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southeastern asian-americans exceed those of african-americans and latinos. that's a quick demographic overview of the api community. how did these demographic features impact our involvement in california statewide redistricting process? because most asian-american and pacific islander communities engaged in redistricting statewide, couldn't rely on a legal hammer. organizing was a critical tool, given the concentration of asian-american and pacific islander communities in several population centers. throughout the state it was necessary to develop a statewide network to organize our community's involvement. we call that state white network metro l.a., san diego valley, orange county and san diego. we served as the lead agency providing legal research mapping. >> a local partner convened a coalition of community stakeholders to establish regional priorities and testify before the citizen's redistricting commission. stakeholders were mostly representatives from community based organizations and interested community members. while some local elected officials
southeastern asian-americans exceed those of african-americans and latinos. that's a quick demographic overview of the api community. how did these demographic features impact our involvement in california statewide redistricting process? because most asian-american and pacific islander communities engaged in redistricting statewide, couldn't rely on a legal hammer. organizing was a critical tool, given the concentration of asian-american and pacific islander communities in several population...
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see how important african-american history is to a larger american history. robert smalls is included in the museum's vision, and it includes the stories related to robert smalls and his life and word. in february of -- february of this year, the museum celebrated the groundbreaking. and president obama was there. and i want to share with you his words in talking about the importance and significance of this museum. he said that moments like this made him think about his daughters, sasha and malia, and what i want for them to take away. i want them to see how ordinary americans can do extraordinary things, how men and a women just like them have the courage to right a wrong. he said i want them to appreciate this museum not just as a record of tragedy, but as a celebration of life. and when we look at, again, robert smalls and the ministers associated with his life, we think of those as some of the ones we have talked about, my colleagues have talked about previously, those that are related to the individual and personal stories, his immediate circle and fami
see how important african-american history is to a larger american history. robert smalls is included in the museum's vision, and it includes the stories related to robert smalls and his life and word. in february of -- february of this year, the museum celebrated the groundbreaking. and president obama was there. and i want to share with you his words in talking about the importance and significance of this museum. he said that moments like this made him think about his daughters, sasha and...
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the chinese institute of engineers, chinese american cultural association, chinese american political association, citizens for better community, the memorial center, culture to culture federation of indo americans of northern california. hispanic chamber of commerce, monday goalan students nonprofit organization in america, northern california athletic association, national association of american professionals, national association of advancement of colored people, national association of independent business, national association of filipino americans, chinese americans, parent of great education. united california practitioners of chinese medicine, young filipino professional association. so a round of applause to all of our community partners, please. that was a lot. >> i'm glad he had to do that. our next speaker is u.s. congressman mike honda. he has represented the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. house of representatives for over a decade. in congress, he is a member of the powerful house appropriations and budgets committee, chair emeritus of the asian p
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but he's not revered by african-americans in the way that he is by some other americans. but i must say he's not revered by all white americans either, because the celebration of the lincoln prize was held in richmond a few years ago, and there were people picketing because they felt that lincoln was a murderer, that he was responsible for the 620,000 people who were killed as a consequence of the war. so, there are some southerners who still feel very negatively about lincoln. i don't think that african-americans feel negatively about him. i think that african-americans just don't have an opinion about him one way or the other except he was a great president. there's no special feeling for lincoln, perhaps, that there was when the slaves were emancipated. >> let me ask you about a very unscientific survey that i've taken. as i go around to museums and historical places over the years, i find very few african-americans. is that what you -- >> that's exactly what i found as well. and it's because -- and i don't want to speak for all african-americans, but i think i underst
but he's not revered by african-americans in the way that he is by some other americans. but i must say he's not revered by all white americans either, because the celebration of the lincoln prize was held in richmond a few years ago, and there were people picketing because they felt that lincoln was a murderer, that he was responsible for the 620,000 people who were killed as a consequence of the war. so, there are some southerners who still feel very negatively about lincoln. i don't think...
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manufacturing, american energy, skills for american workers and a renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. to retool and restructure. today, general motors is back on top as the world's number one auto-maker. [ applause ] chrysler has grown faster in the u.s. than any major car company. ford is investing billions in u.s. plants and factories. together, the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs. we bet on american workers. we bet on american ingenuity. tonight, the american auto industry is back. [ applause ] what's happening in detroit can happen in other industries. it can happen in cleveland and pittsburgh and raleigh. we can't bring every job back that's left our shore, but right now, it's getting more expensive to do business in places like china. meanwhile, america is more productive. a few weeks ago, the ceo of master lock told me that it now makes business sens
manufacturing, american energy, skills for american workers and a renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. to retool and restructure. today, general motors is back on top as the world's number one auto-maker. [ applause ] chrysler has grown faster in the u.s. than any major car company....
