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Partial Transcript: "So I'm here to ask you about what you remember..."
Segment Synopsis: Ken was from Hawaii, and he knew many of the first soldiers who died in Vietnam. He had gone to school with elite children who were taken out of their schools in Saigon at the onset of the war. He never felt personally obliged to stand up against the war even though he did not agree with it.
Keywords: Hawaii; Lyndon B. Johnson; Saigon; Vietnam War; passive resistance
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Partial Transcript: "So that morning I had a... I think..."
Segment Synopsis: On October 18th, Ken had his first college exam in Social Sciences and wanted to watch the protest beforehand. He was standing outside the building when the police ran inside and began to beat students. Ken describes the “systematic clubbing” of students and how seeing the bloody beatings transformed him from a “passive” to an “active” protester. He knocked down a few officers and fled into the crowd. He never went to his exam.
Keywords: Dow Demonstration; Social Sciences Building; UW Madison; bystander; exam; police brutality
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Partial Transcript: "I remember a strange thing from that day..."
Segment Synopsis: Later that day, Ken ran into someone from his dorm from Kenya. He wanted to show him the protest as a “fight against colonialism.” After the demonstration, he discovered that “everything is completely corrupt and causes war” within American politics and society.
Keywords: America; Dow Demonstration; Kenya; colonialism; corruption; friendships
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Partial Transcript: "Uh, what happened to me was - after that..."
Segment Synopsis: Ken joined the Wisconsin Draft Resistance Union and continued to protest against the Vietnam War. He admits that, during this time, academics became “secondary” to his activism. His parents did not support his involvement in protests and illegal resistance unions. He dropped out of college when Nixon was elected and traveled to demonstrations across the country.
Keywords: Richard Nixon; UW Madison; Vietnam War; Wisconsin Draft Resistance Union; activism; corruption; protests; resistance unions; revolutionaries
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Partial Transcript: "I had my own induction in Hawaii..."
Segment Synopsis: Ken became “unfindable” and refused to tell his parents where he was for about five years. He was a “total rebel.” Ken has suffered beatings, been arrested, and has continued to protest. He describes a protest after the Fall of Saigon.
Keywords: FBI; Fall of Saigon; hiding; protests; rebellion; revolution
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Partial Transcript: "I'm sorry for the big hole it blew in my life..."
Segment Synopsis: Ken expresses regret that his prolonged revolutionary efforts were unable to create peace. He talks about how he never starved while homeless because he was able to “eat off the excess” of the country. He is grateful to have survived these years, as many of his fellow revolutionaries died young.
Keywords: Vietnam War; homelessness; peace; rebellion; reflection; regret; revolution; survival
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Partial Transcript: "I reentered society. I got my degree..."
Segment Synopsis: Ken talks about “re-entering society” as a worker and father. His children are activists as well. Ken talks about the lack of proactivity among the 2011 Wisconsin State Capitol protesters. He believes that America is in the greatest amount of trouble it has ever been in right now. He feels “heartsick” about the direction of the American Government.
Keywords: 2011 Wisconsin State Capitol Protests; 2016 Elections; Iraq War; USA; activism; family; government; occupation; reporting
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Partial Transcript: "Thank you for sharing..."
Segment Synopsis: Ken talks about becoming an active resistor of the war. He expresses fear and sadness regarding the Trump Administration. Ken talks about how he risked his “body and soul” for political causes and regrets that he was unable to accomplish more.
Keywords: Donald Trump; active resistance; activism; anti-war; democracy; politics; protest; reflection; regrets; revolution