FaceISM Episodes
Watch our video series exploring identity, discrimination, and courage in America. Each episode features real stories from real people.
The Cheech
June 13, 2026
As Cheech Marin marks his 80th birthday, we visit "The Cheech" — the Center for Chicano Art and Culture housed in a form...
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Artist Glenn Kaino - Distance of the Sun
June 12, 2026
The LAX/Metro Transit Center station features towering artwork at the center of the station by Los Angeles native and in...
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Before the Party, There Was the Fight
June 12, 2026
This Pride, we're going back to where it all began—Los Angeles, 1970, Hollywood Boulevard, the site of the very first Pr...
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Film to Wrap the World
May 27, 2026
A rare newsreel of Amelia Earhart and a wealth of Film History - we go deep into the archives of the UCLA Film & Televis...
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The Lantern
March 20, 2025
How a Stone Lantern Connects the Dodgers to JapanAt the top of Dodger Stadium sits an 8-foot, 4,000-pound Japanese lante...
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Toshi Ito
February 24, 2025
Justice is a cornerstone in America and the legacy of building that can be found in the story of Toshi Ito. The incar...
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1924
December 27, 2024
Los Angeles fashion designer sheds light on largely forgotten Immigration Act of 1924
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Racist History of Swimming Pools
June 18, 2021
Nothing beats jumping into a cool pool on a hot day. While pools have brought joy to so many, their dark history of segr...
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Big Tobacco Targets Blacks with Menthols
June 18, 2021
From giving free cigarettes to children to aggressive marketing tactics, Black Americans have been in Big Tobacco's cros...
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The Banzai Hill Miracle
June 18, 2021
During World War Two, we fought the world’s most notorious white supremacist, Hitler. But we did it with a segregated ar...
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Lawson Sakai: American Hero
November 12, 2020
Let’s go back to a time when our country was fighting for survival against truly evil forces. World War Two gave us som...
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Muslim Foster Father
November 12, 2020
There are three and a half million Muslims in the United States. And every single one of them has to endure being loo...
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