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when we talk about african- american history, we are talking about african american history not as a separate and distinct history, but as an integral part of history -- the history of san francisco, the history of the united states, and of the world. we cannot think about this broader concept of history without understanding the role and contributions people of african descent have played in this broader statement of what history is. this is true not only for people of african descent, but all people. we are all part of history. "we present from the african american perspective is simply that -- a perspective of history that helps fill up that picture. without the understanding of these covers perspectives, it is difficult to fully appreciate our true history. i am doing the best i can appear. -- up here. i guess we should have some of three stanzas a couple of times. [laughter] we also have ms. jackson with us. a pleasure to have you with us. in your programs, there is also a flier in your programs. it is on the flip side of "lift every voice and sing." it is a flier about a progra
when we talk about african- american history, we are talking about african american history not as a separate and distinct history, but as an integral part of history -- the history of san francisco, the history of the united states, and of the world. we cannot think about this broader concept of history without understanding the role and contributions people of african descent have played in this broader statement of what history is. this is true not only for people of african descent, but all...
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american movie sold american exceptionalism, including quote puritanical moralism as one observer put it. they occasionally made fun of those values to the work of people such as buster keaton and charlie chaplin but this was all done tongue-in-cheek and never meant to totally undermined the system itself. by 1930, the u.s. had 18,000 movie houses and compared to frances 2400 britain's 3000. europe simply get.compete with hollywood and as long as hollywood sold american exceptionalism, europeans wanted to be like clark gable in this case. conflation communist education, ethnic unrest and most of all the contradictions cause the post-war european structure to crumble into the totalitarian moment. spain of course with its civil war was the first to see the future. the fascist rise in italy, then germany and the samurai totalitarian culture japan were assassination awaited anyone who questioned its destiny of all of asia and the remaining democracies lack of will to stop the weekend. when mussolini successfully crushed ethiopia and none of the league of nations opposed him, the entire no
american movie sold american exceptionalism, including quote puritanical moralism as one observer put it. they occasionally made fun of those values to the work of people such as buster keaton and charlie chaplin but this was all done tongue-in-cheek and never meant to totally undermined the system itself. by 1930, the u.s. had 18,000 movie houses and compared to frances 2400 britain's 3000. europe simply get.compete with hollywood and as long as hollywood sold american exceptionalism,...
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an economy built on american manufacturing, american energy, skills for american workers and renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. in exchange for helped we demanded responsibility. we got workers and automakers to settle their differences and we got the industry to to retool and restructure. today general motors is back on top as the world's number one automaker. [ applause ] >>> chrysler has grown faster in the u.s. than any other major car company. ford is investing billions in u.s. plants and factories. together the industry added nearly 160,000 jobs. we bet on american workers. we bet on american ingenuity and tonight the american auto industry is back. [ applause ] >> what is happening in detroit can happen in other industries. it can happen in cleveland and pittsburgh and raleigh. we can't bring every job back that has left our shore. but right now it's getting more exp
an economy built on american manufacturing, american energy, skills for american workers and renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. in exchange for helped we demanded responsibility. we got workers and automakers to settle their differences and we got the industry to to retool and...
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who is an american? how do we sort of coexist in this post war period where the people from that community are by and large marginalized, yet you have this whole kind of other thing happening where it's -- the war has been won, this is like new things, television is happening, advertising, this whole advertising thing is happening. so you have these marginalized peoples and what happens, is it possible to develop a kind of at that moment a cross-cultural community? is it possible to have kind of a multi cultural community that emerged from that moment? and so, in particular, that's what i wanted to explore. and part of the back drop is there was this extraordinary jazz scene happening in that area. there's this wonderful book called fillmore harlem west and also there's several other books that are about that particular era. but that's all happening too, people like billie holiday, count basie, duke ellington, they were all playing in the fillmore district, bop city, plantation club, jack's tavern. that'
who is an american? how do we sort of coexist in this post war period where the people from that community are by and large marginalized, yet you have this whole kind of other thing happening where it's -- the war has been won, this is like new things, television is happening, advertising, this whole advertising thing is happening. so you have these marginalized peoples and what happens, is it possible to develop a kind of at that moment a cross-cultural community? is it possible to have kind...
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schools in american universities, leading american foundations. it's all there on the internet. people are not talking about world government anybody, but world governance, a form of transnational governance. look at four people, quick views, and talbot, the president of the brookings institution, a major think tank in washington. the former secretary of state, and as a journalist for time magazine in the 1990s, they wrote an article in which he welcomed super national political authority. he said, quote, "i'll bet within the next hundred years nationhood as we know it will be obsolete and all states will recognize a single global authority." he concluded saying "the devra davis luges of power upwards of units of administration is basically a positive phenomena." coe, currently, today, the chief legal adviser of the u.s. state department, in other words, he advises the president on what the law is, was gave a major speech last week at georgetown law, a major figure in international law writing, quote, "domestic courts must play a major role in coo
schools in american universities, leading american foundations. it's all there on the internet. people are not talking about world government anybody, but world governance, a form of transnational governance. look at four people, quick views, and talbot, the president of the brookings institution, a major think tank in washington. the former secretary of state, and as a journalist for time magazine in the 1990s, they wrote an article in which he welcomed super national political authority. he...
