Want to thank the commentators and everyone for assembling this deeply honor especially to be giving the William Roger lewis in the flesh. We were on the state Department Committee suffering through a lot of bows and arrows back in the decade prior, and i got to know him well and i feel really honored to give a lecture that is in his name. This book came about and so many of you, my friends, have heard this origin story. This came about because lewis liked the review i had done and mentioned the series that helen was doing that would use my biography to teach history that would pick biographical topics or would use a representative biography to get a broader subject of history. They had just published their first volume. It was on pocahontas. And issues regarding native American History, they were looking for somebody to do something on foreign relations, he offered me the opportunity to put together the perspectives. These were supposed to be short and concise books, that was the idea
Reporter at San Jose State University another student told abc7 news someone pulled her scarf off in a campus garage. It choked me. Reporter uc berkeley professor says hes spoken with stewed yenths who have considered removing their head scarfs. He needs the racist discourse and acceptable point of view. I will say this. And right to the cameras, stop it. President elect trump said he was saddened but what i heard was a small amount of reported hate crimes. I saw 1 or 2 instances. She says she does not plan to stop wearing her head scarf. There are people afraid of what it represents. In berkeley, melanie woodrow, abc7 news. Students left class to protest president elect donald trump and a viewer showed hundreds of students marching. Police kept a close eye on them. In petaluma, police marched to city hall, chanting not my president and build love not a wall. Protests resulted in groups vandalizing downtown oakland, one City Council Member is trying to get parts of the area to think ab
Im dan ashley. We know the bay area is incredibly diverse and the national divide, exposed by the president ial election, is hearing home. Were hearing Team Coverage from the people affected. First, i will begin with melanie woodrow, capturing stories and fears of the muslim community. Melanie . Reporter there have been two reported hate crimes on local college campuses, one student told me she does not plan to stop wearing her head scarf, but is taking precautions to make sure shes aware of her surroundings. The junior says since donald trump was elected president , she walks around campus with only one ear bud in. Because i dont feel safe anymore. I dont feel like i can walk around and being who i am. The executive director of muslim relations say the fears are founded. A couple men walked by, threatening to pull her head scarf, taunting her that donald trump had been elected. Reporter at San Jose State University another student told abc7 news someone pulled her scarf off in a campu
San jose police chief garcia said that officer Michael Katherman should be remembered as an exceptional officer. It is a very difficult day. It is the day, a combination of a day to mourn but his life is also something to celebrate. Not only was he an Exceptional Police officer but he was a better man. I hope that we can leave family, friends and the Community Today with a sense of who died for their Community Today. They learn about officer katherman in a 2 1 2 hour service that will begin in a few moments. Chief garcia emphasized san jose is covered with the help of officers and other Sheriff Deputies from around the region so that the colleagues of officer katherman can be here at s. A. P. Center to pay their respects. We are at s. A. P. Center in downtown san jose for abc7 news. David, thank you, you may have seen the sky 7 video of all of the officers lining up. I am told there are 400 Police Officers who ride motorcycles who have come from the bay area and across the country to p