it would be the right moment to share this illustrated article which honors the memories of significant Black, Asian, and Caucasian individuals from the past, who creatively and peacefully utilized intercultural exchange of art, music, education, and diplomacy as well as working through the political and legal systems to improve race relations – Racism and international disrespect of one another has often been a catalyst towards greater conflict, so gaining new insights from the past may well provide answers for dealing with our more challenging political/military issues of today. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Anti-Asian Racism, Anti-Black Racism, Beatriz “Bea” Palmer, Black History, Black History Month, Black Supreme Court Judge, Captain Lakyra Pharms, Carolyn Rossell, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Diplomacy of Peace, Dr. Katz, Dr. King Community Prayer Breakfast, Dr. Martin Luther King, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award, Eleanor Juanita Evans, FDR, Gary Rossell, History of the NAACP, Japan History, Jean Rossell, Joseph Farmer, Margery Pierce, Mayor Esther Sanchez, MiraCosta College, MiraCosta College Service Learning, MLK Day, Mrs. Karen Williams Graham, NSDC NAACP, Oceanside, Operation HOPE” - North County San Diego, Peace Diplomacy, President Lyndon B. Johnson, Prince Iyemasa Tokugawa, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa, Representative John Lewis, Representative Mike Levin, Rossell African-American History Awareness Museum, Satia O. Austin, Senator Catherine Blakespear, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz archives, Stan S. Katz blog, Stan S. Katz nominated for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Diplomacy biography, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Emperor and the Spy, Thurgood Marshall, U.S.-Japan History, US Congressman Mike Levin, US Supreme Court

Establishing the “Prince Tokugawa US Japan Foundation” – promoting peace, democracy, and a love of music.

September 29, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

CREATION OF A FOUNDATION THAT ENCOURAGES PEACE, DEMOCRACY, AND A LOVE OF MUSIC.

Your suggestions are welcome. 

TheArtofDiplomacybiography@gmail.com

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Prince Tokugawa Iesato (aka Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, 1863-1940) 

Potential names for the foundation:

Tokugawa US Japan Foundation: honoring the memory of Prince Tokugawa, promoting global peace and democracy.

The Art of Diplomacy Foundation: honoring the memory of Prince Tokugawa, promoting global peace and democracy.

Tokugawa Music Foundation: internationally encouraging a love for music in children. 

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Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: 1934 Japan Society Annual Dinner, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln and Japan, Ambassador Grew, Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi, America-Japan Society, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Chinese History, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Diplomacy, Dr. Martin Luther King, East-West Center, East-West Center of Southern California, Eiichi Shibusawa, General Douglas MacArthur, Historical biography, History of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., History of the Japan Society, History of the Japan Society of Manhattan, History of the Japan Society of New York, History of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, History of USC, Holocaust, International Friendship, International Relations, Iyemasa Tokugawa, Japan China relations, Japan History, Japan Society of Manhattan, Japan U.S. Relations, Kazuo Kodama, Kazuo Kodama Ambassador of Japan to the European Union, Kazuo Kodama Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations, Mashbir Archives, Missouri School of Journalism, North County Chapter of the San Diego World Affairs Council, Praemium Imperiale, President Abraham Lincoln, President Theodore Roosevelt, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Takamatsu, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Princess Takamatsu, Professor Claire Langham, San Diego World Affairs Council, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, SDWAC, Shibusawa Eiichi, Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation and Museum, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Statue of Prince Tokugawa, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Diplomacy biography, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Emperor and the Spy, The Prince Tokugawa Foundation, The Prince Tokugawa US Japan Foundation, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Theodore Roosevelt, Tokugawa Shogun History, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, WACA, William Howard Taft, World War One, World War Two

1948 – Walt Disney and his corporate pilot Marine Colonel Kelvin Bailey (retired) promote the Marine Corps League Toys for Tots gift campaign.

August 27, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

1948- Walt Disney’s office in Burbank, California: Standing with Walt (he didn’t like being called Mr. Disney) is his corporate pilot Marine Lt. Colonel Kelvin Bailey (retired), and Kelvin’s wife Gwen, who was something of a starlet in her day.

The author of this blog post was gifted this photo by Colonel Robert F. Warren, who was a mutual friend of Colonel Sidney Mashbir and Colonel Kelvin Bailey. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Mashbir Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Aviation Hall of Fame, Christian Schilt, Christmas in Hollywood, Colonel Kelvin Bailey, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Robert F. Warren, Colonel Robert Warren, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Disney and Charity, DrStanKatz.com, Ed Eisner, General Christian Schilt, History of Disney Company, History of Walt Disney Company, Kelvin Bailey, Marine Corps League Toys for Tots, Marine Lt. William Warren, Marine Major General Christian Schilt, Mashbir Archives, Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame, ONLY IN AMERICA, Only in My America, Only in My America by Colonel Robert Warren, Robert Warren, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Diplomacy biography, The Art of Peace biography, The Emperor and the Spy, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Toys for Tots, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, Walt Disney, Walt Disney and Charity, Walt Disney and Kelvin Bailey, Walt Disney and the Marines, Walt Disney and Toys for Tots, Walt Disney's pilot, William Warren

Colonel Sidney Mashbir’s good friend Colonel Robert F. Warren has just had his autobiography “Only In My America” published highlighting his distinguished military aviation career.

