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World War II and the Home Front: Working at Maytag in Newton
Maytag was one of the Iowa firms that stopped producing consumer goods and started making war supplies.
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World War II and the Home Front: Jeanne Ersland and the Des Moines Ordnance Plant
As more men were sent away to fight, women were hired to take over their positions on the assembly lines. Before World War II, women had generally been discouraged from working outside the home. Now, ...
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World War II Veteran: John Phillips
In January of 1945, 22 year-old John Phillips of Waterloo was part of a group of replacement troops sent to the 106th Infantry Division fighting the Battle of the Bulge. After taking the town of Medell, ...
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AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS | Operation Homecoming | PBS
From "Operation Homecoming": "Taking Chance," based on Lieutenant Colonel Michael Strobl's writings recalling his journey accompanying the body of Private First Class Chance Phelps -- who was killed ... 01:34
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AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS | Warriors | Excerpt | PBS
In this clip from "Warriors," Soldier describes living in barracks and the hardship of being away from home. Warriors profiles a handful of Army soldiers filmed during the Spring and Fall of 2005 in ... 01:11
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Kenneth M. Quinn: Experiences of Tai Dam Coming to Iowa
In 1975, a distinct ethnic group called the Tai Dam wanted to settle as a group in the United States. Natives of Vietnam, they had been in Laos for 20 years in 1975. Ambassador Kenneth Quinn explains ... 02:49
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David Yepsen: Lasting Impact of Southeast Asian Refugees on Iowa
The Indochinese exodus followed decades of war and chaos in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, called the Vietnam War. David Yepsen reflects on how the legacy of that time will always be with us. 00:32
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BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Buying the War | Excerpt | PBS (#1101)
Bill Moyers Journal: Buying the War Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at 9 PM on PBS (check local listings) How the administration marketed the war to the American people has been well covered, but critical ... 04:49
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P.O.V. | Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars | Preview | PBS (#2002)
If the refugee is today's tragic icon of a war-ravaged world, then "Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars," airing on PBS's P.O.V. series on June 26, 2007, featuring a reggae-inflected band born in the camps ... 02:50
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P.O.V. | Rain in a Dry Land | Preview | PBS (#2001)
P.O.V. kicks off its 20th anniversary season on PBS on World Refugee Day, June 19, 2007, with "Rain in A Dry Land" by Anne Makepeace. How do you measure the distance from an African village to an American ... 02:30
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P.O.V. | The Camden 28 | Preview | PBS (#2011)
How far would you go to stop a war? "The Camden 28," airing on PBS's P.O.V. series on September 11, 2007, recalls a 1971 raid on a Camden, New Jersey draft board office by "Catholic Left" activists protesting ... 05:22
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P.O.V. | Arctic Son | Preview | PBS (#2008)
In "Arctic Son," airing on PBS's P.O.V. series on August 21, 2007, the clash of tradition and modernity puts a Native father and son at odds in the remote village of Old Crow, 80 miles above the Arctic ... 05:46
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TAVIS SMILEY | Guest: Joss Stone | PBS
Grammy-award-winning singer-songwriter Joss Stone tells Tavis why she is against a formulaic approach to creating music. Check local listings for airdates on PBS. For more information, see www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/a...... 01:44
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AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS | Operation Homecoming | PBS
This clip is an excerpt from "Aftermath," based on a story by U.S. Army soldier Sanjoon Han, which is part of PBS's "Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience." Operation Homecoming is a ... 01:17
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AMERICA AT A CROSSROADS | Operation Homecoming | PBS
This clip is an excerpt from "Men in Black," an animated sequence based on U.S. Army Specialist Colby Buzzell's story, part of the film Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience. Animation ... 01:31
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