This sweet story, intended for lower elementary grades, is intended to provide a window for discussing earthquakes, tsunamis, marine debris, preparedness and cultural awareness in the classroom and within families. On April 7, 2013, a little over two years after the magnitude 9 Tohoku-oki Japan earthquake triggered a massive tsunami off the coast of northeastern Japan, a lone boat washed up on the shores of Crescent City, California. The confirmation of the boat as belonging to a high school in Rikuzentakata was first step in an amazing story that has linked two tsunami-vulnerable communities on opposite sides of the Pacific and initiated friendships between high school students in Rikuzentakata.

The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home

Lori Dengler

Amya Miller

Children's Books

Humboldt State University Press

Una pequeña lanchita – un enorme mar: La verdadera historia de una pequeña lanchita que fue arrastrada por el tsunami del Japón de 2011 y la amistad que se formó entre los estudiantes de las high schools del Japón y los EE.UU.

El extraordinario viaje de Kamome: Una lanchita sobreviviente regresa a casa (The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome) (Spanish Edition)

Dengler, Lori

Miller, Amya

Vo Phien and the Sadness of Exile describes the life and work of one of the most respected writers in the Vietnamese diaspora. A well-known writer in Vietnam before he sought refuge in the United States in 1975, Vo Phien continued to write in the U.S. He published numerous stories and essays and edited a seven-volume collection of works written in South Vietnam from 1954 - 1975. In this first book-length study in English of a modern Vietnamese writer, Schafer introduces readers to an author who has much to teach us about war, revolution and exile in a strange land.

Vo Phien and the Sadness of Exile

Biographies & Memoirs

Schafer, John C.

Historical

This sweet story, intended for lower elementary grades, is intended to provide a window for discussing earthquakes, tsunamis, marine debris, preparedness and cultural awareness in the classroom and within families. On April 7, 2013, a little over two years after the magnitude 9 Tohoku-oki Japan earthquake triggered a massive tsunami off the coast of northeastern Japan, a lone boat washed up on the shores of Crescent City, California. The confirmation of the boat as belonging to a high school in Rikuzentakata was first step in an amazing story that has linked two tsunami-vulnerable communities on opposite sides of the Pacific and initiated friendships between high school students in Rikuzentakata. This story is now told in a children’s book to be released by Humboldt State University Press in November, 2015. Co-authored by Humboldt State University Emeritus Geology Professor Lori Dengler and Amya Miller, the Director of Global Public Relations in Rikuzentakata, the book features illustrations by Arcata artist Amy Uyeki. What people are saying: “The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome not only represents an extraordinary story of survival, it tells us how the caring from total strangers can bring repair and healing to hopelessness and despair, and how children can model for us a path to world peace.” Dr. Satsuki Ina, therapist and specialist working with trauma victims “I had the great honor of befriending the wonderful and resilient people of Rikuzentakata after the disaster in 2011. The amazing story of Kamome is the story of the genuine friendship between Japan and the United States - particularly between our young people - that became even stronger after the tsunami." Former United States Ambassador to Japan John V. Roos “This is a story born of many miracles about bonds and friendship. I hope the book is read by many people.” Mayor Toba, City of Rikuzentakata “A wonderful children's book, and a beautiful story about high school exchange between students in the United States and Japan, all from one single boat. I very much want children all around the world to read this book.” Former First Lady Mrs. Kayoko Hosokawa "This is a must-read story about how a shared disaster and one boat's incredible journey across the Pacific brought together two different cultures who found out they had more in common than they thought... Loved it!" Crescent City Mayor, Ron Gastineau “Through the trials of disaster, this is an amazing story of how the journey of one small boat built huge and lasting bonds of international respect and friendship.” Rocky Lopes, NOAA Tsunami Program Deputy “This story floats on a sea of kindness.” Malcolm Margolin, Publisher, HeyDay Books “The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome has all the ingredients of an epic odyssey - born of tragedy, sustained by suffering, that ends with love and friendship. I highly recommend this book for all ages, as it will become an ageless classic.” Dr. Eddie Bernard, Emeritus Director NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory “The illustrations in this beautiful book tell the true story of "Kamome". Children of all ages and adults will learn how the journey of this small boat made a big difference in the lives of people living on two continents separated by the vast Pacific Ocean.” Robin Renshaw, Director, Mad River Montessori Preschool, Arcata California “This book is a wonderful way to educate children about some of the consequences of natural disasters. It also shows that some of life's worst tragedies can be transformed into opportunities to learn about our world and develop new and important friendships. “ Dr. Rollin Richmond, President Emeritus, Humboldt State University "This is a charming book with real lessons about quakes, tsunamis and friendship from real life. The best way to learn. I am giving this book to my granddaughters and look forward to reading it with them." Dr. Peggy Hellweg, Operations manager, UC Berkeley Seismological Laboratory.

