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Celebrating Southwestern US Architectural History
Apr 17 2024
The 77th annual conference of the Society of Architectural Historians is being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico from April 17-21, 2024. In light of the conference's location, we have temporarily removed the paywall from a selection of articles and reviews from the Journal of the Society of Architectu
Asian Immigrants Chasing – and Defending – the Suburban American Dream
Mar 28 2023
By James Zarsadiaz, author of Resisting Change in Suburbia: Asian Immigrants and Frontier Nostalgia in L.A.Today, notions of an urban and liberal Asian America continue to prevail, even though Asian Americans are the most suburbanized people of color and have been among the most vocal critics of
How We’re Making California History Public History in Orange County
Oct 06 2022
By Elaine Lewinnek and Thuy Vo Dang, co-authors of A People’s Guide to Orange CountyFormer President of the Western History Association Patricia Nelson Limerick famously wrote of California and the American West, “In a society that rested on a foundation of invasion and conquest, the matter of l
National Water Quality Month
Aug 19 2020
August is National Water Quality Month to highlight the importance of accessing clean water and the importance of water sources in ecosystems. Below are a few UC Press titles that delve into water issues in the American West and internationally.The West without WaterWhat Past Floods, Drought