Unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. From the nations capitol to wherever you are this is what democracy looks like. Cspan powered by cable. Our topic today were going to start with discussion of native americans won two different discussions we arere having. Want to make clear that is going to be a couple weeks but are going to use that as a way to link our focus is kind of around them. We are thinking more legal policy and issues. We think about this in the broad 19th century way. I will keep things to deal with. The second halfon of our semestr one of the questions we are picking up on is what is it mean to be an american . Who could claim to be an american to take us through the end of our semester as we deal for 19th century. And her upcoming weeks well talk about immigrants. Were going to talkbo about progressive era this is a good start point to think about who is claiming american status and what does that mean . We are going to build from some of the ideas with manifest destin
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is kevin had and the curator history of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum here in madison. Thank you for joining us today. Featuring author Jon Kerstetter and his new book crossings. Id like to think the medicine public library, the Madison Public Library foundation at all of our sponsors for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin please take a moment to silence all mobile devices so as to not interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend wisconsin book special events this year please help us spread the word about these wonderful opportunities with others by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi muckfest in your social media post. Also followed this afternoon talk mr. Kerstetter will be signing copies of his book your copies are available for purchase at the vendor tables just outside the auditorium. It is my pleasure to introduce to you author Jon Kerstetter. Dr. Kerstette
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My maim is kechi hample ton cure ray tosser history at the Wisconsin Veteran museum in madison. Thank you for joinings us today. As this wisconsin book festival Event Features author john and hiss new book crossing. I would like to thank the Madison Public Library Madison Public Library foundation and all of our responseses for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin, please take a moment to silence our mobile devices not to interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend book festival events spread the word about wonderful opportunities with otherses by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi book fest in your social media post. Also following this afternoons talk mr. Will be signing copies of his book copies are available for purchase at the vend or tables just outside thed a auditorium he received his medical degree from mayor medical school in rochester, minnesota and mfa degree from Ashland University in
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My maim is kechi hample ton cure ray tosser history at the Wisconsin Veteran museum in madison. Thank you for joinings us today. As this wisconsin book festival Event Features author john and hiss new book crossing. I would like to thank the Madison Public Library Madison Public Library foundation and all of our responseses for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin, please take a moment to silence our mobile devices not to interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend book festival events spread the word about wonderful opportunities with otherses by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi book fest in your social media post. Also following this afternoons talk mr. Will be signing copies of his book copies are available for purchase at the vend or tables just outside thed a auditorium he received his medical degree from mayor medical school in rochester, minnesota and mfa degree from Ashland University in
Hungary is an eu member, but the government there the leadership has basically said we have our own conception of the of state interests, and we are going to emulate russia more than were going to emulate the e. U. , so your seeing a real crackdown on media and civil society. There was a recent protest, as im sure youre aware, bat new internet tax. Its really interesting. No one was really reacting to all these threats and attacks on journalists but when they started taxing the internet, that got people agitated. Goes to my point about linking the struggle for Media Freedom to the broader struggle for freedom of expression. But hungary is absolutely going the wrong direction. We just sent a mission to hungary led by our cpj board member, who is hungarian american and knows the country well, and her report was very chilling. She wrote about it in an oped for the times but this is a country that is an e. U. Member bus it rejecting e. U. Values. You mentioned earlier that the Chinese Gove