health center and the native american aids project in celebrating american indian heritage month.y celebrates the diversity out northern california by commemorating american indian heritage with more than 60 programs this year -- this month, in fact. these programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events, and you can find that actkqed.org/ -- at kq ed.org/heritage. i wanted to point out a couple of films we have coming up on our films series. one is called "real injun" and it is an interesting trip through the history of north american native people as they have been portrayed in the history of movies from silent did today. the second explores the life and death of fred martina's and the spiritual nature and gender. two spirits is going to come on kqed television in june of 2011, but we are also sponsoring the american indian film festival this year, and that will be premiering at the festival i think next week. then, just this past month in october, helped dialogue with a special theory from kqed public radio did a report on the curr

american indians have the highest rate of diabetes and other americans 195% higher. native americans have the highest rates of alcoholism. suicide is one of the highest health disparities that impact our community. access to treatment and care is the lowest for native americans in san francisco alone. they are clearly underserved populations, the city and county of public health. one of the key issues to really underscore is why we're here. we're healthy, but we're here. i think one of the other important things to point out, it is not all american and alaskan natives. we have a post-colonial stress disorder. we don't come to city funded programs and therefore we must not exist or we are very healthy. that is not the case when you look at all of the other statistics. in talking about all of these health disparities, one of the key things that we helped speak to that we demonstrate when asking for funding, what is that we have to show need -- one is that we have to show need. we have statistics and numbers that really impact whether we are going to get funding or not.

americans. besides providing care and prevention services for our community, we also strive to create a home for the most disenfranchised members of our community. those who are struggling with hiv, those who are struggling with alcohol and drug addiction. one of the things that we share with the honorees tonight is that we strive to create a sustainable and of the community. -- healthy community. i would like to present our fourth honorinee. marvin grew up in a rural community in arizona and has been living in san francisco for nine years. he is a member of the navajo nation and has dedicated his life to serving the usyouth of the community. by creating a true partnership with them and their families, he honors the building programs with community that highlights the role of leaders today and the potential to give back as global citizens of this ever increasingly connected world. marvin has influenced the development of progressive and youth-driven projects for generations to come. i like to in

they were americans. one woman told me the story of being in a store where she wanted to smell the aroma of some saffron that she was buying. somebody attacked her saying that -- we do not do that in this country. she started to cry, saying she was doing -- doing nothing wrong. we need to respect those differences. it is totally possible for people to be completely committed, loyal, patriotic americans, and still love for get where they came from. these are not mutually exclusive ideas. they are completely compatible ideas and i would like to see more people understanding that america is enriched by the woman in the head scarf. she does not have to cook hamburgers to be an american. she can still cope with saffron and where her headscarf. >> from every end of this earth. 13 families and the new lives they made in america. always good to talk to you, steve. >> thank you. >> for online video of "this is america all" programs, visit our website fellthisisamerica.net. -- website, this is america.net. the prog

brace american weapons that have been. russia actually didn't cooperate in this field with us we are very serious about getting russian weaponry not only because the weapons are good and effective but also because the iraqi army has been training on their weapons for forty or fifty years we have been buying russian weapons since the fifty's i was working on rehabilitation and reforming ties with russia and we took some iraqi pilots to russia to be trained we got some promises from the russians to resume selling weapons to us but they thought this would rely on an american decision they're wrong because we have make contacts with serbia to buy some weapons and we bought some weapons from them we rejected some american weapons it's all up to us we decide which weapons we want and from whom we will buy them. we still want to have the american weapons and we are still waiting for their approval to sell us their weapons we have the m.i. seventeen these are helicopters and we wish that the russians will maintain the make fighter

even though your mom is white and your dad is african-american, you identify as an african-american womanlways had this kind of prism of looking at things through "the other," and it was almost as if they're saying, "there's a whole other 'otherness' that you need to understand." >> that's right-- secondary marginalization. and so for me, it wasn't that i wasn't a black feminist, it's that i didn't quite know what that meant for my research, and so over those years, as i developed as a teacher and as a researcher, i discovered that for me, black feminism is simply asking the same question over and over again-- of myself and of my students and of my work. and that question is: "what truths are missing here?" so even if you're telling something that's mostly true, there's always some other truth that is missing, some other story that's not being told, some other question that's not being asked. and so it becomes not just about making sure that women's voices are there or making sure that not only heteronormative but also queer experiences are there-- it's about asking every, single time, "w

