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George F. Drake
Autobiography
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Overview
Why an Autobiography?
Life Experiences
Family
George’s Background
Father’s side of family
Mother’s side of the family
George’s siblings
Roy
Stanley
Manasquan, N.J.
Photos of George
Mary Ann’s Background
Father’s side of the family
Mother’s side of the family
Mary Ann’s Siblings
Milwaukee
R.N.
European Travel
Monterey Peninsula
Marathon
Marriage and early years
Children
David
Todd
Genetics
Home and Garden
Family trips – USA
Mary Ann’s Spinning etc
Family Photos
Education
Grammar School, Allenwood, N.J.
Grammar School, Irvington, N.J.
Manasquan High School
Army Language School, Monterey, California
Monterey Peninsula College, A.A. Degree
Seoul National University
U.C. at Berkeley, Calif. B.A. and M.A. Degrees
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, Ph.D. Degree
Scouting
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Philmont Scout Ranch – 1946
Hitch Hike Trip – 1947
Central America Trip – 1949
Europe – 1950
U.S. National Jamboree – 1950
Scoutmaster – Ft. Devans, Massachusetts 1951
Scouting in Korea
World Scouting, Some Thoughts
Army
Basic training, morse code
Army Language School
Korea
326th CRC
Getting to Korea
Army life in the company compound
Going home at last
The Country and the People
Hiking in the hills
Life in the villages
Life in the city
Orphanage work
Manassas Manor
SDA Orphanage
Still helping back in the USA
Korean War Children
The concept being formed
First trip back to Korea, 1998
Goals
Research
Library
National Archives, Washington, DC
Stars & Stripes Archives, Japan
Private sources
Web Site
Photo Exhibit: GIs and the Kids – A Love Story
Las Vegas Opening
Gwangju Opening
Seoul, Milwaukee exhibits
Booklet: “GI’s and the Kids – A Love Story”
Pavilion
Design and construction
Relations with City of Bellingham
Dedication
Installing the roof tiles
Ceremony of Pavilion Completion
Vice Mayor of Cheongju Visit
Mayor of Gwangju Visit
Other visitors/activities
Recent Visits to Korea
2004
2005
2006 Photo Exhibit
2006 Honorary Citizen
Las Palomas and the KWCM –Korea
Sebastian’s Offer
2008 visit to Korea looking for a site
Conflict with Gwangju
Letter to the President of Korea
Current events
Bronze Star for Mike Strang
Whatcom County Korean War Memorials
Relations with Korean government
Orphans in Korean culture, some thoughts
Employment
Through High School
Inter-American Geodetic Survey
Government documents
Diary
Photographs
Looking Back
Robert R. Mcllwaine
Odd jobs while in College
High School/Community College Teaching
Atwater H.S.
Pacific Grove H.S.
Monterey Peninsula College
United States Information Agency
Recruitment and training
Manizales, Colombia
Bi-National Center Staff and Programs
Family life in the Foreign Service
The countryside
Death of President Kennedy
Honorary Citizen, Hijo Adoptivo, etc.
Home via. Guatemala
Univ. of Caldas, Manizales, Colombia, faculty position
Western Washington University
Hired
Teaching and Community involvement
Assistant to the President
Chair, East Asian Studies
Director, Office of International Programs
China Teaching Program
Mexico Earthquake Relief
Conflict with campus mores
Retirement
Bellingham City Council
Running for office
City Councilman activities
1976 – Bicentennial Celebration
Newspaper coverage
Observations
Civic Service-Social Action
City Bus System
Governor’s Mexican-American Advisory Committee
WARC and School District fight
Bellingham Herald Carriers Protective Association
Jungle Medicine, How does one save a culture?
Hosting International Visitors for US Information Agency
Creation of the RSVP and Vol. Action Center
Goals for Bellingham
Revenue Sharing
Developmental Disabilities
Housing
Whatcom County Opportunity Council
Visiting Nurse and Home Health Care
Art and Humanities
Early interests
USIA Cultural Center Director, Colombia
Japanese Art and Gardens
Big Rock Garden/Gardens of Art Nursery
Big Rock Garden as City Sculpture Park
Dance, music in my life
International Creche Festival
Sue C. Boynton Poetry Contest
SEBASTIAN IN BELLINGHAM exhibit
Publications
Western Missionary and Social Change in 19th Century China
Elites and Voluntary Associations, A Study of Community Power in Colombia
Huixquilucan, Study of a Mexican Community
GIs and the Kids – A Love Story
Awards-Recognition
Travels
Latin America
Current Activities
Sebastian in Bellingham
Korean Children’s Memorial
Throne of Nezahualcoyotl
Remembering Jim Zervas
Everything Else
Sale of our land to the City of Bellingham
Newspaper articles about Drake
Bicycle antics and fitness
Multimedia
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Design and construction