Two unbelievable, i didnt think that i would be able to come back and actually teach at the school that i went to school and pick reps get the california natives dedication to education showed early on. First, as a clm sroo ntluis about dreamers and integration. Reporter Community Concerns inspire brendas teaching but it is her family who has her heart. My parents went up to third grade in mexico and then stopped going to school either to go to work or to help at home. Reporter brendas parents came to america to give their children the Educational Opportunities that they never had. But, it was tough. Both lost their jobs, then came some devastating news. Brendas mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. Diabetes and, it was medical condition after medical condition. Reporter her father to anywhere he could get. He always taught my siblings and i that everyone something we need to work hard and there will be obstacles but you have to overcome them to get to where you want to be. Reporter br
Back and actually student teach at the school i went to school. Reporter the california natives dedication to education showed early on first as a classroom volunteer, then as a paid assistant. Its about dreamers and immigration. Reporter concerns inspired brendas teaching but its her family who has her heart. My parents went up to third grade in mexico and then they stopped going to school for Different Reasons to go work or the atome. To reporter brendas parent came to america give their children the Educational Opportunities they never had. But it was tough, both lost their jobs. Then came somedevastating news. Brendas mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. And diabetes and it was just like medical condition after medical condition at. Reporter her father took any work he could get. He taught my siblings and i if we want something we need to work hard and you have to overcome them to get to where you are. Reporter brenda took his advice. Shes pursuing a masters in education with a mu
Welcome to the 24th annual book festival and executive editor we are here today to talk to amaryllis fox for this is a wonderful book life undercover we encourage you to pick it up where she will be signing copies. So we have a quex introduction we will leave themem for audience questions please silence your cell phones even before she finished oxford before 9 11 before daniel pearl was captured and killed having taken and great risk out of burma when she was when youre out of high school she got a masters in terrorism at georgetown where she developed an algorithm that could predict terrorist attacks based on years of data per 21 she was recruited to the cia to analyze classified cables for government and then advanced operation training training to infiltrate terrorist Networks Working undercover as an art dealer specializing in indigenous art is not a huge surprise it is a novel coming to life she was under surveillance of the chinese and had they had to talk in code the housekeeper
[inaudible conversations] welcome to the 24th annual texas book festival. I name is katie vine. We are here today to talk to amaryllis box author of the new book life undercover. Encourage everyone to pick up a copy of this. She is going to be signing copies. I will give a quick introduction and then i will ask a few questions in leave the last ten to 15 minutes for audience questions. Please silence your cell phones before we start. Even before she finished studying in oxford before september 11 before her writing mentor was captured in killed they have already invested in International Affairs having taken a great risk when she was just a year out of high school. She eventually got a masters in conflict. She developed an algorithm that could predict terrorist attacks based on 200 years of data. At age 21 she was recruited to the cia where she analyzed classified information. Soon afterwards she was selected for advanced operations and training in the middle east and asia. Its not a h
Cia. Wonderful book and i encourage everyone to pick one up after the panel. Shes going to be signing copies for people. Im going to give a quick introduction and then im going to ask a few questions and leave the last 10 or 15 minutes for audience questions. We have a microphone set up right here in the front and another one in the back. Please silence your cell phones before we start so we dont have any surprises. Even before shehe finished studying at oxford before 9 11, before her writing mentor was captured and killed amaryllis fox was invested in International Affairs having taken great risk, message out of burma when she was a year out of high school. She eventually got her masters in conflict and terrorism at georgetowns look toward service where she developed an algorithm that were terrorist attacks based on 200 years of data. Age 20 when she was recruited to the cia for seattle is classified for the federal government. She went through advanced operational working undercover