Shades of L.A: Pictures from Ethnic Family Albums

By Kathy Kobayashi

A collection of more than 100 personal photographs selected from the family albums of eight different ethnic communities in Southern California, constituting a visual archive.Taken not by outsiders... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565843134
• ISBN13: 9781565843134
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: New Press
• Length: 119 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 10.0" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

A City's Family Album

Shades of L.A. is a charming photographic reminiscance of a city with a diverse population. These are not pictures of a city caught in turmoil. Not pictures of urban blight. These photographs, copied from real family albums, give the viewer not only a glimpse of Los Angeles from an ethnic point of view, but also provide a chance to feel what it's like to check out someone else's family pictures.Every type of photography is included--from amateur to professional. And the subjects are just as diverse socially. This is a quaint review of a city from its inhabitant's points of views. And, ultimately how each ethnic group regards the city as just another member of the family