Images from the three The Chicharrón Chronicles events are now online! Catch up with what happened in Historic Filipinotown in the last few weeks. The Chicharrón Chronicles 01: Mobilize // Movilizar // Magpak The Chicharrón Chronicles 02: Magsalita // Speak // Hablar The Chicharrón Chronicles...
April 24, 2019 – At the second GELA Open House, the students from the East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School dove into their maps and zines with the engineers from LA County Public Works, experts in public health, urban planners,...
April 23, 2019 – At the first Open House of Spring 2019, the students from the East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School showcased their work for Greetings from East LA at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. USC...
On Wednesday, December 5, 2018, members of the Urban Futures Lab family gathered to celebrate the end the fellowship for Andy Alvarez, Christopher Barahona, Shirley Ramirez and Omar Vargas. Honoring their two years of hard work, a short program took place. It included the screening...
On Saturday, May 19, 2018, we concluded our “Love and Loss in Hi Fi” programming with an open-air question for the neighborhood: “How Do You House Party?” The event was an ode to the "backyard boogies" that brought folks together and the informal ways that the Hi...
On May 12, 2018, we hosted a Saturday night discussion for “Love and Loss in Hi Fi”. “What’s In A Name?” took us to the parish hall at St. Columban Church where guests got the low-down on the designation of Historic Filipinotown: how it came...
Taking the Hidden Hi Fi fun to the bar, we hosted our third episode of “Love & Loss in Hi Fi” at Genever on May 10, 2018 – “Who’s Your Neighbor?” The event was a twist on the traditional mixer, highlighting Historic Filipinotown’s history and...
Continuing our "Love & Loss in Hi Fi" programming, we hosted our second event, “How Did You Find Home?” at The Filipino American Service Group Inc (FASGI) on May 9, 2018. The conversation focused on sharing knowledge about housing and real estate, and talking about...
On May 6, 2018, we kicked off our “Love & Loss in Hi Fi” series starting with the first event: “Why Did You Keep it?” Guests and attendees brought personal items, memorabilia and family photos that demonstrated their connections to the neighborhood. Guests were also welcomed...
April 10, 2018 – At the first Open House of Spring 2018, the students from East Los Angeles Renaissance Academy at Esteban E. Torres High School presented Greetings from East L.A. at the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. USC students, faculty and admin...