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On March 23, 1969, 1500 Mexican Americans students convened at the Denver Youth Conference, unifying under the term "Chicano." In commemoration, Sybil Venegas, Chair of Chicana/o Studies Department at East Los Angeles College, explains what's changed s...
The professor of planning at USC and author of "Urban Tomographies" documents the Jewish enclave in slices.
Alumni of Hamilton High in South Robertson, affectionately called "Hami Kids," are proud of where they come from. Why wouldn't they be?
There have been two conflicting interests in the history of redevelopment in Little Tokyo: the needs of the local, predominantly Japanese-American community on one side, outside interests on the other.
The Gardners' Federation was created at a time when there were about five to eight thousand Japanese American gardeners working in Southern California.
While the Nisei Week Festival arouses cheer for seven days of celebration, the duties of the Nisei Week Queen are everlasting.
In the early 20th century, marriage through picture brides was the only way for issei Japanese pioneers in the U.S. to start a family.
In preparation for production on Departures' Little Tokyo, we're mapping important places in the history of the community. Add your story about one of the places already listed or suggest a new place in the map to help shape the narrative on Departures...
Grand opening of the Radford Artwalk, a two block pathway, newly landscaped and lined with metal sculptures.
After Memorial Day and in preparation for KCET's screening of "442nd: Live With Honor, Die With Dignity," explore the history of the Go For Broke Monument, dedicated to Nisei World War II veterans.
In anticipation of their upcoming performance at Avenue 50 Studios for the La Palabra Series, we got a chance to talk to Taco Shop Poets founder Adolfo Guzman-Lopez.
KCET Departures congratulates George Wolfe as a recipient of the 2012 River Heroes Award.