Skip to main content
Support Provided By
Down by the River: Sightings
0:58
The students saw the river as a place where graffiti speaks and birds mingle.
Down By the River: A Bit of Clean Up
2:27
It was hard for the students not to roll up their sleeves and start to pick up some trash.
Departures: L.A. River Lecture
1:44
Students think of river clean-up solutions following a lecture from Alicia Katano.
Down by the River: Last Words
0:11
Hear students' first impressions of the LA river.
Down by the River: Zanja Madre
0:32
We ended the day at the Cornfield Park to see the remains of the Zanja Madre.
Departures: L.A. River Presenting Solutions
2:26
Students presented solutions in class.
Esther Lee Johnson - Working in the Movies
5:12
Esther talks about Demographics and struggles of working in the movies during the war.
Eric Perrodin - Cultural Exchange
4:36
New customs clash with old traditions in Compton.
Eliot Sekuler - El Alisal - Building El Alisal
2:08
Eliot Sekuler describes how El Alisal was built from the river rock along the Arroyo Seco.
Ruben Martinez - The Power of Dual Language Immersion
5:03
Ruben Martinez explains significance of maintaining cultural identity with younger Latinos
Departures L.A. River -  Solutions
2:11
Students come up with solutions for cleaning the river.
Debra Padilla - The Wall
2:16
"Every mural in this city tells a particular story, a particular moment in time."
Active loading indicator