Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010); Maxine Hong Kingston

May 25, 2007

For 15 years, National Humanities Medalist Maxine Hong Kingston has been working with veterans -- soldiers from World War II, from Vietnam and now, from Iraq -- to convert the ghosts of war into the poetry, fiction and nonfiction that Kingston believes will help them survive. Bill Moyers speaks with Kingston about her book, VETERANS OF WAR, VETERANS OF PEACE, a collection which distills the wisdom of warriors and their loved ones. BILL MOYERS JOURNAL -- Award-winning public affairs journalist Bill Moyers hosts this weekly series filled with fresh and original voices. Each hour-long broadcast features analysis of current issues and interviews with prominent figures from the worlds of arts and entertainment, religion, science, politics and the media.