did i mention how well trained have your soldiers been by the americans. in the lead up and how the current iraqi soldier is different to the soldiers we had before two thousand and three today's iraqi soldiers were young during the two thousand and three war but they were also trained on russian weaponry like for instance on the russian tank later iraqi soldiers were trained on american weapons which are different to the ball but we still have a lot of russian made technology here and many pilots who were trained on russian planes so we need their help to keep training them the americans may be in charge of getting our soldiers ready whenever we get another expertise from for example france or russia we go to those countries and we get the help that we ask for. there have been tied to this that security forces are enough well trained enough just two hours ago there was a bomb not far from here. do you think that you are going to convince ten men pull back a safe and secure place for what they are not untrained but the training they receive is not enough w

americans. we will continue to do that and we appreciate your support as we build our new clinic for the native american population. it is my pleasure to introduce the third honoree. they are enrolled member of the great nation of montana. she is a great wife, sister, mother. the teacher and practitioner of cultural traditional wellness and spirituality. she has worked in various roles at the native american health center in san francisco. some of these roles include hiv outrage, medical assistance, and prevention work. she has had critical roles in spirituality and practitioners. she helps the agency address complex needs. they are reaching, finding, and assisting those most vulnerable. the most essential healing element is developing and fostering positive relations with community building activities, cultural arts, spiritual practices, community gatherings, and many more. once a timber 4, 2010, she received an award and was recognized as a cultural preservationist. she is one of the five co-

it doesn't make sense for american workers, american businesses or america's economy. a lot of companies that do business internationally make an important contribution to our economy here at home. that is a good thing. but there's no reason why our tax code should actively reward them for creating jobs overseas. instead, we should be using our tax dollars to reward companies that create jobs and businesses within our borders. >> okay. well said and on point. but are we seeing a shift? it sounded different earlier this week in a joint press conference with the indian prime minister. >> i don't think you've heard me make outsourcing a bogyman during the course of my visit. i explicitly said in my address in mumbai to the business council that i think both countries are operating on some stereotypes that have outlived their usefulness. our countries are matched up in a way that allows for enormous win/win potential. so you mentioned that some of the deals that we have struck are ones that will create jobs in the united states. that's absolutely true. >> all right. now, w

american indians have the highest rate of diabetes and other americans 195% higher. native americans have the highest rates of alcoholism. suicide is one of the highest health disparities that impact our community. access to treatment and care is the lowest for native americans in san francisco alone. they are clearly underserved populations, the city and county of

could i have all the native americans please remain standing? all native americans, stand up. how about a big round of applause for our native americans here for native american heritage month in november. all you non-indians, just look around. this is what custer saw at the little bighorn, and you know what he said to his men? where did all these indians come from? once again, welcome to the sixth annual nida american heritage month celebration here at city hall. -- annual native american heritage month cicelebration. i would like to thank our host for this month, native american aids project, the mayor's office, the san francisco native american health center, and kqed public broadcasting. how about a big round of applause for our host? thank you. at this time, when indian people -- when we gather, we throw on our regalia, our outfits. we do not call them costumes. if you are from oklahoma, we call them in being close -- clothes. it is good to see all these dancers and singers as well, their families. when we gather like this, we start out with prayer, so please stand if you

we are all americans now.t the black, white, hispanic, gay and think of ourselves as americans. i just wanted to get your take. do you think it is part of a new awakening where americans are starting to examine the foundations of what our country is built on and the implementation of other political ideologies and if this is somewhat of a conflict of the people you all -- conflict of the two? i say aware of the conflict of ideology going on in the united states and that is widely tea party -- wny the -- why the tea party is coming out? host: what was the title of the article? collar -- caller: it said that we awakened to civil-rights and the american public had gone back to seek -- got back to sleep. will they awaken this time and continue what they started to recapture the american fundamental dream of how we were founded? guest: there is a lot to disentangle their. it is an interesting question. those of us who study public opinion has always been struck by the fact that american politics seem to swing back

