Monthly Archives: December 2015

Profile Response: Jeannette and Jerry Neuberger, Lodi, CA

Jeannette and Jerry Neuberger occupy a quarter acre oasis in the midst of drought-induced calamity. During my time in the Central Valley I heard many tales of drought. Some of them implored God for rain; others damned Obama and Pelosi. … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Jim Andrews, Ceres, CA

Jim Andrews’ profile on warmshowers.org appealed to me: a father with two sons who like to play board games. As I cycled through a squat neighborhood on the other side of the tracks, I realized my conception of a guy … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Paula Yang, Hmong Activist, Merced, CA

Paula Yang is a faithful Hmong daughter, an advocate for women, and a force of nature; petite in stature, feminine in appearance, with a backbone of steel. Paula’s beautiful fingernails dazzled me just as much as her fiery speech. Her … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Candice Adam-Medefind, Executive Director of Healthy House, Merced, CA

The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman changed my perspective on medicine and culture. The story of an epileptic Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures changed Merced, CA in more profound … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Surge Legaspi, History Teacher, Fresno, CA

“The more a student knows his history, the better he does in class.” Surge Legaspi assigns each student to write a personal family history. “So many of my students live with step moms, with aunts. I hear reasons why they … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Tom Etheridge, Manager of Auto Pawn, Fresno, CA

“Pawn shops are the second oldest business in the world; you know the first.” Tom Etheridge, a twenty-year veteran of the pawn world, retold the legend that Queen Isabelle pawned her jewelry to finance Christopher Columbus’ voyage to America. “People … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Flynn and Savannah Gabriel, Carson City, NV

Flynn Gabriel bought 88 microwaves for three cents a pound. Total cost: $68. He will take them apart, strip them of resalable metals and separate the copper from the aluminum from the brass. He keeps the motors intact (they sell … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Sherry Ashby and Bob Nesbitt, Reno, NV

Sherry Ashby and Bob Nesbitt are beyond being bicycle enthusiasts. Cycling brought them together, they organize their lives for cycling, and when they can’t be touring, they invite cyclists into their home, put them up in a room full of … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Elizabeth Soto, Nevada Divorce and Document Services, Reno, NV

In the easy come, easy go state of Nevada it follows that easy marriage ought to be accompanied by easy divorce. Since the glory days of the old West it’s been easier to get a divorce in Nevada than any … Continue reading

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