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it makes him an honorary asian- american. he is the first asian-american president as well. tonight's events would not be possible without our community partners. a group that helped make all this happened, i am going to read them all. the asian business alliance, asian law alliance, the asian pacific american leadership institute, chinese-american cultural association, chinese american political association, citizens for better community, culture to culture, why in the chamber of commerce of northern care of -- kawai and chamber of commerce of northern california, northern california chinese athletic association, national association of american professionals, national federation of independent business, national federation of filipino americans, the filipino chamber of commerce, around of applause for all of our community partners, please. that was a lot. [applause] >> i am so glad he had to do that. our next speaker is u.s. congressmen. he is representing the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. house of representatives. in congress, he is a member of the
it makes him an honorary asian- american. he is the first asian-american president as well. tonight's events would not be possible without our community partners. a group that helped make all this happened, i am going to read them all. the asian business alliance, asian law alliance, the asian pacific american leadership institute, chinese-american cultural association, chinese american political association, citizens for better community, culture to culture, why in the chamber of commerce of...
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when i thought i was always an american? there was a great deal of controversy in the camps and difference of opinion. so my character is one of those individuals who signed no, no. that's a form of protest. and because of doing that, he is taken out of the camp that he's in and sent to tule lake where most of the troublemakers were sent. then he gets out of camp and he comes back to san francisco and what happened in the japanese american communities is that many of the young men signed yes yes. many of them went off to war and became part of the 442nd, the 100th battalion, the mis, military intelligence, and were extraordinarily heroic and died in very high casualty rates in europe. and so when chet comes back to san francisco, those people who signed no no were looked upon as cowards. they were traitors. they sat out the war where these other people died. everyone a friend, an uncle or somebody they knew who had died, lost an arm, or was killed in service. chet comes back and he is literally spit on by his own community.
when i thought i was always an american? there was a great deal of controversy in the camps and difference of opinion. so my character is one of those individuals who signed no, no. that's a form of protest. and because of doing that, he is taken out of the camp that he's in and sent to tule lake where most of the troublemakers were sent. then he gets out of camp and he comes back to san francisco and what happened in the japanese american communities is that many of the young men signed yes...
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it is a great day, it is a great day for americans. not for one party or the other or for an ideology, but for the 34 million americans who will have access to affordable, available health care. and it is a great win for our seniors who will no longer fall through the doughnut hole, and for women who will not be discriminated against by insurance policies that historically charge them more for their premiums than their male colleagues. and women will no longer be treated as a preexisting condition. thereby denying coverage for pregnancy, for c-sections and the very important preventative measures in the bill that will help prevent cancers and diseases. it is a great victory for our country, which is joining that family of economically advantaged countries that are providing health care to their people, all their people. and now it's time to go back to work. creating jobs for healthy americans. >> i've got a lot of members of congress waiting. >> i'll be real quick. >> no, i'm sorry. jerry is next. nava is next. >> i'm congressman jerry
it is a great day, it is a great day for americans. not for one party or the other or for an ideology, but for the 34 million americans who will have access to affordable, available health care. and it is a great win for our seniors who will no longer fall through the doughnut hole, and for women who will not be discriminated against by insurance policies that historically charge them more for their premiums than their male colleagues. and women will no longer be treated as a preexisting...
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and if you ask them, "will you achieve the american dream?" most americans say yes. but at a collective level when you ask people, "does the american dream still hold true?" we're seeing in surveys for the first time that only about, you know, half of americans are agreeing that the american dream still holds true. and that's remarkable. >> what's the practical consequences of that? of giving up faith and hope in that dream? >> the fact is that for most middle-class and working-class americans the politics seems increasingly removed from their everyday experience and their life. and there is a current of distrust and anger towards washington is that is so deep right now. >> when we turn on our tvs, our radios, or pick up our newspapers, we read about what is going on in our federal and state governments, and we start to believe that you don't care about us. we hear that corporate welfare continues and ceos get six-figure bonuses at taxpayer expense, and we wonder who you're working for. and we look across the kitchen table at our families eating ramen noodles for the
and if you ask them, "will you achieve the american dream?" most americans say yes. but at a collective level when you ask people, "does the american dream still hold true?" we're seeing in surveys for the first time that only about, you know, half of americans are agreeing that the american dream still holds true. and that's remarkable. >> what's the practical consequences of that? of giving up faith and hope in that dream? >> the fact is that for most...
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an economy built on american manufacturing, american energy, skills for american workers and a renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. in exchange for help, we demanded responsibility we got workers and automakers to settle their differences. we got the industry to retool and restructure. today general motors is back on top as the world's number-one automaker. (cheers and applause) chrysler has grown faster in the u.s. than any major car company. ford is investing billions in u.s. plants and factories. and together the entire industry added nearly 160,000 jobs. we bet on american workers. we bet on american ingenuity and tonight the american auto industry is back. (applause) what's happening in detroit can happen in other industries. it can happen in cleveland and pittsburgh and raleigh. we can't bring every job back that's left our shore, but right now it's getting more expensiv
an economy built on american manufacturing, american energy, skills for american workers and a renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. in exchange for help, we demanded responsibility we got workers and automakers to settle their differences. we got the industry to retool and restructure....
