Teaching to Change LA: An online journal of IDEA, UCLA's Institute for Democracy, Education, & Access: Equal Terms in LA: The Struggle for Educational Justice, 1954: Vol.4, No. 1-5, 2003-2004
Los Angeles History

Changing Demographics

1) How Has LA Changed—A Map Exercise
Look at the historic maps that depict the changing racial and ethnic population of Los Angeles County from 1940-2000. http://lewis.sppsr.ucla.edu/special/metroamerica/ladiversity.htm. How has the racial/ethnic population of Los Angeles changed? Have some areas of Los Angeles County changed more than others? What did you find most surprising in these maps?

2) How Has Your School Changed—Looking at Education Data, 1969-2003
Choose one school in LAUSD and compare the student demographics in 1969 and 2002-2003. Has the student population changed? How? Are there more students enrolled now than in 1969? Is there a larger proportion of Latino, African American, Asian, or White students now than in 1969?