23 Mar Brisa Aviles – Curiosity Transcends Borders: An Unconventional Origin Story
Imagine one day out of the blue somebody asks you, “What motivates you in life?” At first we stutter and think about the question so deeply that we come up...
14 Dec Hi Fi Walking Tours // How to Access IZI Travel
Neighborhood Stories. Community. Fried Pork Skin. Explore Historic Filipinotown through the voices of the people who know it best! Experience The Chicharrón Chronicles Walking Tours, featuring stories from The Chicharrón Chronicles, a...
23 Oct Hi Fi Walking Tour // Save the Date // Saturday, 11.23.19
Neighborhood Stories. Community. Fried Pork Skin. Experience Historic Filipinotown through the voices of the people who know it best on Saturday, November 23rd - 10am-1pm. Join us for the launch of the...
14 Oct Photo Recap – The Chicharrón Chronicles 01 // 02 // 03
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 //...
14 Sep Greetings from East LA featured in mini-series for METRANS
At the conclusion of the 2018-2019 academic year, the METRANS Transportation Center released a series of articles on Greetings from East LA. Each article was dedicated to one of the...
04 Sep Brisa Aviles – Personifying Creative Civic Engagement
As we conclude this month’s module, I realize that the topic “creative civic engagement” has come to mean many things to me. First and most importantly, it emphasizes the importance...
04 Sep Ashley Ajayi-The Generative Effects of Cultural Mythology Production
At least one week leading up to the Fourth of July and even some days afterwards, the city resonates with the loud “BOOM” of illegal fireworks. Annually I become part...
04 Sep Sabrina Im – How Everyday Urbanism Manifests Radical Vulnerability
Coming into the Urban Futures Lab Fellowship has been nothing but incredibly exhilarating, and mind blowing. When I first learned about Public Matters last summer when I was at a...
28 Aug Save the Dates // The Chicharrón Chronicles
// public conversations // screenings // story-gathering // The Chicharrón Chronicles is a cross-cultural story- gathering project in Historic Filipinotown, Los Angeles. Teasing out the bonds that can form over fried...
20 Jun Cities Are Failing to Effectively Partner With Communities on Traffic Safety Initiatives – How Investing in Human Infrastructure Can Lead to Safer Streets
Cities are getting serious about ending pedestrian fatalities, but their efforts sidestep equity issues and fail to elevate community partners with the agency to enact real change. Several organizations in...