. >> emiko ohnuki-tierney's book, "kamikaze diaries: reflection of japanese student soldiers" published by the university of chicago press. who is this on the cover? >> he is a graduate of university of tokyo. and this is the day before his death. and his brother, who was a professor gave him permission -- >> his brother is still living? and was his, can't has sold? >> no. none of them are. is is to see if you do the. >> ! >> thirty-five to eight minute video we have students to tell us about one of the country's greatest strength or challenge facing the country. today we talked to ben burchell an eighth-grader at independent day school in tampa florida. then, how's it going tod? >> good good >> thank you for joining us at c-span. he chose to do your documentary on hunger in the united states. why did you choose that topic? >> normally they always tell you that the three things you need our are food, shelter and clothing. but really the only thing you scientifically need to survive his food. and a lot of people are getting as much as they should. >> out of hunger affected your community

i will be giving a lecture at the international house of japan 57 emiko ohnuki-tierney book, cause thediaries reflection published by the university of chicago press. who was on the cover? >> guest: a student at the university of tokyo. the day before his death and his brother was a professor who gave for mission. >> host: his brother is still living? >> guest: yes. we corresponded. >> host: was his kamikaze mission successful? >> guest: no. none of them are. other than an the first attack, the kamikaze missions were all failures materially. >> host: thank you for sharing a few minutes with us. >> guest: thank you. thank you. washington journal. and at eight thanks 30 during the program, meet the students who made them and for a preview of all of the winners, visit studentcam.org. >>> jon jeter and robert pierre are the co-authors of "a day late and a dollar short" high hopes and deferred dreams and obama as opposed racial america. facebook recently in washington for a little more than an hour. >> okay. i and a director of the washington center of politics for journalism which is pleas

. >> emiko's bouck kamikaze diary is reflection of japanese students soldiers published by the university of chicago press. who is this on the cover? >> this is a graduate of the university of tokyo and this is the photograph before the day of his death and his brother who was a professor gave me permission to -- >> his brother is still living? >> was his kamikaze mission successful? >> no. none of them are. other than the first attack the missions for all failures militarily. >> thank you for sharing a few minutes with us. >> thank you. >>> next a portion of book tv's monthly three our live program "in depth." >> i live in northwest washington near the walter reed army hospital with. if i go for a rum i can run into the spring from here just about a mile or so. dimare subway stop is the tacoma redline and not far from here is where we've recently had a huge accident where nine people were killed so that gives you the sense of where we are in washington. an area of the city that was reserved for people who were on vacation when able lincoln was president his summer place was now on the gr