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Allegiance (other)
Allegiance is the duty which a subject or citizen is widely expected to owe to the state to which he or she belongs. Allegiance may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Games * ''Allegiance'' (video game), a 2000 computer game originally by Microsoft * '' Allegiance: War of Factions'', a social/political collectible card game set in a medieval city-state undergoing political turmoil Literature * ''Allegiance'' (novel), a novel set in the Star Wars galaxy that was released in January 2007 by Del Rey * ''Allegiance'', a 2012 fantasy novel by Cayla Kluver and the second book in the ''Legacy'' series * ''Allegiance'', a 2015 historical legal thriller about Japanese-American internment in WWII, authored by law professor Kermit Roosevelt III Music * Allegiance (Australian band), a retired thrash metal band from Perth, Australia * ''Allegiance'' (As Blood Runs Black album), the debut album of deathcore band As Blood Runs Black * ''Allegiance'' (Firewind album), the four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegiance
An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed, or freely committed, by the people, subjects or citizens to their state or sovereign. Etymology The word ''allegiance'' comes from Middle English ' (see Medieval Latin ', "a liegance"). The ''al-'' prefix was probably added through confusion with another legal term, ''allegiance'', an "allegation" (the French ' comes from the English). ''Allegiance'' is formed from "liege," from Old French ', "liege, free", of Germanic origin. The connection with Latin ', "to bind," is erroneous. Usage Traditionally, English legal commentators used the term ''allegiance'' in two ways. In one sense, it referred to the deference which anyone, even a foreigner, was expected to pay to the institutions of the country where they lived. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary refers to this as "local allegiance", which it distinguishes from "natural allegiance": "the allegiance owed to his country by a native-born subject or citizen". In the other sense, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegiance (musical)
''Allegiance'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Jay Kuo and a book by Marc Acito, Kuo and Lorenzo Thione. The story, set during the Japanese American internment of World War II (with a framing story set in the present day), was inspired by the personal experiences of George Takei, who starred in the musical. It follows the Kimura family in the years following the attack on Pearl Harbor, as they are forced to leave their farm in Salinas, California, and are sent to the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in the rural plains of Wyoming. The musical began development in 2008 and premiered in September 2012 in San Diego, California. It played on Broadway from October 2015 to February 2016. Reviews on Broadway were mixed, although the cast was generally praised. Further productions were mounted in Los Angeles in 2018 and London in 2023. Conception and historical perspective In the fall of 2008, George Takei and his husband, Brad, were coincidentally seated next to Jay Kuo and Lore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allegiance (film)
''Allegiance'', also known as ''Recalled'', is a 2012 American war film directed by Michael Connors and starring Bow Wow. ''Allegiance'' takes place in October 2004 and concerns the upcoming deployment of a New York Army National Guard unit to Iraq. Plot In October 2004, a New York Army National Guard unit prepares for an upcoming deployment to Iraq. First Lieutenant Danny Selfton, the executive officer of his company, was transferred to a non-deploying public affairs unit due to influence from his politically powerful father but is present to assist in the final preparations. Specialist Reyes, a combat medic in the same unit, applied for a compassionate reassignment due to his son suffering from lung cancer. However, his request for reassignment was denied by his battalion commander Lieutenant Colonel Owens due to his needed medical skills for the upcoming deployment. Not willing to leave his son, Reyes attempts to flee the base prior to his unit shipping out. Unable to do it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles (season 5)
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3,878,704 residents within the city limits , it is the second-most populous in the United States, behind only New York City. Los Angeles has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024). Greater Los Angeles, a combined statistical area that includes the Los Angeles and Riverside–San Bernardino metropolitan areas, is a sprawling metropolis of over 18.5 million residents. The majority of the city proper lies in a basin in Southern California adjacent to the Pacific Ocean in the west and extending partly through the Santa Monica Mountains and north into the San Fernando Valley, with the city bordering the San Gabriel Valley to its east. It covers about , and is the county seat and most popul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
