March/April 2003 Editor's Note On Citizenship Making a Difference The White House bestows National Humanities Medals on six individuals and two organizations whose work has enriched the humanities. Changing the Channel Medalist Brian Lamb talks with NEH Chairman Bruce Cole about the early years of C-SPAN. East-West Encounters Prague: Saving the Books Conservators race to rescue rare manuscripts damaged by floods. By Lisa Rogers The Unknown Cold War Top-secret documents provide a glimpse behind the Iron Curtain. By Emmett Berg A Silken Path to Trade Six thousand years of art goes on display at the new Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. By Will Schroeder Breaching the Great Wall The Manchu came as allies but stayed to rule China. By Tina Pamintuan American Music From Back Roads to Big City A radio series traces the evolution of country, blues, and rock 'n' roll. By Pedro Ponce Around the Nation In Focus The Alaska council's director is bridging urban and native cultures. By Laura Wolff Scanlan