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On this whole issue of what happens in a post9 11 and the development of the security measures and the no racial profiling rule. It was just a stunning audience. Great group. Largest group ive ever spoken to at a dinner. 4,000 people there. Im guessing id have to imagine that they were so appreciative that you were in the position you were making those decisions. Theres the aent deaf magsz, arab american antidefamation league. And that night at that access dinner, i got an award from though. For the stand that i took september 11th. Well, were out of time. I actually took more than i sapd i wo...

And sunday morning at 11 00, we continue our live coverage of the National Governors Association Meeting featured speakers include Homeland Security secretary jay johnson. Part of the 2015, cspans cities tour. Combat veteran to white house fellow, wall street banker to social entrepreneur, to find his lifes purpose. And on American History tv on cspan 3, saturday night just after 7 00, the 1963 interview of former nation of islam minister malcolm x discussing Race Relations and opposition to racial integration. And sunday at 6 30 p. M. Eastern, former cia chief of disguise john imendez tells t...

Archival films that help tell the story of the 20th century. On february 19th 1942, roosevelt issued executive order 9066 leading to a forced relocation and internment of over 100,000 people of japanese ancestry who lived on the west coast of the u. S. About 62 of the internees were american citizens. A challenge to democracy from 1944 is a 20minute War Relocation Authority film which attempts to justify the policy by showing the internment process and Living Conditions in the camps sometimes admitting there were problems but frequently glossing over the many negative aspects of forced relocat...

So even though i had people ask me about it, i always dismissed it. But this was an opportunity through an appointment, not election. So you get appointed, then you do your job, then you can seek election. So in 1969, i ran for the City Council Post that i had by appointment. But on the brochure, i couldnt say reelect norm because i hadnt been elected in the first place, so we used the phrase retain norm on the council. How supportive was the Japanese American Community to your campaign . Very. I had great support from within the community. At that point it was probably maybe 2 of the populati...

Sits in with a lecture for the Nations College professors. Up next, Richard Reeves talks about the internment experiences of japaneseamericans living on the west coast and how the press expressed hysteria over possible acts of sabotage. Experiences of japaneseamericans very widely depending on where they lived during a time of open racism. This is about an hour. Part of what were going to talk about today is the tendency for the press to all follow the same story line, which weve seen a lot of right now with two story lines that are taking up most of the news space these days. Ebola, every pap...