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Entries by tamle
The Collecting Community History Initiative: The West During COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter
Project Members: Tyree Boyd-Pates of The Autry Museum of the American West, Dr. Stephen Aron, Dr. Brenda Stevenson In 2020, the Autry Museum of the American West launched The Collecting […]
Politics of Power: The Historical Evolution of Architecture and Cultural Identity in Minority Communities
Project Members: Hao Ding, Dr. Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris Architecture and design not only shape the built environment but can also help create and reinforce cultural identities of places and communities through […]
Constructing Death in Medical Examiner Reports
Project Members: Dr. Terrence Keel, Armond Lee The medical examination of George Floyd is a recent episode in a long history of American biomedical science constructing death in ways that […]
Essential Workers, Health Crisis and Policy: A Public History of Farm Labor
Project Members: Dr. Tawny Paul, Dr. Daniel Diaz The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted how much society depends on essential workers. But some workers are more protected by policy than others. […]
All is Not Well in the Golden State: The Scourge of White Nationalism in Southern California
White nationalism is alive in Southern California today. This report examines white nationalism’s history, ideology, and present-day operations, and provides some recommendations for confronting the dangers it poses. The research […]
Pandemics Past and Present: One Hundred Years of California History
As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 global pandemic, Dr. Kirsten Moore-Sheeley, Jessica Richards, and Talla Khelghati examine the last hundred years of pandemics in California – namely, the Influenza […]
“People Are Simply Unable to Pay the Rent” What History Tells us About Rent Control in Los Angeles
This paper, published October 2018, presents several options that could help ameliorate the economic vulnerability and anxiety of the city’s growing number of rent-burdened residents. The study is the first […]