Blog Week 7- Presentations

          Lillian Abedi presented on Barbara Carrasco. One of the images that sparked my interest was Carrasco's L.A. History: A Mexican Perspective, 1981. What I liked was how Carrasco presented different images from history. Some of the images that I see throughout the womans hair include the Japanese American internment, the Zoot Suit Riots...etc. I also like how not only one ethnics group is presented in the mural. I remember Abedi stating how Carrasco consulted historians for her mural which adds to the credibility of her mural. What was shocking was that the mural was up for two weeks because according to the government the mural was too critical of Americas historical events. These events happened in history, so for the government to hide Americas history states that they are not only ashamed of it, but that they dont want a constant reminder of it as well. What I also liked was that Carrasco earned job opportunites after the popularity of her mural. A mural that comes to mind that is similar to Carrasco's mural is Bacca's Great Wall of Los Angeles, which also tells the history and perspective of minority groups. One of the images that I believe was presented in class was Migrant California, which depicts a migrant family. Behind the family there are differents flags, which represent where migrant families immigrate from. Both of these murals tell the true events in history that happened in America and also tell the perspectives of different ethnic groups.