In observance of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, UPRISING/DOWNFALL is a public examination of historic milestones of democracy in 20th-century America, with a focus on social...

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When John Okada published No-No Boy in 1957, it was met by the Japanese American community with silence, discomfort, and outright rejection. Okada passed away in 1971 believing his novel was a failure...

A whopper is hitting the real estate market: The Bellevue Collection, a 5.5 million-square-foot mixed-use complex in downtown Bellevue.

When Frank Abe stepped to the podium last Sunday, Aug. 16, at the International District/Chinatown library, a tall black-and-white poster on a stand stood to his left.

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A Q+A with Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box

One of my favorite parts of The Celestials’ Last Game, Season One of this podcast, was the post-game press conference episode, where I got to address some listener questions and responses, continue de...

The Mesa Refuge a writing refuge in Point Reyes Station, founded in 1997. Our residents are mostly focused on “ideas at the edge” of nature, human economy, and social equity. Here writers and other cr

Baseball, Bigotry, and the Battle for America, Season Two </p>

[While I did teach a couple online courses during my Spring semester sabbatical, I didn’t have my usual slate of classes by any means. So in lieu of my usual Semester Reflections series, this week I’l...

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