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What Could a Gay Utopia Teach Urban America?.
November, 2016.
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Latino Immigrants, Sustainability, and the American Suburb.
May, 2016.
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A Place Erased: Family, Latino Urbanism, and Displacement on L.A.'s Eastside.
March, 2016.
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Is L.A. Losing Its Outrageous Past? The Birth of Gay Urbanism in 1970s West Hollywood.
February, 2016.
Articles by James Rojas
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Latino Vernacular: Latino Spatial and Cultural Values Transforming the American Single-Family House and Street.
November, 2014.
This article highlights the transformation of the American single family home by Latinos.
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Front Porch Placemaking: The Latino Connection to the Street.
September, 2014.
This project focuses on the importance of the front porch in Latino Homes.
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Latino Placemaking: How the Civil Rights Movement Reshaped East Los Angeles.
March, 2014.
This article highlights how the civil rights movement marks the beginning of Latino urbanism.
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The Path of Most Resistance: Latino Pedestrian Safety.
July, 2011.
This article discusses pedestrian safety in Latino communities.
James Rojas in the Press
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The Agile City: Making Many Small Plans.
June, 2013.
Matt Carmichael writes about the importance of small interventions.
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Una Placita: Mercado’s Virgin de Guadelupe Shrine Creates a Social Space From a Parking Lot.
February, 2012.
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On Tough Blocks, Divine Glitter.
December, 2002.
Patricia Brown writes about the nativities in Latino Front Yards.
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All That's Holy, and Then Some.
December, 2002.
East LA's eclectic nativity scenes proudly connote Mexican heritage as well as the birth of Christ.