As a social and cultural historian of California, I am most drawn to understanding toxicity as an “extremely harsh or harmful quality.” Taking this working definition, it is my goal to analyze
I designed this field works trip as a way to allow for interested participants to analyze La Plaza as a case study for LA’s, and view it as a site of the visible intersections of environmental
This image shows the three least expensive options for La Plaza Cultura Village.
This image is one of several taken in May 2018 showing the ongoing construction of La Plaza Cultura Village.
This ethnographic sketch highlights the competing discourses surround La Plaza. This document complements the "Mapping Subject Positions" sketch.
This ethnographic sketch explains in further details two of the central lenses that I use to view vulnerabilites at La Plaza: urban expansion/renewal and multiculturalism.
This ethnographic sketch highlights the competing visions and objectives of persons and entities involved with shaping La Plaza's history, culture, politics, and infrastructure.
Over the years, La Plaza has seen numerous government and private-sector backed projects aimed at “revitalizing” the area (the construction of Union Station, the creation of the Romanized Olvera St
Los Angeles has the highest number of homeless people in the country, according to a 2016 report by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
This timeline shows several events in La Plaza's long history that proved foundational in creating the current socioeconomic issues the district faces today.