Month: March 2016
Ukiah Reflections
Back in Ukiah, there's this pond near by house. In truth, it's not really a pond; it's just a reservoir for the nearby vineyard. It's been dry for most of the last few years, but this spring break when I returned I saw that it was incredibly full - almost…
Widow’s Memorial Arch – Sichuan
[caption id="attachment_890" align="aligncenter" width="564"] Widow's Memorial Arch in Sichuan, China. Photo by Wilson Edward Manly courtesy USC. [/caption] Reading Gail Hershatter's The Gender of Memory: Rural Women and China's Collective Past for a class this week and I was piqued by the mentions of the memorial arches (牌坊) that were…