Category Archives: culture in the city
2/07/2011: it’s the year of the Rabbit
It’s Chinese New Year. Families give red envelopes to children and hang mandarin oranges on their doors. Hear in the City host Sara Harris takes us to the Broadway Chinatown parade and gets an education about traditional symbols, foods, and … Continue reading
1/31/2011: Community redevelopment and homeless services in Covina
46,800 people live in this small city in the San Gabriel Valley, two dozen of them without permanent housing. That may not seem like a lot, especially by Los Angeles County standards, but what may make Covina unique is that … Continue reading
1/31/2011: the national homeless count from Covina, CA
On this week’s show, we ride along with volunteers on part of the National Homeless Count from the City of Covina in the San Gabriel Valley. We also find out why the community redevelopment agency in Covina is working to … Continue reading
1/10/2011 Helie Lee: Macho Like Me
Los Angeles author Helie Lee is 1.5 generation Korean American. Several years ago, Helie spent two harrowing years in China and in Seoul planning to help her family defect from North Korea. Helie’s latest undertaking is a one-woman performance that … Continue reading
01/03/2011: Street art at MOCA, street art in LA
As part of the “Art in the Streets” exhibition, the Italian street artist known as BLU was hired by MOCA to paint a mural on the north wall of the Geffen Temporary Contemporary in Little Tokyo. The museum had the … Continue reading
01/03/2011: Siquieros in Los Angeles: Censorship Defied
In 1932, after having served prison time for his political views, David Alfaro Siquieros came to Los Angeles to work. He was commissioned to paint a mural on a beer garden wall above the Italian Hall at Olvera Street. That … Continue reading
12/20/2010: walking the city
On this week’s Hear in the City, we take a walk through the streets of Los Angeles, New York, and Mexico City.
12/20/2010: King Anyi across the city
If you drive from that wall outside MOCA down the 101 to the 110 Freeway toward the Airport, you’ll pass iconic L.A. murals by Willie Heron, Glenn Avila, and Kent Twitchell’s, “L.A. Marathon Mural,” that used to reside on the … Continue reading
11/29/2010: HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles
We observe World AIDS Day 2010 by looking at the cooperation between faith-based groups and various organizations in the Latino community, which is the population with the most new HIV and AIDS cases in Los Angeles County. You can find … Continue reading