Science, Nature & How It Works

This journal is a publication by the Department of Critical Race, Gender &amp; Sexuality Studies (CRGS) at Humboldt State University with submissions of creative writing works by students in the Ethnic Studies 107: Chican@ / Latin@ Lives and Ethnic Studies 480: Growing Up Chicana/Latino classes. Contributors include Armando Alejandre-Huerta, Hector Alejandro Arzate, Stephanie Brito, Iridian Casárez, Stephanie Castro-Hernández, Graciela Chipres, Michelle Cuevas, Gabriela De La Torre, Emjay Díaz, Judith Domínguez, Suseth Fonseca, Brittany Gautier, Daniel Gómez, Sarah Guevara, Mia Haro, Michael Hernández Martínez, Abraham Jiménez, Idette G. López Franco, Yanel Lázaro Cardozo, María Mariscal, Aileen Martinez, Emma Mccallum-Spalaris, Marlene Medina, Irán Ortiz, Alejandra Palafox, Maricela Palafox, Michelle Palafox, Jesse Pedraza, Anita Ramírez, Geneba Revuelta, Guadalupe Reynosa, Christian Rivera, Gabriela Rivera Almansa, Nancy L. Roman, Christian Sánchez, Marissa Lisette Sánchez, Jacqueline Santos, Gabriela Emelyn Torres, Alejandra Valdez, Lucero Vargas Mendoza, Kimberly Vázquez, Briana Yah-Díaz.

Courageous Cuentos, Volume 2: A Journal of Counternarratives

Literature & Fiction

Corral-Ribordy, Maria

Literary

American Prometheus: Carnegie’s Captain, Bill Jones presents a compelling historical memoir of the illustrious life of rebellious steel genius and inventor, Captain Bill Jones. Hero of the Civil War and Johnstown Flood, Captain Bill Jones built and supervised the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, which in its first five years advanced to the rank of the world’s most productive and profitable steel mill. His “hands-on, all over” style solved Carnegie’s production problems on the spot, enlisted baseball teams from the Works’ departments to defuse ethnic strife, promoted the eight-hour work day, and patented inventions, including the Jones Hot Metal mixer, which revolutionized the steelmaking industry, all while turning down Carnegie’s offers of partnership. A deft blend of historical narrative and family memoir, this absorbing account of Jones’ dynamic life as a founding key figure in post-Civil War America’s Second Industrial Revolution and as a philanthropist in his own right, is told by none other than his great-grandson. Tom Gage moves beyond the role of biographer and storyteller to delve into research that traces Jones’ relationship to the steel magnate and explores the mysteries posed by family lore.

American Prometheus: Carnegie's Captain, Bill Jones

Gage, Tom

Song of Six Rivers

Song of Six Rivers is an epic poem memorializing the Humboldt Bay/Six Rivers region of northern California. Taking a bioregional approach to the geography and history of the Humboldt environs, the poem addresses why we are here on earth as human beings and, more personally, addresses the author’s own journey as a poet and teacher of poetry. In the poem, Zev’s friend Guy Kuttner, an educator and activist who passed away in 2011, speaks to the author from the beyond, instructing him to sing of the land where they worked and spent time together. As the poem explores mortality, it also confronts the death of Zev’s father who passed away when Zev was fourteen; he was a professor, cantor, author, and community leader. Other characters appear as well, contributing to the narrative and local color. While Jim Dodge and Jerry Martien are not mentioned by name, as Zev’s friends, colleagues, and mentors they appear—in the company of others—as the “old poets” who have inspired the author’s work and life. Jim was generous enough to work on this poem with the author.

