MACRI TALK: Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story
Tue, Jun 17
|Livestream via Facebook & YouTube
Learn about the history of Los Angeles' Dodgers Stadium and its impact on Mexican American communities
Time & Location
Jun 17, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM CDT
Livestream via Facebook & YouTube
Guests
About the event
Learn about the history of Chavez Ravine and Los Angeles' Dodgers Stadium, and efforts to preserve the stories of Palo Verde, La Loma, and Bishop, communities that were demolished to build the stadium.
📍This virtual MACRI Talk will stream live on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 6 PM Central on MACRI's Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI.
About our guest: Dr. Priscilla Leiva
Priscilla Leiva is an Associate Professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o Studies at Loyola Marymount University. She received her Ph.D. in American Studies and Ethnicity from the University of Southern California in 2014 and holds a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University. Her research interests include relational ethnic studies, urban history, and sports history, particularly as it relates to place-making and community formation. She is currently working on a book manuscript that examines how stadiums have produced and sustained racial meanings that shape ideas about the…