Yokohama Gaijin

G e o r g e L a v r o v <p> George Lavrov was born and raised in Yokohama Japan where he attended St. Joseph grade and high school. He is a graduate of San Francisco State University with a major in international trade management with area specialization in Japan and the Pacific Rim. He is the author of The Pacific Rim--Threat or Promise as well as various other articles dealing with Asian and international business. Being trilingual he speaks English Russian and Japanese. <p> During 1975 to 1986 Lavrov was based in Tokyo where he represented American insurance interests. Since returning to the U.S. he has continued to work in the international arena especially related to Asia and the Pacific Rim. <p> Yokohama Gaijin is George Lavrov's personal story told from his own eyewitness account. It recounts the horror of WWII carpet bombings of Japanese cities including the tragic loss of his elder brother Konstantin who was killed instantly when a bomb from an American B-29 bomber made a direct hit on the Lavrov residence in Yokohama Japan on May 29th 1945 the harsh wartime treatment of gaijin (foreign) residents of Japan and much more. It is the true story of a stateless White Russian and his family as they coped through some of the most difficult times of the 20th century--the WWII period in Japan and the postwar years that followed. But it's also a story of faith and hope in the future--a future that spelled A M E R I C A and a successful career in the international business world.<br>