Levinson, Zev

Phillips, CM

Schumann, Ashley

Poetry

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To Catch the Rain includes project details and images from dozens of Appropedia contributors. The Appropedia Foundation is a non-profit dedicated to "sharing knowledge to build rich, sustainable lives." Up-to-date resource pages on Appropedia support each of the projects and resources in the book for long term follow-up. Some of the projects have been updated periodically online for over a decade! 
Thanks to a special arrangement with the publisher, Humboldt State Press, all of the net proceeds from sales will go back into the book and to the Appropedia Foundation. In addition, the content is licensed open source, as Creative Commons, so you can share it however you like!

To Catch the Rain: Inspiring stories of communities coming together to harvest their own rain, and how you can do it too (To Catch the Resources)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Grafman, Lonny

Gardening & Landscape Design

Signed, limited hardcover edition. Seller will also include a paperback version at a discount of ten dollars if you so choose: please see shipping details at the seller's profile or contact seller with any questions. Zev Levinson explores the colorful history, rich diversity, and stunning geography of the Humboldt Bay/Six Rivers region of northern California through a blend of lyrical poetry and archival photography. When educator, activist, and beloved friend Guy Kuttner died unexpectedly, Zev heard his voice imploring him to sing of the land they both love. Zev put his pen to the task of meeting Guy's challenge, confronting mortality and loss as he ventured to understand our connection to the land. At its heart, this endeavor weaves history and poetry into the modern state and the everyday lives of those who dwell behind the redwood curtain. The poem is blended with historic photographs from the HSU Library Special Collections, most of which have never before been seen by the public. HSU and College of the Redwoods lecturer and indie publisher CM Phillips reviewed thousands of historic photographs, assisted by Ashley Schumann, incorporating nearly fifty of them into her handsome design. Contemporary, yet timeless, images were contributed by photographers Thomas B. Dunklin and Martin Swett.

Zev Levinson

Celebrating Writers and Writing in Our Communities is an anthology that includes the award winning works of students grades 3rd through 12th in the surrounding Humboldt County area. This compilation includes works by student authors Shaylee Daggett, Kayman Mandon, Mahayla Broussard, Lillian Afridi, Sasha Love, Ayla Kimmel, Ai-Lan Mcboldrick, Taylor Cole, Stephan Chittenden, Isabelle Unsigner, Mercy Arnold, John Lazzarotto, Saahirah Mahmood, L. Grace Bugnacki, Zayne Morris-Slattery, Paige Thacker, Kyla Berman, Kenna Wendt, Brenden Owsley, Luan Scrivner, Cathryn Noel-Veatch, Alyssa Jimenez, Olivia Dennison, Jaida Dusel, Laurel Straka, Maila Andersen, Owen Peterson, Lincoln Paff, Adrianne Downs, Caleb Brown, Mach Albers, Teryn Madison, Taylor Hawthorne, Steven Hadley, Jewel Blanchard, L. Grace Bugnacki, and Ethan Fischel. The annual writing contest is sponsored by the Redwood Council of Teachers of English, an affiliate of the California Association of Teachers of English. This anthology is published annually in the late spring at the conclusion of the annual Redwood CATE Writing Contest with its award winning entries. All the awarded entries are published for the students to share with their families, schools, communities, and any student who might share their love of writing. This anthology is a publication by Redwood CATE with combined editing efforts from Redwood Writing Project and Humboldt State University Library.

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities: An Anthology of the Winning Entries of the Redwood Writing Contest 2018

Redwood Council of Teachers of English

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The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home

El extraordinario viaje de Kamome: Una lanchita sobreviviente regresa a casa (The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome) (Spanish Edition)

Vo Phien and the Sadness of Exile

The Extraordinary Voyage of Kamome: A Tsunami Boat Comes Home

Courageous Cuentos, Volume 2: A Journal of Counternarratives

American Prometheus: Carnegie's Captain, Bill Jones

Song of Six Rivers

To Catch the Rain: Inspiring stories of communities coming together to harvest their own rain, and how you can do it too (To Catch the Resources)

Song of Six Rivers

Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities: An Anthology of the Winning Entries of the Redwood Writing Contest 2018