5/21/22 - Review of three movies and the Museum of the Mountain West

Here is the link to my May 21, 2022, Twitter thread review of the films Cabaret, Damn Yankees, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas; and a visit to Colorado's Museum of the Mountain West.

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5/15/22 - Ute Indian Museum and Montrose Botanic Gardens

Here is the link to my May 15, 2022, Twitter thread about my visits to Colorado's Ute Indian Museum and the Montrose Botanic Gardens.

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6/15/21 review of Denver's Mayor Speer, by Charles A. Johnson

Here is the link to my June 15, 2021, Twitter thread review of the book Denver's Mayor Speer, by Charles A. Johnson.

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3/14/21 review of three History Colorado videos

Here is the link to my March 14, 2021, Twitter thread review of three History Colorado videos featuring artists Karma Leigh and Arlette Lucero, Colorado preservationist Dana Crawford, and History Colorado oral history curator Rachael Beyer.

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12/24/20 review of two holiday-themed History Colorado videos

Here is the link to my December 24, 2020, Twitter thread review of two holiday-themed History Colorado YouTube videos.

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11/27/20 review of two History Colorado Borderlands of Southern Colorado lectures

Here is the link to my November 27, 2020, Twitter thread review of two History Colorado virtual presentations -- La Llorona: Myth, Memory, and Imagination; and La Sierra: A Discussion with the Land Rights Council.

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7/15/20 review of the book Mining the Summit, by Stanely Dempsey and James E. Fell, Jr.

Here is the link to my July 15, 2020, Twitter thread review of the book Mining the Summit: Colorado's Ten-Mile District, 1860-1960, by Stanley Dempsey and James E. Fell, Jr.

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3/31/20 review of volume 1 of The Colorado Woman Digest

Here is the link to my March 31, 2020, Twitter thread review of the first volume of The Colorado Woman Digest.

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3/13/20 review of the book Stampede to Timberline, by Muriel Sibell Wolle

Here is the link to my March 13, 2020, Twitter thread review of the book Stampede to Timberline: The Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Colorado, by Muriel Sibell Wolle.

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3/12/20 discussion about sex work and labor rights in mining history

Here is the link to my March 12, 2020, Twitter thread discussion about sex work and labor rights, as influenced by some of the reading about mining and Colorado history I'd recently been doing.

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1/6/20 review of the book Coal People, by Rick J. Cline

Here is the link to my January 6, 2020, Twitter thread review of the book Coal People: Life in Southern Colorado's Company Towns, 1890-1930, by Rick J. Cline.

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11/22/19 review of the book Out of the Depths, by Barron B. Beshoar

Here is the link to my November 22, 2019, Twitter thread review of the book Out of the Depths: The Story of John R. Lawson, by Barron B. Beshoar.

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10/26/19 review of a book on my family's life in early 20th-century Colorado

Here is the link to my October 26, 2019, Twitter thread review of a book my grandpa wrote, and my mom edited and added to, then self-published, about my family's life in Colorado in the early and mid-1900s.

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7/17/19 discussion of sex work and Asian American history in Colorado

Here is the link to my July 17, 2019, Twitter thread discussion about the history of sex work, especially as it related to Asian Americans, in Colorado.

This is one of my favorite threads that I've ever written, as it's a somewhat original work, and because I drew from a number of different sources to create it.

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1/2/18 review of History Colorado exhibit Zoom In

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the History Colorado show Zoom In: The Centennial State in 100 Objects.

The thread gives a summary of the show and some background on History Colorado and its collections. The thread discusses the show's philosophy of preserving the past for the sake of the future. The thread also gives a lot of pictures from the show. It discusses themes from the show such as the presence and importance of the Ute people in Colorado; the healthiness of Colorado's residents; architecture in Colorado; Colorado as a state of firsts in the US; and some of my favorite items and moments from the show.

Here is the link to the web page for this exhibit on History Colorado's website.

7/30/17 review of book The Queen City: A History of Denver

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book The Queen City: A History of Denver, by Lyle W. Dorsett and Michael McCarthy.

The thread goes into some depth on the context of the book and how I received the book (inherited from my grandparents after my step-grandma passed away). The thread discusses how the book explores issues such as civic administration, resources, and equitability. It discusses the book's humanist themes. It gives some criticisms of the book, including what feel like holes in the story. It also criticizes the book for not including some folks in Denver as fully as it could or should have.

6/11/17 review of book Thunder in the Rockies, by Bill Hosokawa

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the book Thunder in the Rockies: The Incredible Denver Post, written by Bill Hosokawa.

The thread gives some context on the book, which is a history of the newspaper The Denver Post. The thread discusses some of the main characters in the book. It discusses the various management styles various editors used. It mentions the paper's role in the community. And it reflects on the time period in which the book was written.

Here is the link to the website for The Denver Post.

1/1/16 thoughts about a 2015 lecture by Jose Angel Gutierrez

Here is the link to a January, 2016, Twitter thread I did reflecting some more on thoughts I had about a lecture given by Jose Angel Gutierrez at the History Colorado Center in 2015.

In this thread I discuss two ideas Gutierrez shared at the talk. One is the idea of "mañana" that is prevalent in the Chicano culture. The other is the idea of the spanish word "ojala" (God willing) and how that word can help Chicano people think about forming solidarity with other people.

Here is the link to the History Colorado Center website.

12/5/15 review of History Colorado exhibit Searching for Home

(Image source: https://www.historycolorado.org/story/exhibits/2016/04/11/searching-home)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the 2015 History Colorado Center exhibit Searching for Home: Homelessness in Colorado History.

My Twitter thread is pretty brief. But it discusses some of the historical aspects of homelessness the exhibit explores. It also mentions the social, emotional, and interactive elements of the exhibit.

Here is a link to a story about the exhibit on the History Colorado Center's website.

4/12/15 review of Jose Angel Gutierrez talk at History Colorado Center

(Photo source: http://chicanoyque.blogspot.com/2015/09/chicano-movement-icon-jose-angel.html)

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of a talk given by Jose Angel Gutierrez at the History Colorado Center in April of 2015.

Gutierrez is known as one of the Four Horsemen of the Chicano Movement. The thread discusses some of the key themes of Gutierrez's talk. It also discusses some of my own reactions to being in the audience of that talk. It also discusses some of the ways the talk got me inspired to be more civically engaged.

Here is the link to the History Colorado Center, which is a great museum in Denver, Colorado.