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The LACCD Lavender Graduation Celebration celebrates LGBTQIA+ student graduates on May 17, 2022 at 4 p.m. Students who want to attend the free online graduation celebration should register. For more information or to request disability accommodations students may contact Betina Vallin at vallinb@laccd.edu.

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ELAC to Host All-Campus Mi Gente Graduation Mi Gente Graduation will bring together Latino students and their families from all nine LACCD campuses on June 5, 2022.

Graduates will celebrate their educational achievements and Latino diversity, music, language and nationalities.

The ceremony will begin at 4 p.m. at East L.A. College, Weingart Stadium on 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA, 91754.

African American Graduation Celebration Turns 12 The Los Angeles Community College District African American Outreach Initiative program (LACCD-AAOI) will host the 12th Annual Black Graduation Celebration (BGC) on May 24, 2022 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. For more information students may contact Dr. Nyree Berry at berrynr@ citycollege.edu.

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Bronzeville—Little Tokyo Connect to Pearl Harbor—Great Migration PHOTO BY LOUIS WHITE

A romance makes waves in a play about Little Tokyo/Bronzeville as Japanese Americans return from internment camps to Los Angeles. It brings the past rushing back.

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rt confronts history and the shock of Executive Order 9066 in 1942, which removed Japanese Americans who lived in Little Tokyo 80 years ago from their

home. It is the setting for a play running at Casa 0101 in Boyle Heights called “Masao and the Bronze Nightingale.”

It could not be more rooted in history and fact. The U.S. government sent 100,000 West Coast residents of Japanese descent to incarceration camps. The majority of them were American citizens.

President Roosevelt activated the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

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Marchers Rally for Employees, Immigrant Rights on May Day Thousands of marchers gathered in Downtown Los Angeles to celebrate essential workers at the annual May Day March on May 1, 2022.

Organizations and labor union leaders were at the frontline to mark the annual national holiday. People emerged from the pandemic, energized and ready to fight for workers’ rights and the many issues that affect local communities.

Marchers began to gather at 11 a.m., at the intersection of Olympic and Broadway. From there, they walked down Broadway to City Hall.

The annual event celebrates international workers day, and the fight to continue building unions defending “our rights and our democracy,”

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City College Prof. Emeritus Henry Ealy told the Collegian. “In some instances you had families in relocation camps of men who are in the front lines sustaining terrible injuries.”

The motto of the unit was “Go For Broke,” meaning they put everything on the line in an effort to win big. According to the National World War II Museum, the 442nd’s actions “distinguished them as the

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on Feb. 1, 1943. Two-thirds of the regiment were Hawaiian-born Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) and the remaining, Nisei from the mainland United States. Some of them had families who were victims of the relocation.

“We can talk about the relocation of the Japanese after Pearl Harbor, but you also have to bring into the equation the 442nd Combat Unit that served in World War II,” L.A.

Small groups of photography students once filled the halls in the basement of the Chemistry Building comparing prints in trays as an acidic chemical smell filled the air, but access to the darkroom ended when the pandemic sent everyone home for remote education in March 2020.

Due to the unusual circumstances, courses that had not been previously approved for online instruction were given blanket approval to be taught remotely through the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office. That decision enabled students to complete the semester without a darkroom.

Some students dropped photography classes when access to the darkroom ended.

Matilda Nunes, a film major at LACC, enrolled in Photo 10, because she was always interested in darkroom photography.

“I was really into the class at the time,” Nunes said. “I was definitely going to stay in the class if it remained in person.”

Because she realized she would no longer have access to the resources that LACC had to offer, Nunes dropped when the class went online.

“Without the practical experience of being in the darkroom,” Nunes told the Collegian, “it just didn’t feel worth it to me, honestly, because I’m a hands-on learner and I felt I wasn’t going to take much from the class without being there in person … so I dropped it, and I was really disappointed.”

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Robert Schwartz speaks to the audience at a celebration that honored his 10 years of service to the L.A. City College Foundation on April 26, 2022. The former foundation director announced the same day that he has been named the new Chairman of the Board of the Los Angeles City College Foundation.

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Income Disparity Grows as Enrollment Decreases

BY KATHARINE FORD Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) enrollment is decreasing. Current enrollment in LAUSD schools is approximately 430,000 students lower, down from 737,000 students 20 years ago, according to Kyle Stokes in a LAist article on Feb. 10, 2022.

While these statistics include enrollment in all grades from kindergarten to high school, we can imagine the decrease in graduating high school students. If the number of Los Angeles high school graduates decreases, then the number of students available to enroll in Los Angeles Community Colleges also decreases.

What will this mean for community college enrollment, as we witness lower enrollment in our colleges. What will this mean for Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) colleges’ enrollment of minority students?

LACCD tells us that by far, the largest minority group enrolled in its nine campuses is the Latinx population at 58.6%, while White enrollment is 14.9%, and African-American enrollment is 8.8%.

We know that ethnic minorities, like the Latinx population, rely on community colleges for education to improve their employment opportunities.

If fewer minorities are getting certificates for

vocational training, associate degrees, or transferring to four-year universities through community colleges, how will that impact the vast income disparity we already see in the United States?

The adage, “the rich get richer while the poor get poorer,” is a fact of life in the United States.

How will the United States economy fare as the low-income population continues to increase and the middle-class population decreases?

We already see how the inflation problems caused by the pandemic, and the war in Ukraine affects all Americans.

If more people opt to enter the workforce rather than attend community colleges to im-

Not So Fast, Let’s Keep on Our Masks

BY BEATRICE ALCALA It is very hard to understand why anyone would be against wearing something that protects oneself and someone near.

It is extremely hard to understand why anyone would be against a policy designed to protect the individual and others.

To wear or not to wear a mask is not a political affiliation. It is simply stupid not to wear one. It shows the person does not care about others.

This does not associate anybody to any particular party.

Not much scientific evidence is needed to see how many lives wear-

ing one saved. A study late last year from the CDC reported that masks make a difference.

“Cloth masks not only effectively block most large droplets … but they can also block the exhalation of fine droplets and particles (also often referred to as aerosols) … which increase in number with the volume of speech,” the December 2021 report stated.

I would like to present more evidence. By early April of this year, 6,201,796 people had lost their lives worldwide during the pandemic, according to “Worldometer,” a site that tracks COVID-19 deaths.

There did not have to be so many deaths. Even inside the White House, Jen Psaki, the press secretary tested positive for the virus. She is often seen at the podium during press briefings without a mask. Is this what we call freedom?

New Zealand, one of the closest

allies to the U.S., kept a tight lid on COVID-19 until Jan. 28, with 33 deaths reported. Sadly, today New Zealand has reached its highest point of 457 deaths. The country keeps educating its citizens of all ages, encouraging them to wear masks and sanitize their hands and surfaces that people would come in contact with.

Instead of debating about “freedoms” that have nothing to do with our rights, but protect a population’s health, we should follow the New Zealand model to protect one another.

Because of the emergence of new variants, such as Omicron and its variants, New Zealand is spending tremendous time and energy informing their citizens about how contagious these variants are. Let’s be conscious and kind to our neighbors by wearing a mask. We can stop the spread of this virus.

U.S., NATO Must Seek Alternatives to Sanctions

BY EDWARD LOCKE The removal of Russia from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) will certainly damage its economy.

