@Jennifer @ianjs @ai6yr

Me, too. I also dropped the #LATimes at the same time for the same reason.

Support and read #TheGuardian #CalMatters #KPFK #KALW #KQED #PacificaNews #HCN (HighCountryNews) #Cityside #Berkeleyside #TheAtlantic #BayNature #BerkeleyScanner

Reluctantly subscribe to #NYTimes , but my commitment to that rag is tenuous.

This is such an important story for all Americans to read. Thank you to Kori Suzuki for writing it so sensitively and to Berkeleyside for publishing it today.
https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/04/23/james-wakasa-monument-topaz-relocation-center-japanese-american-incarceration

#Berkeleyside #Topaz #Issei #Immigrants #wwii80

Map found by Berkeley researcher unearthed a lost Japanese American monument

The discovery came out of Nancy Ukai’s research into the life of a Japanese immigrant imprisoned during WWII and killed by a military sentry. But Ukai and others were troubled by a museum's handling of the monument, raised by the man's fellow prisoners.

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@burritojustice

Dave Hamilton told #Berkeleyside in December that he is often missed by the bus after he visits the North Berkeley Senior Center, because he’s forced to sit on the curb. Darrell Owens and Mingwei Samuel placed a handmade bench there to help Hamilton. PhotoCredit: Darrell Owens

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/12/21/diy-bench-berkeley-bus-stop-ac-transit-rider-sat-on-sidewalk

Cal grad brings DIY bench to Berkeley bus stop after a rider was forced to sit on sidewalk

“It’s the sort of thing where someone just needs to step up,” said Mingwei Samuel, who built downtown Berkeley's newest bench.

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These threats and harassment against San Francisco Bay Area anti-caste activists are horrifying

https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/10/17/berkeleyside-idea-makers-caste-postponement-security

#Berkeley #Berkeleyside #caste #anticaste

Berkeleyside postpones Idea Makers caste conversation due to security concerns

Those pushing for caste equity, including our guests, have been met with threats and harassment. The safety of our speakers is paramount.

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