The following are books, articles, online reports, newspapers, magazines, videos, television programs, films, podcasts, etc., that educated and inspired Judy Wieder in the writing of the book RANDOM EVENTS TEND TO CLUSTER :
Chapter One: Judy And The Lost Boys Of The ‘Hood
Holy Man, Father Damien of Molokai, Gavan Daws, University of Hawaii Press, 1984
Kalaupapa National Historic Park and the Legacy of Father Damien, Anwei V. Skinsnes Law and Richard A. Wisniewski, Pacific Basin Enterprises, 1988
The Separating Sickness, Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, HI, Ted Gugelyk and Miltoexile in Kalaupapa, Olivia n Bloombaum, The Separating Sickness Foundation, 1979
Olivia, My Life of of Exile in Kalaupapa, Olivia Robello Breitha, Arizona Memorial Museum Association, 2003; first published by author 1983
No Footprints In The Sand, A Memoir of Kalaupapa, Henry Nalaielua with Sally-Jo Bowman, Watermark Publishing, 2006
In The Shadow Of The Pali, A Story of the Hawaiian Leper Colony, Lisa Cindrich, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2002
The Colony, The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai, John Tayman, Scribner, 2006
Molokai, 1999 film; story of Father (now Saint) Damien, the 19th century priest who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai to console and care for the lepers. Director, Paul Cox, Writers John Briley, Hilde Eynikel
A Brief History of Kalaupapa, National Parks Service
Chapter Two: Swimming In The River Jordan
The Summer That Didn’t End: The Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Project of 1964, by Len Holt, Da Capo, 1992
Murder in Mississippi, United States v. Price and the Struggle for Civil Rights, Howard Ball; University Press of Kansas, 2004
“History Is A Weapon” Testimony of Rita L. Schwerner
Neshoba: The Price of Freedom, 2010 Documentary
“The KKK Kills Three Civil Rights Activists,” This Day In History
“Bowers: Klansman Got Away With Murder,” by Jerry Mitchell, Clarion Ledger Staff Writer
Chapter Three: A Tale of Two Villages: Greenwich and My Lai
The Forgotten Hero of My Lai: The Hugh Thompson Story, Trent Angers; Acadian House Publishing, 1999
Larry Colburn Interview: “Why My Lai and Hugh Thompson Matter,” Vietnam Magazine, 2/7/2011
“Back To My Lai,” 60 Minutes, March 28, 1998
Vietnam Inc. Philip Jones Griffiths, Phaidon, 1971, 2001
Revisiting The My Lai Massacre Almost 50 Years Later, by Howard Jones, 2017
“Bob Dylan Greenwich Village Walking Tour,” Free Tours By Foot
Chapter Four: On A Gender Bender
“The New Identity,” Dr. Harry Benjamin, Patientforeningen Benjamin, For transsexuella f.ds transsexuella, Sweden
On The Incidence And Sexual Ratio of Transsexualism in Sweden, 1972-2002, Stig-Eric Olsson, M.D. and Ander R. Moller, PH.D, Archives of Sexual Behavior, Vol. 32, No. 4, August 2003
The Female Eunuch, Germaine Greer, Paladin, 1970
“Aleksa Lundberg, Swedish Transgender Actress, mourns Forced Sterilization,” Ann Tornkvist, Queer Voices, Global Post
“Antiquated Sex Op Laws Must Change,” Peter Vinthagen Simpson, The Local, June 30, 2010, Sweden
The Danish Girl, by David Ebershoff, Penguin Books, 2001
Dagens Nyheter (News of the Day,) Sweden’s daily newspaper
“Michael Jackson, Trans Man,” by Laura Flanders, The Nation
Chapter Five: When Rhythm Gets The Blues
Raven, The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and his People, Tim Reiterman with John Jacobs, Dutton, 1982, Penguin Group, 2008
Seductive Poison, A Jonestown Survivor’s Story of Life and Death in the Peoples Temple, Deborah Layton, Anchor Books, 1999
Slavery of Faith, Leslie Wagner-Wilson, iUniverse Books, 2009
Stories from Jonestown, Leigh Fondakowski, Minnesota Press, 2013
Alternative Considerations of Jonestown & Peoples Temple, San Diego State University
“Frank Wilson, Motown Writer and Producer Behind The World’s Rarest Record,” by Pierre Perrone, Independent, 2012,
Chapter Six: A Mother of a Meltdown
Three Mile Island, A Nuclear Crisis In Historical Perspective, “New Revelations about Three Mile Island Disaster Raise Doubts Over Nuclear Plant Safety,” Sue Sturgis, Durham’s Golden Belt, June 18, 1979
“A Decade Later, TMI’s Legacy Is Mistrust,” Cass Peterson, Washington Post Staff Writer, March 28, 1989
“Three Mile Island: Then, Now and Next Time,” Mary Stamos Osborn, Concerned Mothers and Women of Middletown, Spring 1996 (17th Anniversary).