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in the american culture, menino of the historical accomplishments of the african- american women, phyllis wheatley, harriet tubman, leader of underground railroad. ida wells, the unyielding upon it to a lynching. rosa parks, of course, the mother of the modern civil rights movement and on and on. gwendolyn brooks, tommy morrison -- toni morrison. wonderful writers. awe still have a ways to go, we hav a long ways to go. as an author to have helped our human rights commission read the agenda we have a ways to go. [applause] that is why i look at the audience, i see a lot of people that will help us get there. our board of supervisors are here, our other elected officials, the treasure is here. members from all the other communities are here. because it is not just something the african-american community can do. the chinese -- a chinese person can help with the advantage to agenda. a latino person can help. a korean person can help. a gay person can help. everyone can help accomplish the unfinished agenda for everyone. i often talk about partnerships. we have to partner with our african-ame
in the american culture, menino of the historical accomplishments of the african- american women, phyllis wheatley, harriet tubman, leader of underground railroad. ida wells, the unyielding upon it to a lynching. rosa parks, of course, the mother of the modern civil rights movement and on and on. gwendolyn brooks, tommy morrison -- toni morrison. wonderful writers. awe still have a ways to go, we hav a long ways to go. as an author to have helped our human rights commission read the agenda we...
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interested in american history? watch american history television on c-span 3 every weekend. forty-eight hours of people and events that document people and events. visit c-span.org for more information. next, from book tv's recent visit to wichita, kansas, we hear from robert weems. his book, "business in black and white", takes a look at what initiatives were promoted by american presence to promote african-american business development. >> part of that was motivated by the war on poverty. part of it was the means to help lemonade african-american poverty. another impulse was the urban rebellions of the mid- late 1960s. the likelihood of people destroying property in those neighborhoods would decrease. all that being said, in doing some preliminary reading, i came across a fleeting reference of a 1949 book on black business to a division of negro affairs. the vision, in fact, was in the coolidge administration. this grew out of the commerce department when uber -- herbert hoover. there was a entrepreneur who had a meeting with huger. they had a meeting together. motivation
interested in american history? watch american history television on c-span 3 every weekend. forty-eight hours of people and events that document people and events. visit c-span.org for more information. next, from book tv's recent visit to wichita, kansas, we hear from robert weems. his book, "business in black and white", takes a look at what initiatives were promoted by american presence to promote african-american business development. >> part of that was motivated by the...
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writing an african american character. you have to think about, too, this whole idea of political correctness has both an up side and a very bad down side. one of those is people tend to be very cautious and not want to try things like that. i eventually through my relationship with danny glover pulled it out of my drawers -- out of the drawer, desk drawer, and read it and danny was instrumental in saying, let's do this. let's just do this. but, again, it was me working with some african american actors and i actually had it vetted by august wilson, read it and checked it out for me and there's another fellow who wrote soldier's story, charles fuller, took a look at it for me. i wanted to make sure my bases were covered. but this new play, what i did was, i feel comfortable writing the characters, but you are never sure. one thing that happened was steven anthony jones helped me a great deal with the african american character. we took it to sundance and what happens when you go to sundance is you bring some actors and som
writing an african american character. you have to think about, too, this whole idea of political correctness has both an up side and a very bad down side. one of those is people tend to be very cautious and not want to try things like that. i eventually through my relationship with danny glover pulled it out of my drawers -- out of the drawer, desk drawer, and read it and danny was instrumental in saying, let's do this. let's just do this. but, again, it was me working with some african...
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i mean 29% of americans now have college degrees but much, much smaller percentage of americans were benefiting from this economic transformation. >> well as we speak i can hear all of those free-marketers out they say "come on, piers -- come on hacker, it is the global economy. it's the cheap labor overseas. it's those high-technology skills that you say are required, these deep forces that actually are beyond our control, and are making inevitable this division between the top and everyone else," right? that's what they were saying as they listen to you right now. >> we think the story that's told about how the global economy has shifted clearly matters. >> and again we wouldn't want to say that the kinds of changes that they were it talking about don't matter at all but they still leave open for a country to decide how they're going to respond to those kinds of economic challenges and when you look at other affluent democracies that have also been exposed to these same kinds of pressures who are actually more open -- smaller economies are often more open to the global economy than
i mean 29% of americans now have college degrees but much, much smaller percentage of americans were benefiting from this economic transformation. >> well as we speak i can hear all of those free-marketers out they say "come on, piers -- come on hacker, it is the global economy. it's the cheap labor overseas. it's those high-technology skills that you say are required, these deep forces that actually are beyond our control, and are making inevitable this division between the top and...
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must unite as americans. it's exactly the wrong time to throw political punches. it's a time to restore calm and proceed wisely, but the political punches are flying fast and furious? >> yes, the romney campaign is getting mixed advice. there are some saying he should be more aggressive against the president on the issue of foreign policy, that they believe that there is ground to be won here, if you will, politically, on for instance the management of the arab spring going forward, dealings with israel and iran and syria. and there are others, and we heard them go public a few hours ago saying, wait a minute, this is not the time. have that debate, but did you pick the wrong time. is this sort of when you did it, having this press conference that he had, which was a fairly testy press conference just a few minutes before the president gives a statement in the rose garden that doesn't have politics at the forefront. >> these are two lines of criticism we heard from the republicans, one is leadership and being
must unite as americans. it's exactly the wrong time to throw political punches. it's a time to restore calm and proceed wisely, but the political punches are flying fast and furious? >> yes, the romney campaign is getting mixed advice. there are some saying he should be more aggressive against the president on the issue of foreign policy, that they believe that there is ground to be won here, if you will, politically, on for instance the management of the arab spring going forward,...
