Peter Schurmann

2 weeks ago | lapost.us | Peter Schurmann

For voters in North Carolina, it’s like November never ended. That’s because election results for a seat on the state’s Supreme Court have yet to be confirmed, nearly five months and two recounts after ballots were cast. According to voting rights advocates, that’s the sort of election chaos the country can expect should the plaintiffs in the case prevail.

3 weeks ago | lapost.us | Peter Schurmann

SAN FRANCISCO – Within hours of hearing news of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar last week, Desmond Tan swung into action. The successful restaurateur and food entrepreneur quickly put together a GoFundMe page for victims of the disaster. The page surpassed its initial goal in the first 24 hours, despite concerns about whether the money would go toward supporting the country’s military government.

4 weeks ago | calonews.com | Peter Schurmann

On the campus of Cal State Long Beach is a 22-acre stretch of land sacred to local tribes. Puvungna, as it’s known, is revered as the origin site for peoples who have inhabited this part of California for millennia. Today it is at the center of a legal battle brewing between the university and tribal leaders who accuse school officials of acting in bad faith. “I don’t trust the university. I’ve been working with them since 1993. They don’t keep their word.

1 month ago | lapost.us | Peter Schurmann

On the campus of Cal State Long Beach is a 22-acre stretch of land sacred to local tribes. Puvungna, as it’s known, is revered as the origin site for peoples who have inhabited this part of California for millennia. Today it is at the center of a legal battle brewing between the university and tribal leaders who accuse school officials of acting in bad faith. “I don’t trust the university. I’ve been working with them since 1993. They don’t keep their word.

1 month ago | lapost.us | Peter Schurmann

A new ballet inspired by the music of celebrated Chinese choreographer Huang Ruo – set to premier at the Oakland Ballet in May – tells the story of immigrants from across Asia who were imprisoned on Angel Island throughout much of the early 1900s. Many of them carved their experiences in the form of traditional Chinese poems into the walls of their wooden barracks.