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Notes of a Native Daughter:
There is a wedding day and then there is the rest of your married life. Richer or poorer.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
This is what it means to have been a teacher for 30 years, as of this new January quarter.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
You might think that we've all heard this speech, these words, before. All of us in America, by now. We have. But I stood, transfixed, unable to move, looking out the window while he said words not as often quoted.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
There are six sisters in this story, and one brother, all educated in a one-room schoolhouse, ninety children and one teacher, and all of them went to college, and their kids went to college. This story, and the sweet potato pie, come from slavery, which Americans don't like to talk about any more.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
It may be one of the most quintessential Southern California landmarks, beloved by thousands, and now it's made national news.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Jose Medina walked into the banquet room at Zacateca's Restaurant on Riverside's Eastside to loud cheers and clapping of hundreds of supporters.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
When my oldest daughter moved to Texas, she made us watch the popular TV series "Friday Night Lights" because, as she told her father and me, "I realized you guys are exactly the same in Riverside... It's crazy."
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Take a look today while you drive around, wherever you live, at the not-lost art of housepainting.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
"In Riverside County, there are two million Latinos, one million Latina women. I'm a bracero's daughter. To be a judge here, in the Inland Empire, means everything."
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Where does story begin? My new book was released yesterday. It's my eighth novel, and each time, I spend days walking around thinking of where that book began.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
The old Route 66 and surrounding environs are home to fast food history. The empire of places founded here such as Foster Freeze, Taco Tia, Taco Bell, Del Taco, McDonald's, and yes, Juan Pollo.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
San Bernardino's making national headlines because elected officials have filed for bankruptcy, but a lot of people said what really outraged them: The city council said it couldn't host the Route 66 Rendezvous downtown.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Think locavore -- eating food produce within a few miles of where you live. Now think locabuild -- it worked for decades.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Fairmount Park in Riverside, CA was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, known for Central Park in New York City and others. His vision for this less-spoken about space continues today.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
A chance encounter with coyotes shows just how wild the 96-Mile Santa Ana River can still be.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
I teach in an area almost written off by affluent America, in a university where "minority" students have been the majority for years. I teach students who lately inspire resentment among Californians who begrudge tax dollars.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
I thought my job was to make them write about stucco and wood framing, about gated communities and urban apartment complexes, about bedrooms decorated with designer furniture, and kitchens where twelve people sat around one table. You can be...
Notes of a Native Daughter:
I've come to realize that so many classic cars and trucks are like emblems of American history, but the Apache truly gets a particular kind of sentimental, historic, and intense love from people of all races, backgrounds, and regions.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
People who still make something we can drive, like the Jimenez Bros, are artisans putting another coat of primer and then custom flames or candyflake on better dreams.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Pinstripes and swirls. Nine-foot flames lifting from custom hoods. The percussive revving of engines. Custom upholstery, gleaming chrome and candyflake paint. It must be spring, and time for one of the best parts of being a Southern Californian -- car shows!
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