Video ID: sounds of the waves crashing and rolling in over the beach and rocky shoreline. The clouds mirror the sea foam, and a single star does the same with the distant light of Santa Cruz. The waves roll in a few feet tall at angles to each other, breaking in white cascades that spread out into a gentler swell of foam stretched out and fractured over patches of blue-green water.
Video ID: A boat out of sight blows a long horn blast and waves crash. More faintly, the cry of birds. Beyond a rocky barrier, hundreds of sea birds circle, some skimming the water surface.
Professor Sandy Lydon’s perspective and experience illuminate the significance of the (now) Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary waters to hard-working immigrant families.
Read his interview and learn about how Asian immigration has resulted in profound contributions to our national story.