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Notes of a Native Daughter
Join author Susan Straight and photographer Douglas McCulloh on their journeys in Southern California's Inland Empire.
The New Job Creators: Lift Brings the 'Third Wave of Coffee' to Riverside
September 12, 2013 4:45 PM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
The intensity required to open your own business in 2013, when large corporations are still sitting on millions and billions of dollars, hesitant to give out loans, forces you to think creatively.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
They came here because of war, though no one might think of it that way when sitting down to get a massage or their nails painted.
The Heroic Hours: Men Who Changed Education in Riverside -- and America
May 15, 2013 9:22 AM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
This year I spent time with four men who changed education here, back in 1965 when de facto segregation was the norm in California, when violently-enforced segregation was the law of the South.
Riverside Tamale Festival Honors Californio Roots for Trujillo Adobe
April 16, 2013 3:25 PM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
There are a few other tamale festivals in California, but this one has a unique purpose.
Tracing the Ashes, Ringing the Bells: Riverside's Our Lady of Guadalupe
March 27, 2013 3:30 PM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Susan Straight recalls the history of Riverside's Our Lady of Guadalupe and introduces the people who have kept the parish alive all these years.
The Nova: Officer Michael Crain and Unfinished Love at Memorial Car Show
March 11, 2013 5:55 PM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
The Nova, primer-gray like raincloud, was an icon that everyone wanted to see, to honor the owner who would never finish restoring it. Officer Crain was sitting in the passenger seat of his patrol car 32 days ago when he was shot and killed by former LAPD Officer Christopher Dorner. Hundreds of people showed up Sunday for a memorial car show.
Notes of a Native Daughter:
"I've come to believe that there are two kinds of us here on earth -- people who stay and people who leave..."
Saint Valentine's Day: Sweethearts Even Now, After Decades of Love
February 14, 2013 12:28 PM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
There is a wedding day and then there is the rest of your married life. Richer or poorer.
Sugar Skulls, Vietnamese Cashews, and Oranges -- A New Year of Teaching
January 31, 2013 10:48 AM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
This is what it means to have been a teacher for 30 years, as of this new January quarter.
Dr. Martin Luther King Had a Dream About the Curvaceous Slopes of California
January 18, 2013 10:45 AM
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.
Mt. Rubidoux: The Cross and The Fight Over Religion and Landmark
December 3, 2012 12:05 PM
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.
Historic Election Night: Why Jose Medina's Win Means So Much
November 7, 2012 2:56 PM
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.
Friday Night Lights: Football, Pride, and Tradition in Riverside
November 5, 2012 5:25 PM
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."
Rookwood Red, Sash Green: Painting and Restoring Houses as an Art Form
October 19, 2012 11:33 AM
Notes of a Native Daughter:
Take a look today while you drive around, wherever you live, at the not-lost art of housepainting.
Raquel Marquez-Britsch: First Latina Judge in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties
September 28, 2012 3:00 PM
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.
The Chicken Man with the 50 Year Plan: Albert Okura and Fast Food History
September 5, 2012 12:00 PM
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.
Route 66 and San Bernardino Motor On, Despite Bankruptcy
August 16, 2012 4:05 PM
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.
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