UCLA History-Geography Project
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Collaborating with teachers to make history relevant and empowering for students.
Graphic novels are a powerful tool for teaching history. Freedom Was in Sight shows students how the courage and struggles of Black Americans after the Civil War connect to ongoing fights for justice today.
Meet the author at our event this Thursday: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/recons...
Meet the author at our event this Thursday: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/recons...
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Graphic novels are a powerful tool for teaching history. Freedom Was in Sight shows students how the courage and struggles of Black Americans after the Civil War connect to ongoing fights for justice today.
Meet the author at our event this Thursday: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/recons...
Meet the author at our event this Thursday: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/recons...
This week’s resource spotlight: Freedom Was in Sight, a graphic history of Reconstruction in D.C.! Kate Masur & Liz Clarke use vivid illustrations & research to bring to life Black Americans’ fight for citizenship and equality after the Civil War.
Resource: uncpress.org/978146968018...
Resource: uncpress.org/978146968018...
October 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This week’s resource spotlight: Freedom Was in Sight, a graphic history of Reconstruction in D.C.! Kate Masur & Liz Clarke use vivid illustrations & research to bring to life Black Americans’ fight for citizenship and equality after the Civil War.
Resource: uncpress.org/978146968018...
Resource: uncpress.org/978146968018...
Present day issues such as birthright citizenship, voting rights, equality, and racial justice all have deep roots in the Reconstruction era. As students grapple with questions about their rights and the future of democracy, understanding this history is more urgent than ever.
October 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Present day issues such as birthright citizenship, voting rights, equality, and racial justice all have deep roots in the Reconstruction era. As students grapple with questions about their rights and the future of democracy, understanding this history is more urgent than ever.
Explore this resource and join us on October 6th for a special session for educators with Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández, one of the project’s lead scholars: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/immigr...
October 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Explore this resource and join us on October 6th for a special session for educators with Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández, one of the project’s lead scholars: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/immigr...
Check out the new resource for educators, Mapping Deportations: Unmasking the history of Racism in U.S. Immigration Enforcement. This powerful new website is an interactive multimedia resource that brings to life the history of U.S. immigration enforcement. Link: mappingdeportations.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Check out the new resource for educators, Mapping Deportations: Unmasking the history of Racism in U.S. Immigration Enforcement. This powerful new website is an interactive multimedia resource that brings to life the history of U.S. immigration enforcement. Link: mappingdeportations.com
We are so excited that award-winning historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández will be giving a keynote talk at our upcoming professional development session for educators: Immigration Past and Present, Monday October 6th from 4:15-6:15pm on zoom. Register here: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/immigr...
September 25, 2025 at 9:05 PM
We are so excited that award-winning historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández will be giving a keynote talk at our upcoming professional development session for educators: Immigration Past and Present, Monday October 6th from 4:15-6:15pm on zoom. Register here: centerx.gseis.ucla.edu/event/immigr...
This Latine Heritage Month, we are thrilled to invite you to a special educator workshop: Immigration Past and Present, featuring a keynote talk by renowned historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández.
September 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This Latine Heritage Month, we are thrilled to invite you to a special educator workshop: Immigration Past and Present, featuring a keynote talk by renowned historian Dr. Kelly Lytle Hernández.
How do you help students understand history when history is happening all around them? Join fellow educators from across Los Angeles for this collaborative workshop designed to help you plan curriculum that bridges the classroom and the world.
August 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
How do you help students understand history when history is happening all around them? Join fellow educators from across Los Angeles for this collaborative workshop designed to help you plan curriculum that bridges the classroom and the world.
These lessons were created by local K-12 teachers through a project led by the One Institute, The UCLA History-Geography Project, Out for Safe Schools® at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, and ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
These lessons were created by local K-12 teachers through a project led by the One Institute, The UCLA History-Geography Project, Out for Safe Schools® at the Los Angeles LGBT Center, and ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.
Happy Pride Month from the UCLA History–Geography Project!
We’re proud to announce the upcoming release of 10 new, empowering, intersectional LGBTQ+ history lessons for K–12 classrooms, launching June 26, 2025!
We’re proud to announce the upcoming release of 10 new, empowering, intersectional LGBTQ+ history lessons for K–12 classrooms, launching June 26, 2025!
June 24, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Happy Pride Month from the UCLA History–Geography Project!
We’re proud to announce the upcoming release of 10 new, empowering, intersectional LGBTQ+ history lessons for K–12 classrooms, launching June 26, 2025!
We’re proud to announce the upcoming release of 10 new, empowering, intersectional LGBTQ+ history lessons for K–12 classrooms, launching June 26, 2025!
It has been a challenging month in our communities. But we have been so inspired by the way that folks all over the region have shown up for each other, acted in solidarity and exercised their first amendment rights in community with one another.
June 20, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It has been a challenging month in our communities. But we have been so inspired by the way that folks all over the region have shown up for each other, acted in solidarity and exercised their first amendment rights in community with one another.
