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Author Archives: Llyn De Danaan
Immigration Blues
The past few months have left us spinning. Sink holes in Guatemala City, Israelis seizing and killing aide workers bent on providing goods to blockaded Palestinians, massive environmental disaster in the gulf, deadly upheavals in Jamaica and Bangkok, earthquakes (including … Continue reading
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Around the Great Bend
The Union Tourism Association is publishing a monthly newsletter for communities on Hood Canal. It is called Around the Great Bend. I’ve been asked to write a history column. I’ll post these columns plus columns in progress
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Technological Problems
Today was the reunion/tea at the refurbished Minegishi house. Sue Kikuchi invited and members of the Motomatsu, Abo, and Sato families were present. Notes and photographs will be posted soon. I was ready with both my Canon Pixma camcorder and … Continue reading
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Katie Gale’s Tombstone: Landscape, Power, and Justice on Late 19th Century Oyster Bay
Today is February 21, 2010. After a marathon writing weekend, I’ve finished the book. I’m almost sick with giddiness. I’ll get it in the mail within the next two weeks. (I’ll have to do another read through.) Then decisions. My … Continue reading
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Speaking of Which
Other work of mine on the web: Check out Sally Cloninger’s site and specifically http://academic.evergreen.edu/c/cloninsj/YWPexcerpt.html This is an excerpt of Your Willing Power, a film I coproduced with her and Peter Randlette. More recent is the piece Sally and I … Continue reading
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New Rajasthan Soundscape Blog
Devon Leger at Northwest Folklife has created a blog with my Rajasthani Soundscape produced fall of 2008. He’s included quite a few photographs I made during the trip. Here’s what I wrote about the trip and soundscape for Devon. In … Continue reading
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From the Rogue River
Solstice. I can’t see the sun for the fog along the river valley. I hang over the kitchen sink in the river house, into the garden window, to get an internet connection. I’ve been here a month now and have … Continue reading
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New Work on Mountain of Shell Project
On Saturday, November 7, 2009, Mary Abo and I met and took a trip to Lacey to visit Mrs. Sato. We were hosted by both her daughter and son. Mrs. Abo had prepared extensively for our visit. She had looked … Continue reading
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Mountain of Shell Update
Click on Mountain of Shell in the right hand column and scroll to the bottom. You’ll see a blue screen. This 18 minute piece is the 2007 presentation that was used to introduce the project. It will give the viewer … Continue reading
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