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<<strong>In a Soggy Winter, Reflecting on the Historic Rains of 1918 in the Santa Clara Valley</strong>

In a Soggy Winter, Reflecting on the Historic Rains of 1918 in the Santa Clara Valley

By Anne Marie Todd, author of Valley of Heart’s Delight: Environment and Sense of Place in the Santa Clara Valley The winter of 2023 has been especially soggy in the Santa Clara …

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<The Invisible Violence in North Korean Migrants’ Lives

The Invisible Violence in North Korean Migrants’ Lives

By Joowon Park, author of Belonging in a House Divided: The Violence of the North Korean Resettlement Process In October 2022, the decomposed skeletal remains of a 49-year-old North Korean woman were …

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<Q&A with Tony K. Stewart, Translator of <i>Needle at the Bottom of the Sea</i>

Q&A with Tony K. Stewart, Translator of Needle at the Bottom of the Sea

The Bengali stories in this collection are first and foremost tales of survival. Each story in Needle at the Bottom of the Sea underscores the need for people to work together—not just to overcome …

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The Political Body by Andrea Giunta

The Political Body

Andrea Giunta
Beyond the Movie Theater by Gregory A. Waller

Beyond the Movie Theater

Gregory A. Waller
Savage Journey by Peter Richardson

Savage Journey

Peter Richardson
Offshore Attachments by Chelsea Schields

Offshore Attachments

Chelsea Schields
Becoming the Ex-Wife by Marsha Gordon

Becoming the Ex-Wife

Marsha Gordon
Fractured Tablets by Mira Balberg

Fractured Tablets

Mira Balberg
The Lure of the Beach by Robert C. Ritchie

The Lure of the Beach

Robert C. Ritchie
Love's Next Meeting by Aaron Lecklider

Love's Next Meeting

Aaron Lecklider
Even the Women Are Leaving by Larisa L. Veloz

Even the Women Are Leaving

Larisa L. Veloz
Sea Change by Christina Gerhardt

Sea Change

Christina Gerhardt

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The Book of Yokai by Michael Dylan Foster

The Book of Yokai

Michael Dylan Foster
Tending the Wild by M. Kat Anderson

Tending the Wild

M. Kat Anderson
Dictee by Theresa Hak Kyung Cha

Dictee

Theresa Hak Kyung Cha
Black against Empire by Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr.

Black against Empire

Joshua Bloom, Waldo E. Martin Jr.
The California Naturalist Handbook by Greg de Nevers, Deborah Stanger Edelman, Adina Merenlender

The California Naturalist Handbook

Greg de Nevers, Deborah Stanger Edelman, Adina Merenlender
Unfathomable City by Rebecca Solnit, Rebecca Snedeker

Unfathomable City

Rebecca Solnit, Rebecca Snedeker
Infinite City by Rebecca Solnit

Infinite City

Rebecca Solnit
Nonstop Metropolis by Rebecca Solnit, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

Nonstop Metropolis

Rebecca Solnit, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro

Journals

Boom California
California History
Communist and Post-Communist Studies
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Journal of Vietnamese Studies
Mexican Studies/Estudios Mexicanos
Pacific Historical Review
The Public Historian

Luminos Open Access Titles

Practicing Asylum by Kimberly Gauderman

Practicing Asylum

Kimberly Gauderman
A Jewish Childhood in the Muslim Mediterranean by Lia Brozgal, Lia Brozgal, Rebecca Glasberg, Leïla Sebbar

A Jewish Childhood in the Muslim Mediterranean

Lia Brozgal, Lia Brozgal, Rebecca Glasberg, Leïla Sebbar
Placing Islam by Timur Warner Hammond

Placing Islam

Timur Warner Hammond
Fractured Tablets by Mira Balberg

Fractured Tablets

Mira Balberg
Beyond the Movie Theater by Gregory A. Waller

Beyond the Movie Theater

Gregory A. Waller
Possible Histories by Charlotte Karem Albrecht

Possible Histories

Charlotte Karem Albrecht