“I was The Only Victim Of Three Mile Island,” Edward Teller, Wall Street Journal, July 31, 1979; “Edward Teller Blames Heart Attack on Jane Fonda,” New York Times Editorial, August 1, 1979
“Three Mile Island Cancer Extremely High,” Albion Monitor News, March 6, 1997
“Study Suggests Three Mile Island Radiation May have Injured People Living Near Reactor,” David Williamson, UNC.CH News Services, February 24, 1997
Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective, J. Samuel Walker, University of California Press
Chapter Seven: Between Rock And A Hard Place
And The Band Played On, Politics, People, and The AIDS Epidemic, Randy Shilts, St. Martin Press, 1987
The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer, Joseph Papp production of the play first staged in 1985.
Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Tony Kushner, 1991, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning play.
Borrowed Time, An AIDS Memoir, Paul Monette, Harvest/Harcourt, 1998
AIDS Doctors: Voices From The Epidemic, Ronald Bayer and Gerald M. Oppenheimer, Oxford University Press
“AIDS—The Kiss Of Death: [Rock] Stars Speak Out on Sex, Death & Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Judy Wieder, Creem Metal, April 1988
“Getting Pickled With Poison,” Judy Wieder, RIP, October 1989
Chapter Eight: Judy Wieder: Lesbian!
I Still Believe, Anita Hill, The Feminist Press at CUNY,
Speaking Truth To Power, Anita Hill, Anchor Books, 1997
Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home, Anita Hill, Beacon Books, 2011
D.C. Unmasked & Undressed, A Memoir, Lillian McEwen, Title Town Publishing, 2011
Strange Justice, The Selling of Clarence Thomas, Jane Mayer & Jill Abramson, Plume, 1995
Blinded By The Right, The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative, David Brock, Three Rivers Press, 2002
Chapter Nine: Mathew & Nicole
Denise Brown, part 2 of 3 interviews: speaking out about domestic violence and how the murder of her sister, Nicole Brown-Simpson, changed her life.
Triumph of Justice: The Final Judgment on the Simpson Saga (1998), written by Daniel Petrocelli with Peter Knobler.
Excerpts from Reporter’s Daily Transcript, Superior Court of the State of California, for the County of Los Angeles; Plaintiffs Vs. Orenthal James Simpson
“You Beat The Holy Hell Out Of Me,” Letter written by Nicole Brown and introduced as evidence against O.J. Simpson in his civil trial.
“Simpson Portrays Nicole as Wild and Wayward“
The Meaning of Matthew Shepard, My Son’s Murder in Laramie, and a World Transformed, Judy Shepard with Jon Barrett, Hudson Street Press, 2009
The Whole World Was Watching, Living in the Light of Matthew Shepard, Romaine Patterson with Patrick Hinds, Advocate Life Stories, Advocate Books, 2005
Chapter Ten: Aloha Technology!
Interview with Michael Nugent, Division Chief, Special Operations Command, Broward Sheriff Rescue, © Judy Wieder, 1/27/15
Interview with Kevin Barrett, World Trade Center Task Force Interview, 1/17/02
“9/11 Exposed Deadly Flaws In Rescue Plan,” Jim Dwyer, Kevin Flynn, Ford Fessenden, New York Times, July 7, 2002
“Firefighter Has Been on Missions After 9/11: Katrina and Haiti Quake,” Interview with Kevin Bartlett, by Joel Marino, Sun Sentinel, 2/16/10
“The Gay Heroes of the Terrorist Tragedy,” The Advocate, October 23, 2001
World Volunteer Web Stories, 3/23/05, “100 Days of Compassion: When the killer tsunami struck South Asia“
Boxing day tsunami, 2004 Thailand – Koh Phi Phi
“The Man Who Predicted Katrina,” Nova, 11/22/05
“A Failure to Communicate Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina” by Paul Piper
After Word:
“Gay Father, Joshua Kamaka Franklin, Fights to Protect His Sons from Bullying”
Video: Gay Dad: Stop Bullying My Sons
Video: Gay bashing in Hilo Hawaii
The Hawai’i Island Humane Society’s Big Leap Into The Future, Judy Wieder, Huffington Post
Humane Education: “Integrating Humane Education programs into school curriculum,” Bebe Ackerman, Big Island, Hawai’i, Volunteer@hihs.org