George Villanueva
George Villanueva, Ph.D. is a native Angeleno born and raised in the intersecting spaces of East Hollywood, Koreatown, and the Temple-Beverly corridor (now Historic Filipinotown). He is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, with a research focus on civic engagement, spatial justice, and sustainable urban development.
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Sipping coffee along the L.A. River is now a reality as RAC Design Build and Cafecito Orgánico have teamed up to hold a pop-up coffee shop along the river's pedestrian and bike path in Elysian Valley.
With the summer coming to a close, the Northeast Los Angeles Riverfront Collaborative (NELA RC) summer intern cohort ended their internships with a celebration.
The largely Latino family and youth audience listened to the sounds influenced by the Asian Diaspora.
The Getty exhibit set out to be the first major museum exhibition to explore L.A.'s unique built environment.
Placemaking is a comprehensive approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces. It involves looking at, listening to, and asking questions of the people who live, work and play in a particular space, to discover their needs and aspirat...
Take a video journey through the L.A. River Bike Path.
Northeast Riverfront Collaborative held a training session for a summer intern cohort that will assist the collaborative's civic engagement activities.
The sing-along event transformed the auto-centric space into a public gathering space.
Members of the NELA RC and the Advisory Committee took part in an exercise where they mapped and described the change they want to see in and around the River.
The 15-mile route celebrated Los Angeles in unique ways that allowed Angelenos to experience the geographic diversity of the city.
On Sunday April 7, over 60 pedestrians of all ages, some with their dogs, joined a walk to explore Northeast Los Angeles.
Thai Town is an example of a transnational space as the geographic place that serves as home to Thai immigrants, restaurants, and community organizations.