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not 90% of the american people. you're pretty safe attacking the economic royalists since no one really thinks that they fit into that particular category. and republicans had a big problem. they're not only dealing with such a carismatic, politically brilliant president, but they had trouble with what? >> much worse than the trouble they're having now. finding a candidate. they had been shredded in three consecutive elections. 1930, 1934, 1936. they clung to small minorities in both houses of congress. they were republican governors in about a half dozen states with combined populations less than that of new york state. didn't leave much in the way of presidential timber for the republican party. as one political analyst put it, you can't beat somebody with nobody. and fdr was a very big somebody going into the campaign of 1936. republicans decided they would look west for a candidate. you know, that the future of the party -- and they were right, although not immediately -- lay in the west, not in the east. and th
not 90% of the american people. you're pretty safe attacking the economic royalists since no one really thinks that they fit into that particular category. and republicans had a big problem. they're not only dealing with such a carismatic, politically brilliant president, but they had trouble with what? >> much worse than the trouble they're having now. finding a candidate. they had been shredded in three consecutive elections. 1930, 1934, 1936. they clung to small minorities in both...
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>> he's misleading the american people. he's lying to the american people, because that's not what it does. he knows that the congressional budget office says that this saves over $1 trillion in reducing health care costs over the coming years. it's the beginning of the reduction of health care costs.ç we see small businesses expanding their businesses, providing health care to their employees because they get some assistance through the job credits, and remember this, something else goes along with this health care coverage that can never be taken away, economic security. you know how many millions of americans in this recession lost their health care because they lost their job, not because they weren't good workers, it's because of the scandals on wall street they lost their jobs, then they lost their health care, and then they ended up in bankruptcy court. that doesn't happen to people in the future, and for people who want to start a business but worry about leaving the company they are with because their wife and spo
>> he's misleading the american people. he's lying to the american people, because that's not what it does. he knows that the congressional budget office says that this saves over $1 trillion in reducing health care costs over the coming years. it's the beginning of the reduction of health care costs.ç we see small businesses expanding their businesses, providing health care to their employees because they get some assistance through the job credits, and remember this, something else...
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his famous 1941 essay in "life," "the american century" was a call to reshape the world on the american model. he wrote "we are the inheriters of all the great principles of western civilization. above all justice, the love of truth, the ideal of charity. it now becomes our time to be the powerhouse from which the ideals spread throughout the world and do the mysterious work of lifting the life of mankind from the level of the beast to what the sulness called a little lower than the angels". luce had an almost proprietary view of china, the land of his birth and spent much of his adult life supporting and idolizing shanghai shek, denying the incompetence of the regime and insisting that the united states commit itself to defeating the japanese and then the communists in china. one of his most famous journalists, theodore h. white, then a young "time" correspondent in china and for a time a friend and admirer of luce, he was fired when he began to express his disaffection form sheng. partly because of his group over the fall of china, he went on to be a passionate champion of the least s
his famous 1941 essay in "life," "the american century" was a call to reshape the world on the american model. he wrote "we are the inheriters of all the great principles of western civilization. above all justice, the love of truth, the ideal of charity. it now becomes our time to be the powerhouse from which the ideals spread throughout the world and do the mysterious work of lifting the life of mankind from the level of the beast to what the sulness called a little...
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does it create american jobs? abc's neal karlinsky takes us inside version 5 of the new big thing. >> reporter: apple unleashed its latest iphone 5 sitting on a pedestal, treated like a tiny glass and aluminum work of art. >> this is iphone 5. >> reporter: the most successful smart phone in a sea of competition has a bigger screen, thinner and lighter. >> one function is called passbook. when you walk into the airport, it knows where you are. you have an airline ticket electronically in your phone. it knows where you are. the plane ticket pops up and checks you in automatically. >> reporter: but it didn't pack big surprises. it no longer seems to matter to apple's massive bottom line? will it be a hit? >> yes. >> doesn't matter, it will? >> doesn't even matter. it will be a hit. so many people are on the apple band wagon right now. >> reporter: analysts believe it will sell enough to help the noise's economy. jpmorgan's chief economist predicted the iphone 5 could had between 25% to 50% points to the economy. >> i
does it create american jobs? abc's neal karlinsky takes us inside version 5 of the new big thing. >> reporter: apple unleashed its latest iphone 5 sitting on a pedestal, treated like a tiny glass and aluminum work of art. >> this is iphone 5. >> reporter: the most successful smart phone in a sea of competition has a bigger screen, thinner and lighter. >> one function is called passbook. when you walk into the airport, it knows where you are. you have an airline ticket...
