Ronald Takaki, professor emeritus of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, talked about his life and career. He discussed the history of multicultural contributions to the United States and the clash of those cultures throughout America's history. His research, interwoven with the stories of slaves, immigrant Americans, and their descendants, is detailed in his books: A Different Mirror, Strangers from a Different Shore, Double Victory, A Larger Memory and Hiroshima: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb. He responded to telephone calls and electronic mail.