Pivotal point in the president s work to ensure there are more smart, conservative jurists in the federal judiciary. Under the leadership of President Trump and leader mcconnell, the senate has prioritized confirming bright, wellqualified men and women who will serve our country for years to come. Im proud to support judge cory wilson and urge my colleagues to approve his nomination. Thank you, and i yield the floor. A senator mr. President. The presiding officer the madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar i ask unanimous consent that the rules Committee Madam president. The presiding officer the senator from minnesota. Ms. Klobuchar we got ahead of ourselves here. Im going to begin. Madam president , i come to the floor today to urge the senate to address the threat the coronavirus poses to our elections and to take immediate action to pass my legislation to ensure voters do not have to choose between their right to vote and their own health. T
Will bez, junior, and i guiding the discussion this afternoon. A theme that is central to the idea of remaking american political history. This is not to say that no one has ever thought of or written about latinos in American History. In fact, the conversation follows in the footsteps of many major works and scholars. Instead, it is about rethinking what political historians Pay Attention to. In an earlier panel, we asked an essential question. There was a real barrier to what organizations and individuals are labeled as political or diplomatic actors. In a similar vein, this panel seeks to shift the conversation. To the development of modern american democracy. Forged in the fire of 19th matury warfare, boosted by by migration, latinos have been part and parcel of modern america social fabric with well over 150 years of history in the United States. Latinos have made an indelible mark in u. S. Politics. Be it in the early legislative history of the southwest territories as founders o
Morning, an essential question was asked about the segregation of american political history in which there is a real barrier to what organizations and individuals are labeled as political or diplomatic actors. In a similar vein, this panel seeks to shift the conversation toward a decemb discourse that s latinos as central rather than peripheral to the development of modern american democracy. Forged in the fire of 19th century warfare, boosted by constant mass migration throughout the 20th, latinos have been part and parcel of modern americas social fabric. With well over 150 years of history in the United States, latinos have made an indelible mark on u. S. Politics. Be it in the early legislative histories in the southwest territories, as founders of longstanding civic and political organizations, in the protest movements in the 1960s, or 70s, or as voters, latinos have made u. S. Politics their own. Yet in reading the major synthetic works of american political history or examining
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
Welcome to the dimension washington headquarters. Im so happy that all of you are here and joining us today for this program. If you have not been here before definitely after the lecture today please stay and take a tour with our staff. Just before i come to introduce our guest speaker today in just a few rules, and bits of information. We do have Light Refreshments for you in the kitchen. Coffee, tea, cheese, crackers, cookies. Please feel free to get up and take what you like. Restrooms are in this building. You do not need to go to the visitor center. We have staff here today. I am the director of the department of Historic Affairs for the county of passaic. By de facto, i am the director of the site. We are fortunate enough to have a guest speaker and historian to share his knowledge and expertise on Alexander Hamilton and his rise to military fame and glory. Mr. Cregeau graduated from Hillsdale College with a bachelors degree in history and from Colorado State university with a m