This last weekend, I drove up to Eureka to attend the groundbreaking for the Eureka Chinatown Monument. It was a gorgeous day and, despite minimal advertising, a ton of people showed up. One estimate claimed 200 people attended. With the recent events in Minneapolis and the presence of ICE in so many cities across theContinue reading “Updates: Monuments, Books, and Research, oh my!”
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Election Day
Today was election day in the United States. I woke up early to walk my dog around the neighborhood and the sky was red- it reminded me of the saying “red in the morning, sailor take warning”. I drove downtown and on the side of the road there was an ambulance and firetruck tending toContinue reading “Election Day”
Looking Up at the Border Wall
Today, I got to see the US-Mexico border wall in person. At a far distance, it was already a pretty insidious landmark in the distance, a neat and orderly scar across the chaparral of southeastern San Diego county. It got taller and taller as we approached, leaving the pavement of Campo for the dirt roadContinue reading “Looking Up at the Border Wall”
Geography of Chinatown
The Chinatown related project I’ve been working on most recently has been “Geography of Chinatown.” It’s for a Public History seminar class that I’m enrolled in, where the main assignment is to use the website HistoryPin to highlight a historically underrepresented community by literally putting them on the map with images and other multimedia andContinue reading “Geography of Chinatown”
Moving On
Two weeks from today, I’ll be spending my second night in Sacramento, my new home for the foreseeable future. After almost 8 years in Humboldt County, I am moving onward and… southward. It’s going to sound ridiculous, but one of the main catalysts for this was running into a family friend at Christmas in 2021.Continue reading “Moving On”
Back to School
[This is from back in January- I hadn’t made my plans to go to graduate school known back then and, well, living in a small town, word gets out one way or another, so I was being cautious. Now that people know that is the rapidly approaching plan, it’s probably ok to publish this post.]Continue reading “Back to School”
February 5, 1885
Today is the 137th anniversary of the Chinese Expulsion from Eureka, CA so I have been working on a small gathering to acknowledge the day at the site of Eureka’s Chinatown as part of the Eureka Chinatown Project. Here are my short remarks for the event. On this site in 1885, there was a community,Continue reading “February 5, 1885”
Oversteeped Tea
Today, I found out my partner’s roommate tested positive for COVID. They had been sick for a few days, and once they started showing symptoms a little less than a week ago, my partner and I stayed apart and I started working at home waiting to see what the diagnosis was. Early rapid results testsContinue reading “Oversteeped Tea”
Falling in Love at a Mexican Bakery
(sorry for the missing accents on some of the words, I’m not sure how to get them into the text) My first love in life was bread. Or books. It’s a pretty close tie. But I remember heading home from the store with my dad, a hot loaf of french bread, or somedays even sourdough,Continue reading “Falling in Love at a Mexican Bakery”
Hello!
My name is Katie Buesch. I grew up in Southern California and moved up to Northern California in 2014 to go to college. I got lucky and found a job here (then a different job which is where I’m at now) so I’ve been here ever since. My mom taught my sister and I howContinue reading “Hello!”
Katie Buesch 