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LASA gathered in February for our first of two sessions on food insecurity in LA. We’ll let the pictures and the numbers share the story of our visit to the LA Food Bank. 27 LASA students, teachers, and our special guest, Bill’s sister, Deb Deverell, worked 81 hours of service.10,500 pounds of onions sorted by LASA during our shift. 45,400 …
LASA gathered together amidst loss, confusion, a desire to help, and more in the wake of Los Angeles’ devastating fires. We began by creating home kits for Union Station Pasadena. LASA students packed up frying pans, towel sets, cleaning supplies, tableware, extension cords, and other home goods in laundry baskets to share with those who visit Union Station for assistance …
LASA visited the Port of Los Angeles in November. Between labor issues on the eastern coast of the United States and questions about tariffs and commerce as we approach 2025, the Port of Los Angeles is incredibly busy. And with that increased traffic comes renewed questions about efficiency, environmentalism, labor, and how deeply connected the port is to surrounding communities …
In October, LASA considered storytelling in Los Angeles from temporary historical exhibitions to museums to their own poetic takes on LA. We started at Union Station to visit ICW’s “Where You Stand: Chinatown 1880 to 1939.” Catching it days before it came down, the students learned about Old Chinatown, family stories, and using augmented reality to connect the past and …
LASA gathered in September at The Huntington to learn more about homelessness in LA. The complexity of this issue and the desire of all of us to remain focused on the humanity of all Angelenos made for a weighty day. We began, though, by welcoming those who were unable to join us in the summer. LASA students explored The Huntington …
Welcome to the Class of 2025! To begin our time together, LASA tackled thinking about water – history, infrastructure, the range of careers associated with, treatment, testing, desalinization, and more! On Thursday, we gathered at The Huntington to meet each other and for Bill to “introduce” us to Henry and Arabella Huntington. We drew maps of Los Angeles County and …
LASA boarded a bus and climbed 5,000+ feet to visit the Mt. Wilson Observatory this month. We visited to explore the space and to consider LA’s contributions to our larger understandings of the cosmos. Thanks to our guide Nathan Krumm for sharing the history of the space as well as walking us through three modules and showing us the spectacular …
[Editor’s Note: This was a post that was dated for November 2023 but never released. Sorry!] On November 11, LASA visited the Port of Los Angeles to consider the role of the port in the past, present, and future of LA. From tours of an active terminal – YTI – and a 19th century home – the Banning Museum – …
LASA gathered in March to consider food insecurity in LA and the practices spaces like the Hollywood Food Coalition use to connect food with guests. And, despite a bit of rain, LASA picked 700 pounds of oranges from The Huntington grove for the Coalition. Patrick Hudnut – LASA alum and member of the Hollywood Food Coalition’s administrative team – answered …
LASA met at LA Plaza in February. From the general collection of LA Plaza to their current sports-related exhibition, “18 th & Grand: The Olympic Auditorium” – to city planning for the 2028 Olympics, we considered sports and culture in LA’s past, present, and future. LA Plaza curator Esperanza Sanchez welcomed LASA to LA Plaza and shared the history of the museum …