However, on Oct. 13, 2014, Chinese and Russian central banks signed an agreement pertaining to Chinese Yuan-Russian Ruble currency exchange, which allows both countries to bypass U.S. dollars in their trade.

China has developed the Renminbi

Cross-Border Transaction System, an alternative to SWIFT, serving around 100 countries. Russia could use it for foreign trade.

Therefore, U.S. sanctions will not deal a deadly blow to the Russian economy. Instead, it could cause serious collateral damage to the uniquely dominant position of U.S. dollars in international trade.

The sanctions on energy products from Russia can have various possible consequences. The United States is importing only 8%-10% of petroleum. Encouraging other countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela to increase production and export could fill the gap.

In the United Kingdom, bypassing

Russia’s oil could be implemented easily because the UK is a large energy producer. For Germany and France that depend on Russia for more than 40% of natural gas and coal, and more than 25% of petroleum, there is no easy way to find alternative sources within a short period of time. That’s why both countries are staunchly opposed to sanctions on energy sources.

Without sanctions on energy sources, one of Russia’s principal export products, the effectiveness of sanctions will be seriously compromised.

Based on statistics from the Trading Economics website, “United States’ imports from Russia cost over $30 billion during 2021.” They are mostly SEE “NATO” PAGE 3

prove their quality of life, we will see income disparity increase even more.

While many people may prefer to enter the workforce now rather than advance their education, they may be able to weather the current economic woes.

However, without advancements in education, the prospect of a better income in the future is unlikely. This only perpetuates the problem of income disparity. If only everyone in all socio-economic groups would see the advantages of improving the economy with education, we could see how the economy would grow more robust and weather storms like the pandemic.

Whatever Happened to Film Criticism?

BY CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ What movie did you watch last weekend? Was it an intimate drama on a streaming site, an international flick at your local cinema or was it the newest mega blockbuster at the multiplex?

W h a t ever you watched, chances are there’s a review for that.

There is also a possibility of someone on the Internet arguing about that movie review.

It is a fundamental part of the cinematic ecosystem.

Deciding what to watch is often a hassle in the modern era of Netflix and other streaming sites. The menu is endless, and often the content looks appetizing. What happens when you finally choose what to watch, and it ends up giving you food poisoning?

The role of the critic is without bias, to review each new film with a sharp eye. It is not a perfect system. Film criticism is not subjective. It is the view of hundreds of reporters for different publications.

It has a storied past that includes Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel of the famed television show, “At the Movies.” They pioneered the “Thumbs Up” or “Thumbs Down” review that declared a movie worth your time or not.

Nowadays, the metric to measure a movie’s worth is based on an algorithm be-

tween 0-100 in many aggregate sites. “Rotten Tomatoes” is a website that rates movies “Fresh” or “Rotten” using the algorithmic scale.

What “Rotten Tomatoes” is not, contrary to popular belief, is a singular individual or organization that reviews movies. Audiences are tired of hearing what is labeled good or bad when it comes to content that they like.

With the advent of the Internet, and especially sites like Twitter, audiences and critics have been at each other’s throat regarding new movie releases.

Critics are tired of singular IPs encroaching the box office while audiences are only interested in a good time.

It’s also problematic when a movie studio becomes a monopolized media machine that cranks out new content every other week.

The saturation of superhero cinema has created a hells-cape for those who wish for a wider menu. Then there’s the issue of audiences who believe that critics are out to tarnish their favorite movies. Not impossible, but it is unlikely because it’s not art in the traditional sense. The solution is to treat movies as something other than just entertainment. Too often, movies are brushed off as pop fiction when cinema has a rich, storied history.

Finally, learning to talk about and critique films as serious art is essential. LACC has a relationship with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. There should be a class that speaks to this issue.

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How do you feel about remote finals? What will it take for students to return to campus in August?

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I think it is nice to have remote finals. I feel like there is not going to be that much pressure on students.

That will make their life a little more bearable and easier. I do not think it is something bad.

I feel like people want to go outside and start socializing with friends. The events and workshops on campus inspire students to go outside of their comfort zone and be less scared. Everything will be getting back to normal eventually

The students who don’t like online classes will be happy to return to campus. Online, they do not get the same help with tutoring.

Professors need more accommodations to help them.

Students have to come back to campus because they don’t do anything at home, they just sleep and play video games. They should come back to campus to study more.

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I feel like the finals are not going to be too tough for me. I am currently enrolled in swimming and physiology 101.

I’m taking two eight-week classes, … statistics and … English 103.

I am not too worried about the finals of those two classes because they just started last week. As for physiology, it is a little harder.

I have to put a little work into it.

Swimming does not have anything to do with finals. In August, if students do hope to come back, I think people are going to have an issue with getting back into the routine of having to do in-person lectures. Students are getting used to being at home.

I think people should come back on campus next semester because it is a great way to get out of the house.

I think the majority of students are taking Zoom and online classes because at this point into the pandemic they got accustomed to staying at home.

They don’t want to wake up early, drive to school, and spend money on gas a

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In my opinion, finals are pretty great. I try to study everyday.

Remote finals are convenient but I have to tell myself to get up from bed and just do it.

I don’t think students returning to campus is the school’s issue but the county’s issue, as long as mask [mandates] are not lifted. I think students would definitely come if that changes, as they are really big on safety.

FROM “NATO” PAGE 2 low-tech products for which alternative sources could be found without too much difficulty.

For high-tech products, it is harder to find alternative sources. Since Russia’s principal exports are weapons and energy products, the impacts of these sanctions are minimal.

To make sanctions work, most countries must sign up. However, only the developed Western nations are interested in these endeavors.

China is the second largest economy on Earth today and staunchly opposed to any sanctions.

In fact, China’s position on this conflict could be seen as “neutral,” refusing to call Putin’s “special military action” an invasion, while it provides humanitarian aid to the Ukraine. This position could be based on Beijing’s realistic geo-political and commercial calculations and its good relations with both countries. These facts cause China to consider peace between Russia and Ukraine in its best interests. Thus, Russia most likely has a chance to survive the sanctions.

The sanctions so far have caused serious collateral damage to the U.S. economy. Gas prices at the pump and the cost of food have skyrocketed. The above facts clearly show that U.S. sanctions, coupled with strengthening NATO’s defense forces, might work to warn Russia not to extend its military campaign beyond the border of Ukraine.

But it could also be ineffective in stopping Russia from imposing its demands on Ukraine (“neutrality” and “no membership in NATO”).

Meanwhile, it could damage the economic interests of the United States and its allies.

Therefore, I think imposing sanctions against Russia is obviously not the best way to protect American interests. Encouraging Russia and Ukraine to negotiate a peaceful settlement could be a better way.

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PHOTO BY BEATRICE ALCALA Professor Nolan Trowe prepares for his “Photo 20” class at a computer station in Da Vinci Hall on April 21, 2022. VAMA is offering the photojournalism class for the first time since the fall semester of 2017.

Photojournalism Makes Comeback

BY BEATRICE ALCALA Photojournalism returned to the class schedule during the spring semester after a long break that sent students to Pierce or Valley College to complete the degree requirement.

“Photo 20” has not been offered at L.A. City College since Fall 2017.

This semester, Photojournalism Professor Nolan Trowe brings new energy to the class after its long absence. He meets with photographers on Tuesdays and Thursdays in Da Vinci Hall. The all-Mac laboratory on the third floor is brand new and bright with a slight sterile feel. Windows line one side of the classroom.