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americans by contrast would be back. not these americans to be sure. not any time soon but soon enough. before any power including spain would occupy guantanamo and exploit its riches. the original american recruits survived the expedition. massachusetts sent 500 troops and returned 50. verizon returned 20. astounding figures replicated throughout the colony. lawrence washington was among the fortunate to return to the colony's securing vernon's place in american history. a stubborn case of tuberculosis accompanied him home. late in 1743, by the end of the decade ultimately killing him on july 26, 1752, at the age of 33. it was left to lawrence washington's half brother george to transform mount vernon from the solemn epitaph to a bungled military campaign in to the triumphant some elimination. the more mount vernon became associated with its new owner to further its connection to guantanamo bay receded. so that today guantanamo's place in american history is all but forgotten. guantanamo was there at the beginning and has been there ever since, reflec
americans by contrast would be back. not these americans to be sure. not any time soon but soon enough. before any power including spain would occupy guantanamo and exploit its riches. the original american recruits survived the expedition. massachusetts sent 500 troops and returned 50. verizon returned 20. astounding figures replicated throughout the colony. lawrence washington was among the fortunate to return to the colony's securing vernon's place in american history. a stubborn case of...
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like other americans, muslim-americans want law enforcement to uphold public safety. and not be viewed as a threat, but as an ally. when fbi for example, shows up at homes or offices of american-muslims who haven't done anything wrong, it makes them feel targeted and under suspicion and it diminishes the important connection between law enforcement and citizens that is necessary to protect all of us. when muslim-americans get pulled out of line at an airport, questioned for hours, these are questions actually asked -- where do you go? why did you give them $200 donation? do you pray? how often? when questions like this are asked, which have nothing to do with conduct behavior subjective of a crime, it erodes the connection between law enforcement and citizens. no american should be forced to answer questions about how they worship. i was particularly disturbed when i heard stories coming out of the controversy in new york about kids being spied on in colleges th s by the muslim stu association. i was proud when my son was elected president of the muslim student associ
like other americans, muslim-americans want law enforcement to uphold public safety. and not be viewed as a threat, but as an ally. when fbi for example, shows up at homes or offices of american-muslims who haven't done anything wrong, it makes them feel targeted and under suspicion and it diminishes the important connection between law enforcement and citizens that is necessary to protect all of us. when muslim-americans get pulled out of line at an airport, questioned for hours, these are...
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story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our website. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> as the presidential campaign enters its final month and the political parties prepares for its conventions, american history tv will air "the contenders" featuring 14 political key figures who ran for president and lost but impacted american history. we'll air the series every weekend from june 3rd to september 2nd on sundays at 8:30 a.m., 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. eastern all here on american history tv on c-span3 and join us as historians preview the series on saturday, june 2nd, at 10:00 a.m. eastern. >>> this week on "the civil war" historians and authors, including david blight and stephanie mccurry discuss ongoing legacies of the civil war. the issues and controversies still being born out today. yale university's gilder lehrman center hosted this event. it is about an hour and 45 minutes. >>> good afternoon, everyone. >> good afternoon. >> i was in a bunch of s
story on american history tv. get our schedules and see past programs at our website. and you can join in the conversation on social media sites. >>> as the presidential campaign enters its final month and the political parties prepares for its conventions, american history tv will air "the contenders" featuring 14 political key figures who ran for president and lost but impacted american history. we'll air the series every weekend from june 3rd to september 2nd on sundays at...
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an economy built on american manufacturing. american energy. skills for american workers. and renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. in exchange for help, we demanded response built. we got workers and auto workers to settle their differences. got the industry to retool and restructure. today, general motors is back on top as the world's number one automaker. [ applause ] chrysler has grown faster in the u.s. than my major company. ford is investing millions in plants and factories. the entire industry added 160,000 jobs. we bet on american workers. we bet on american ingenuity, tonight the american auto industry is back! [ applause ] what's happening in detroit can happen in other industries. it can happen in cleveland and pittsburgh and raleigh. we can't bring every job back that left our shore. but right now, it's getting more expensive to do business in places l
an economy built on american manufacturing. american energy. skills for american workers. and renewal of american values. this blueprint begins with american manufacturing. on the day i took office, our auto industry was on the verge of collapse. some even said we should let it die. with a million jobs at stake, i refused to let that happen. in exchange for help, we demanded response built. we got workers and auto workers to settle their differences. got the industry to retool and restructure....
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american history. during times of disorder and perceived threat to national security, the line between illegal and legal state activities has often been hard to distinguish and obviously we continue to grapple with the questions even today in order to better understand our own time in the future. thank you. [ applause ] >> i want to remind everybody, we have two very helpful people holding microphones. please have the microphone in your hand before you ask a question. yes, sir? >> i'm a doctor retired from whittier college. to guess s to professor scott, this may be a bit personal, a couple years ago in the alumni magazine there was an article by the president about opening their law school in china. would you consider being against lecture there on richard nixon as i did but was turned down. >> thanks. >> hi, i had a question for you. regarding empire life and imperialism, american empire and how do you individually feel about the idea of having imperialism put over the vietnam war? >> let's start wit
american history. during times of disorder and perceived threat to national security, the line between illegal and legal state activities has often been hard to distinguish and obviously we continue to grapple with the questions even today in order to better understand our own time in the future. thank you. [ applause ] >> i want to remind everybody, we have two very helpful people holding microphones. please have the microphone in your hand before you ask a question. yes, sir? >>...
