Perseverance, programming was designed by our panelists tonight so that we could tell the whole story of our 18th century community. Blending social history with public history to tell the africanamerican story had never been done before. And quite literally they were making history. This is the first of three panelist discussions that were going to have this year, and i would welcome you to come back on july 5th where we will look at current programming that focuses on africanamerican stories and also on october 18th where we will be focusing on the future and our panelists at that discussion will help us think about how do we continue to tell the story for, as mitchell said, it really is all of our story. I know our panelists well, and they have plenty to share with us. So please let me begin the evening by introducing our moderator. He began his career here as a junior interpreter and then became an active interpreter and manager and also a program developer. If you would join me in
Recognized we were only telling half of the story. And so with the determination and courage and perseverance, programming was designed by our panelists tonight so that we could tell the whole story of our 18th century community. Blending social history with public history to tell the africanamerican story had never been done before. And quite literally, they were making history. This is the first of three panelist discussions were going to have this year, and i would welcome you to come back on july 5th, where we will look at current programming that focuses on africanamerican stories. And also on october 18th, where we will be focusing on the future. And our panelists at that discussion will be helping us to think about how do we continue to tell this story . For as mitchell said, its really all of our story. I know our panelists well. And they have plenty to share with us. So please let me begin the evening by introducing our moderator. He began his career here at Colonial Williamsb
North korea expert, scholar and author for the sister, dr. Sungyoon lee. His bio is on the website, but i do want highlight that outside of his Academic Work research. Chair dr. Lee has been an Expert Witness for us congressional. Hearings on north korea policy, including the Otto Warmbier versus dprk trial this evening. We have a unique opportunity to hear his insights about country that keeps us awake, continues to present challenging policy problems for the region and beyond and. As if that werent difficult enough to try to the pathology of secretive kim that leads it joining dr. Lee is our very own Emma Whitmyer easy Society Policy institute officer, Program Officer will interview dr. Lee and then conduct a q a with the audience. Emma was previously a fellow with the south Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Now we get the program underway, which is why you are here. I want to first thank dr. Lee for taking time to speak here. We are delighted for this opportunity to host you for w
Fatal. Southbound remains closed and will stay closed indefinitely due to damage on the bridge and the roadway as well as the need for investigators and responders to work in the area. The National Transportation safety board held the first News Conference saying the investigator will bring an entire team. He is accompanied by staff with expertise in operations, the chemical, track, signals, human performance, and survival factors. He was traveling on a newly late section designed to carry highspeed trains as part of a real improvement project. The old route traveled along puget sound that was too curvy for speeds. As evidenced by the derailment in the old tracks last july. It was carrying 260 passengers several of them were injured. Last year, there were more than 8800 train accidents in the us causing 700 fatalities and 6500 injuries. He says the primary defendants for wrongful deaths and many injuries will be an amtrak, spanish train manufacturer, and the company that owns the track
Narrator rescuing girls for sale. Kolkata, one of the largest cities in india. Its home to one of the biggest red light districts in asia. Over 60,000 prostitutes work here. Many of them children trafficked against their will. Richi kant is an antitrafficking activist. His mission is to rescue underage girls whove been kidnapped and then sold into prostitution, forced marriage, or domestic slavery. Today, hes on his way to meet the parents of a 17yearold girl, norbanu, who disappeared almost a year ago. Norbanunus parents live on less than 50 cents a day. For them, this may be the only hope of finding their daughter. [all speaking hindi] although richi is hopeful, the reality is that around 1 3 of trafficked children are never traced. Stories of trafficked girls are not unique to this state, bengal. Theyre just as commonplace in the neighboring state of jharkhand, where aradadhana singh is the head of the antitraffickiking unit. Aradhana [speaking hindi] narrator there are many traffic