The Internet reveals a different window into Trowe’s work. He favors black and white images. His Instagram page shows a collection of abstract photos from interesting points of view. His portfolio may inspire students as they develop their own style.

“It’s great to hear from the students, and I can spread the knowledge that I have and the dialogue …

I really feel like I learn just as much in my class as students are learning

from me,” Trowe said.

On a Thursday afternoon, Trowe returned midterm projects to students that included a 1500-word essay, and a photo that students produced. He told photographers that writing is important and helps them compete for scholarships and grants.

Lara Barney is a journalism major, and says she enjoys producing images.

“Professor Trowe has helped me apply my own values to the photos I take of the world,” Barney said.

Christian Chavez is an applied photography major. He says it is important to treat the individual or environment properly. He goes through a process of internal questions and answers as he shoots.

“I am passionate about multiple things in my photos, but recently it’s more about taking my time and properly composing my shots,” he said. “Currently, I am composing a series about the Los Angeles River, and I wish to create an honest perspective from the vantage point of a born and bred Angelino, giving the environment and its inhabitants grace and something worth remembering.”

Louis White is also enrolled in “Photo 20.” He always says he likes to shoot everything. He is a photo editor at the Collegian, the campus newspaper. White is a very active photographer who is always ready for an assignment. He attends many marches, sports and news events.

“I always try to think when shooting,” he said. “In other words, is this image necessary, why should it exist? The way it has had some effect on my image making is that, I am even more cognizant of the humanity and dignity of an image.”

Photojournalist Delia Rojas gravitates toward the same hard news events. White and Rojas both covered the evictions of the unhoused in Echo Park by the LAPD last spring. Rojas is compelled to shoot the news she sees on city streets.

“The circles of care have been a great assignment that has helped me come out of my comfort zone, and I’ve been able to go out and explore more with my photography skills,” Rojas said. “I’m really passionate about shooting portraits, and that’s something I decided to focus on for the final part of the circle of care because I really like capturing people’s emotions.”

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Protest Draws Non-Traditional Workers to DTLA for May Day says Miguel Lopez, executive treasurer of Teamsters Local 630.

“Today we all came together and have a message that capitalism and power extract all the profits, and do not give anything back,” Lopez said.

“They don’t even pay taxes, and working people pick up the tab.”

Local street vendors were marching and protesting for better conditions and better treatment from the police. They say they are harassed, and the police do not allow them to work on the street. They say most of the time, the carts they use to carry their products—which can cost as much as $30,000—are confiscated by the police and they receive a

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“It’s an honor to be part of this great and historic march,” said Rosalinda Martinez, who came to support workers and immigrants.

“Many people fought and died for workers to have an eight-hour working day.” Martinez says it is a battle against “the corporates,” and the march is an important place to be heard.

“Immigrants are the building block of the wealth of the country,” Martinez said as she shouted, “Si se puede.”

People chanted and danced along the route. It was a big celebration

for many of the protesters, as they hoped for an end to the pandemic. A group of strippers joined the march this year.

“We are very happy to be representing our movement and getting visibility for our cause,” said “Velveeta,” a stripper who declined to provide her real name for privacy reasons. Strippers are trying to get unionized with Strippers United, an independent union. “Velveeta” says most of the workforce are immigrants and strippers who provide essential work.

The March ended at Grand Park in front of City Hall without incident.

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Photo by Daren Mooko, Courtesy Steve Moyer PR Michael Sasaki (Masao Imoto) and Angela Oliver (Charlene Williams) share a scene in the World Premiere production of “Masao and the Bronze Nightingale,” a play that runs at the Casa 0101 Theater through May 15.

It helps us to understand how pivotal L.A. history is to the remaking of American history.

Now, L.A. in the period I have studied anticipates the America we are experiencing at the dawn of the 21st century.

—Professor Scott Kurashige, chair of comparative race and ethnic studies, Texas Christian University most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of the US military.”

The 442nd joined with the only African American combat unit during WW II, the 92nd Infantry Division, a segregated African American unit.

The 442nd and the 92nd fought together and drove German forces out of Northern Italy.

While Japanese Americans were in internment camps, African Americans who were barred from living in all but a few zip codes in 1940s Los Angeles moved into Little Tokyo as they arrived in waves of the Great Migration from the South. It is the history that intersects and speaks to the same issues, years apart.

From the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941 to the second wave of the Great Migration and the reshaping of an entire community turned Little Tokyo into Bronzeville, the Collegian looked at how World War II events shaped and transformed the city, even when some of the events happened thousands of miles away.

The history of Bronzeville—which is not discussed much or very wellknown, even by native Angelinos, is the focus of a play which is currently running at CASA 0101 in Boyle Heights through May 15, “Masao and the Bronze Nightingale.”

Executive Director Emmanuel Deleage offers his own theory as to why much of the local history that led to the existence of Bronzeville is forgotten.

“It highlights the internment of the Japanese,” Deleage said. “That’s something that is historically seen as wrong, to incarcerate the Japanese Americans who had nothing to do with bombing Pearl Harbor. That is a dark chapter of American history.”

Long before the attack on Pearl Harbor, which was a turning point in America’s involvement in WWII, at home, African Americans in the South were trying to escape Jim Crow. For more than half a century, from 1915 to 1970, the Great Migration incoming migrants reshaped

communities from the East to the West Coast.

“They left as though they were fleeing some curse,” the scholar Emmett J. Scott wrote. “They were willing to make almost any sacrifice to obtain a railroad ticket, and they left with the intention of staying.”

Bronzeville sprang from the void created in Little Tokyo when the United States government incarcerated thousands of Japanese American citizens, not long after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. The action forced 125,000 Japanese Americans from their homes.

It became a destination for jazz and nightlife, but a type of blight developed as more and more migrants poured into the area for housing.

In the play “Masao and the Bronze Nightingale,” by Dan Kwong and Ruben F. Guevara, based on Guevara’s short story of the same name, the audience witnesses the lived experiences of three distinct communities: Latinx, African American and Japanese Americans.

The writers weave the narratives into a bittersweet love letter to Little Tokyo and Bronzeville. Kwong co-directed the play and says the post-war Japanese American experience was so varied and diverse, that it could be the reason Bronzeville is pretty much forgotten.

“There was no unified experience of the community, so it tended to be unspoken, not talked about,” he said. “I think some of the reasons for that are just the way that the history of communities of color is generally ignored. And this is a very complex history; this intertwining and overlapping of African American and Japanese American communities is very complex. It’s not easily explained. It’s not easily described, though we may try.”

Scholars Revisit Los Angeles History

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cott Kurashige is the author of “The Shifting Grounds of Race,” a book that describes the roles of African Americans and Japanese Americans in the political and social struggles of 20th Century L.A. He says most of Los Angeles housing was exclusively white and closed to Japanese Americans in the 1940s.

Over time, Boyle Heights offered the best housing opportunities for people of color because there were no racial covenants. Many Jewish Angelinos lived there and Kurashige says it was popular because single-family houses could be sold to Mexicans, African Americans and Japanese Americans. Kurashige is the chair of comparative race and ethnic studies at Texas Christian University. He offers context for the reception of the returning Japanese American internees. Los Angeles was not a multicultural Mecca as it is sometimes perceived today.