August 27, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

As an author and historian who has studied and written about Colonel Sidney Mashbir, it was my good fortune when Marine Colonel Robert Warren and his son Marine Captain William Warren contacted me three years ago in 2018 to discuss their close friendship with Colonel Mashbir decades earlier. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Mashbir Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Robert F. Warren, Colonel Robert Warren, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Heroes of World War Two, Korean War, Marine Lt. William Warren, Michigan Aviation Hall of Fame, ONLY IN AMERICA, ONLY IN AMERICA By Robert (Bob) Warren, Robert F. Warren, Robert Warren, Sidney Mashbir, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The Air Zoo, The Emperor and the Spy, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Vietnam War, World War Two, WWII

As President of the Red Cross Society of Japan, Prince Tokugawa, supported by Jesuit Priest Jacquinot, helped save the lives of hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians and tens of thousands of European Jewish refugees fleeing the Holocaust. Tokugawa’s recently published biography highlights these international heroes.

August 8, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For decades, Prince Tokugawa Iesato (aka Prince Iyesato Tokugawa – 1863-1940) devoted his life to maintaining peace in Asia and specifically preventing Japan from coming into conflict with China. Tokugawa saw the clouds of war growing in Europe, as well as the militants in his own country pushing Japan towards conflict with China. He resisted these aggressions and wished to protect as many innocent lives as he could. As president of the Japanese Red Cross Society, Prince Tokugawa presided over the 1934 International Red Cross Conference in Tokyo (aka XVth International Conference of the Red Cross), where he urged the delegates to “Serve for Humanity.” It was at this gathering, where there was the first known example in history for the international creation of demilitarized Safe Zones, where civilians could find shelter, as outside warring armies fought one another. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Bill Davison, Chinese History, Diplomacy, Dr. Gerald Margolis, Historical biography, History of Jews in China, Holocaust, Humanitarian efforts, International diplomacy, International Friendship, International Relations, Jacquinot, Jacquinot Safe Zone, Jacquinot Zone, Japan China relations, Japan Society of New York City Archives, Japanese History, Jesuit Priest saves Chinese lives History, Jewish History, Jews fleeing Holocaust, Kazuo Kodama, Kazuo Kodama Ambassador of Japan to the European Union, Kazuo Kodama Ambassador of Japan to the United Nations, Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, North County Chapter of the San Diego World Affairs Council, Paul Ringwood U.S. Navy Commander, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Professor Claire Langham, Red Cross Society of Japan, Safe Zones, Saving Chinese lives, Saving Jewish Lives, Shanghai Ghetto, Shanghai Safe Zone, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, Suzette Heiman, Taiwan, The Archive of the Jesuits in Canada, The Archive of the Jesuits in Canada / Archives des Jésuites au Canada, The ArchiveArchives des Jésuites au Canada, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Peace, The Missouri School of Journalism at University of Missouri, Tokugawa Archives, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, University of Pennsylvania’s Museum, US Japan relations, World Religions Museum in Taipei, WWII

THE ART OF DIPLOMACY: Exciting News – The inspiring life and accomplishments of Prince Tokugawa have finally come to light!

July 1, 2021 by Stan S. Katz 1 Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This biography celebrates one of the great international statesmen of his time. Prince Tokugawa Iesato (1863-1940) (aka Prince Iyesato Tokugawa), an adept diplomat and humanitarian who served as a cultural and political bridge between the East and the West, while also supporting mutual respect within Asia. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Ambassador Grew, Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Eiichi Shibusawa, Heir to the last Tokugawa Shogun, Historical biography, History of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., History of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, History of USC, Holocaust, International Friendship, International Relations, Iyemasa Tokugawa, Japan China relations, Japan History, Japan U.S. Relations, President Theodore Roosevelt, Prince and Princess Takamatsu's World Tour, Prince Takamatsu, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Princess Takamatsu, Shibusawa Eiichi, Shogun History, Shogun Yoshinobu, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The Emperor and the Spy, Theodore Roosevelt, Tokugawa Shogun Dynasty, Tokugawa Shogun History, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, William Howard Taft, World War One, World War Two

Colonel Mashbir was instrumental in correcting an injustice that made a life-changing difference to a couple of young soldiers he never met. This historical material also gives insights into U.S. Korean relations and the rise of communism just prior to the outbreak of the Korean War (1950-1953).

