Digital Stories Celebrating the history of Hayward and California.Marek Breiger, an English teacher at Moreau High School in Hayward, shares his poem Who We Are about the aftermath of the 1992 LA Riots.
This film highlights the Book to Action program at Hayward Public Library. Community members participate by reading a book, discussing it, and then participating in a related service project in the community.
This is a rough short clip from Hayward Public Library's upcoming documentary film.
Marek Breiger, an English teacher at Moreau High School in Hayward, CA shares a poem of his, Who We Are, about the aftermath of the 1992 LA riots.
Author Lian Gouw talks about growing up in Indonesia. She is of Chinese ancestry yet grew up under Dutch rule of Indonesia, so she spoke Dutch, and she attended Dutch schools. World War Two had a huge impact on her life and on the island nation. After the Japanese occupation of Indonesia, came the fight for Indonesian independence. Lian also discusses her writing of her novel; Only a Girl.
Bruce Roberts reads a poem he wrote in honor of his favorite public library
Waiting for Appa author Jennifer Kim relates about moving to the US as a young child
Rooftops of Teheran author, Mahbod Seraji speaks on how he left the winds of Chicago for the peace, beauty, and serenity of California's San Francisco Bay area
Author of Divine Music, Suruchi Mohan describes her journey to being an author and how that journey was tied to her journey to the United States from her homeland of India
Christine Calabrese describes the summer she journeyed from New York where she grew up to the West coast and how that trip evolved into her life in California
