Yosuke Kitazawa
Yosuke Kitazawa is a Los Angeles-based writer and producer, whose work includes writings on music, history and the Japanese American experience. He has produced numerous archival music projects, including the Grammy-nominated Japan Archival Series for Light In The Attic Records. He recently launched his own record label, Temporal Drift. He is the former Site Editor of KCET Departures.
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Following our exploration of the West Fork of the San Gabriel River, it was now time for us to conquer the hilly and windy paths along the East Fork of the river, otherwise known Bridge to Nowhere hike.
The new park joins several other parks and parklets that have opened along the river in recent years.
The natural-bottomed Glendale Narrows section of the river, between Fletcher Drive and San Fernando Road, is now open for recreation until Labor Day.
Marsh Park, located near the north edge of the neighborhood, came alive last Saturday with an event that brought the community together.
We hear from the community their stories and memories of the San Gabriel River.
Last week the Departures production crew headed out on a little field trip eastward to Azusa at the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains.
Local residents, students, conservationists, and city workers all gathered to show their support for the future of the L.A. River.
Should neighborhoods be named after a single specific ethnicity?
Here's how you can explore Little Tokyo through the lens of Departures.
Pencil drawing, markers, creative writing, and collage were some of the mediums that the students used to explore the theme -- Mapping the Metropolis.
This morning Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced the winner of a campaign to design a new bridge that will replace the aging Sixth Street Bridge.
As the first Hispanic woman in the world to fly into space, her influence can be felt far beyond the galaxies.