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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
An Exhibition Trembles With Black Spiritualities
An Exhibition Trembles With Black Spiritualities
Otherwise/Revival traces the contours of Black spiritual thought from Louisiana plantations to Azusa Street to our present moment.
Allison Conner
Cache of Photos Reveals LA’s Old Chinatown
Cache of Photos Reveals LA’s Old Chinatown
The intimate photos offer a glimpse at an important but under-documented period in Chinese American history.
Lauren Moya Ford
An Intimate Look at James Baldwin and His Rarely Discussed Suicide Attempts
An Intimate Look at James Baldwin and His Rarely Discussed Suicide Attempts
Harmony Holiday wants to show “the Baldwin who was baffled and befuddled and wounded and perfectly real.”
Allison Conner
Closing Soon
Veronica Fernandez, “One to Thirty Days” (2020) (photo by Elon Schoenholz)
Veronica Fernandez, “One to Thirty Days” (2020) (photo by Elon Schoenholz)
On View in LA Museums
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