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i think the guide for american foreign policy has been not some abstraction, but what is in american national interest? for 3 1/2 years, we have seen the sacrifice against an ideological spectrum and we are suffering from that today. >> greta: there is no respect for americans by the protesters. and they are insulting, putting our people at risk. they are destroying our property. and in terms of the -- in terms of the brotherhood, they are the ones who at least it's reported, are calling for this protest to happen in cairo, that we are at least watching the beginnings of. so the muslim brotherhood, at least tonight, seems to be up to their eyeballs in this protest. ambassador, thank you, sir. >> thank you. >> greta: the growing violence sal50. to president clinton. good evening, dick. >> hi. well, i think that eye think absolutely, this is what happens when you have a weak presidency. maybe bush was too strong and the casualty there is that people start turning against the war. but obama is way too weak. and like with jimmy carter when the american president is weak, our enemies are
i think the guide for american foreign policy has been not some abstraction, but what is in american national interest? for 3 1/2 years, we have seen the sacrifice against an ideological spectrum and we are suffering from that today. >> greta: there is no respect for americans by the protesters. and they are insulting, putting our people at risk. they are destroying our property. and in terms of the -- in terms of the brotherhood, they are the ones who at least it's reported, are calling...
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we are americans. we know that our spirit cannot be broken and the foundation of our leadership cannot be shaken. that is the legacy of the four americans that we lost, men who will live on in the hearts of those they loved and in the strength of the country they serve. with their memory to guide us, we will go forward. thanks. >> hello, i am united states representative and retired army lieutenant colonel alan west feared this week, the republican-led house of representatives continued to focus on jobs and removing government barriers that make it harder to create jobs. including the small business tax hike that president obama has proposed. the house took action to address a serious threat to our national security, which is what i would like to discuss with you today. far from the coverage of election day, there is another day limit, january 2. it has here is consecrations for our nation's security -- it has serious consequences for our nation's security. it's the government does not act,there will b
we are americans. we know that our spirit cannot be broken and the foundation of our leadership cannot be shaken. that is the legacy of the four americans that we lost, men who will live on in the hearts of those they loved and in the strength of the country they serve. with their memory to guide us, we will go forward. thanks. >> hello, i am united states representative and retired army lieutenant colonel alan west feared this week, the republican-led house of representatives continued...
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this year, the international community saw the first ever filipino american book festival. it celebrated a richness and fusion of philippine and filipino american culture into literature, visual arts, and people. it marked the largest gathering of authors and artists of filipina heritage from around the world. the san francisco bay area filipino american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of the duration of our people's story. >> representing the filipino american book festival of the committee chair and the committee for the event. [applause] >> thank you very much. [applause] >> filipinos love a great party. in northern california, one organization proves this year in and year out by celebrating our heritage and culture. this year, it broke records, making it the largest festival in the region. ladies gentlemen, the filipino american art exposition. >> [inaudible] and the best of philippine cuisine with more than 100,000 filipino americans living in the bay area alone, it is no surprise that the largest philippine a festival in northern california takes place righ
this year, the international community saw the first ever filipino american book festival. it celebrated a richness and fusion of philippine and filipino american culture into literature, visual arts, and people. it marked the largest gathering of authors and artists of filipina heritage from around the world. the san francisco bay area filipino american community salutes this milestone, a legacy of the duration of our people's story. >> representing the filipino american book festival of...
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i'm an american songwriter. it's an honor and a privilege to appear as chairman and president of ascap, the american society of composers, authors and publishers. and behalf of our 427,000 american songwriter, composer and publisher members. senators, i'm not hered to too address rampant copyright, rather i'm here to bear witness to the challenges u.s. music creators face in securing fair compensation for public performance of our music through, quote/unquote, normal channels in russia. with reproduction royalties declining globally, public performance royalties increasingly determine whether a talented music creator can remain a professional or is forced to take a day job to subsidize a music hobby. bill withers one time said to his senator, you don't want us taking day jobs, senator, because you're liable to wind up with ozzy osbourne as your plumber. you're in a lot of trouble. such a transition would be a huge loss, not only for american culture, but also for our economy. ascap members are the owners of smal
i'm an american songwriter. it's an honor and a privilege to appear as chairman and president of ascap, the american society of composers, authors and publishers. and behalf of our 427,000 american songwriter, composer and publisher members. senators, i'm not hered to too address rampant copyright, rather i'm here to bear witness to the challenges u.s. music creators face in securing fair compensation for public performance of our music through, quote/unquote, normal channels in russia. with...
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by the american legion. by the end of my year in office, i would have spent more than 300 days traveling the nation and sometimes -- sometimes beyond visiting veterans, active duty troops, and they chatted americans everywhere. i will have a rare and unique opportunity to see the faces and hear the stories of those that have sacrificed on behalf of the nation. they will ask me what the american legion is doing for them today. and they will ask me what their elected officials are doing for them. they will want to know what you are doing to make things right for america's veterans, their families, and communities. they have a good reason to ask. today's generation of troops come home from war, they are not sure about the future, where will the jobs come from, what if they can't get the war out of their minds? what if they need a doctor now where they cannot wait to see one in a month. they will want to know what massive cuts in the defense budget -- a massive cuts in the defense budget will mean to small busin
by the american legion. by the end of my year in office, i would have spent more than 300 days traveling the nation and sometimes -- sometimes beyond visiting veterans, active duty troops, and they chatted americans everywhere. i will have a rare and unique opportunity to see the faces and hear the stories of those that have sacrificed on behalf of the nation. they will ask me what the american legion is doing for them today. and they will ask me what their elected officials are doing for them....
