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Switching Codes with Luivette Resto

Luivette’s polyvocality makes her a popular guest speaker in college classes in a variety of subjects. For the last five years, Professor Allan Aquino from Cal State Northridge’s Asian American Studies Department has invited her to campus to moderate creative writing workshops and give guest lectures. He also frequently uses one of Luivette’s signature poems, “Latina Etymology,” to discuss code switching and the politics of 21st Century multiculturalism. -- Cultural Daily

L.A. has city and county governments. Why both?

One other reason communities have incorporated is to capture businesses that generate a lot of sales taxes, a portion of which flow into city coffers, said Tom Hogen-Esch, chair of the political science department at Cal State Northridge. For example, he pointed to Cerritos, where auto dealerships and other retailers provide the sales taxes that make up about a third of the city’s budget. -- Los Angeles Times

Realtor reckoning takes stock of industry’s contribution to housing segregation

“In the segregated South, it was government that did the segregating,” said Tom Hogen-Esch, chair of the political science department at Cal State Northridge. “On the West Coast, it was the private sector that was fulfilling the desire for segregated communities. The real estate industry was one of those elements that contributed to racial and class segregation.” -- Los Angeles Daily News

Central American Studies gains popularity on California campuses

“Since the summer of 2020, we have a lot of people talking about diversity, equity, and inclusion. There was almost a renewed invigoration of developing ethnic studies,” said Jocelyn Duarte, a professor of Central American Studies at East Los Angeles College and Cal State University Northridge. “We were already ahead of the curve. We’ve been fighting for this. Now, it’s time to amplify the conversation.” -- Santa Maria Times

More MacKenzie Money

Scott’s net worth was estimated at $34 billion after divorcing mogul Jeff Bezos in April 2021. She vowed to donate most of it – and seems bent on doing so quickly. Forbes figured she has given $8.8 billion since July 2020, but that was before several recent gifts. Among her other donations to local recipients: $10 million to the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo, $40 million to California State University – Northridge and two Beverly Hills mansions worth $55 million to the California Community Foundation in downtown. -- Los Angeles Business Journal

Realtor reckoning takes stock of industry’s contribution to California housing segregation

“In the segregated South, it was government that did the segregating,” said Tom Hogen-Esch, chair of the political science department at Cal State Northridge. “On the West Coast, it was the private sector that was fulfilling the desire for segregated communities. The real estate industry was one of those elements that contributed to racial and class segregation.” -- The Mercury News

Tehachapi Symphony Orchestra to perform fall concert

Currently, Stoll is a piano instructor and lecturer at California State University, Northridge, and is also a freelance pianist, masterclass presenter and adjudicator throughout the Los Angeles area. -- Tehachapi News

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