{"id":5480,"date":"2021-03-05T13:41:03","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T21:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-roar.net\/?p=5480"},"modified":"2021-03-05T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T22:12:53","slug":"centennial-stories-martha-kendall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-roar.net\/?p=5480","title":{"rendered":"San Jos\u00e9 City College Centennial &#8211; Martha Kendall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><span class=\"uppercase\">M<\/span>artha \u201cMarty\u201d Kendall started part-time at San Jose City College in 1972, and came on board full time in 1975. In addition to teaching English, she chaired the English Department, coordinated Learning Communities, and led the Teaching and Learning Center. She was the founding advisor of the Women\u2019s Union, numerous Women\u2019s History celebrations, and the Black Student Union. In her last year, she served as Dean of Language Arts. She retired in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5482\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/the-roar.net\/?attachment_id=5482\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MartyKendall.png?fit=526%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"526,301\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MartyKendall\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MartyKendall.png?fit=526%2C301&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MartyKendall.png?resize=526%2C301&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Marty Kendall\" class=\"wp-image-5482\" width=\"526\" height=\"301\" title=\"Image of Marty Kendall at her house\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MartyKendall.png?w=526&amp;ssl=1 526w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MartyKendall.png?resize=300%2C172&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><figcaption>Marty Kendall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For City College\u2019s Centennial celebration, we had the chance to talk with Marty. When asked about her favorite memories of City College, she exclaimed, \u201cThe students! I\u2019ll focus on three of them, in chronological order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what she said\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<strong>Sam Williams enrolled in my <\/strong>Developmental Composition class in the 1970s. He was not a strong writer, but he was smart, hard-working, and a nice guy. While I had enjoyed the opportunity to attend the University of Michigan and Stanford University, he had been serving in Vietnam. His mother was a maid, his father worked on the railroad, and he grew up in what he said was a remodeled chicken coop in rural Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;I have been privileged to know many inspiring students in addition to the three described here.&#8221;<\/p><cite>Marty Kendall on her time teaching at City College<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With help from the GI Bill, Sam enrolled at San Jose City College. (I learned much later that when he was a City College student, he was living in his car.) I was flattered when he asked me to be the advisor for a club he was founding &#8212; the Black Student Union. (Remember, this was the \u201870s.) It flourished under his leadership. Eventually he moved on to San Jose State, and that was the last I heard about him until &#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Twenty years later, I got a phone call from Sam Williams\u2019 accountant. What? Sam Williams\u2019 accountant? It turns out Sam had become an excellent businessman. With his accumulated wealth, he was setting up a charitable foundation named in honor of his parents. The accountant asked if I would like to be a board member for the new foundation. Of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On my way to the first board meeting, I worried. \u2018I haven\u2019t seen Sam in twenty years. I hope I recognize him.\u2019 What did he say when I entered the room? \u2018Ms. Kendall, you\u2019ve let your hair grow!\u2019 We burst out laughing, delighted to be cooperating on another worthwhile project. The purpose of the foundation was to award scholarships to students at City College and San Jose State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5489\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/the-roar.net\/?attachment_id=5489\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?fit=5610%2C3927&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5610,3927\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1614865097&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MKendall-head-shot\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?fit=1024%2C717&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=512%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Portrait image of Marty Kendall during her tenure at City College\" class=\"wp-image-5489\" width=\"512\" height=\"359\" title=\"Martha Kendall portrait during her tenure teaching at City College\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=1024%2C717&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=300%2C210&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=768%2C538&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1075&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1434&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=1180%2C826&amp;ssl=1 1180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?resize=1200%2C840&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/MKendall-head-shot.jpeg?w=3510&amp;ssl=1 3510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Marty Kendall during her tenure at City College<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was one of the four board members, which included his accountant, and two other SJCC folks \u2013 history instructor Jan Groenen, and counselor T.J. Owens. To my complete surprise, Sam announced that he was giving us each a stipend. I had felt honored to be selected to serve on the board, a position I assumed was not paid. When he told us the amount of the stipends, I was flabbergasted. I leapt up and said, \u2018Sam, this is huge for me! Let me shake your hand. Thank you!\u2019 He acted embarrassed. I guess by then he was accustomed to dealing with large amounts of money, whereas I was accustomed to dealing with large stacks of papers to grade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I applaud Sam\u2019s achievements and generosity. Like many others, I will never forget him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;I got a phone call from Sam Williams\u2019 accountant. What? Sam Williams\u2019 accountant?&#8221;<\/p><cite>Marty Kendall&#8217;s reaction when she was called to be on a scholarship foundation for her former student Sam Williams<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>With the support of SJCC President Dr. Byron Skinner in the late 1980s, <\/strong>I developed a Humanities course called \u2018Introduction to World Literature.\u2019 It often attracted immigrants, including Nawuth Keat. In his rough English, Nawuth did not say much, but he paid attention in class and completed the assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a required book report, students could choose from thirty books by authors from around the world. He chose <em>To Destroy You Is No Loss<\/em> by Teeda Butt Mam. It\u2019s about her family under the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. I warned Nawuth, \u2018Other Cambodian students have selected this book, but they had trouble finishing it. It was too painful for them, bringing up terrible memories.