MACRI TALK: Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story

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.

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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 city and belonging. She is also the lead researcher for Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story, an oral history and archival collaboration…