Category Archives: history

Martin Luther King Jr’s quotes for the day – and always

As Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, it’s a good time to remember and think about a few of his quotes. His words are eternal for an ever-troubled world. “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” “The time … Continue reading

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Writing memoir and life stories: Not just what happened

When writing your stories, don’t make them a laundry list of what happened and when. That’s important, but there’s more to the stories than that, especially if you want to make them more interesting. You are the main character of … Continue reading

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Boat Baby: An Immigrant Story, an American Story

The other day I attended an author talk at our wonderful library featuring news correspondent Vicky Nguyen speaking about Boat Baby, her new memoir, now a NYT bestseller. “Boat people” escaped South Vietnam after the takeover of the communist party … Continue reading

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