\u2019 Nawuth nodded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When he turned in his paper about that book, I was appalled when he commented, \u2018Her family had it easy compared to mine.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the last day of the semester, Nawuth brought a big box of donuts, offered them to his classmates, and said, \u2018I\u2019d like to share my story.\u2019 He told us about watching Khmer Rouge thugs murder his mother and baby sister. They shot Nawuth three times. He was nine years old. Then he was separated from his remaining family. The Khmer Rouge made him a child slave in the rice fields. Listening to this tragedy, I was not the only one with tears running down my cheeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Without thinking twice, I said, \u201cNawuth, would you like me to write your story down for you?\u2019 \u2018Yes,\u2019 he said &#8212; and so it began.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nawuth and I met many times in my GE office. He told me about his experiences, and I did the writing. Sometimes the going got tough as he resurrected traumatic memories. I said, \u2018We don\u2019t HAVE to finish this, you know.\u2019 He replied, \u2018I want people to know the truth.\u2019 That truth was published by National Geographic: <em>Alive in the Killing Fields: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide<\/em>. The story is his, but the words are mine. I\u2019ve written twenty books. In many ways, this one brings the most satisfaction. The media section of my website, <a href=\"http:\/\/marthakendall.com\/Martha_Kendall\/HOME.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MarthaKendall.com<\/a>, includes a brief interview with Nawuth shortly after the book was published: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-Zx8px39WLU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/-Zx8px39WLU<\/a>. We also collaborated on a follow-up story about Nawuth\u2019s visit back to Cambodia. It appears in National Geographic\u2019s collection, <em>Journeys Home<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&#8220;I said, \u2018We don\u2019t HAVE to finish this, you know.\u2019 He replied, \u2018I want people to know the truth.\u2019&#8221;<\/p><cite>Marty Kendall talking with Nawuth Keats about writing a book about his life in Cambodia<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5484\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/the-roar.net\/?attachment_id=5484\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?fit=3436%2C5300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3436,5300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Killing-Fields\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?fit=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=332%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Book cover of &quot;Alive in the Killing Fields&quot; with a young boy carrying a bag walking alone in a foggy field\" class=\"wp-image-5484\" width=\"332\" height=\"512\" title=\"Book cover of &quot;Alive in the Killing Fields&quot; with a young boy carrying a bag walking alone in a foggy field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=194%2C300&amp;ssl=1 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=768%2C1185&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=996%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 996w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=1328%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1328w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=1180%2C1820&amp;ssl=1 1180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1851&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Killing-Fields.jpeg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 332px) 100vw, 332px\" \/><figcaption><em>Alive in the Killing Fields: Surviving the Khmer Rouge Genocide<\/em> by Nawuth Keat and Martha E. Kendall<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The third student I\u2019ll highlight<\/strong> is Vicente Ruvalcaba, who enrolled in my Introduction to Literature class. He sat in the back row and looked down most of the time. When he did talk, he put his hand over his mouth, and he spoke so softly I had trouble hearing him. He was clearly struggling, and I knew better than to ask him to speak up. I was glad he felt safe to speak at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many of his mannerisms unfamiliar to me stemmed from gang life in Los Angeles. He had fled L.A. to seek refuge at his uncle\u2019s in San Jose, where he slept on a mattress in the basement. His younger brother was already in jail. Escaping to San Jose seemed Vicente\u2019s only chance for a different future for himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the time I knew Vicente at City College, he transformed. His self-confidence grew, and during lively discussions he became an opinion leader. He composed a sonnet for his brother.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vicente transferred to UC Berkeley and then fulfilled his goal to become a middle school teacher. He told me that when he was in middle school, he had gone down the wrong path. He wanted to educate kids at that age not to make the same kinds of bad choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have been privileged to know many inspiring students in addition to the three described here. With a full heart, I thank San Jose City College for attracting them to our campus and allowing me to contribute what I could to their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5487\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/the-roar.net\/?attachment_id=5487\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?fit=5180%2C4034&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"5180,4034\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SJCC-office-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?fit=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=512%2C399&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Marty Kendall sitting at her desk in her City College office holding a coffee cup and a book\" class=\"wp-image-5487\" width=\"512\" height=\"399\" title=\"Kendall at her office desk during her time at City College\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=1024%2C797&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C234&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=768%2C598&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1196&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1595&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=1180%2C919&amp;ssl=1 1180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?resize=1200%2C935&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?w=2340&amp;ssl=1 2340w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/the-roar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/SJCC-office-1.jpeg?w=3510&amp;ssl=1 3510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption>Marty Kendall in her City College GE office<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martha &#8220;Marty&#8221; 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