“Some leaders in L.A. [would] do anything to prevent the return of Japanese Americans to the city … White politicians and media figures argued that violent clashes were

bound to erupt if Japanese American residents returned to Little Tokyo, now home to 25,000 or more African Americans,” Kurashige said in a lecture at the Japanese National Museum in Los Angeles in 2011. “And to be certain, housing was indeed scarce, during the war for Black residents in L.A. who found themselves routinely excluded from 70 to 95% of the housing stock.”

Niulan Wright studies at NYU, and she is a reporter for the campus newspaper, the Confluence. In an article last November, “From Little Tokyo to Bronzeville and Back Again,” she discussed housing restrictions, restrictive covenants, and the borders of the historic African American and Japanese American communities in L.A. “Both groups tended to live in the unrestricted Eastside,” she wrote. “In this area lay Little Tokyo, the commercial and social district of the Japanese, and Central Avenue, the Black center for culture and community in Los Angeles. Lying adjacent to each other, the border between these two communities often blurred and cross-cultural relations increased. For example, Black and Japanese adolescents were brought together by youth clubs like sports.”

The experience of Thomas Robinson, an African American teenager who lived on the cultural L.A. border is telling. The residents who were expelled by Order 9066 were his neighbors because he was a member of the youth groups of the Japanese Christian Church on 20th Street in the Central Avenue area.

“When he saw his friends detained at the Santa Anita Racetrack, the teenager gathered food and supplies on a regular basis sneaking them into the makeshift camp for the family and other internees,” Kurashige said. “Such acts of solidarity helped Japanese Americans to carry on through difficult times and carrying with them little doubt how they cemented lifelong relationships such as these. I think we need to continue to recapture these stories.”

Clock Runs Down on Pearl Harbor History

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ou Conter arrived in Honolulu, Hawaii on Feb. 3, 1941 aboard the USS Arizona. He was almost 20.

He had reported to the Naval Training Station in San Diego for basic training, two years earlier.

The Collegian sat down with the 100-year-old veteran in January in Grass Valley, Calif. He is one of the two remaining survivors of the USS Arizona. The Collegian met with Conter at his home. A born storyteller, Conter has advice for everyone: “Always do your best at all jobs,” he said.

Conter remembers the last time the big guns on the USS Arizona would sound. It was during a night-firing exercise, on Dec. 4, 1941. The ship was supposed to reSEE “HISTORY INTERSECTS” PAGE 11

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April 24 A Day to Remember

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1. U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff from district 27 marches with the Armenian Community leaders and demonstrators to observe the “Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide” on April 24, 2022.

2. Crowds move through Thai Town on Normandie Avenue toward the end of the march route at Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue to recall the atrocities of the 1915 Armenian genocide on April 24, 2022.

3. Children learn the importance of their history and solidarity as they carry the Armenian flag and signs with their parents on Normandie Avenue on April 24, 2022.

4. Marchers look to the stage at the end of the route near the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue in East Hollywood on April 24, 2022.

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L.A. Metro Listening Session Gives Voice to Community

BY EDWARD LOCKE

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os Angeles Metro presented a community listening session inside Da Vinci Hall Gallery and the adjacent courtyard on the first floor at L.A. City College to gauge public opinion on its plan to build the Vermont Transit Corridor Project on April 30, 2022.

Metro is currently conducting a pre-environmental community engagement program for the project, which will serve the urgent needs of the low-income multicultural communities in Central Los Angeles.

It will provide high-quality rapid transit.

Metro has partnered with community-based groups to organize four listening sessions that began in April and continue through May. Metro sessions feature animated, three-dimensional and panoramic videos on the new transit system and the civic communities

and educational institutions it will connect. Participants at listening sessions register and wear a headset to watch the video. Hollywood, Silver Lake, Echo Park, Koreatown, West Adams, Crenshaw, Florence and Hyde Park areas are part of the multi-year, $425 million expansion plan.

Buses will pass Los Angeles City College, the Central Los Angeles Area High School # 9 for the Visual and Performing Arts, the University of Southern California and many others. The corridor will extend between Hollywood Boulevard and 120th Street.

“Vermont Transit Corridor is one of the projects to be funded by Measure M; and we are looking for investment in public transportation,” said Director of Metro Community Relations Lilian De Loza-Gutierrez.

“Vermont Corridor is among the most used bus routes to serve from north to south in the Metro system and is one of the most important

throughout the L.A. County with the greatest number of people who use it … it runs about 14 miles.”

The project could improve connections to the Metro B, C, D, and E subways and light rail lines.

Short and long-term options are being considered for this corridor, including improved bus service, Bus Rapid Transit, Light Rail Transit, and Heavy Rail Transit.

The 142 participants received gifts from Metro like plastic drinking cups, “I Love Metro” buttons, notebooks, keychains and food, including a box of tacos with beef, chicken or pork and a beverage.

They voted on their choice for how Metro should proceed.

Residents voted on five different choices proposed by Metro.

Sixty-four residents chose the option that offered immediate bus improvements, added new express buses that only stop at major streets and plans for future light rail construction.

PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ Collegian reporter Edward Locke experiences the virtual reality headset that provides the viewer with an entire map of the Red Line and its destinations on April 30, 2022. Metro will continue to host meetings to introduce riders to their plans to expand by 2028.

Mayoral Race Presents Mixed Bag for City Students

Front-runners offer opposing approaches to crime and homelessness, reflecting city divide.

BY MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ

Homelessness and public safety are among the most pressing issues for Angelenos that are setting the tone ahead of the June 7 primary election when voters decide who will lead America’s second-largest city.

Karen Bass, a progressive congresswoman, and billionaire real estate developer Rick Caruso have emerged as front-runner candidates with differing perceptions of Los Angeles and its governance. Still, according to a recent poll conducted by UC Berkely Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times, about 40% of voters skew younger or people of color remain undecided.

L.A City College has always reflected the diverse backgrounds and ideologies of its students. In this respect, students are aware of the high stakes of certain elections but are also at the end of their rope.

Laura Chavez rides the Metro Red Line from North Hollywood to her job downtown and to her classes on

campus at L.A City. She described the ride as acutely stressful.

“The hyper-awareness is hell for my anxiety,” Chavez said. “The subways are full of homeless people who are clearly mentally ill and do look for problems with other passengers and at night, forget about it.”

Chavez says that although she considers herself progressive, “enough is enough.” She favors billionaire candidate Rick Caruso for his interest in using police force to remove unhoused people from the streets and into service and treatment programs.

Also in Caruso’s favor is Christian Guzman, who is attracted to Caruso’s tough policy approach to homelessness and crime.

“We need something altogether different,” Guzman said. “It’s obvious now that the same approach over and over is only making it worse.”

Caruso’s approach to homelessness and crime involves hiring 1,000 additional police officers for the Los Angeles Police Department. Caruso’s administration would authorize

use of force if a homeless person refused services.

Some students remain optimistic that change can come from working within the system.

Part-time student Henry Flores studies Spanish. He says will vote for the most experienced candidate.

“Karen Bass is the most qualified person to become mayor,” Flores said, “She has a proven record of success and is the most experienced candidate.”

Flores favors the holistic approach proposed by Karen Bass that aims at preventing people from becoming homeless in the first place.

“It’s never going to stop until the issues are addressed at the source,” Flores said.

Bass’s emergency action on homelessness includes declaring homelessness a state of emergency. It aims to provide mental health and addiction services to 15,000 relocated people by the end of her first year.