Lessons can be found here: linktr.ee/uclahgp
May 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Lessons can be found here: linktr.ee/uclahgp
May’s almost over, but AAPI history belongs in our classrooms every month. As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to a close, we’re sharing a few powerful resources to help educators teach local AAPI history year-round. Explore them here:
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May 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
May’s almost over, but AAPI history belongs in our classrooms every month. As Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month comes to a close, we’re sharing a few powerful resources to help educators teach local AAPI history year-round. Explore them here:
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We recommend using the 7cs of Critical Historical Analysis to analyze these sources. Free resource links: linktr.ee/uclahgp
April 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
We recommend using the 7cs of Critical Historical Analysis to analyze these sources. Free resource links: linktr.ee/uclahgp
As Financial Literacy Month winds down, check out our source set on the inquiry question: “How does the racial wealth gap affect overall economic inequality and social mobility in the United States?”
April 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As Financial Literacy Month winds down, check out our source set on the inquiry question: “How does the racial wealth gap affect overall economic inequality and social mobility in the United States?”
This lesson explores how the growth of Los Angeles has impacted the natural environment, encouraging students to think critically about the relationship between urban development and ecological change.
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This lesson explores how the growth of Los Angeles has impacted the natural environment, encouraging students to think critically about the relationship between urban development and ecological change.
As Earth Day approaches, we invite teachers to check out this engaging lesson from our Lost LA curriculum: “Impacts of Building Los Angeles” by teacher Melissa Lizarraga.
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As Earth Day approaches, we invite teachers to check out this engaging lesson from our Lost LA curriculum: “Impacts of Building Los Angeles” by teacher Melissa Lizarraga.
Join us for the Themes in World History Professional Development Workshop on June 23-24, 2025, hosted by the UCLA HGP & the UCLA International Institute. We will delve into the theme of "Movements in Democracy", exploring historical and contemporary case studies from Myanmar and South Korea.
April 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Join us for the Themes in World History Professional Development Workshop on June 23-24, 2025, hosted by the UCLA HGP & the UCLA International Institute. We will delve into the theme of "Movements in Democracy", exploring historical and contemporary case studies from Myanmar and South Korea.
We are deeply moved by the resilience and strength shown by our teachers during and after the Eaton fire. To honor and amplify your experiences, we are launching a program in partnership with the Altadena Rebuild Coalition: Lessons in Resilience: Stories of Recovery after the Eaton Fire.
March 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
We are deeply moved by the resilience and strength shown by our teachers during and after the Eaton fire. To honor and amplify your experiences, we are launching a program in partnership with the Altadena Rebuild Coalition: Lessons in Resilience: Stories of Recovery after the Eaton Fire.
Celebrate Women’s History Month by teaching local women’s history! Today we’re sharing a lesson that introduces 4th grade students to the remarkable life of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, an African American entrepreneur and civil rights leader in 19th-century Los Angeles.
March 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Celebrate Women’s History Month by teaching local women’s history! Today we’re sharing a lesson that introduces 4th grade students to the remarkable life of Bridget “Biddy” Mason, an African American entrepreneur and civil rights leader in 19th-century Los Angeles.
This summer we are collaborating with the Getty Research Institute to host a 3 day summer institute for K-12 teachers, centering oral histories of Black Los Angeles artists.
March 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This summer we are collaborating with the Getty Research Institute to host a 3 day summer institute for K-12 teachers, centering oral histories of Black Los Angeles artists.
We are proud to announce that we will be presenting at the 64th Annual California Council for the Social Studies conference in Burlingame, CA this weekend! Come say hi! Our CCSS2025 Session info:
March 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
We are proud to announce that we will be presenting at the 64th Annual California Council for the Social Studies conference in Burlingame, CA this weekend! Come say hi! Our CCSS2025 Session info:
Black History Month may be ending- but we celebrate and teach local Black history all year round.
February 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Black History Month may be ending- but we celebrate and teach local Black history all year round.
Celebrate Black History Month by teaching local Los Angeles Black History. Today we're sharing a lesson in which students learn about the history of South Central LA, a neighborhood in which African-Americans created vibrant and world-famous cultural spaces, in defiance of racist discrimination.
February 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Celebrate Black History Month by teaching local Los Angeles Black History. Today we're sharing a lesson in which students learn about the history of South Central LA, a neighborhood in which African-Americans created vibrant and world-famous cultural spaces, in defiance of racist discrimination.
Today’s local history #BlackHistoryMonth lesson is about solidarity and the ways that African Americans and Asian Americans built solidarity in Los Angeles in the post-war period. This lesson accompanies the Lost LA episode “From Little Tokyo to Crenshaw”.
February 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Today’s local history #BlackHistoryMonth lesson is about solidarity and the ways that African Americans and Asian Americans built solidarity in Los Angeles in the post-war period. This lesson accompanies the Lost LA episode “From Little Tokyo to Crenshaw”.