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Winston Bong Young opens his second interview by elaborating upon the culture shock of moving from Central City, Los Angeles to North Hollywood in seventh grade. He recalls how his work ethic developed from balancing childcare for his younger…

Pauline Tso, née Wang, introduces her early childhood in Nanjing, China, before the Japanese occupation and her father’s diplomatic missions forced them to evacuate. She describes her boat journey to, schooling in, and childhood memories of…

Winston Bong Young introduces himself as a third-generation Cantonese Chinese American who moved from an integrated Los Angeles neighborhood to a majority-white suburb in North Hollywood. He describes working at his stepfather’s restaurant in North…

Frank Yan introduces his mother’s background in Portland, Oregon, where his grandfather ran several businesses before returning to China when his mother was a teenager. He describes his parents’ arranged marriage in Toisan, his mother’s…

In the early 1950s, tuberculosis was a major cause of death in the Los Angeles area. To combat rising cases, Cal State LA students were among the first in Los Angeles to receive free chest x rays aimed at early detection and control of TB.

In a collaborative effort between the University, LA County, and the LA County Department of Public Health, Cal State LA was designated as a free COVID-19 testing site in May 2020, just two months after campus closure.

After the Floyd riots overcame the LAPD, the National Guard was called in by the mayor to end the citywide violence. This picture shows some of them in Koreatown.

A phone screenshot of a Public Safety Alert warning LA residents of an enforced curfew due to the Floyd riots. This hearkens back to the similar response taken by the government in relation to the LA Riots of 1992 (LA 92 (Full Documentary): National…

A phone screenshot of an app of the news during the wake of the George Floyd protests. This specific protest was on May 30 in LA to mayor Eric Garcetti’s residence, and significantly larger in contrast to other protests at the time.

In a collaborative effort between the University, LA County, and the LA County Department of Public Health, Cal State LA was designated as a free COVID-19 testing site in May 2020, just two months after campus closure.