Student Historian
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 Brian Farthing was born and raised in the greater Seattle area. He has always had a fascination for history and everything that it can teach. He got many of his interests from his grandfather, who was incarcerated during World War 2 during the Japanese Internment. From him he learned to appreciate the lessons that could be learned from the events of the past. Brian is currently an undergraduate at the University of Washington, Seattle and intent on being a history major. It has been a lifelong joy of his and he hopes to teach others to appreciate history and learn from it as he has.

Rev. Mineo Katagiri (1919-2005)

Political activist Reverend Mineo Katagiri was born in Haleiwa, Hawaii on August 1, 1919. He graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1941 and then earned his theological degree from the Union Theological Seminary in New York City, New York in 1944. He was ordained in 1945 and was a minister … Read MoreRev. Mineo Katagiri (1919-2005)

Tyehimba Jess (1965- )

Nationally acclaimed poet Tyehimba Jess was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1965. His father worked in the City’s Department of Health and served as vice president of Detroit’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). His mother was a teacher and a nurse who founded a nursing school … Read MoreTyehimba Jess (1965- )

John D. Hopper (1947- )

Retired Lt. General John D. Hopper was born in Clarksville, Tennessee in 1947. He attended Lyndon McKinley high school in Columbus, Ohio and entered the Air Force Academy in 1965.  In high school, Hopper was an avid high school athlete, involved in basketball and track, but at the Air Force Academy in Colorado … Read MoreJohn D. Hopper (1947- )

Joseph (Joe) Neal (1935- )

Joseph Neal, the first African American elected to the Nevada state senate, was born in Mounds, Louisiana on July 28, 1935. He attended Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and graduated in 1963 with a B.A. in political science and history as well as doing postgraduate work in law. He also graduated from the … Read MoreJoseph (Joe) Neal (1935- )

Albert J. Edmonds (1942- )

Born January 17, 1942 in Columbus, Georgia, Albert J. Edmonds was a career officer in the United States Air Force who eventually achieved the rank of Lieutenant General. Edmonds graduated from Spencer High School in Columbus and then earned a bachelor’s degree  in chemistry from Morris Brown College in 1964 … Read MoreAlbert J. Edmonds (1942- )