americans. [applause] and for the laughter that you guys give me. i would like to thank the youth and their families. thank you a lot. as the youth workeres, this is the hot -- workers, this is the highest compliment to say that your a local hero -- you are a local hero. the center for youth services does matter. it is a healthy identity for urban youth. this award makes me want to work that much harder to maintain the integrity of the program in a time of financial uncertainty. think you very much. -- thank you very much. [applause] [applause] >> all right. getting ready to wrap up. you guys haven't heard a joke in awhile, have you? any comanches out there? it's a comanche joke. this man, he had lost his sight so he was walking around with a white cane. he came up to this committee restaurant, and it serves only comanches. comanche owned and operated. he has a seat and says, i would like some biscuits and gravy. the waiter took his order. he yells out, anybody want to hear a comanche joke? it g

the real key to having a real successfully american people is to keep the american people engaged ins process beyond last night. the government will do exactly what the american people demand every day, nothing more and nothing less. if they stay engaged in the process for i am hopeful that it will. >> clearly, the election yesterday cannot transport full control of the government to the opposition. it was a first step in the direction of change it what we have been doing in washington. there are two opportunities for that change to occur. our friends can change now and work with us. or further change can happen in 2012. we were sent here to work on the people's business. in the senate, it takes 60 votes to do most things, it is clear we will have to have some kind of bipartisan agreement, and hopefully that will be on the issue of spending and debt, which is what the american people are asking us to address. i anticipate enough democrats to come in our direction of spending so that we can make progress for the american people. >> there are differing points of view about what to do a

we must tap american innovation, the spirit that helped make this country great, to get americans back to work and make things in america. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada rise? ms. berkley: i rise to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. berkley: six months ago i said the three most important issues in this country is jobs, jobs, jobs, and i said it six months before that. i say it now. but while we are working to restore our economy and put people back to work, we must extend unemployment benefits to the millions of americans, our fellow citizens through no fault of their own find themselves unemployed. in my congressional district of las vegas in the state of nevada we have been particularly hard hit. people through no fault of their own, they're not spoiled, they're not lazy, they work every day of their life, they got no job because the economy is so bad. these are the people, our fel

we won the argument with the american people and we should stand that no americans should see tax increase, extend current tax rates permanently. let's have the debate and vote. >> greta: counting numbers you don't have a mar joy thety in the house and don't have it in the senate. doesn't look like you will get it in the lame duck, right? >> difficult to say. >> greta: it would be unusual. >> sure. do i expect nancy pelosi to allow a vote on the floor to extend current tax rates permanently? number one, if she did that, i think it would pass. last time i checked 38 democrats are in favor of the tax breaks to one degree or another. she might not be willing to do it, but who knows. have the debate and introduce the bill. if democrats adjourn and allow the average family to face $1,500 tax increase in january, small business owners and family farmers facing the higher taxes on the savings and ininvestment and inheritance in january will bring it right back. we will fight to make sure no one sees the tax increase and make it permanent. >> greta: after you file and this percolates among the mem

and it was that 37% of the african-americans they surveyed believed that black americans could no longer be thought of as a single race. and i said what in the world does that mean, 37%, that's almost four out of 10. what do you mean by single race? they didn't really ask follow-up questions so i had no idea kind of what that meant, and i'm still quite unsure -- i'm not quite sure what that means. but those kind of, those two things, that encounter and that pew finding, made me want to know more. so that's what launched me on the book and the exploration of these questions that i started pouring over academic research, talking to people, marketing studies, doing whatever i could. and then something intervened, this little thing called the presidential campaign. there was this guy named barack obama, you know, the name seemed to be off the guantanamo list, that junior senator from illinois who thought he was going to be president, and then it started looking like maybe he was going to be president or and he was only going to try, and so it seemed clear as the campaign went on, it seemed t

american corporations are not acting as americans. they have been acting like greedy cowards reflecting the worst of human aspirations, not the best. we americans pride ourselves at being committed to noble higher ideals. we are not just a grasping horde seeking self-enrichment. we do believe in treating people decently and we do believe in people's individual rights given to them by god. well, we think of ourselves that way, and then we hear that google and other american companies have enabled economist chinese dictatorship to track down dissidents who are then jailed for daring to oppose tyranny or corruption or to worship god as they see fit. once they found themselves curtailing the free flow of information to millions of chinese citizens, turning the internet into a tool for repression rather than a facilitator for free expression and thus the vehicle of the advancement of human freedom. to google's credit, the role it was forced to being played, google decided not to go ahead with the heavy-handed plan that the chinese regime e