It does not, however, include use of police force to clear encampments.

A sticking point in Bass’ proposal puts her at odds with progressives like L.A City college freshman Myra Gutierrez.

“It’s disingenuous,” said Gutierrez about Bass’ proposal to hire 200 additional police officers at the LAPD along with teams of community intervention specialists. They would accompany police officers into the field who have received enhanced officer training to mitigate interactions between police and civilians.

“Every dollar spent on police is a dollar that’s not available for social services,” said Gutierrez Still, some are altogether tired of the same empty rhetoric by Los Angeles Democrats.

Jose Escalante, an English major at L.A. City, is disillusioned.

“I’m not sure who to vote for anymore because it’s more of the same while things get worse,” Escalante said. “Politicians haven’t been lifting a finger to do anything in this city, election after election, and you see it everywhere. What have they been doing this entire time?”

Attendees Gravitate to Earth Day Festivities

T PHOTO BY LOUIS WHITE Youngsters gravitate toward Earth Day festivities with LACC President Mary Gallagher and Children’s Hospital L.A. staff in the New Community Garden on April 22, 2022.

BY EDWARD LOCKE

he 52nd anniversary of Earth Day drew a crowd to the LACC New Community Garden to celebrate and raise awareness about the importance of the environment at a celebration hosted by Children’s Hospital L.A. (CHLA) and L.A. City College on April 22, 2022.

“Sustainability, Climate Change and Our Environment,” was the theme for the event that attracted about 400 people to the north side of campus. Professor Gayle Stafsky, director of dietetics demonstrated how to prepare healthy vegetarian dishes with herbs. She offered tasty food to attendees and drinks with small bites using garden ingredients prepared by LACC dietetic students.

Attendees received small plants in plastic pots inside tents and snack bars and free food boxes from Subway. There were displays of amazing Earth Day art posters created by students from Visual and Media Arts that addressed topics of climate change and sustainability.

A tour of the campus New Community Garden revealed a space where LACC students planted vegetables and fruits, and art students donated and displayed ceramic works that decorated the field and planters.

LACC has celebrated Earth Day since 2005.

This year’s event honored the contributions of Ron Finley, the “gangsta” gardener. Finley is a social activist, environmentalist and humanist. He founded the Ron Finley Project (https://ronfinley.com/), aimed at “teaching communities how to transform

food deserts into food sanctuaries and teaching individuals how to regenerate their lands into creative business models.”

“What my garden intends is to show people that we can design beautiful places and do beautiful things for beautiful people … nothing is more magical, nothing is more precious, and nothing is more valuable than this,” Finley said.

He cites the spirit of “gangsta” or “projecting strength on one’s own terms: hip, cool, innovative, revolutionary, resolute, vital, the cutting edge.” As “a rebel with a green thumb,” Finley started his project in 2010. He saw often-neglected dirt patches next to the streets and envisioned a new resource for food production. He planted some vegetables on his neighborhood parkways in 2010, and soon after, the City of L.A. cited him for gardening without a permit.

He started a petition with fellow green activists and demanded the right to garden and grow food in his neighborhood. He fought back and won. It started his horticulture revolution.

He grew up in South-Central Los Angeles’ “food prison” or “food desert,” and he is familiar with the area’s lack of healthy fresh produce. Finley knew what it was like to drive 45 minutes just to get a fresh tomato. The vegetables and fruits grown in Finley’s garden have been distributed to neighbors free of charge for years.

“Ron has a few core individuals who help manage the garden alongside him,” said Miranda Akkari, executive assistant to Finley.

The variety of fruits and vegetables in Finley’s garden is always evolving, according to his assistant.

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Dream Resource Center Goes Extra Mile

DRC staff members show empathy and positive energy that creates a welcome environment for DACA and undocumented students.

BY JUAN MENDOZA

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he Dream Resource Center provides a variety of services that benefit students from all walks of life and nationalities.

Created a few years ago at the state level, the DRC was designed to alleviate some of the difficulties and hurdles undocumented students face in their continued studies at the college level.

This year the DRC announced that 20 transfer students are going to four-year universities. State laws permit that every student in the state of California, regardless of their legal status, who wants to pursue a higher education can attend a public fouryear college in the two state university systems, the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU) systems.

The dream center provides intentional support and resources to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that protects eligible undocumented youth who came to the United States as children, from deportation. California Assembly Bill 540 allows non-resident students to pay in-state tuition fees for all California public colleges and universities, including Temporary Protected Status (TPS), U visa holders and all undocumented students at L.A. City College. The center conducts virtual and

in-person meetings, from academic counseling, immigration services, financial aid workshops, mental health support groups and encourages students to apply for the services offered to them. In many cases if the student does not qualify for the state or federal program, Carolina Yernazian, counselor/coordinator of the DRC, and her staff will find scholarships and other forms of financial help that may ease some of the cost.

“The program is becoming bigger, students are hearing more about our services,” Yernazian said. “Right now is a lot of recruitment from high school seniors, a lot of student appointments. We’re so busy.”

DRC creates their own workshops based on students’ needs.

“Undocu Welcome Orientation” is an important and fundamental workshop that welcomes and informs new students about the services and resources available. Yernazian says the DRC makes a point to celebrate students who are graduating and transferring to a four-year university. “They need our support in the transition to the next level and we need to congratulate them for getting accepted. They have worked so hard,” she said.

Survivors Workshops The center has another great project in the works to motivate students to continue their studies. DCR created a workshop for survivors of violence.

Its first meeting was on April 21, 2022.

“We find out that many of our undoc-

PHOTO BY CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ Painted graffiti adorns the Mexican Border wall located about two miles away from San Ysidro, Calif., on April 1, 2022. The writing is a symbol of the harsh relationship with immigrants who attempt to cross into the United States without documentation.

umented community (are) survivors of violence, they either have been a victim of a crime or domestic violence,” Yernazian said. “So this workshop will help them understand their rights and options and find some relief.” Yernazian is working on a workshop for LGBTQ students to empower them with the knowledge of their rights, especially in times where there is a great amount of discussion. Some states are passing laws that criminal-

ize being transgender. The workshop will be held on May 26.

Powering Partnerships To broaden its range of services, the DRC partners with non-profit community organizations that also work directly with immigrant populations.

The Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), Immigrants Rising and United

We Dream are four organizations the DRC is working with that offer free legal advice. Elliot, who did not want to disclose his full name, uses the services provided by the DRC. “I’m very grateful to LACC’s DRC for the DACA workshops they organized for us,” Elliot said. “It was through one of these workshops that I came into contact with CARECEN.” Through CARECEN, Elliot was able to renew his DACA status

without incurring any legal fees.

Yernazian and the Dream Resource Center staff maintain weekly communication via live chat, email or Instagram: https://laccd.craniumcafe. com, lacc-dream@laccd.edu, www. instagram.com/lacc_drc. The DRC office is located in the Student Services Building, second floor, Windows 19 and 21. Hours of operation are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Mon.-Thur., 9 a.m.2 p.m., Fridays.

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Programs Offer Relief as Food Prices Rise

BY DULCE GALVEZ Harry’s Food Truck sells bacon burgers on sourdough bread or sesame seed bun, grilled cheese sandwiches, or toasted tuna avocado sandwiches with bacon inside, and students can order a bag of Doritos or hot Cheetos on the side, with a can of soda or water. But it comes at a price—a higher price as everyone feels the effects of inflation.

