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A Fisherman and His Boat – A Portrait of Philly Anderson
While writing my book Portraits of Immigrant Voices, I learned how much I enjoy interviewing people and boiling down their life stories into a page or two. I had the same opportunity when I worked on “From Lake to Plate: Local Fishing Families and Foodways,” a...
Meeting a Legendary, Pioneering Runner
Who was this sitting next to me, I wondered. She had a big smile, yet a tearful demeanor. She was wearing what I assumed was traditional African attire: a black dress with beads woven along the waistline and a majestic web of red latticework beads around her neck. Her hair was pulled back. And around her forehead, she wore a yellow, red and black beaded headband.
My Aunt Kathryn Kucera: A Creative Life of Family, Art and Teaching
Following is a speech that I shared at the memorial for my Aunt Kathryn Kucera (the sister of my Dad, Tom Kutchera) who passed away on May 3, 2025 at the age of 95 years old: I grew up knowing my Aunt Kate as the host of many family parties at her house on...