Archive for February, 2011

Little Tokyo: History

Posted by admin on 20 Feb 2011 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

On their second visit to Little Tokyo this fall, Deborah Lott led students through the stories and histories of the neighborhood. Students visited the Japanese American National Museum, where they explored the American Tapestry Exhibit, which displayed 25 stories from Japanese Americans (the exhibit runs through April 17th).
Students heard stories about discriminatory immigration policy affecting [...]

Guest Post: Bridge Teaching Assistant

Posted by admin on 16 Feb 2011 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

Hello to all of you Bridge Blog followers–
One month into the new year and boy has
the Bridge program been busy! So far this last
month we’ve had a Family Night where friends
and family can experience what the program is
like and get their name in if interested in joining the following
year. Great turn-out too with nearly 70 [...]

Little Tokyo: Democracy and Citizenship

Posted by admin on 03 Feb 2011 | Tagged as: Uncategorized

On the first visit to Little Tokyo, students were impressed to find evidence of neighborhood involvement in issues of democracy and citizenship, most notably in the presence of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy and the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment.