Comments on: R.I.P. Gina Hotta: Analog Girl in a Digital World

By: jun-fung

jun-fung — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:35:52 +0000

thank you adriel for this, and maya for the email linking to this post. if i didn’t know her then, i know her now.

to beauty

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:08:28 +0000

p.s. this is such a DOPE PHOTO. R.i.P. dear Gina.

By: Nina

Nina — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:07:35 +0000

Thank you for writing and posting this Adriel!! It is truly heartbreaking. She was like a wise auntie to me, and too young to go. I am glad to mourn with all of you.

How can we answer your first question tho? How can memorials like this be saved and made… tangible?
I was showing some digital pics to my 97-year-old grandma the other day and once she understood it she said, “That’s great, but how will you look at them in the future?” Good question.

By: Shing02

Shing02 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:15:50 +0000

I am very heartbroken over the news.
It is like losing a dear friend.

I will always remember Gina for her compassionate work and witty personality. I hope that I can do my part by staying on the path of supporting those in need, giving a voice to those who are searching for a platform.

in peace,
shingo annen aka shing02

By: Wayie Ly

Wayie Ly — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:51:19 +0000

Thank you for this post. I am still in disbelief that she has passed. Glad you had a chance to cross paths with her thru Apex also.

By: Shailja Patel

Shailja Patel — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:58:37 +0000

Thank you for capturing Gina so perfectly and poignantly, Adriel.

Go in joy and music, Gina. We will try to grow into the spaces you have left us…….

http://shailja.com/news/newsletterblog/2009/09/gina-hotta.html

By: Lari

Lari — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:10:48 +0000

Thanks for this. I worked with Gina for several years at UC Berkeley. Every Friday, she’d help me record a show I produce for CBS radio and so we got to know each other with a glass divider between us. I did my last recording yesterday, the day she died. She was the same old Gina…making small talk about the state of affairs at UC, ensuring I had fresh water to drink, and walking me to the door after our session. “Remember, I’ll be gone for three weeks in November, so we have to start doubling up…” I nodded in the affirmative. “See you Friday,” I called back over my shoulder. And I thought I would, just as I have all these years. I do find it apropos that she died at an UPTE meeting – as you can tell from this post and audio clip, she was an activist to the end. Oh, how I will miss you Gina. Fridays will never be the same for me. I’m so glad to have spent part of your last day with you.