History of Asian Americans - Brittany Le - Christine Sivilay - Mollie Frager

The US Strikes Again

Us takes over Hawai i and Vietnam

In 1951 , the United States of America , announced their plan to establish US army in Hawai ' i . During this time , Hawai ' i became the staging area to train soldiers for the Vietnam war .

Schofield barracks

25th Infantry division

A military civic action program to win the trust of South Vietnamese government . Over $ 800 , 000 of goods were collected to send over to the village . This program confirmed to the people of Hawai ‘ i the positive impact of their humanitarian effort but also reproduced the colonial logic of the United States as a nonviolent and benevolent empire . Operation helping hand

The Schofield Barracks became the training ground for the US military . Soldiers received advance infantry training before they went to war in Vietnam . The Schofield Barracks is famous for the imitation of Southeast Asian village known as the Kara Village . The Schofield Barracks became the ideal training ground and created one of the best military . branch in the US .

The 25th infantry division acquired the reputation in the US army as they " only counter - guerrilla trained division " who were skilled in navigating " native " terrains . " the Twenty - Fifth had “ some of the best trained and certainly best acclimated troops ” to arrive in the country ." they also became a key role in the Operation helping hand program .