Shows how science and public health shaped the meaning of race in the early twentieth century. Examining the experiences of Mexican, Japanese, and Chinese immig

This book reaches deep into the past of the city of Los Angeles and carries through to the dramatic events that have recently received global attention - the Ro

Los Angeles is a city of borders and lines, from the freeways that transect its neighborhoods to streets like Pico Boulevard that slash across the city from the

Beginning near the end of the nineteenth century, a generation of reformers set their sights on the growing Mexican community in Los Angeles. Experimenting with

South Central Los Angeles is often characterized as an African American community beset by poverty and economic neglect. But this depiction obscures the signifi