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Dec 2021
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EP141: A Most Valued Gift… FROM a Homele...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Larry Crawford shares with us how a homeless friend gave him one of his most valued possessions; Mike Leven tells the story about how he—a Jew—started the Asian American Hotel Owners Association; Heather McPherson, Curator of History at the South Carolina Military Museum, shares the impact that her Uncle had on her career choice; and Dennis Peterson's father was hard but fair, and some of the biggest lessons Dennis learned were on the job site, doing brick work with his father.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - A Most Valued Gift… FROM a Homeless Man

10:00 - Indians, a Jew, and a Hotel Partnership

23:00 - Her Career is a Tribute to Her Great Uncle, A D-Day Hero

35:00 - Working with Dad Taught Big Lessons to a Little Boy

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