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Community activist Gilbert Hom explains the importance of the Chin-Ming ceremony for Chinese immigrants in the Evergreen Cemetery.
South L.A. has been identified as one of the most polluted areas in the state, and its residents will live five years less than those from other parts ofLos Angeles.
Chinese Americans were displaced in the 1930's, "buried" so to speak under Union Staion, one of L.A.'s most iconic buildings and sometimes called the "last of the great railway stations."
Mason Fong talks about the rich history spanning four generations of his family-owned Antique shop and the ethnic importance of preserving these remaining historical monuments throughout Chinatown.
Departures talked with Charlie Quon about his days in City Market and how Chinese Americans ruled the produce industry.
Our conversations with Chinatown Service Center's current CEO, Lawrence J. Lue, provide a fascinating history of the center's development, philosophy and the struggles it still has ahead in bridging the gap between its services and mainstream society.
As the population of carp grows in the Los Angeles River, urban fly fishing in Glendale Narrows and Elysian Valley is becoming more popuplar.
City workers, bulldozers and trucks are all part of the river landscape, too, from the Arroyo Seco Confluence to Downtown Los Angeles. Down at 6th Street…
Beat poet Philomene Long once said that the remains of the great American feast--its crumbs--ended up in Venice. In no place is Long's insight more evident than in the polyglot tapestry of the Venice Boardwalk.
William D. Estrada, chair Of the History Department for NHM, shares his knowledge about the history of Los Angeles and its relation to historic preservation.
Professor Kwan Ming Chan talks about the fascinating journey of Kong Chow Temple, Los Angeles's first Chinese temple.
As an advisor, past President and now member of the board of directors of the Kong Chow Benevolent Association, Mr. Robert Eng tells a history of the Kong Chow Benevolent Association, the oldest family association in Los Angeles Chinatown.
