"We've lost a lot, but that doesn't mean anyone should downplay that which continues. San Jose is a resonating chamber of identities, all bouncing off each other, in the same way audio frequencies bounce off the walls of an auditorium. That's the best way to understand this place. Forget the worn-out clichés like "melting pot" or "mosaic." Use the term "resonating chamber." To me, that makes more sense."
"The columnist just couldn't see it any other way-especially during the year that Metro Silicon Valley celebrated its 40th anniversary. For example, Streetlight Records celebrated 50 years since the original store's inception in 1975, while the Vietnamese diaspora memorialized 50 years since the fall of Saigon. The results came in the form of two very different cover stories, but they were both worth more than the usual Alleys format, so the ghosts expanded themselves. That's what happened."
San Jose experienced a year of reflection in 2025, emphasizing the city's lingering past and the phenomena that persist. Many longtime institutions and commemorations marked significant anniversaries, including Metro Silicon Valley's 40th, Streetlight Records' 50th, and the Vietnamese community's 50th remembrance of the fall of Saigon. The Triton Museum in Santa Clara marked 60 years, tracing origins to Robert Morgan and an early Triton Gallery on Martha Street. The museum later relocated to the former Lion Furniture Building at 99 S. 2nd St. The city sustained cultural memory even as physical spaces and histories evolved or were lost.
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