the case with native americans and american wars. >> i invite you to offer your questions. until you do, your reference to civil religion brought something to mind the recent event in washington, d.c. sponsored by guinn -- glenn beck. >> you will notice that i sent civil spirituality in my talk which is quite a conscious decision some of you may know there's a concept out there about civil religion it's been debated since 1960 about whether americans have what he would call a civil religion devotion to the state that functions as a kind of separate religion for americans, may be complementary to christianity or judaism or islam. you have the fourth of july, memorial day, veterans day, these religious holidays of the civil religion. i don't actually think that civil religion is a religion. i think it is a dimension that takes on a religious or spiritual cast and so my editor's jump on the idea of simple spiritual the i think gives a little more precise message to what's going on where people talk about their patriotism and devotion to kind of clause i religious spiritual ter

i am an american airman.y mission is to fly, fight, whein. how prelate would she be of a colonel who currently serves as a commander of the 89th airlift wing and pilot of the air force. i am thankful for a proud heritage, a tradition of honor and the legacy of valor. it is a traditional honor that extends all the way back to the revolutionary war up to the conflicts we are fighting in this very day. we salute the thousands of veterans who dedicated their lives to defend our freedom, a legacy of valor that is surrounded by eight women whose strength and commitment have allowed us to echoed the sentiments "we are one nation indivisible." i am and american airmen. my nation's sword and shield -- i defend my country with my life. thank you to the infinite number of veterans who served as guardians of our freedom and have extended our justice, making the ultimate sacrifice. i am an american airman. let us celebrate all veterans who were wingmen of yesterday and made it possible for us to serve as leaders in the st

foreign policy or i would put it even more strongly an instrument for american domination of western europe it was created during the cold war it was largely an instrument of the creation of the cold war i mean by that that the cold war to a large extent was the creation of the united states of america not as is usually said that the soviet union but now whatever view we take about the events of nine hundred forty five and afterwards there is absolutely no doubt surely that nato remains only an instrument for american foreign policy the very fact that president medvedev is going to the nato. summit in lisbon at the end of this week is itself a result of a reset in russian relations with russia announced by who by the president of the united states what subjects are they going to discuss there obviously afghanistan which is an american war transferred to nato and the missile shield and american policy transferred to nato so nato is simply an extension of american foreign and military policy and the reason why it's in a crisis is not i beg to differ with yeah go ahead jump in go ahead.

american reading? and the texas book festival in austin, texas? you may live here. i don't know. if you want to talk about black reading habits, particularly african-american women are avid readers and buyers. they are sought up demographic for publishers. so i don't think that necessarily says that black folks aren't reading. they have more to do with austin than -- i don't know. i don't know. i'm glad everybody who is here is here. >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> thank you. [applause] [applause] >> with that,up the old saying, if you want to keep something from black people, you have to hide it in a book. [laughter] >> thank you for being here. eugene robinson, there was a speed date. [laughter] >> so next time we have him back, it's going to be a long date. thank you so much. next door at the book signing. >> okay. great. thank you, alberta. thank you. thank you. [applause] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> this event was part of the 2010 texas book festival he

to american jobs? and american pride of being number one? and what are the secrets of this turbo charge chinese ambition? well, one thing becomes clear the minute you land. the chinese government set goals and the chinese people know what they are. build the infrastructure of a country. a manhattan project on education. especially science. and find some way to unleash the dreams of the largest population on earth. every day, for every baby born in the united states, almost four babies are born in china. >> ni hao. >> reporter: 1.3 billion people -- one in five of the people living on earth. the population of 4.5 americans. when the government said "learn english" more people study english in china than there are people in america. >> english is spoken here. >> reporter: last week, 200 workers in unison built a 15-story hotel in six days using premade pieces that snap together like legos. and more high-speed railways than any other country. by the end of next year, the train from beijing to shanghai will take four hours. that's about the dist