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Reclaiming the City - John Valadez
1:58
John Valadez explains how murals were appropriated by commercial artists to sell products.
Richard Liu - The Art Galleries
1:30
Art galleries are not of the same mindset as the rest of Chinatown.
Centro de Arte Publico - Richard Duardo - El Centro
5:07
Richard Duardo likens the Centro to the missions established throughout California.
Robert Garcia - One Acre of History Forgotten
3:01
Padre Serra Park was the first Chinatown where the massacre took place.
Robbie Conal - National Broadcast Center
3:16
"...it wouldn't be the 'national broadcast center' that is Los Angeles..."
River Confessional: Kiara
0:43
Kiara's video confessional.
River Confessional: John Eod
1:09
John's video confessional.
Southern California Flower Market:  A Once Thriving Business
2:55
Japanese Americans established a distinct economic power in the flower market.
Southern California Flower Market: Kono and Sons
1:59
Japanese Americans established a distinct economic power in the flower market.
Kim Walters - From the Southwest Archives
5:08
Kim Walters describes the wealth of riches in the Charles Lummis Collection.
Swami X - Drawn to Life
1:41
"They are drawn to the life..."
Susan Dickson - On Being a School Teacher
2:27
Susan Dickson describes her entry in the Chinatown as a white teacher.
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