Even industry has grown rapidly. The camps outside israels borders where more than a million refugees maintain a miserable existence. Israel says it would be impossible to readmit them. The arab states sporting the refugees do not accept any condition at all. Up next on American History tv, a panel of historians and Museum Professionals talk about methods and challenges for presenting womens his to a nonacademic audience. They make recommendations and discuss upcoming projects. This round table was part of the american historical Associations Annual meeting and is about two hours. Thank you very much let me commence with introductions. We have the president and ceo of the society they are fostering Greater Public understanding of history and the impact on the world today to support and encourage historical scholarships. Mira recently lead the campaign for a major renovation of a land mark building on Central Park West that raised more than 100 million. The New York Historical societies
Its an opportunity to learn about innovation thats happening in the marketplace and how that will impact my job at the fcc. I look at new televisions i think what is that going to do for television standard. When i think about head phones, what is it going to do for raf and things like that. Satellite products and video products, its whats the impact on so many different items we have before us or items that may come before us and i get to learn a number of different products that may come to market at some point that may not involve us today that might involve us in the future so its an opportunity to learn. Tonight at 8 00 eastern on the communicators on cspan2. Up next on American History tv a panel of historians and Museum Professionals talk about methods and challenges for presenting womens history to a nonacademic audience. Using examples from their own research and public exhibits, they make recommendations and discuss upcoming projects. This roundtable was part of the american
Understanding of history and its impact on the world today. To develop an Educational Initiative for young people, students, and adults. She recently led the historical campaign, which raised more than 100 million. Under her directions the New York Historical society has lost groundbreaking exhibitions. In recent years she has been honored with the woman of distinction metal, the deans metal in 2005, education and student advocacy award. And many many other awards we do not have time to read today because we want to hear what she has to say. She also has done research that focus on the creation of the historical narrative. Without further a do, louise mirrer. Thank you for organizing this panel. As some of you may be aware of the New York Historical society has been developing a brandnew center for the study of womens history. So i am very interested today to learn about the work of my fellow panelist and also to hear the views of those of you in the audience. At the New York Historica
Try to get them out of the regular army, but he could not. Because they were established by legislation. Hari jones is the curator of the African American civil war memorial Freedom Foundation and museum. Hes joining us in washington. Dick lehr is the author of the book the birth of a nation. Gentlemen, thank you very much for being with us on cspan3s American History tv. This sunday, the filmmaker explores how African Americans have been portrayed in photographic images from the time of slavery through today. It was based in many ways on the work of deborah willis, her groundbreaking book about black photographers. I was also aware this world there was this other narrative going on as well in which black people were constructed post slavery and even before the end of slavery as something other than human. It was part of the marketing of the photographs and memorabilia and stereotypes. In many ways, they are still haunting us in terms of the way in which we might see ourselves in terms
Joining us on American History tv is jong wu hon who is the founder and president of the korean war veterans digital memorial. Thanks for being here. Thank you for inviting me. This is great opportunity. Thank you. What is the korean war veterans digital memorial . As it says, its a digital memorial. Its a combination of database that is composed of interviews and historical artifacts from the korean war veterans who fought from 1950 to 53 in the korean war. And so i do the interview of the korean war veterans about their memories and their sacrifices and also i collect the artifacts like photographs that they actually took during the war and the letters that they wrote back to their families and other artifacts like promotion posters, maps and private and public documents that related to their service. So its a database of interviews and historical artifacts. Take us back to the beginning. What inspired you, and how did you make the initial moves . What did you do first . I do actuall