East Los Angeles, California

On November 8, 2017, I attended the Made in Cotton talk with Los Angeles artist Mark Steven Greenfield, he discussed with the audience his humble beginnings and gave the audience a glimpse of his thought process when creating his art. Mr. Greenfield greets the audience and informs our small group that he received his bachelor degree from California State University, Long Beach; and talks about where he work in his time in Los Angeles. In addition, he elaborated about the time when he and his friends

Los Angeles California My Favorite Place To Visit Los Angeles is one of the most exciting cities in the United States. According to the Los Angeles post record tourist numbers in 2012, the city attracts 41.4 million visitors per year. Even though the traffic is terrible, Los Angeles is still one of my favorite places because of the many restaurants to dine in, and the many wonderful attractions. Traffic in Los Angeles is implausible. The streets are congested from morning to night and everyone seems

Hollywood Ten For my arcival project I chose to research the Hollywood Ten, I chose this because I am fascinated by the events of that occurred around this time and group. The Hollywood Ten was a group of writers, directors, and other artists who bravely refused to answer questions in front of the House of Un-American Activities and were therefore sentenced to jail time and banned from working in Hollywood. The actions of that the House of Un-American Activities and the resistance of the Hollywood

American Film and Movies from the 1950’s to Present Today, American film is among the most internationally supported commodities. Financially, its contributions are enormous: the industry is responsible for the circulation of billions of dollars each year. Since its explosion into the new media markets during the mid-twentieth century, film has produced consistently growing numbers of viewers and critics alike. Sparking debate over the nature of its viewing, film is now being questioned in social

many people because they were a part of a state that did not care to fix the issues that their urban cities were facing every day. Countless of individuals were filled with so much anger and loss of hope for a better future. In the 1960s, Los Angeles had very few neighborhoods that African Americans were “allowed” to live in. Watts progressively became a neighborhood of black poverty surrounded by middle class white suburbs. Watts was a tense area with high unemployment and little opportunity

Every week numerous Hollywood movies and rereleases open in theaters, video stores, and online movie distributors nationwide: heartwarming films such as The Blind Side; laughter inducing and children captivating classics like Aladdin; movies about overcoming struggles such as, Gattaca. All these new movies and classics alike hold a particular place in our hearts and in our lives. Maybe because of a similarity to our own lives or the main character embraces characteristics we hold dear. Whatever

Wilshire Boulevard Two friends are driving in a late-model Toyota Corolla across Los Angeles on Wilshire Boulevard. ROBERT: Where are we going? DAVE: I don’t know. I thought we would just drive along Wilshire. ROBERT: Why? DAVE: I don’t know. I thought it would be fun. Have you ever driven along Wilshire before? Except to go from point A to point B? ROBERT: No. The two friends drive along in silence. ROBERT gazes at the sidewalk, interested in the activities that he passes by. ROBERT: You

on individuals, families and communities remains the guiding principle of the agency’s undertakings” (Catholic Charities of Los Angeles.org). The undertakings are all done through the compassionate measures which Jesus Christ showed to mankind. In all, through the power of the Holy Spirit, they strive for social justice for the vulnerable and poor. City of Hope, Los Angeles This medical facility is one that is near and dear to me. Not only is this medical facility considered one of the best

not go down without a fight, however in the end, he was murdered (Birnkworth). His body is buried at Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Memorial Park in Westlake Village, Los Angeles, California (Benson). On the night of June 12, 1994 the bodies of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were found just outside Nicole’s condo. Los Angeles Police Department, LAPD, rushed to the scene. There the

month all of Broadway Blvd. turns in to a tiangis (yard sale) where apartment dwellers come to share and sell their wares on a busy transit road as a garage sale style street event for 12 blocks. Informal economies such as street vendors in East Los Angeles are a part of the landscape. They typically work on sidewalks with heavy pedestrian traffic near parks, plazas, schools, intersections, and parking lots. The items they sell include, but are not limited to, pre-packaged snacks, cooked food