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Coastal California
Agua Por Vida: Sleepy Lagoon Mural Project
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Agua Por Vida: Sleepy Lagoon Mural Project highlights a former river gathering place for Mexican American communities during segregation. East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, in partnership with East Side of The River, the City of Maywood and Tongva community members, installed two large murals honoring those affected by the 1942 Sleepy Lagoon incident and the Zoot Suit Riots.
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Follow artist Priscilla Martinez creating a mosaic mural on the history of Watsonville.
6:43
In Guadalupe Dunes, Chumash, Japanese and Latinx elders bring the stories of the community to life.
6:33
Connecting 20,000 years of history in 2 miles along San Rafael’s shoreline trail.
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The making of films exploring untold stories of the Taa-laa-wa dee-ni’ (Tolowa People).
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Artists honor BIPOC surfing heritage through murals and sculpture in Venice and Watts.
More from the Coast: California Coastal Trail
From the carefree beaches of San Diego through the rugged, dramatic coastlines to the North, California has been building a trail, over 1,000 miles in length, within sight, sound, or smell of the ocean.