Students reach for the fruit cups at Harry’s, especially when the weather is hot. He says fruit cups are one of his most expensive items. Students now pay $5.00 for a fruit cup.

“I am only a driver guy,” Harry said. “So I don’t know how much it costs for the bread, how much it costs for the meat. I don’t have the prices for exactly how much it costs for the other stuff.”

Inside the Cub Bookstore, inflation is rising for students who must purchase textbooks. College Bookstore buyer Joeven Diche says that as the price of gas rises, so will the cost of books. However, he says so far, the book prices have remained the same.

“I think it will probably go up by fall semester or more,” Diche said.

“Right now, a lot of the students have EOPS vouchers, so you know ... it’s not affecting them as long as they have the vouchers ... but of course the

more the books go up, the less they can buy with the vouchers.”

Students make quick stops at the vending machines near the Administration Building, Da Vinci Hall, the Sci-Tech Building and near the old Peet’s Coffee location for snacks and drinks between classes.

A large bag of Doritos will set you back $1.50 and a Snickers bar costs $1.50.

The LACC Foundation found a way to assist students with healthy meals as prices rise. They formed a yearlong partnership with Everytable, a food program that offers healthy and nutritious food for businesses across the country and the Cub Bookstore.

Daren Lynne, director of special projects and academic support says the foundation team came up with a way to provide funding, so that students from various programs or who applied from CityCares Network could receive food support.

They receive an E-grocery gift card for $50 a week or a credit in the Cubstore.

“And also ASG is going to buy 500 additional meals per month and distribute in other locations with the same Everytable partnership,” she said.

Lynne says the foundation is spending more than a million dollars

to assist students with meals. And Everytable is also helping the LACC soccer team with pre-game and postgame meals.

“The athletic department asked if we could support the students with food on practice days and then on game days,” Lynne said. “We provided one meal and water and a healthy snack on days they were practicing and away games. We provided two meals so that they had one to eat on the way and one to eat on the way home since the college doesn’t really have the budget to feed athletic teams like other colleges do.”

Everytable normally produces meals that cost $12 to $13, according to Lynne, but they are providing meals to LACC at half the price.

The partnership with Everytable started in February.

“As long we are able to raise funds, because all this is done with grants, we will continue,” Lynne said.

Everytable’s mission across the community is to pay it forward, the mission is to make food accessible to everyone, everywhere.

“We are on a mission to change the food system by making nutritious food affordable in all communities,” said store manager Dorcia White Blake. “Everytable first franchise store opened by USC at 23rd and Union”.

A small group gathered in the Quad for a ceremony to mark the occasion of a scholarship donation to Los Angeles City College on April 26, 2022.

The Korean Program Director Mickey Hong presided over the event.

A representative from The Imperial Family of Chosen presented a $100,000 endowment check to L.A. City College for the Korean language program. Hayoung Choi, the education consul for the consulate general of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles spoke after the check was awarded. The ceremony in the Camino Theater Portico lasted for a

half hour.

In addition to the check, the college received a statue of King Sejong, who was the inventor of the Korean alphabet and founded the Korean Empire in July of 1392.

The endowment will be used by the Korean program for scholarships and to promote Korean language education and culture on campus and in the community.

“The money will be spent to promote the Korean program,” said L.A. City College President Mary Gallagher. “The money will be spent on scholarships as well as ... promoting to the Korean program with events and sharing cultural exchanges with the students.”

Giant banners announce the partnership at the Vermont entrance of the campus. Red, black and yellow banners of King Sejong, the fourth ruler of the Joseon Dynasty of Korea, went up on April 25. The Joseon dynasty lasted for five centuries, according to the New World Encyclopedia.

The LACC Korean Program is currently one of the largest in the U.S. The department states that all the courses are accessible to anyone who wishes to learn the Korean language and culture.

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District Officials Meet to Curb Low Enrollment

BY LOUIS WHITE Historic low student enrollment across the nine-college Los Angeles Community College District brought Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez, college presidents and administrators to a remote town hall meeting to talk solutions.

The pathway to higher enrollment was the subject of an hour and a halflong discussion Via Zoom on May 2, 2022.

Participants discussed ways to bring students back to district campuses and how best to support their efforts. They discussed helping housing insecure students and those without transportation. The district has purchased 50,000 Metro passes already for students in need. The Chancellor also says that un-housed students can get support for free housing. Increased academic support makes resources in place easier to

find. Chancellor Rodriguez thanked faculty for supporting zero-cost or low-cost text and ebooks within their syllabi. Then came the numbers.

Enrollment in the nine-college system is at a 25-year low.

“The numbers are sobering but not insurmountable,” said Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez.

Before the dismal enrollment numbers presented by Associate Vice Chancellor Maury Pearl, onscreen graphs displayed the sharp decline in enrollment of full-time equivalent students (FTES). Regarding the (FTES) numbers presented on the charts.

“It is a shockingly low number and a very steep decline from where we were just a few years ago,” Vice Chancellor Pearl said. He went on to say it is actually about a 31% decline with a loss of over 33,000 (FTES) a historical low.

The slate continued with positive

efforts to rebrand all nine college websites. Without each college losing its unique branding but all websites standardizing its navigation. An emphasis on content gathering and content mapping. The new developments are under testing at the phase II stage.

Dr. Alberto Ramon spoke about the recruitment of middle and high school students and recruiting high school students for ‘dual enrollment’ for summer and fall. He also mentioned in-person campus presence at middle schools and high schools with dual enrollment strike teams. Also increased are in-person dual enrollment workshops speaking to students about the importance of taking college courses while still in high school.

Another part of active recruiting is working with parents providing them with dual enrollment workshops too, in efforts of better parent student decision making. In hopes to build and grow a college going culture.

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Artist Unveils ‘Imagination Sculpture’ at Da Vinci

BY POUPY GAELLE NGUETSOP

A PHOTO BY LOUIS WHITE Prolific sculptor-artist Marlene Louchheim reads a few words to a receptive audience at the DaVinci Hall dedication ceremony on April 21, 2022. The artist’s new installation “Imagination,” joins “Full of Nature,” also at DaVinci Hall and Holmes Hall.

rtist alumni Marlene Louchheim donated a polished burlap nickel and bronze sculpture called imagination on April 21, 2022, at Da Vinci Hall.

It is the second time the artist has donated a work of art to Los Angeles City College. This piece has been installed steps away from the main entrance outside of Da Vinci Hall. Los Angeles City College Foundation Executive Director Lisa Nashua hosted the unveiling ceremony.

“I’m an art history undergraduate and I love art,” Nashua said.” I think it is amazing for us to be able to have the opportunity to have exterior

exhibition basically of an artist to has had experienced the world and to give that back to our community is important.’’

Louchheim attended L.A. City College many years ago when she studied art before she moved to Japan to inform her work. The artist told a group of about 100 attendees about the process of her work. ”I work in burlap,” Marlene said.

“Because we are such a throwaway society, and I want to take a throwaway material and make something beautiful and a lasting item.’’

The attendees gathered outside and sat in rows of chairs, listening attentively to Louchheim.

Louchheim brought family members to the LACC dedication.

Her mother-in-law Jane Crow sat in the front row with her daughter and other family members.

