The history of Los Angeles may be shallow by comparison with other cities, but it's crowded with incidents that amuse, stir, puzzle, and sadden in "Los Angeles in 7 Days" from 1932.
The Vietnamese community in El Monte and South El Monte is small, but families like the Tran family are bringing their own flavors to the cultural mix, and here to stay.
The place of refuge for the destitute, the infirm, the addicted, and the elderly was a revolutionary concept when it opened in 1888, but since the late 1980s it has been left to become a ghost town.
Gloria Arellanes story challenges the male-centric narratives of the Chicano Movement and helps us better understand both the scope and breadth of this large-scale mobilization, including projects focused on community care.
Sunshine, geraniums, and fleas. Also potholed streets, eccentric residents, and a culture of aggressive salesmen. In the popular literature of Los Angeles at the turn of the 20th century, it's already the city we almost know.
This week L.A. Letters examines the hip hop history in Cerritos and the unique conditions of this gateway city that have made it a springboard for the mobile DJ culture.