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A collaboration between the USC Libraries and KCETLink, featuring the member collections of L.A. as Subject, a research alliance dedicated to preserving and telling the sometimes-hidden stories and histories of the Los Angeles region.

The origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here to become U.S. citizens.

Explore one of the nation's largest municipal parks and discover how it hasn't always lived up to its founder's vision of a public recreation ground for all.

In the heart of the Louisiana bayou, Cliff navigates the biggest baddest swamp in America in search of a shapeshifting monster known as the Rougarou.

In "Who Killed the Red Car?" host Nathan Masters rides a restored streetcar with Southern California Railway Museum co-founder Harvey Laner.

Creativity defines our species - it lies behind our music and arts, and has allowed us to journey to beyond our own planet. For a long time, it was seen as gift of the gods, beyond scientific explanation. This film finds out what really happens in your brain before you have a great idea.

What happens when collecting becomes more than just a hobby? A new series of short documentaries profiles five L.A. as Subject collectors who have obsessively focused on a narrow slice of Southern California history.

In this episode, Lost L.A. explores the complicated relationship between the city and its natural environment. The program explores the origin of the Santa Ana winds, the infamous winds that trigger allergies, fray nerves, and alarm fire-prone communities. The episode also examines the unfortunate and inevitable demise of the grizzly bear in Southern California.

Long before Sandy Koufax threw Dodger Stadium's first pitch, and even before the first residents moved into Chavez Ravine, there were the Elysian Hills. Raised up by tectonic forces, and carved into deep ravines by the ancient precursor of the Los Angeles River, these hills have meant many things to many people.

It is often said that Los Angeles has buried much of its history. It has suppressed inconvenient reports, recast the plight of Mission Indians as a Spanish Romance, written entire cultures and communities out of its official historical narratives. But some of Lost L.A. literally lies buried beneath our feet, hidden long ago.

Interconnected lives of three people that lived through California's transition from native land to Spanish colony and from Mexican province to American state.

Examines L.A.'s efforts to reckon with its violent past by examining hanging trees and remnants of vigilant justice; the 1871 massacre of 18 Chinese immigrants; and railroad promotions that painted a picture of L.A. as a verdant paradise.

Redwood, iron, concrete - these are the materials that gave form to Los Angeles and shaped its identity in the national imagination. This show also questions the cultural legacy and environmental costs of the city's relentless growth.

The career of filmmaker Lois Weber, who rose to greatness in a nascent film industry open to women in creative leadership positions. The Central Casting Bureau which cast minorities in background roles while white actors got leading parts.

Explores two underground guidebooks - The Negro Travelers' Green Book and The Address Book - that reveal the hidden geographies many Angelenos had to navigate, exposing Los Angeles as a place of coded segregation and resistance.

Americans have long looked at the California shore and seen the end of the continent. Instead, this show interprets that sandy edge as the beginning of a Pacific world.

Explore Abbot Kinney's original Venice of America development; the community of Beat poets who called it home; and how the commercial renaissance along Abbot Kinney Blvd. has impacted the historically African-American Oakwood neighborhood.