Eric Liu was interviewed in Seattle, Wash., where he was the host Seattle Voices, a local interview show on the Seattle Channel. His newest book was Guiding Lights: The People Who Lead Us Toward Our Purpose in Life, published by Random House. He is also the author of The Accidental Asian: Notes of a Native Speaker. Mr. Liu served as a speechwriter for President Clinton and later as White House deputy domestic policy adviser. He is a fellow at the New America Foundation and teaches at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs.