Unfiltered at cspan. Org cspan. Org coronavirus. American history of the university of minnesota, where she is region professor, distinguished unite professor, chair in immigration history and the director of the immigration History Research center. The author of three awardwinning books in u. S. Immigration. American history at americas date chinese immigration during the exclusionary era, 1882 1943, angel island gateway to america and the making of asian america. A history. At the immigration history, we have helped merge immigration history and the digital humanities. She launched an overseas National Endowment for the Humanity Fund and immigration story, projects which work with recent emigres to share their expenses. Her book, america for americans, history of xenophobia in the United States is subject tonight talk. Please welcome erica. [applause] im so glad to be here. Im glad to be back here at town hall. I was so blessed here in 2010, before it was activated. Im happy to be ba
You are watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors at the weekend. Tv, television for serious readers. She teaches American History at university is the wishes a professor, a Mcknight University professor, the rudolph chair in immigration history and the director of the immigration History Research center. Lee is the author of three awardwinning books in u. S. Immigration, americas gates, chinese immigration during the exclusionary era, 18821943, and angel island, gateway to america in the making of asian america, a history. At the immigration History Research center she has helped to merge immigration history with the digital humanities. She launched and oversees the National Endowment for the humanities funded immigration story project which works with recent immigrants and refugees to collect, preserve and share their experiences. Her book america for americans a history of xenophobia in the United States is the subject of tonight talk. Please welcome erika lee.
First, we are not considering such a step at the present time. I may say that the United States is interested, and i think this administration is extremely interested, and movements in latin america or Central America or the caribbean. Announcer American History tv is on cspan3 every weekend, featuring museumtours, archival films, and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. Heres a clip from a recent program. The revival first came to the attention of kind of a whentream press in 1906, newspapers started covering a major religious event known as the azusa street revival. Heres an image of the mission in los angeles. The Los Angeles Times oforting this weird babel ongues, so what is this be willed her dream for it are talking about . Pentecostal leaders had been traveling the country for a few years at this point when an africanamerican hotel later, a guy named william seymour, picked up this message of the radical power of the holy spirit to work in you and through you. Fr
Last three congresses. It is an excellent example of a successful bipartisan effort. Immigration reform on both sides of the capital on both sides of the aisle work to accomplish these critically important reforms to control illegal immigration. In 1981, this administration asked the congress to pass a comprehensive legislative package including employer sanctions, other measures to increase enforcement of the immigration laws, and legalization. The act provides these three essential components. The problem of illegal immigration should not therefore be seen as a problem between the United States and its neighbors. Our objective is to establish a reasonable, fair, orderly, secure system of immigration into this country and not to way against in any particular nations are people. I would like to recognize a few of the Public Servants whose unflagging efforts have made this a reality. These congressmen have long pursued, now obtained, this landmark legislation. Important roles were playe
Tammy welcome. My name is tammy myers. And i am the president here at the gettysburg heritage center. For those of you not familiar with the gettysburg heritage center, we are an interactive museum. We value education, community, and preservation. Based upon our value system, we have developed a museum that is a collaborative effort with the adams county historical society, civil war trust, land conservancy of adams county, and Evergreen Cemetery association and center for civil war photography. We officially opened in may of 2015, and we count the battle of gettysburg story from a new perspective, one that focuses on both the military aspects as well as the civilian perspective. Beyond the museum, we do offer additional programming focus to for both the general consumer and the scholar. In addition to book talks such as today, you can experience our living history programs every weekend. And we have a saturday spotlight series where we have Educational Programs in the evenings. When y