Heroes & Heroines
Local Doctor’s “Solar Suitcase” Saves Lives Daily
In 2008, Dr. Laura Stachel went to Nigeria to find out why so many women were dying there during childbirth. She was flabbergasted to discover that in many areas, women were giving birth without electricity – sometimes in near total darkness. Doctors and midwives often helped delivered babies with only a cell phone or lantern […]
Hall of Fame Astronaut Talks About His Career in Space
Some people seem to have a destiny and that’s the case with Karol “Bo” Bobko, a member of the Astronaut Hall of Fame. A resident of Half Moon Bay, Bobko grew up in New York and was a member of the very first graduating class of the Air Force Academy in 1959. After being accepted […]
This is Us: Working for Change
In this episode TiU visited the Emma Prusch Farm Park not far from downtown San Jose. This was an actual working farm from 1870 until 1969. The Farm is now run by The City of San Jose and the Department of Parks and Recreation. Kids come here from all over the valley to learn about […]
This is Us Remembers Japanese Internment
It’s been 70 years since Japanese citizens were interned during World War II. In this episode od This is Us, we profile two local people who experienced the interment camps, Norman Mineta, the 14th U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Dr. Misako Miura who was interned with her family at Manzanar and who worked as the […]
Show: The Rescuers
We took a special tour of the San Jose Fire Museum with Captain Sean Lovens who shared the history of fire fighting in San Jose – from the days when firemen were known as “house wreckers” (because sometimes their only option was to pull a burning house down and save the rest of the town) […]
Profile: Tom Humann
Thomas Humann is a former Marine Corps helicopter pilot. After flying some dangerous missions in the Middle East, Humann left the Marines and became the pilot for Marine One, the helicopter that flies the President of the United States. Today, Humann is among an elite group of aviators who fly for CAL FIRE, battling blazes, […]
Search and Rescue Dogs in Training
Over the rubble, through the tunnel and down the ladder they go. It’s all in a day’s training for Search & Rescue dogs like Nino, pictured above. It takes more than a year of training for a dog to become certified for this valuable but dangerous work. It takes a very committed human, like Marin […]
Bay Area Veterans Remember Pearl Harbor
The Imperial Japanese Navy struck without warning on December 7, 1941, leaving 3700 casualties in their wake. It was a terrible, devastating day. This is Us interviewed a dozen Bay Area veterans of the Pearl Harbor attack. They told remarkable stories. The men revealed how they came to be at Pearl Harbor that day, their […]
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Special
December 7, 2011, marks the 70th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, an unprecedented event that drew the United States into World War II. There are less than 1,400 veterans of that battle still living. Most are more than 90 years old. This is Us spoke to a dozen local Pearl Harbor Survivors, […]
Profile: Dr. Masako Miura
Profile on Dr. Masako Miura an internee and physician at Manzanar Relocation Camp in 1942. Born and raised in California, Dr. Miura graduated from USC Medical School shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor. Her entire family was interned at Manzanar, and she was one of the few physicians that could offer medical help to […]
