Elson Trinidad | KCET
Elson Trinidad

Born and raised in Los Angeles (watching KCET since toddler-age), Elson Trinidad has been a KCET contributor since 2012, covering Asian/Pacific Islander communities and local environmental issues, and in 2014 wrote and curated KCET's 50th Anniversary
section. He is also an accomplished singer/musician, community activist, historian, and nonprofit professional.
Recent Articles
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SoCal Connected
City Council Declares ‘Val Zavala Day’ in Los Angeles
Post date: 2018-02-14T16:26:27-08:00Val Zavala was honored by the Los Angeles City Council at City Hall on Tuesday, declaring February 13 as “Val Zavala Day” in the City of Angels.
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Val
SoCal Connected
Val Zavala’s 30-Year Career in Broadcast Journalism
Post date: 2018-02-05T10:44:51-08:00Val Zavala's had an award-winning career in public media. How did she start and what were some of her milestones?
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pacific rim
Lost L.A.
Is L.A. a West Coast City? For Many, It's the East. Or the North.
Post date: 2017-11-21T00:00:00-08:00What does the idea of a "West Coast" mean to migrants who traveled east to get here?
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The Nosh
Food
The Fruitcake Gets its Just Desserts at Annual Festival in Inyo County
Post date: 2015-12-08T03:31:00-08:00"The fete includes the traditional introduction of the Archival Fruitcake -- a 10-year-old fruitcake sealed inside a Cold War-era Civil Defense barrel."
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immigration
History & Society
20 Years Later, Thai Ex-Sweatshop Workers Reflect on Freedom From Slavery
Post date: 2015-08-11T05:31:28-07:00Twenty years ago this month, a raid on an El Monte sweatshop holding 72 Thai laborers in captivity opened the public's eyes to how such severe labor exploitation can exist in the Land of the Free.
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Japan
History & Society
Photographic Memory: World War II Through the Lens of a Japanese American Soldier
Post date: 2015-07-22T05:00:10-07:00For Dr. Susumu "Sus" Ito, taking a photo was no small feat, especially as a soldier during World War II. His wartime photographs are the subject of a new exhibit at JANM in Little Tokyo.