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[Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807-1895), first Governor of California]

Photographs of Peter Aivars in the 2000s.

Suitcases confiscated from prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp, circa 1941–45.

This interview with Ungaretti detailed the life of her late mother, Italian American writer, Dorothy Bryant.

Postage stamp from the Soviet Union showing workers in industry and agriculture

Caption: "Perestroika, This is the foundation for a good life"

5 kopeck stamp

Image of Soviet farmer championing the individualism of perestroika

Bilingualism is common among second-generation children. Most children who grow up in immigrant households speak an immigrant language at home, but almost all are proficient in English.

English-only is the predominant pattern by the third…

A group of people being photographed on Alvarado Street during the civil unrest on April 30, 1992, as smoke is seen in the sky.

People mending nets on Fisherman's Wharf.

Pentecost