Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park Grapples with History of Expulsion
In the shadow of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month and the midst of a dramatic rise in anti-Asian violence, I stumbled...
Sunday Video: How Radical Gardeners Took Back New York City
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Vox tells the story of how two women led movements to plant street trees and commission community gardens in New York City in a...
Sunday Video: The Dark Legacy of This Iconic Baseball Stadium
https://youtu.be/DxJuuWUzQzI
In Los Angeles, the history behind Dodger Stadium is marred by forced displacement of Latinos in several neighborhoods. The initial displacement was for government-funded...
Sunday Video: Tokyo Has Built The World’s Best Subway
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The B1M says that Tokyo has the world’s best subway system. In this video, they explain why.
Sunday Video: The Surprising Reason Behind Chinatown’s Aesthetic
https://youtu.be/EiX3hTPGoCg
Vox focuses in on why San Francisco’s Chinatown has its architectural characteristics. The history behind it has a lot to do with racism and...
Sunday Video: Skid Row, Explained
https://youtu.be/rKo8Sv99MkM
Los Angeles’ Skid Row was not an inevitability, it was a policy. Johnny Harris explains how this district of tragic poverty came to be....
Midweek Video: Why Is South Africa Still So Segregated?
https://youtu.be/NVH7JewfgJg
The terrible legacy of colonialism and apartheid have left deep marks in South Africa that are still visible today. Vox explores the history of...
Sunday Video: Why Did Railroad Companies Mass Produce Cities?
https://youtu.be/9viTTRd8iP8
Dave Amos documents the history of railway towns in America in this video. Railway companies in the 1800s expanded quickly to the West, platting...