April 1, 2021 by Stan S. Katz 1 Comment

Shown below are a letter, a photo, and a four page document that were sent to me by Jody Baltz, the son-in-law of Robert Wilson Murphy, of one of those two soldiers.

Jody and his wife Lesa, who is the youngest of Wilson’s three daughters, contacted me to let me know that Colonel Mashbir was a hero not only to his father-in-law, but also to Jody and Lesa’s entire family, who deeply respected Colonel Mashbir for what he did.

Jody and Lesa live in Tullahoma, Tennessee.

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Mashbir Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: 20th Infantry Regiment, 6th Division, Colonel Lloyd R. Garrison, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Sidney Forrester Mashbir, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Curtis V. Allred, History of Communism, Jody Baltz, Korean occupation, Korean War, Lesa Baltz, Mashbir Archives, Military Justice, Private First Class Curtis V. Allred, Robert Wilson Murphy, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, U.S. Korean relations

Prince Tokugawa’s illustrated biography comes in two versions: THE ART OF PEACE digital edition & the Print and Kindle edition titled: THE ART OF DIPLOMACY.

March 1, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

DIGITAL EBOOK EDITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PRINT & KINDLE EDITION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Ambassador Grew, Ambassador Katsuji Debuchi, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Chinese History, Colonel Mashbir, Colonel Mashbir Archives, Colonel Sidney Mashbir, Diplomacy, Eiichi Shibusawa, General Douglas MacArthur, Historical biography, History of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., History of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, History of USC, Holocaust, International Friendship, International Relations, Iyemasa Tokugawa, Japan China relations, Japan History, Japan U.S. Relations, Mashbir Archives, President Theodore Roosevelt, Prince and Princess Takamatsu's World Tour, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Takamatsu, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Princess Takamatsu, Shibusawa Eiichi, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, The art of diplomacy, The Art of Diplomacy biography, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Emperor and the Spy, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, Theodore Roosevelt, Tokugawa Shogun History, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, William Howard Taft, World War One, World War Two

During the 1920s, Prince Tokugawa incorporated Lincoln Essay Writing Contests into all Japanese Public Schools and Colleges to Fight Racism and Honor the Values of President Abraham Lincoln.

February 8, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This bronze sculpture honors three great individuals.

Men of Peace who promoted Human Dignity and Racial Equality.

President Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

Prince Iyesato Tokugawa (徳川 家達, August 24, 1863 – June 5, 1940)

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Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln and Japan, Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Medal, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa Eiichi, Chinese History, Diplomacy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Eiichi Shibusawa, History of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., Honoring Abraham Lincoln, International Friendship, Japan History, Japan U.S. Relations, Lincoln Essay Contest, Martin Luther King, President Abraham Lincoln, prince iyesato tok, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa, Prince Tokugawa Archives, Prince Tokugawa Iesato, Prince Tokugawa Iesato Archives, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz blog, Statue, Statue of Abraham Lincoln, Statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Statue of Prince Tokugawa, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, TheEmperorAndTheSpy.com, U.S. Japan relations, U.S.-Japan History, US Japan relations, World War Two, 徳川 家達, 渋沢 栄

An Exciting Upcoming Biography: Teddy Roosevelt’s Secret Mission to Japan

January 31, 2021 by Stan S. Katz Leave a Comment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

The people we choose to honor, shape and inspire our future

Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919) a man of and ahead of his time. Continue Reading...

Filed Under: Tokugawa Archives / Blog posts Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln Birthplace Memorial, Alice in Asia The 1905 Taft Mission to Asia, Alice Roosevelt, Andrew Carnegie, Baron Eiichi Shibusawa, Baron Shibusawa, Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Crowded Hours, Edith Roosevelt, Eiichi Shibusawa, Emperor Meiji, Hilliard Harper, Iyesato Tokugawa, Kazuo Kodama, Kenko Sone Director of Global Communications, Kermit Roosevelt, Pam Kragen, President Taft, President Theodore Roosevelt, President William Howard Taft, Prince Iyesato Tokugawa, Professor Claire Langham, Secret Diplomacy, Shibusawa Eiichi Memorial Foundation and Museum, Smithsonian exhibit on Japan, Stan S. Katz, Stan S. Katz archives, Stan S. Katz blog, Taft and Japan, Teddy Roosevelt, Teddy Roosevelt's Secret Mission to Japan, The Art of Peace, The Art of Peace biography, The Emperor and the Spy, THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF JAPAN, Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt and Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt and F.D.R., Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, U.S. Japan, U.S. Japan Diplomacy, U.S. Japan relations, Unknown stories about Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft

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