“I’m blown away by her beautiful sculpture,” Crow said. “I have seen others at the back before [in front of Holmes Hall] and other sculptures of hers, but she is quite a special lady. I think she is very unusual and unique and dedicated and it’s incredible this stage of her life, she is still working and doing these things today.’’

Los Angeles City College President Mary Gallagher opened the ceremony with brief remarks.

“For us to have an alumnus, the caliber of Marlene Louchheim. She is well known for her sculptures,” Gallagher said. “Her sculpture has been placed in very very important places all over the world. It’s amazing. She donated already the piece right around the corner that is spectacular.’’

President Gallagher says that the sculpture was once on Avenue of the Stars.

“No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics” VAMA Lecture with Director Vivian Klieman of “No Straight Lines” and comic artist Jen Camper.

Free Online Event Wed, May 25, 2022, 6 p.m., PDT Register at Eventbrite.com Use the eventbrite.com link NOW at the bottom of the page to screen the film: “No Straight Lines.” Then, join the discussion on May 25, 2022 Zoom Meeting for Q&A at 6 p.m. on May 25, 2022. https://laccd.zoom.us/j/94369675821 Presented by the VAMA Artist Lecture Series and the Visual & Media Arts Department at Los Angeles City College, with California Humanities.

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Because of potential conflict within students’ schedules, deviations from the final exam schedule are NOT PERMITTED. In case of a conflict, please consult your instructor. If students indicate that a conflict is occurring, instructors are advised to contact their supervising dean immediately.

Each examination is scheduled for two hours.

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Instructions: In the table below, find the start time of the class. Then find the day(s) of the week the class meets and read across to the last two columns for the exam date and time. These exam times are subject to change.

M = Monday / T = Tuesday / W = Wednesday / R = Thursday / F = Friday / S = Saturday

Class Start Time 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 8:00 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 9:35 am 11:10 am 11:10 am 11:10 am

Class Meeting Day(s) M MW MTWR MTW MWF TR TRF W R F S M MW MTWR T TR W R F S M MW MTWR

Class Start Time 11:10 am 11:10 am 11:10 am 11:10 am 11:10 am 11:10 am 12:45 pm 12:45 pm 12:45 pm 12:45 pm 12:45 pm 12:45 pm 12:45 pm 12:45 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 2:20 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:40 pm 4:40 pm 4:40 pm 4:40 pm 5:15 pm 5:15 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:00 pm

Class Meeting Day(s) T TR W R F S M MW MTWR T TR W R F M MW MWR MTWR T TR W R S MW T TR W R F M T W R MW TR M MW MTW T TR

Class Start Time 6:00 pm 6:00 pm 6:50 pm 6:50 pm 6:50 pm 6:50 pm 6:50 pm 6:50 pm 6:50 pm

Class Meeting Day(s) W R M MW T TR W R F

Final Exam Date Monday, June 6 Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Thursday, June 2 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3 Saturday, June 4 Monday, June 6 Monday, June 6 Monday, June 6 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3 Saturday, June 4 Monday, June 6 Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 1 Final Exam Date Tuesday, May 31 Thursday, June 2 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3 Saturday, June 4 Monday, June 6 Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 1 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3 Monday, June 6 Monday, June 6 Monday, June 6 Monday, June 6 Tuesday, May 31 Thursday, June 2 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Saturday, June 4 Wednesday, June 1 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3 Monday, June 6 Tuesday, May 31 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Wednesday, June 1 Tuesday, May 31 Monday, June 6 Wednesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 1 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31

Final Exam Date Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Monday, June 6 Wednesday, June 1 Tuesday, May 31 Tuesday, May 31 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3

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turn to Pearl Harbor in four days, but they received orders to return the next day instead.

“As we approached the mooring quays near Fort Island, I guided the USS Arizona to a stop, and she was secure,” Conter said.

“Little did I know that she would remain moored in the exact spot for eternity.”

On Saturdays, he usually went ashore and spent the night in the guest bedroom his girlfriend’s parents had prepared for him, but not that night. On Dec. 6, 1941, Conter stayed aboard the USS Arizona.

The morning of Dec. 7, 1941, was for most, a normal workday.

Conter was the quartermaster of the watch on the quarterdeck.

The weather observer in Honolulu reported clear skies, mild temperatures and light east-tonorthwest winds. The USS Arizona band members were tuning their instruments for the 8 a.m. daily performance.

“At 7:55 the sound of the band’s tuning gave way to the sound of plane engines. The sound grew louder as more planes apFinal Exam Time proached Pearl Harbor,” Conter 12/22/21 said. “Everyone saw the red ball on the planes, it was the Japanese 10:15 am - 12:15 pm rising sun, and we all knew what 10:15 am - 12:15 pm was happening.”

It took the Japanese planes 14 10:15 am - 12:15 pm minutes to destroy the USS Ar10:15 am - 12:15 pm izona in the same place Conter 10:15 am - 12:15 pm guided her, only two days prior.

In those 14 minutes, more than 10:15 am - 12:15 pm 1,000 of her crew were also dead.

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm The Japanese withdrew around 10 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm a.m., leaving behind 21 ships of the U.S. Pacific Fleet burning out 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm of control, damaged or sunk.

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm “I was one of the only 335 sail1:00 pm – 3:00 pm ors and one of the 34 quartermasters, who survived the attack on 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm the USS Arizona,” Conter said.

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm “The ship lost 1,177 souls.”

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Final Exam Time 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Art Exhibit Recalls Facts Shelley Johnson II, creative director, curator and researcher, conducted research for the art exhibit that accompanied the play “Masao and the Bronze Nightingale,” entitled “Bronzeville: Modernity, Race and the Search to Belong.”

“After the Japanese were exiled, there was so much vacant space in the area,” Johnson said. “And

there was advertising of ample employment and things of that nature. So naturally, they (African Americans), came to Los Angeles, and there was no room. Because of restrictive housing covenants, they couldn’t live anywhere. They were living in the fronts of shops in Little Tokyo. They couldn’t live anywhere else so they had to make Little Tokyo their own.”

According to Johnson, the Latino community was going through a population shift at this time that brought them to Southern California in search of work as well.

“You have the intersection of so many different communities,” he said. “The Black community was there, and the Latino community, too, because they were actually experiencing a migration of their own . . . so you have all this melding of different cultures at the same time. And all these laws are affecting all of the minority populations.”

Urban renewal brought change to Little Tokyo and helped send Bronzeville to the dustbin of history. The LAPD Center, tourism and new construction claimed portions of Little Tokyo. Now, Kurashige sees the nation in the middle of a 21st century transformation for the next three decades.

America is projected to become predominantly populated by people of color.

“For some, this is welcoming and long overdue,” he said. “For others, it’s terrifying. A reactionary longing for a mythical and idyllic past that never existed.”

Kurashige says Americans will need a sense of history that is in tune with the new dynamics, opportunities and new tensions the nation faces now and will continue to face in the 21st century.

Professor Ealy says history must be told clearly so young people who read it understand Pearl Harbor, relocation and the 442nd Combat Team.

“Reparation is so important, but the question was, do we just provide reparation to the people who survived it, or do we provide reparation to their families … it is a very complex issue, but the thing is you have to be able to look history straight in the eye for what it was,” Ealy said. “And deal with the good, the bad and the ugly.”

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what the pictures look like because I still don’t know yet,” Oh said. “It’s been over a week since I took the pictures.”

Oh observed a contrast between the instantaneity of digital photography and the satisfaction of working in analog photography.

