American diplomats, businessmen, soldiers, and others held behind enemy lines in germany and japan. Jan jarboe russell, author of the train to crystal city, who is sunni . Sumi is the japaneseamerican main character of my book who was born in los angeles, and her father was a photographer. The most successful japanese photographer in los angeles. He was arrested as an enemy alien because he was a photographer. During world war ii, photography was like the internet. Anybody who had access to it could take photos of military bases and things like that. The 32,000 enemy aliens fathers who were arrested were not arrested based on anything they had done as human beings but on their occupation, which could have been harmful according to the government to our war effort. Sumi was this remarkable plucky tomboy who was going to Central Junior High School in los angeles when pearl harbor was bombed, and her life changed in an instant. Is she still alive . She is still alive. She is in her 80s, a
Lucky to be so spry in our 80s. He is an expert in all of this. He was an economist before this. He had a good idea of enhenry george and how it all came together. He knew lizzie magie existed but the deeper stuff was something i spent a lot of time on. There were things we would not need to be interested in. Like the quakers and the history of Atlantic City was in the book and what it was like living there. He lived in berkeley in the 70s so he would not have to zoom out and look at the Political Climate there. A lot of the character developing and a lot of the details were in the depositions but didnt make it into the brief. Than were interesting but not part of the timeline he put together. Flushing out character and the lizzie magie and history board game pieces. The first half of the book was less reliant on the documents. [inaudible conversation] his conviction through the whole thing is amazing. Turning down the selling offer which is a big turning point in the book. His backgro
Industry and the chal fangick of china, u. S. And russia to develop a better car. You need to be firm in the principles but firm in details. That reflexes the polarization we are seeing and the methods of if all of the Senators Congress men and women, and state legislatures can adopt we can come together as a country and solve many important issues. My favorite quote was from julie adams the secretary of the senate who said be humble and have a strong work ethic and be kind to the people you meet up you will meet them on the way down. In congress we have a lack of true statesman. As much as i disagree with john mccain he did something impressive and committed to the Veterans Affair bill and reading the Senate Torture bill and focused on staying away from torture is essential to our democracy. When we have people crossing the aisle and make decisions with people they may not agree with that is what we need to maintain the security and integrity of the Nation High School students who ran
Relation. But its a relatively common last name i believe. I did my best to contact distant relatives, but they are so distant that it is what it is. They are in this and theres nothing really tangible in place. So he went about trying to make sure that the quakers in Atlantic City were not acknowledged. In my version of it is just telling the story. It seems like i cant even tell you how many times people say oh, youre writing a book. Great. And unlike, its so i think the part one is getting the story out there, but i dont know of anything tangible. If you have any ideas, i would be all years [inaudible question] [inaudible question] thats a good question. Every now and then i am not a game collector or a hardcore. I think if its expensive its not ludicrously so i havent seen them it was really successful and there were a lot in circulation. So as far as i know they are not really expensive. Boardgames are this weird collectible because i think its what, folks went through and it was
Pontificate about who will occupy the white house next, the president and the public will begin to take account of president obamas legacy. Will he be remembered as a good president . An effective one . Did this president keep his promises . Did he do or at least try to do in office what he said he would do while campaigning . Now my favorite Obama Campaign promise fulfillment is this one. Sasha and malia, i love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new puppy thats coming with us to the white house. By april, wed all met bo. Sure its a bit silly, but its also a reminder of how few Campaign Promises can be full fided so easily and clearly. The president promised the girls a dog, they got a dog. Score one for president dad. But, dont you have the sneaking suspicion that if adopting bo had required an act of congress, the first daughters might still be waiting . And most president ial promise keeping does require some level of cooperation from the congress. The pres