Before there was New Chinatown, there was Old Chinatown, which was demolished in the 1930s to make way for Union Station. You can now see
rare photos of the original Chinatown, including bustling street scenes and intimate portraits, in a collection recently donated to the Huntington.
Also this week, Allison Conner speaks with Harmony Holiday about her latest video on James Baldwin and his little-discussed suicide attempts. You can watch
a trailer of the artwork, called “God’s Suicide,” which is a part of
Made in LA: A Version.
— Elisa Wouk Almino, Senior Editor