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greatness is found when american character and american courage overcome american challenges. when lewis morris of new york was about to sign the declaration of independence, his brother advised against it, warning he would lose all his property. but morris, a plain-spoken founder, responded damn the consequences. give me the pen. >> [applause] >> that is the eloquence of american action. we heard it during world war ii, when general eisenhower told paratroopers on d-day morning not to worry. and one replied we're not worried, general. it's hitler's turn to worry now. >> [applause] >> we heard it in the civil rights movement when brave men and women did not say we shall cope or we shall see. they said we shall overcome. >> [applause] >> an american president must call upon that character. tonight in this hall, we resolve to be the party not of repose but of reform. we will write not footnotes but chapters in the american story. we will add the work of our hands to the inheritance of our fathers' and mothers' and leave this nation greater than we found it. >> [applause] >> we k
greatness is found when american character and american courage overcome american challenges. when lewis morris of new york was about to sign the declaration of independence, his brother advised against it, warning he would lose all his property. but morris, a plain-spoken founder, responded damn the consequences. give me the pen. >> [applause] >> that is the eloquence of american action. we heard it during world war ii, when general eisenhower told paratroopers on d-day morning not...
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when an american-born woman married an american-born man, he lost his citizenship. if his country did not instantly make her a subject or citizenship, she was exposed to statelessness. and the u.s. supreme court said in 15, this is okay. this is okay. and when american women got to vote, that the integrity of married women citizenship was one of the key things that they wanted to fix. and when they fixed it, congress would only fix it so that if you married a man who was eligible for citizenship, you could keep your citizenship. but at that time, chinese, japanese -- >> you couldn't marry an asian. you could marry a european, but not an african. >> you couldn't born an asian. ulysses grant daughter had married an englishman. when she was widowed, she had to petition congress to restore her citizenship. so these are ways in which the history of women in the united states could be very -- the grounding of that has been quite significant. >> and although the 14th amendment did a lot to define who is a citizen, the issue of citizenship -- well, still isn't resolv resolv
when an american-born woman married an american-born man, he lost his citizenship. if his country did not instantly make her a subject or citizenship, she was exposed to statelessness. and the u.s. supreme court said in 15, this is okay. this is okay. and when american women got to vote, that the integrity of married women citizenship was one of the key things that they wanted to fix. and when they fixed it, congress would only fix it so that if you married a man who was eligible for...
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african-american women are serving as nurses now. all nurses during the civil war are contract nurses. working mostly with the sanitary commission. they're contract nurses and hundreds of african-american women serve in these roles with the army and with the navy. however, five african-american women are legally enlisted in the navy as nurses. and they serve aboard a hospital ship in the mississippi called the red rover. anno stokes, one of those five women, even receives a pension later in life. so we have very good documentation of her service in the navy, legally enlisted as a nurse. a teenage nurse down in south carolina is susie king taylor. she's a teenager. she goes into the headquarters there at hilton head, the camp at hilton head, and becomes a part of the first south carolina infantry of african descent later renamed the 33rd united states color troops. she would become a nurse for the regiment and a teacher. she also had learned to read and write. she was teaching the soldiers how to read and write. she would marry one of
african-american women are serving as nurses now. all nurses during the civil war are contract nurses. working mostly with the sanitary commission. they're contract nurses and hundreds of african-american women serve in these roles with the army and with the navy. however, five african-american women are legally enlisted in the navy as nurses. and they serve aboard a hospital ship in the mississippi called the red rover. anno stokes, one of those five women, even receives a pension later in...
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, irish-americans, indian americans and palestinian americans who are physically in the state that virtually or vicariously over there but the differences are no less important to make this a special case. very few american jews are of is really gorgeous. israel as always been projection screen for american jews, phantasmagorical region of the mind as much as an actual country. another more salient distinction is the exceptional physician that israel occupies, israel is america's closest ally of part from saudi arabia. in spite of its small population the jewish by considerable margin the biggest recipient of u.s. aid $3 billion annually. israel is also an occupying power, born of war in which two thirds of the indigenous population was driven from their land, israel went on to expand its borders further in 1967 when it conquered the west bank, the gaza strip and golan heights. there are half a million jewish settlers in the occupied territories who enjoy all manner of state subsidies and privileges while palestinians under occupation suffer indignities and humiliation too numerous to mentio
, irish-americans, indian americans and palestinian americans who are physically in the state that virtually or vicariously over there but the differences are no less important to make this a special case. very few american jews are of is really gorgeous. israel as always been projection screen for american jews, phantasmagorical region of the mind as much as an actual country. another more salient distinction is the exceptional physician that israel occupies, israel is america's closest ally...