The history of San Francisco’s iconic Green Street Mortuary Band’s role in Chinese American identity, pride, and grief, and how their legacy was cut short in the name of money. 

May 31, 2021 | Blog

On the same street in London where Charles Dickens lived twice during his formative years stands the Cleveland Street Workhouse, a severe brick building built in the late 18th century that is now part of Middlesex Hospital. Archaeologists involved in its renovations are studying the burial site associated with it, and gaining evidence on how the original workhouse operated and on the living conditions of its inhabitants. But this painstaking work is also revealing that the remains of the destitute poor were regularly dissected for anatomical purposes against their own wishes. 

May 25, 2021 | Blog