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Once a corporate record of how Southern California was electrified, the Edison collection at the Huntington Library is now something more -- time machine, site of enigmas, and zone of investigation of the city's modern dichotomies.
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In a city where cultures often collide, Nobuko Miyamoto, artistic director and founder of Great Leap, has set out to harmonize relations through the use of the performing arts.
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Japanese Tea Ceremony Master Madame Sosei Matsumoto has paved the way for the preservation and recognition of the little-known Japanese art form known as chado, or "way of tea,"in the United States.
Janice Kamenir-Reznik
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Fighting against genocide and mass atrocities is at the heart of Janice Kamenir-Reznik and Jewish World Watch (JWW), the nonprofit she co-founded and serves as president.
Arch Rock and Castle Rock along the present-day route of Pacific Coast Highway. Images courtesy of the Pacific Palisades Historical Society Collection and Santa Monica Image Archives, Santa Monica Public Library.
Castle Rock and Arch Rock once stood sentinel along the shore between Topanga Canyon and Santa Monica.
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Los Angeles and its entertainment industry has played and continues to play a central role in the crafting of the Asian American identity.
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It's been 21 years since the April 29 that will live in local infamy. But what are those who weren't even around back then think about it?
"What I love the most about Los Angeles is that to me it is a very welcoming place. No matter where you're from, what your nationality, background, or religion is, you're welcome here!  You don't feel rejected. People are warm and friendly just like L...
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Field work provides the Youth Voices student producers with an opportunity to practice the technical and creative ideas they have been exploring in the media workshops.
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Student producers from the L.A. River School and ArtLAB took a walk around their neighborhood and captured the details that make up a community -- details often missed when simply walking or driving through.
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April 2013 is filled with random news of street art, murals, and how they fit in public space. Here's some news and notes we like to tag under Monthly Mural Wrap.
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