As ICE raids terrorize American cities and executive orders test constitutional limits, Fred Korematsu’s defiance feels less like history and more like instruction. Korematsu refused to comply with Executive Order 9066, which forced Japanese Americans into incarceration camps during World War II, and spent decades fighting for justice. Cal Poly Humboldt honors his legacy with […]
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World Premiere of ‘A’-t’i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On
The Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation presents the world premiere screening of the new documentary film, ‘A’-t’i Xwee-ghayt-nish: Still, We Live On, Saturday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. at Cal Poly Humboldt’s Native American Forum (free). The film’s synopsis states: “With their language facing extinction, the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation in Northern California is working against time to […]
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‘This is the Land We Dream of, the Land that Belongs to Us Again’
This week author Brando Skyhorse visits several locations in Humboldt County for a pair of readings and discussions. Skyhorse’s first work, Take this Man: A Memoir, in which he recounts the quirks and the tragedies of his childhood in Los Angeles, generated much praise. His first novel, The Madonnas of Echo Park, is the 2018 […]