just in washington. and also fosters preconceptions about what color, religion, background make you an american. one man is challenging the stereotype of what a traditional or conventional american looks like. he dressed up as captain america, complete with blue turban, and took to the streets of new york, engineering sometimes-hilarious and sometimes-heartbreaking responses. he joins me now here this morning. so nice to have you. pleasure is mine. so tell me, what is this project that you did, this captain america. why what was the motivation for you? well, i m an editorial costuko cartoonist, i ve never worn a costume until i did this. i went to comic-con a few years ago, and she came in and saw this poster i had created with captain america, and i thought, i ve got to have something new to capture people s attention.