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BOTANICAL GARDENS Photograph 1: Giant Sequoia, Sequoiadendron giganteum, (Lindl.) J.Buchh. (sequoiadendron giganteum, 2017) The giant Sequoia is the world’s largest tree it is native to California, when the tree is mature its bark is a red/ brownish colour. The physical characteristics of the giant Sequoia include, its ability to resist forest fires due to its extraordinarily thick bark which can grow to 6 meters wide, fire is a huge reason young giant Sequoia trees die. The bark of the tree…

Having the sensation of feeling rich and being the first ones to mine gold must have been amazing. During 1849, people in California began mining gold and unlike today where small amounts were found, these people were finding huge amounts of gold. This is what eventually led to the gold rush of 1849 when the largest mass of people in history began to move into California to get some gold for themselves. Many ended up leaving everything they had to go on a journey to California to get richer.…

On the early Saturday morning, October 3, 2015, I took the Blue and Gold Ferry from pier 41 of San Francisco to Angel Island to attend a Nikkei Pilgrimage organized by the Nichi Bei Foundation. Since I grew up and got educated in San Francisco, Angel Island is not a strange place for me. Throughout the years, I have taken many school field trips to Angel Island to learn about the tragic history of the island. I have learned about the “Chinese’s Angel Island experience” so I am familiar with the…

the Shoshone, the Paiute, the Washoe, and the Mohave inhabited Nevada before the arrival of Europeans. They lived in dwellings call wikiups, and lived off the land, while they also hunted and fished for subsistence. In the 1700s, the Spanish friar Francisco Garcés was the first to arrive in the region. It was the 1800s before other Europeans ventured into Nevada, with notable fur trapper Jedediah Smith traversing the state into California, and a year later, fur trader, Peter Ogden journeyed down…

In 1967, my great grandmother settled in San Francisco from Nicaragua, a small country in Central America. The atmosphere of San Francisco at this time was one of acceptance and peace, stemming from the Summer of Love and the Haight-Ashbury culture. Coming from a poverty-stricken country, and having visited before, the Bay Area was an opportunity for a new life, better conditions, and job possibilities not available at home. Unfortunately, lack of a basic education and understanding of American…

Jack London’s official name is John Griffith Chaney. He was born on January 12, 1876, in San Francisco, California. When Jack was a boy, he was part of the working-class and worked very hard as a teen. Jack’s first experience of writing was when he had his stories published in the Overland Monthly. His first famous book he published was The Call of the Wild, and other famous novels by him are White Fang, Martin Eden, and The People of the Abyss. Jack married Bess Maddern and had two children…

explains in her journal article “Race and the Making of Southeast San Francisco” that race and class have been the source of social disintegration amongst the residents of Bayview-Hunters Point even with the engagement of the beneficial redevelopment projects. The article discusses the racial disintegration of Bayview-Hunters Point as compared to the larger San Francisco and the fact that the problem isn’t limited to San Francisco alone. She addresses the issue of race-class at the center of an…

Have you ever heard of,”The Rock.” Prisoners of the worst were sent here to relearn their mistakes they made. Most famous Frank Morris, the escapists of Alcatraz, was the first prisoner to escape the horrible island. The year is 1962, Four of the most popular prisoners are sent to Alcatraz, like Frank Morris, Clarence Anglin, John Anglin, and the most horrible prisoners are being sent to the most dangerous, and are wishing they never broke the law. prison in the U.S. One day on Alcatraz Island,…

San Francisco lives within one of the world’s most overlooked mistakes, a faultline that runs straight along the borders of California, putting all of its great cities within the hands of potential catastrophe. Famous writers Jack London and Mark Twain both recollect the events they witnessed during an earthquake known as the “great earthquake” that took place along this faultline, both narratives titled “The San Francisco Earthquake”. Although both essays possess the same title, each grasp…

the history of Chinatown; thus, I am wondering why San Francisco has a Chinatown. As a result, my first research question is why it has a Chinatown and what is the importance of Chinatown in California? In addition to that, California is known its diversity and Chinatown is an example that proves the diversity of California because it offers an opportunity for people to sample a variety of Chinese cuisine, thus it has a big impact on San Francisco. Therefore, my…