Michael Lee holds a sign in the air that reads Racism Is a Virus, as hundreds gathered for the We Are Not Silent rally and march against the rise in racist violence toward both Asian American and Pacific Islander communities at Hing Hay Park in Seattle s Chinatown-International District. Credit: KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer We are not silent. Hundreds denounce anti-Asian violence in Seattle By
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Hundreds gathered at Hing Hay Park in Seattle s Chinatown-International District on Saturday to denounce hate, bias, and violence aimed at Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, both in the region and across the U.S.
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Micka s Market in Monroe once offered quality meats
By Tom Adamich
MCCC Digital Collections
Micka’s Market, located at 199 Cole Rd. in Monroe was once a popular place to buy quality meats. I reached out to Dick Micka – who is one of our local water conservation and environmental advocates and expert – for some historical perspective. Here is some of what I learned from an interview with Dick.
His father, Charles Micka was a “výrobce klobás” – a “sausage maker” in Czechoslovakia. Charles J. Micka (spelled “Meechka” in Czech) was born on May 4, 1911 in Antwerp, Ohio and his family – father Joe, mother Katerina, sister Mary, and Charles lived in Renollet, Ohio – a village located near Defiance, Ohio off of U.S. 24 that met a terrible fate on March 28, 1920 (Palm Sunday) when it was completely destroyed by a tornado. According to a March 29, 1920 article in the Fort Wayne News Sentinel, six people were killed and several of Renollet’s 100 residen
Personal Narrative: West Monroe High School
Personal Narrative: West Monroe High School
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âFight, fight, fight,â was the chant that so often filled the halls of West Monroe High School. The teachers heard it every time but always hid in the teacher s lounge for fear of being attacked. This was the legacy of WMH, fights, student riots, and terrified teachers. So it was no small wonder that Evan Street and his sister, Abby Street, survived their two years here. The Streets moved from Texas to Monroe, Louisiana in chase of a new job. Abby was 14 and Evan was 15 years old. The move was devastating to Abby, who had numerous friends, and loved living in Texas, but Evan loved the idea. He loved the thought of a new school, new people , new places, and a new house. He thought of it as an adventure, but now he thought much different. Evan, who stood 6 5 tall and weighed 200, sat on the crowded, noisy bus full of rowdy high
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