Occidental College's Institute for the Study of Los Angeles promotes undergraduate research, community based learning, and collaborative memory keeping.
On many of the headstone at Evergreen Cemetery in #BoyleHeights, there are small oval photos, in rich black and white, that tell the story of Los Angeles. https://t.co/s8zZxLh8f1
Miroslava Chávez-García of @UCSBHistory will be joining us here at @Occidental tmrw. Fri | 10/12 at 1pm for a discussion of her new book, Migrant Longing from @uncpressblog! Free and open to all JSC Salsbury-Young #nela#History#immigration
Carmen Takes Charge: Reflections on Cannery Women, Cannery Lives a public talk by Vicki Ruiz | Occidental College | The Liberal Arts College in Los Angeles https://t.co/zp4bgJTHfk
Our final presenter for the Speaker Series: Merry Ovnick "Colleges, Churches, and Real Estate Developers" Tues. 5:30pm Occidental College- JSC Morrisson Lounge. Author of "Los Angeles: The End of the Rainbow"
Did you know our presenter tmrw. @BeckyNic7 is the co-author of the book: My Blue Heaven: Life and Politics in the Working-Class Suburbs of Los Angeles; The Suburb Reader?
Looking forward to the talk, "From Green Acres to Suburban Poverty: the Uneven History of Working-Class Housing in South Los Angeles" tmrw. Tues. 4/10 by @BeckyNic7 at @Occidental 5:30pm JSC Morrison Lounge #SouthLA#housing#nela#suburbs#lahistory
Greetings please save the date! Sat. April 21st for our conference: "Myron Hunt in the 21st Century: A Symposium on a Continuing Architectural Legacy” Occidental College Library-Braun Room
L.A.'s land use rules were born out of racism and segregation...not worth fighting for. Recent article by past presenter @markvalli https://t.co/CeNnJyTfPI
Greetings & happy easter weekend! We regret that we will have to cancel next week's speaker but please join us Tu. 4/10 5:30pm as @BeckyNic7 presents "From Green Acres to Suburban Poverty: the Uneven History of Working-Class Housing in South LA" #lahistory#NELA#southla#suburbs
Are you experiencing #Homelessness?
Want help getting off the streets? Join us Thurs, April 5th, 10AM to 3PM & connect with an outreach worker that can assist you in getting off the streets #HighlandPark Senior Center 6152 N Figueroa St-Thanks CM @josehuizar for sponsoring
Still working on my LA suburbs book, starting to give public talks! Manhattan College Mar 23 on "suburban diversity," Occidental College April 10 "From Green Acres to Suburban Poverty" on working-class housing in LA. Come if you're nearby! #suburb