Even the strip where the Cypress used to sit is now a long, sun-washed, urban oasis — lawn and benches. James Berk, 23, a lifetime Oakland native, knows nothing about the collapse of the Cypress Structure, which used to stand less than a block from where he works today. But he notes that West Oakland is “quieter,” and “safer,” than it used to be. “A lot of different people are moving here and that’s good,” said Berk, “but all of us still need to be careful.”.
Cantor Arts Center at Stanford University, “Carrie Mae Weems: Three Decades of Photography and Video,” through Jan, 5, “Flesh and Metal: Body and Machine in Early 20th-Century Art,” more than 70 artworks that explore a central dynamic of art making in Europe and the Americas between the 1910s and the early 1950s, through March 16, 11 a.m.-5 p.m, Wednesdays-Sundays; Thursdays till 8 p.m, Stanford campus, off Palm Drive at Museum Way, 650-723-4177 or museum.stanford.edu, Gallery 9, Recent photography by Los Altos artist Bill Scull, Through Feb, 1, The exhibit includes intimate portraits from Jamestown, a fishing village in Ghana in West Africa, Reception 4:30-7 p.m, Jan, 5, Gallery 9 hours: 11 a.m.-5 ballet flat slippers - green with white floral {size 3 months} p.m, Tuesdays-Saturdays; noon-4 p.m, Sundays, Gallery 9k, 143 Main St., Los Altos, 650-941-7969 or www.gallery9losaltos.com..
“Another aspect of the younger women’s identity,” she said, “Is they are living at a time when issues such as integration are quite big. The mindset was quite different at that time (when Noriko met her soldier). They had just lost a war. The conquerors were in occupation of their land … marriage to the enemy was hard enough to the Japanese for many reasons. Marriage to a black man was even greater issue. People still have trouble with it. “That kind of collision is something I have grown up with.”.
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Pence on Friday called it a “heartbreaking day” after at least 10 people were killed at a high school in Santa Fe, Texas. Speaking at political event in his home state of Indiana, Pence is highlighting the administration’s efforts on school safety, including signing legislation authorizing $2 billion for state and local governments to use to protect schools and a bill to strengthen the nation’s firearm background check system. Pence says the administration is still calling on states “to follow the example of Indiana and allow qualified school personnel to carry concealed weapons.” A school police officer was among the 10 people who were shot and injured Friday in Santa Fe.
