Well, so much for posting here regularly! I’ve been keeping busy though, and have some exciting announcements. I’ll be presenting on December 17 at 10 am as part of the San Diego Chinese History Museum‘s Chinese American Experience and Beyond Speaker Series! The presentation is titled “Eureka’s Chinatown and the Curious Case of Wing HingContinue reading “Upcoming Presentation and New Publications!”
Category Archives: HIstory
A Trip to the Museum
On Sunday, I went to the Crocker Art Museum with some folks from Meetup- if you haven’t heard of it, it’s an app for people to meet new people through group activities. On the third Sunday of the month, the museum hosts a “pay what you will” day so we took advantage of that forContinue reading “A Trip to the Museum”
An update…
It’s been a few months since I last wrote! Since then, it’s been a bit of a whirlwind with a new job, new places to explore, new friends to make, and hobbies to get back into- like Archery! As time has passed, it’s been becoming more and more clear that this was the right moveContinue reading “An update…”
My Experience at “This is the Place Heritage Park”
Or, why I choose to call this place “Mormon Disneyland” (I’m not alone in feeling like some of the Mormon educational spots are a bit Disney-esque, sounds like they’ve been like that for a while) Back in June, when the Pandemic sucked a little less, I went out of town with my partner, who wasContinue reading “My Experience at “This is the Place Heritage Park””
Returning National Park Lands to Tribes: Stepping into “Land Back”
Some thoughts on The Atlantic’s “Return National Parks to the Tribes” article from May 2021
Tea: Or Why Victorians Had So Many Heckin’ Rules
We have a Victorian Tea Party coming up next weekend and I’m in charge of the program for the day’s festivities since two of my favorite historical topics are Victorians and Tea (also, I don’t mind public speaking, I bet that has something to do with it) The Victorian Period was one of immense change-Continue reading “Tea: Or Why Victorians Had So Many Heckin’ Rules”
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