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Cultural Politics

The arts have always been used to tackle difficult issues on a wide scale. From poetry that ignites millions to photography that captures injustices, artists are using their creativity to make space for the marginalized and give light to untold stories.

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Victor Jaramillo Soriano Bee Keeping | Oliver Wang
Victor Jaramillo Soriano started raising bees in El Sereno in 1948 but his honey business has a family legacy that goes back hundreds of years. 
Rosemary and olive pretzel challah | Courtesy Got Kosher?
Thanks to creative, internationally-inspired twists on kosher cuisine, a small cafe on Pico Blvd. has developed a loyal following far beyond its neighboring Jewish community.
Conchas | Courtesy of Chicano Eats
Chicano Eats presents photos and recipes that quietly tap into mainstream beliefs about Mexican food being cheap, exotic or lacking depth — and underscore that the complex cuisine has more personality than most people realize.
Women's March: Signs
There are infinite ways women and girls get policed by others. It is evident in the highest offices of the nation to high school hallways. Here's what we can do to effect a cultural shift. 
A Chicago Women's Health Center gala. The signs are words associated with CWHC's approach to health care | Courtesy of CWHC
The Chicago Women's Health Center emerged out of the women's health movement. Today, their model of care is a radical resistance to paternalistic mainstream medicine.
El Machete hot sauces | Courtesy of El Machete
Over the past five years, owner Ochoa has been cultivating a salsa brand that combined his love of Mexico, history and his roots in Los Angeles.
Lisa Diane Wedgeworth's "Teach Your Daughters Well, Enseñe Bien a Sus Hijas" | Courtesy of the artist
Inspired by the history of feminist mecca, the Woman's Building, fifteen young contemporary women artists make new work that re-connects them to landmark's original zeitgeist.
El Arco Iris Exterior
A Highland Park favorite for old school Mexican dishes and margaritas, El Arco Iris will soon close its doors after five decades of business. The impending closure of the beloved, family-run restaurant undoubtedly comes as a sad loss to its many regulars.
Luscious Dumplings
When Ker Zhu and Michelle Wu opened up the second branch of Luscious Dumplings, they knew immediately that they wanted to try something a little different. Uni dumplings and cheese potstickers are simply a delicious, firm-footed step in that direction. 
St. Peter's Italian Catholic Church
For many Italian-Americans in Los Angeles, the big celebration of mid-March is St. Joseph’s Day. The feast offers participants from all walks of life to eat and celebrate together as a community with all proceeds going to feed the hungry and homeless.
Vivian Ku, Pine and Crane
A successful restaurant does not happen overnight. Vivian Ku's long journey to open Pine & Crane in Silver Lake was built on family history, farming and education as well as experience working in the kitchen of an iconic California restaurant.
Sudanese Falafel
Falafels are Amin Musa's bread and butter. And so when he moved to Los Angeles, he opened his first food venture — a vegan falafel joint with the Sudanese twist. The food stand, named Ihsan’s, makes its rounds across various farmers’ markets in L.A.
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