Established this republic, they created a political and Economic System unique among nations. A system which has led the United States to the very pinnacle in well up and in world leadership. This series of programs is being presented to help all of us understand better our advantages under our mckean way of life. For todays topic, lets join now a group of young people at the National Education Program Workshop in arkansas. At the classroom lectures, the professor, and noted young historian. American adventure, that is rather an unusual designation for a course in economics and political science, isnt it . While, the american way of life, which we will examine here, is rather unusual. In fact, there is nothing quite like it in all the world. All of us want to know more about our country. What makes it tick . Why its the best place on earth . Why its worth understanding. Why its worth saving. Why wars have been fought to protect it. During the 13 weeks of this course in the american adv
I now recognize myself for an opening statement. Chair,his tenure as fed he served as the chair of president bushs council of economic advisers. In their first congressional testimony since leaving the Federal Reserve, former chairs ben bernanke and janet yellen called on congress to take action to encourage economic recovery. To 2014 before being appointed chair. In 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously asved in the white house chair of the council of economic advisers. Time eitherfirst dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen have testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out of experts with extraordinary experience. As Congress Works to end the economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benefit from their individual insights and gain from their unique position as Federal Reserve chairs in the last economic crisis and recovery. I want to thank both of them for agreeing to te
President bushs council of economic advisers. Dr. Yellen served as vice chair of the Federal Reserve until 2010 to 2014 before being appointed chair. In 2014 by president barack obama. Dr. Yellen also previously asved in the white house chair of the council of economic advisers. Time eitherfirst dr. Bernanke or dr. Yellen have testified before Congress Since stepping down from the Federal Reserve. These extraordinary times require congress to seek out of experts with extraordinary experience. As Congress Works to end the economic crisis and enable a strong recovery, we are fortunate to benefit from their individual insights and gain from their unique position as Federal Reserve chairs in the last economic crisis and recovery. I want to thank both of them for agreeing to testify today. Crisis, thento this coronavirus pandemic continues to spiral out of control. Today, over 3 million americans have tested positive for the virus, including a recordbreaking 75,600 confirmed yesterday. Than
Congress, the play was directed by or sun wells. On the Opening Night in 1936, 10,000 people crowded the streets of harlem in preferred to score a ticket. We were a discouraged people. Because we were the first to lose our jobs when the old man depression came along. The struggle while depression fear and failure stop the nation. A tenth of the population of the United States went out of every four of us was in vain we sought for something to restore our confidence, our whole our courage. Without jobs we had no money. Without money if we could not purchase food for the hungry mouths at home. Our only hope late and charity. It youll wear people to the bread lines. We waited for some sign of better days. Then came the federal governments work program. One by one, it took us out of the bread land and gave us a new chance to take a normal place in the life of our community. It made a self supportive. It changed the haggard hopeless faces of the bread line into face is filled with hope and
Gates chinese immigration during the era 1882 1943, angel island, immigrate gateway to america and the making of asian america, history. At the Immigration History Research Center she has helped emerge immigration history with the digital humanities. She launched and oversees the National Endowment for the humanity immigration story project which works with recent immigrants and refugees to. Text, preserve and share the expenses. Her book, america for americans history of xena phobia in the United States is the subject of tonights talk. Please welcome erika lee. [applause] hi seattle, him so glad to be here. Im so glad to be back here at townhall, i was last here in 2010 before it was renovated. Am really happy to be back at a very glad that we begin this evening with the land acknowledgment i would like to repeat that land acknowledgment as i will discuss later xenophobia in xena global wheels and is tightly connected, native americans along with africanamericans were made into this c