[ inaudible ] when it passed in congress in 1882, it passes overwhelmingly. The vote in the house of representatives is Something Like 25037. There is a lively debate and several people, several congressmen, several senators speak eloquently against it. There is one senator from massachusetts, George Frisbee hore, almost forgotten today, he leads the fight against it. And he does for his whole life in the senate for the next 20 years. But every time it comes up for a vote in 1882, 92, 1902, it has fewer and fewer defenders and it becomes national policy. Yeah. Im struck by the dichotomy of the culture which is kinder to the chinese, and the politics. So can you talk about how that was so different, because you would think that the one would influence the other. Thats an extremely complicated question. What happens is the chinese, many chinese are coming to america, in late 1800s, and white workers accuse them of working for lower wages. And being imported here, meaning being carried in
Congress, 150 years ago in 1866, when congress is debating what becomes the 14th amendment, the 14th amendment begins by saying all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to their jurisdiction, ie, not the children of diplomats, are citizens of the United States. And there was a strong attempt by the delegation from california and oregon to amend that to say all persons except chinese would be citizens of the United States. And to the great credit of the United States congress, then in the hands of the antislavery Republican Party that had just led the nation to both saving the nation and ending slavery, the majority of congress simply said, no, all persons means all persons, were not going to get into the business of excluding particular groups of people. And so that in part explains the subsequent conflict over chinese immigration and chinese rights, because the 14th amendment meant their children would be citizens of the United States, even when the naturalizat
Is an author of history books. Recorded at the us Naval Academy, this is about an hour. A special extend midshipman welcome for all the mids here. If you look at the history, you help but be impressed with the fact that this place have gone before us have been the true of important naval history. Welcome the rotc students who are here today from George Washington university consortium. Thank you for joining us. And the students from the joined school who have us here today. Each year, the Naval Institute works with a department or division of the academy, and this year, we are pleased to work with the leadership, education, and development of captain west his two action officers. Have done an outstanding job and i think youll agree we have an outstanding program. To a conversation with metal honorary recipients from ii, vietnam, and afghanistan, to a luncheon by former navy pilot and prisoner of war captain charlie plum. Finally to a conversation with warriors from the racing conflicts
Things. Any book where there is a high advance i am involved in the acquisition and i look over what everyone is doing and offer suggestions but i am there really to make sure that the things the Company Provides the publishers help them do their job better and help them find those audiences and communicate to them. Guest i manage the editors, the publicity, the marketing, foreign rights and oversee the birthing of the books into the world. Host so you have some editorial duties and business side duties, correct . Guest absolutely. The idea is to publish the authors as successfully as possible. Host you publish about a hundred books a year . Guest we are the Flagship Division and publishing 130 this year. It is a range of authors. We have literary novelist and Major Writers like thomas, Hilary Clinton, james web, john mccain. We have got notable personalities and a lot of terrific general nonfiction with biographties from everybody from sally ride to john wane to literary memoirs. Host
Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Again, this year, we are deeply honored to have the william m. Wood Foundation House our conference sponsored. We think the conference and its trustees for enabling us to take a careful look and reflect on the meaning of historically significant deeds and actions. We also extend a special midshipman welcome for all those at the academy. If you look throughout the academy yard and look at the history reflected in the plaques and monuments, you cannot help but be impressed with the fact that this place and those who have gone before us have been the true practitioners of important naval history. We also welcome the rotc students today from the George Washington university consortium. Thank you for joining us. And the students from the Severn School who have joined us today. Each year, the Naval