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Pico Neighborhood lecture
The Santa Monica Conservancy is thrilled to announce our upcoming lecture focused on the Mexican American community in Santa Monica, Santa Monica Mosaic: The Pico Neighborhood on Wed., June 9 at 5 p.m. via Zoom.
Join Santa Monica College professor and Pico native Jaime Cruz as he takes us through the various chapters of the district’s evolution, from the early 20th century to present day. Learn about the history of the area’s Mexican business districts and vibrant residential neighborhoods, as well as the challenges this community has faced, including policing and gentrification, urban redevelopment and disruption from the Santa Monica Freeway, which forced out thousands of families.
SMMUSD passes its first historical resources policy
Feb. 16, 2021 at 6:00 am
The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Board of Education passed the district’s first historical resources policy last week, making SMMUSD one of only a few school districts in California with such a policy.
Superintendent Ben Drati said the robust historical resources policy is a win for the community because SMMUSD is committed to historic preservation goals and to adaptive reuse wherever feasible.
Specifically, the district’s newest administrative regulation and board policy will guide the district through a multi-step process when considering facilities projects and modernization at all campuses in Santa Monica and Malibu, according to district staff, who said they worked with the Santa Monica Conservancy to balance the interests of the community and the educational needs of current and future students.
Virtual Lecture on ‘Nisei Memories’ of Santa Monica
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A commemorative photo taken in front of Santa Monica Nikkei Hall upon its completion in 1957. An addition was completed in 1969.
SANTA MONICA The Santa Monica Conservatory will present “Santa Monica Mosaic: Nisei Memories,” a virtual lecture, on Wednesday, Feb. 10, at 5 p.m.
The speaker is Dr. Dennis Ogawa, a professor of Japanese American studies at the University of Hawaii, who was born at the Manzanar War Relocation Center in the Owens Valley and grew up in Santa Monica.
Ogawa will tell of his father’s determination to return his family to the city after more than three years of incarceration, no matter what the challenges might be. Learn of the Ogawas’ struggles and fond memories, too as they sought to assimilate back into Santa Monica life amid a postwar housing shortage and lingering mistrust by their fellow Americans.
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