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The Syrian Jewish Migration of the 1990s: A Modern Exodus

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Henry Harary tells the story of the Jews who took their shot at escaping Syria in the 1990s and built new lives in America.

Henry Harary October 18, 2020 1990s, immigration, Jewish Americans, New York, Syria

Cuban Spies and Cold War Syndromes: A Review of ‘Wasp Network’

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Any film that so handedly breaks from the mainstream script about Cuba deserves our praise—and our scrutiny.

Eric Morales-Franceschini October 9, 2020 1990s, Cold War, film, foreign policy, radical politics, Uncategorized

COVID Speakeasy: Hunting for Live Music in the Pacific Palisades

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Rob Baker on the search for live music in a California starved of it.

H. Robert Baker September 30, 2020 California, coronavirus, music

Ballin’ and Fightin’ Back: Sport and Possibilities for Social Change

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The Kenosha police’s seven bullets in the back of Jacob Blake were yet another very clear sign of […]

desiballer September 28, 2020 basketball, race, sports

So Bright and Clear and Pale in the Afternoon

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An eviction, a SCOTUS vacancy, and a death in the family. How do we keep our feet on the ground to do what has to be done?

Alex Sayf Cummings September 27, 2020 Aneurysms, Best of, politics

What I Learned by Following the 1918-19 ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in (Almost) Real Time

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Once the COVID crisis is over, it may take us quite some time to process and psychologically recover from this tragedy.

Ethan J. Kytle September 25, 2020 California, coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, healthcare, public history

Rules for White Mentors

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A recent graduate and a professor reflect on teachers’ responsibility to grapple with whiteness and the path traveled by first-generation students of color.

Guest September 12, 2020 Education, race, teaching, Uncategorized, universities, whiteness

Dispatches from Fresno, 1918-19: Following the ‘Spanish’ Flu Pandemic in Real Time, Part XIX

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As some pushed a return to the status quo, Fresno leaders urged citizens to exercise caution and heed the guidance of experts, lest the city reopen too quickly.

Ethan J. Kytle September 5, 2020 coronavirus, Dispatches from Fresno, Fresno, public history

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