Free-spirited Portland actress Claire Phillips became a spy and resistance leader in the occupied Philippines during World War II, gathering intelligence, saving American prisoners of war and enduring imprisonment and torture by the enemy.  

Historian Sig Unander details Phillips's remarkable story, including how she received the Medal of Freedom and how her life became a Hollywood movie.  

Sig Unander is a writer, historian, and public speaker from Portland, Oregon. He began his career in broadcast journalism in New Mexico, Minnesota and Georgia. He also worked in Spanish-language media as an editor, historian and documentarian.  Sig is currently writing a narrative nonfiction book about Claire Phillips. 

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These events are open to everyone interested in Pacific Northwest history, and beyond! Often co-sponsored by local or state historical and civic organizations, we bring you experts, scholars, first-person experiencers, historians and documentaries expounding on topics from indigenous history to the birth of Portland, early explorers to hop growing, and on and on! It's like being back in the classroom - except this time you get to settle into comfortable seats and enjoy a drink or two with dinner while you listen and learn.

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