Robert Ito

Feb 4, 2025 | pressdemocrat.com | Robert Ito

Imani Perry often finds herself talking about things people get wrong about the South. For one thing, she says, there isn’t a single South, but many Souths: the upper South, the Deep South, the urban South. The South is also a lot more racially diverse than people give it credit for, and a lot less segregated, she says. It’s also not the sole source of the nation’s racism that people can make it out to be — or even might like it to be.

Jan 30, 2025 | nytimes.com | Robert Ito

Imani Perry often finds herself talking about things people get wrong about the South. For one thing, she says, there isn't a single South, but many Souths: the upper South, the Deep South, the urban South. The South is also a lot more racially diverse than people give it credit for, and a lot less segregated, she says. It's also not the sole source of the nation's racism that people can make it out to be - or even might like it to be.

Jan 14, 2025 | newsroom.ucla.edu | Robert Ito

The office of Lourdes Castro Ramírez ’94, M.A. ’03, is chockablock with mementos: a gold medallion honoring her days in Washington, D.C., as director of HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing, and commendations from the County of Los Angeles and the San Antonio chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

Dec 26, 2024 | nytimes.com | Robert Ito

A look the piano designs for some of the various versions of August Wilson's play, including the latest film adaptation. Few props have played as pivotal a role in a theatrical production as the humble upright in August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson."The family heirloom is at the heart of the conflict between Boy Willie, who wants to sell the piano to buy land to grow cotton on, and Berniece, his sister, who doesn't, not for any reason or price.

Dec 18, 2024 | altaonline.com | Robert Ito

Southern California didn’t invent the hamburger. That honor might go to Charlie Nagreen of Wisconsin, who squished a meatball between two slices of bread, or to Oklahoman Oscar Weber Bilby, who did much the same thing with a ground-beef patty and a homemade bun. But does it matter who invented the burger, or where?