Ryan Reft
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Ryan Reft is a doctoral candidate in urban history at the University of California San Diego. His work has appeared in the journals Souls and The Sixties, as well as in the anthology Barack Obama and African American Empowerment: The Rise of Black America's New Leadership. He is co-editor of the blog Tropics of Meta.
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Posted Fast Times with Valley Girls: 30 Years Later, What Do Two SoCal Classics Tell Us About America?
in Land of SunshineTwo films from the 1980s defined character and social archetypes that persist to this day. -
Artists have played a large role in developing community identity and establishing a sense of place in communities with lower incomes and fewer resources.
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Posted What's Old is New: How Orange County's Conservative Past Created its Demographics Today
in Land of SunshineHow does Orange County's conservative Asian American population reflect the region's past? -
Rap group N.W.A. glorified Compton as ground zero of urban Black life -- while at the same time the city's demographics showed a shift towards a Latino majority.
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Many of us played with Legos as a kid...so what's it like to visit Legoland as an adult?
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Posted Fast Times with Valley Girls: 30 Years Later, What Do Two SoCal Classics Tell Us About America?
in Land of SunshineTwo films from the 1980s defined character and social archetypes that persist to this day. -
Artists have played a large role in developing community identity and establishing a sense of place in communities with lower incomes and fewer resources.
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Posted What's Old is New: How Orange County's Conservative Past Created its Demographics Today
in Land of SunshineHow does Orange County's conservative Asian American population reflect the region's past? -
Rap group N.W.A. glorified Compton as ground zero of urban Black life -- while at the same time the city's demographics showed a shift towards a Latino majority.
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Many of us played with Legos as a kid...so what's it like to visit Legoland as an adult?
