Articles
Featured Articles
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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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Welcoming and Incorporating Immigrant’s Knowledge into the Planning Process Through Community Engagement.
September, 2018.
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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.
James Rojas in the Press
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Meet James Rojas of Place IT! in Eastside.
September, 2018.
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Place It!: Collaboration through Construction.
September, 2018.
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Brownsville residents reimagine city during workshop.
August, 2018.
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Philadelphia Latinos connect with Caribbean roots through ornate porch gates.
July, 2018.