“With digital you just kind of download the files and it’s super quick,” Oh told the Collegian. “Going through this whole [developing] process, I think, makes it more satisfying too.”

The Hasselblad is the preferred camera of photography major Lovepreet Gil, who spent hours in the LACC darkroom developing prints prior to the pandemic. She expects to graduate soon.

“I think the darkroom … formed a good base for me as a photographer,” Gil said. “I think it pushed me to set a schedule for myself … set a routine for myself where I would have to shoot so that I could process in the right amount of time so I could print in the right amount of time … and I’m missing that a lot without having a darkroom.”

Several months ago President Mary Gallagher told several VAMA employees that there was a good possibility that a darkroom might be installed at the Van De Kamp location as part of a makerspace combining Art and STEM, but that plan has changed.

“So our original idea was to have the makerspace at Van de Kamp,” Gallagher told the Collegian. “[Now] we are thinking about having the makerspace on the main campus … That is right now conceptually where we will put it and it will have all kinds of things in it including the darkroom.”

Meanwhile without a viable darkroom, the students are missing a critical component of their education.

“It is generally lacking in interaction among students,” Giorsetto told the Collegian. “That sense of community and camaraderie is lacking without darkrooms and comfortable spaces in which to work.”

With the vague plans for a darkroom not yet on the schedule, it is unclear how long photography students will need to wait.

“I think it really sucks that the new folks coming into LACC and who are pursuing photography don’t have that opportunity,” Gil told the Collegian.

Nicole Belle, vice chair of the Visual & Media Arts and assistant professor of photography declined to comment.

Reporter Daniel Marlos worked in the Media Arts Department for 31 years where he served as an instructional assistant, professor and later as chair.

FROM “PHOTO” PAGE 1 LACC Photography faculty recognized the challenge of teaching darkroom photography effectively without laboratory access for the students, so beginning in Fall 2020, traditional analog photography courses, including Photography 10 were no longer offered.

That changed when more in-person instruction resumed at LACC. The Visual & Media Arts Department is currently offering two sections of Photography 10 in the newly remodeled Da Vinci Hall. There was not enough money to include everything the architects planned in Da Vinci Hall, so the darkroom was value engineered out of the re12/22/21 model. Students are currently learning analog photography without a darkroom and without the ability to make traditional photographic prints.

According to the LACC catalog, the fourth Program Student Learning Outcome for the Photography Darkroom Skills Certificate is “Demonstrate black and white printing proficiency by producing photographic prints with a wide tonal range.”

It is impossible to achieve that outcome without a darkroom.

Photography students gather in the antiseptic hallways of Da Vinci Hall while they await the start of their lecture in a computer lab.

“We haven’t been in any darkroom,” journalism major Melissa Crumby told the Collegian. “It’s been different. It’s definitely been different. I was excited to be able to take the class because I thought we were going to have the darkroom, but we don’t have it.”

The instruction of Photography 10 changed to address the darkroom void.

Andrew Giorsetto, a student worker in photography, fondly remembers pairing up with fellow students to develop film in a darkened room. Working together in a laboratory produced a sense of community among the students. Current students are learning to develop film very differently.

“They processed film for the first time,” Giorsetto said. “They used changing bags since we don’t have designated dark areas to process the film.”

Photography major Henry Oh developed his first roll of film and he eagerly anticipates seeing the results.

“I’m looking forward to seeing

FOR THE RECORD In the March 9, Collegian article, “Ukraine ‘Mad Dog’ Fights Tyranny,” the name of freedom fighter Maks was incorrectly spelled. We regret the error.

In the print edition of the Collegian on March 23, 2022 the editorial “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do for You–Ask What You Can Do For Ukraine” should have been credited to Katharine Ford in the byline. We regret the error.

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SPORTS

Los Angeles Collegian - Wednesday, May 4, 2022

Engines Roar, Roll into Long Beach Grand Prix Pandemic “taps the brakes” as Grand Prix action takes off.

BY CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ

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He will be a force to be reckoned with in any kind of race car.

Robby Gordon, Stadium Super Truck Creator

I’m not going to be one of those dads that buy him an Indycar, he’s going to have to earn it, just like I did.

Robby Gordon, Stadium Super Truck Creator

he sound of engines can be heard from miles away, and the smell of burnt tires permeates the air, as crowds gather for the Acura Grand Prix in Long Beach.

The exhaust from the powerful engines hangs in the air, setting the stage for a hair-raising April weekend. With COVID restrictions relaxed, a larger crowd arrived compared to last year’s more contained sporting event.

Even if BA.2 is rising throughout the state, folks seem willing to risk their health for a moment of normalcy. That moment has to do with cars, a variety of options that include NTT Indycar Series, International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) sports cars, Stadium Super Trucks and Formula D Drifting. All have the power to shake the ground that large audiences circle around.

The intensity of these kinetic death traps is so contagious that families bring their children to observe the sheer craftsmanship that goes into these cars.

A photography student from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena brings along his 4x5 analogue camera in a sea of digital photographers.

“You get pictures that not everyone takes,” said student photographer Brandon Faith, as he carried around his large format camera. “There’s just so many photographers taking similar pictures when there’s always something changing in pit life.”

One Super Truck driver stood out from the crowd: 13-year-old Max Gordon. He raced against his own father, Robby Gordon, the Creator of Super Truck series.

Max Gordon already drives better than most drivers, and he was not afraid to have his car fly 20 feet in the air. In fact, he was in his element.

“I’ve taught him from the beginning ‘do as I say not as I do,’” the older Gordon said to a room full of journalists following the Saturday Stadium Super Truck race. “He will be a force to be reckoned with in any kind of race car.”

For the average person, putting a 13-year-old in the driver’s side of an automobile is considered reckless, but Gordon has faith in the young racecar driver.

“He’s been a fierce competitor, and we always try to limit and make him earn it; we are not going to hand him the gravy train” Gordon said. “I’m not going to be one of those dads that buy him an Indycar, he’s going to have to earn it, just like I did.”

Robby Gordon says he takes general education classes online “I still do general education classes online, but he says that does not teach what the racecar does. He considered whether he was terrified of the jumps.

“Going over the jumps isn’t the worst part,” he said. “I think it’s coming through turns 1 and 5.”

Those areas are moments when multiple Super Trucks could surpass one another. It is also the dangerous portion, as the trucks are capable of slamming into one another.

However, the Young Gordon prevailed in the end, as he won first place in the Saturday Super Truck Stadium race. It signaled a bright future for both the high-flying trucks and introduced younger audience to the historic Grand Prix of Long Beach.

PHOTOS BY LOUIS WHITE AND CHRISTIAN CHAVEZ Image #1 top The Cadillac Racing Dpi car gets the first win of the 2022 season for the “N team at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, IMSA Weather Tech Sports Car Championship race on April 9, 2022.

The team overcame setbacks to come from behind for the win.

Image # 2 Middle Robby Gordon’s UTV Stadium Super Trucks bring high-flying trucks to the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on April 9, 2022 with two weekend races. The race is the largest single event in the city of Long Beach and attracts as many as 200,000 people. Photo Christian Chavez

Image #3 Bottom Formula Drift lights up the streets of the historic Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach leaving white smoke, burnt rubber and roaring crowds on April 8, 2022. The Acura Long Beach Grand Prix is a three-day event. Photo Louis White