So guess i will start with a short excerpt from an early part of my book is from chapter three. So biting the hand is a memoir and its about, you know, sort of figuring out how to navigate the black white binary in this country from the perspective of somebody who doesnt fit into those two categories. So talking about my upbringing and my young adulthood, childhood, young adulthood, a koreanamerican girl daughter of immigrants who grew up in los angeles. So this comes from the third chapter. And talks about an incident that occurred when i was about ten years old. I was going to a Catholic School in, west los angeles, that was predominantly white. And one of my friends at the school. Had a job opportunity for me, her mother. And so it reveals little bit about the racial experience of how i figured out, okay, where do i fit in my first school up my first friend at my Elementary School was an irish girl named erin, who was born prematurely, had a large scar on her arm, the result of an i
So guess i will start with a short excerpt from an early part of my book is from chapter three. So biting the hand is a memoir and its about, you know, sort of figuring out how to navigate the black white binary in this country from the perspective of somebody who doesnt fit into those two categories. So talking about my upbringing and my young adulthood, childhood, young adulthood, a koreanamerican girl daughter of immigrants who grew up in los angeles. So this comes from the third chapter. And talks about an incident that occurred when i was about ten years old. I was going to a Catholic School in, west los angeles, that was predominantly white. And one of my friends at the school. Had a job opportunity for me, her mother. And so it reveals little bit about the racial experience of how i figured out, okay, where do i fit in my first school up my first friend at my Elementary School was an irish girl named erin, who was born prematurely, had a large scar on her arm, the result of an i
Towards one side in the racial divide. All of this comes after a tumultuous statement from the fbi chief that Hillary Clinton had been extremely careless with the nations secrets. The president appears tired and worn down by the challenges of his office. The two leading candidates to succeed him are both disliked by record numbers of voters. No wonder our country is on edge. Were hungry for leadership. Monday, july 11th, 2016 our program is about to begin. All right, everyone, well get to dallas and president ial leadership and hillarys emails in a moment. First a look at your money. Look at dow futures, were way back above 18,000, maybe on track for another record high. By the way, the losses from the british exit vote totally gone, way over 18,000 is where we are today. And the s p 500, it is set to open above its previous record closing high. Up again. And how about the price of oil, down again . Were looking im sorry, up slightly today, but at 45 per barrel. And here is the number
Of African American history and culture. We will have live coverage during the course of the morning here on cspan. It is saturday, september 24. Congress returns on monday with a looming deadline. Lawmakers have until the end of the week to pass what is known as a continuing resolution or cr to keep the governmentfunded after october 1. Democrats in both the house and senate demanding money for flint, michigan in the agreement. They deal with issues surrounding lead in their water. We will have live coverage on cspan, the senate on cspan 2. We begin on this saturday morning with the state of Race Relations in america. This has the nation prepares to open the africanamerican museum on the mall and washington, d. C. Headlines in charlotte indicating another night of some unrest. What do you think as we look at this time lapse photography of the building of this museum . Our lines are open at 202 7488000 for democrats. Republicans, 202 7488001. If you are an independent, 202 7488002. Com
Chose to commemorate as history with a plaque were the unmemorable speeches of two powerful men. Think, explains why this museum is so necessary. Because that same object tellsed, put in context, us so much more. Americans, we rightfully pass on the tale of the giants who built this country, who led armies into battle, who waged seminal debates in the halls of congress and corridors of power. But too often, we ignored or millionse stories of who millions of others built this nation just as surely, whose humble eloquence, whose callused hands, whose steady drive helped to create industries, build the arsenals of democracy. Museumthis national helps to tell a richer and full her story fuller story of who we are. It helps us better understand president buthe also the slaves. Industrialists but also the keeper of the status quo, it also be activist seeking to overthrow that status quo. ,he teacher or the cook alongside the statesman. Story,knowing this other we better understand ourselves