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Based on a poem sent to Joan Baez by Nina Duschek, “Saigon Bride” is emblematic of ’60s folk music and tells the story of a ...

For my project, I also faced a dilemma: I no longer had access to one of my main interview subjects. I’d devised this art project as a way of understanding myself and my family. Suddenly, I didn’t ...

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President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill that designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day, a holiday that was intended to celebrate “the best mother in the world, your mother.” ...

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Based on a poem sent to Joan Baez by Nina Duschek ... There isn’t a lot of overlap with Christmas songs and protest music, but John Lennon, Yoko Ono, the Plastic Ono Band and the Harlem ...

Fifty years after the fall of Saigon, the Vietnam War remains a defining rupture in American history. Not only in terms of ...

Starting today, we’ll have a week of games, videos and essays to help you along the way. First up: readings by Ina Garten, ...

Josiah Luis Alderete is the host of KALW’s series, Bay Poets. He's dug up audio of San Francisco poets that have had a deep ...