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'The narrow storefront on University Avenue that once housed Eastwind Books of
Berkeley now sits empty. The bookshelves are gone, dusty shadows on the pale
yellow walls the only reminder of how tall they once stood.
Co-owner Harvey Dong's voice bounces off the walls, as he recalls the titles
that used to fill the shop.
"The wall over there on the left, there was a section with social movements,
activism, LGBTQ studies, also art books on origami, books on gardening, a
religion section, philosophy section, Chinese medicine, martial arts," he says.
For decades, this store was an anchor for the Bay Area's Asian American
community. Now, Harvey and his wife Beatrice, the store's co-owner, have
decided to close the shop. They're both in their 70s and have aging parents to
care for – and last weekend, they shut the doors for the final time.
While they're used to seeing this place packed with literature, Eastwind was
never just about the books.'
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
