Unfinished Business: The Wake of Agent Orange
The Cleveland Plain Dealer staff , has published a six part series of reports in the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the still lasting effects of the defoliants we used in our destruction of Vietnam. Reports...
View ArticleWeekly Pulse: New Anti-Choice Bill Suggests More #DearJohn Letters Needed
By Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger
View ArticleThe Christmas Balloon: Will it burst or grow with the flow?
Another dose of my writing from more than 30 years ago when I was naive, selfish and conflicted. I knew what my faith at that time demanded of true believers, and our family believed that if God gave...
View Article"No shrimp, no shrimp." - Oral History, Vietnamese fisherfolk, and BP's disaster
The University of Southern Mississippi's Oral History program is one of the best in the nation. When I was an undergrad, and then a grad, in the history department, I had the pleasure of working...
View ArticleGulf Watchers Tuesday - BP lied-warning to well leader1 hr. before blowout -...
Topics: BP oil rig leader sought onshore advice on troubling test results, testimony reveals, BP Oil Spill Criminal Investigation May Ensnare Executives In Cover-Up, Former BP engineer is indicted in...
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Street Prophets: Pho!
©BlueJessamine.Recently a friend took me to his favorite Vietnamese restaurant for my first bowl of Pho. What is pho you ask? Follow me over the squiggle. Welcome to the Wednesday Coffee Hour here...
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Top Comments: Gà Kho Gừng (Caramelized Chicken with Ginger)
I'm sorry if you were expecting a Valentine's Day diary. Or maybe you're relieved. Yes, I love my boyfriend, and he loves me, too. Aside from telling each other Happy Valentine's Day, we didn't...
View ArticleThe Heart of Darkness Diet
As an advisor to the Vietnamese riverine boats in 1969-70, I had no choice but to eat food prepared by their sailors. I contributed money to a Vietnamese officers’ mess. Sailors purchased meat,...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 2/22/2014: Bánh Chuối Nướng (Baked Banana Cake/Pudding)
Yes, another food diary, and yes, another Vietnamese dish.This time, I dipped my toes into Vietnamese desserts (well, not literally, because that would be gross). Last night, I tried my hand at bánh...
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Top Comments: Chicken Stir-Fried with Lemongrass and Chile
Another day, another food diary. This time, a delicious fried chicken dish that will just make your tastebuds dance: chicken stir-fried with lemongrass and chile, or gà xào xảớt in Vietnamese.After...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 5/10/2014: Gà Lúc Lắc
The dish I'm making tonight is a chicken twist on the popular Vietnamese bò lúc lắc, which is essentially seared beef (bò) that is cooked by "shaking" it in the wok (lúc lắc means "shaking"). This is a...
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Kitchen Table Kibitzing 5/17/2014: Bun Bo Hue
I've built something of a reputation for being obsessed with pho. I mean, I'm sure I've earned it, considering my blood type is pho broth. And it's true, I eat more than my share of Vietnam's national...
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American eyes
Stuff the stars and stripes down your throat Choke on it, quiet your consciousness, do not allow it to breathe Wrap the great flag around your bloody heart, it will soothe you, let it become you...
View ArticleWhat do you enjoy most about the city where you currently live?
I live in a smaller city in Oakland County, MI. Oakland county to the south central and southeast part lean toward the Democratic Party. The rest of the county is very red (Apart from Pontiac and other...
View ArticleWhich country has your favorite food?
Pho…….Summer Rolls….Bahn Mi…..drool.I’ve never met a Vietnamese food that did I did not love. (Hides away drool).I admit I am different compared to most Mericans! I do not like Italian food, for...
View ArticleThe "Truth to Power" Women's March 2019
Here in San Jose, Ca it was packed. Lots of great speakers, and it seems just as well attended as 2016 and 2017. Sorry, I don’t have any official estimates, but it sure looked bigger than Trump’s...
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