PNB Blog
American Stories: Rosselle Pekelis, Former Washington Supreme Court Judge
A few days after my birth in Florence, Italy, in 1938, my mother read the headline in the Italian newspaper: “The Jews are not of [...]
American Stories: Tad Margelli, PNB Orchestra
My mother and father (both Northwestern University graduates) taught vocal music for many years in the Tacoma School District. My mother’s father was an Army [...]
American Stories: Michael Jinsoo Lim, Concertmaster
For my parents, America meant opportunity. Individually, they came to the US from Korea in the 1950’s, meeting for the first time in Chicago, [...]
American Stories: Kristen Ramer Liang, Engagement Manager/Executive Assistant
Built in 1902 by my great-grandfather, painted white to keep cool in scorching North Dakota summers, the simple, sturdy farmhouse in this photo has witnessed [...]
American Stories: Allison Kramer, Corporate Relations Manager
When I first saw Waiting at the Station it sure reminded me (quite literally) of something resonant with my own family. The story that follows [...]
American Stories: Art Koshi, PNB School Accompanist
My father’s name is takashi koshi. He wanted to keep his name in lowercase whenever printed for the purpose of standing out. Dad was born [...]
American Stories: Mari Horita, President & CEO, ArtsFund
The America I know is a paradox, defined by the contrasting experiences of my daughter and my mother. My daughter, at the age of 11, [...]
American Stories: Larae Theige Hascall, Costume Shop Manager
Both sets of my grandparents were homesteaders around the first decade of the 20th century – north western North Dakota near the Montana border for [...]
American Stories: Terrie Flaming, Director of Human Resources
My father’s wish list had only one thing on it, go to Ireland where his paternal family originated. In 2012 my husband and I took [...]