Public Health in Los Angeles

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In September, LASA considered the long histories of health and public health in Los Angeles and how those histories connect to the present. We welcomed Dr. Cynthia Willard who shared about her careers in global health and community clinics. Dr. Cindy used asthma as a case study to think through factors affecting health and access to care in the county. …

LASA Takes on Justice

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We met this rainy February at the Central Branch of LAPL to consider policing and justice in LA. We’re grateful to our library hosts as well as Police Commission Executive Director Richard Tefank for speaking with us. LASA students reflected on the time together: Owen: In an age of increased attention on the role of law enforcement in urban communities, …

Civic Memory

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How does the past resonate in the present? LASA spent March considering civic memory in the city in the spaces around Union Station and La Plaza. We gathered at Union Station and Bill led us on a tour of that space. He shared some of the history of Chinatown and the construction of the station in the 1930s. Sam noted, …

CLASS OF 2013

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The Class of 2013 enjoying their visit at the Metropolitan Water District of Sothern California.