Author Archives: Richard Guzman

“Lift Every Voice:” Juneteenth, 2021

Posted on June 25, 2021 by Richard Guzman

This article on Juneteenth 2021 is the Lead Post on a series of articles and videos on Juneteenth.  Read and watch about Juneteenth 2022, 2023, and 2024.   The VIDEO below shows the singing of “Lift Every Voice and Sing”—the … Continue reading →

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IZ (“Traces”): A Poem for the Uighurs

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Richard Guzman

In 2006 I spent six weeks as a scholar/student at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, in a National Endowment for the Humanities seminar.  It was my second time at Manoa, my first being in 2001.  Linda visited for a couple … Continue reading →

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Bayan Ko

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Richard Guzman

It’s the last day of 2021’s Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, a month that saw hate crimes against the AAPI community continue surging.  I was in San Francisco recently, and every second I was on edge.  Every person seemed a … Continue reading →

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