Everyday Urbanism in L.A.’s Koreatown Cindy Olnick 0:00Today on Save As: Junyoung Myung 0:01Even though Korean immigrants and Korean Americans have been Southern California for more than 100 years, and Koreatown has great cultural significance in Los Angeles, it was…
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Everyday Urbanism in L.A.’s Koreatown
In this “Where Are They Now?” episode, we catch up with alum Junyoung Myung (MHC ’15), who followed yet another of many career paths in heritage conservation: research and teaching. His exciting work blends architecture, design, heritage conservation, and technology—from teaching undergrad architects about adaptive reuse, to training AI to identify architectural styles, and much more. He’s also finishing his doctoral dissertation, which explores how generations of Korean immigrants and Korean Americans created a unique ethnic urban landscape in Los Angeles. It builds on his master’s thesis, Values-Based Approach to Heritage Conservation: Identifying Cultural Heritage in Los Angeles Koreatown.
Jun talks with co-host Trudi Sandmeier about working with residents to identify overlooked places of memory and meaning, using digital technology to advance the field, and inspiring the next generation of architects to embrace heritage conservation.
Beyond the Fog: San Francisco’s Clement Street
San Francisco is a preservation-minded city, but not all parts of the city are getting the same amount of preservation love. Alum Andrea Dumovich Heywood talks with us about her research into Clement Street, a diverse neighborhood in the city’s Inner Richmond area, that is considered the city’s second Chinatown. You’ll hear about what makes this neighborhood vibrant, the few places that have been landmarked, and the case for designating some of the area’s intangible heritage.
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Yettem: A Garden of Eden for Armenian California [00:00:00] Trudi Sandmeier: Today on Save As, we’re going to answer the very important question of what taxidermy and bicycles have to do with Armenian California. [music] [00:00:17] Cindy Olnick: Hello, and…
Yettem: A Garden of Eden in Armenian California
How do you preserve the heritage of a place you have to leave? Find out from Ani Mnatsakanyan, who just completed her master’s thesis on the Central Valley town of Yettem. Armenian for “Garden of Eden,” Yettem is a tiny town with a huge impact. Learn how it came to be, how it helped Armenians rebuild their lives after fleeing genocide, and how heritage can both reflect and transcend the physical environment.