A Whirlwind Trip to Japan
UCLA Luskin students travel abroad for immersive program to study the inner workings of Japanese society and government.
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Entries by Luskin Staff
Outdated Immigration Laws Harm Women, Akee Writes
Abused immigrant women and children are fearful of speaking up, he says. “They are condemned to endure their abuse for fear of deportation or detention.”
Ling on Soundproofing Homes in Inglewood
Zoning rules have kept one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods from benefiting from publicly funded program to abate LAX noise.
Villasenor on Security of Chinese-Manufactured Drones
Concerns about the technology may be heightened by the recent flare-up of trade tensions, he says.
Ong, González Examine Ethnoracial Inequality in City
New book, “Uneven Urbanscape,” is a data-rich evaluation of urban inequality’s causes and consequences.
Umemoto on Japanese Americans Tracing Family History
Their surge of interest in World War II internment camps makes their ancestors’ history, and present threats against immigrants, more real.
Manville on Elon Musk’s Vegas People-Mover
“There’s nothing intrinsically interesting about building a tunnel to move people around,” he says. “That’s what a subway is, right?”
Zepeda-Millán on ‘Party of Five’ Reboot
1990s drama will take on immigration and deportation, an American story that has been going on for decades.
Monkkonen on Affordable Housing in the Bay Area
Apartments for low-income residents will be included in a new development in the affluent suburb of Danville.
Akee on Health Care Access for Undocumented Youth
Gov. Newsom’s proposal to expand Medi-Cal coverage would reduce costly emergency room visits, he argues.
