CSULB American Studies Student Association

AMST Annual Meet & Greet! At the best pizza joint in LB. check it out!

In true American Studies fashion. Here are a few classic LA restaurants to explore this weekend before the semester:

The 12 Best Classic Los Angeles Restaurants From the birthplace of a sandwich classic to longtime celebrity hideaways and a few places for plates of meat and stiff drinks in between, we've got our picks for the best classic restaurants in L.A.

20 years, 20 points of interest, 20 dollars! Details: http://hslb.org/historical-cemetery-tour/

How Filipino Americans spun their way to pop music fame In the '80s and '90s, Filipino American turntablists dominated parts of California's party scene, and pushed some DJs to national hip-hop fame.

On Tuesday, March 17th there will be an information session about interning at the Smithsonian Institution in the Anatol Center (AS-110) from 12:30-1:45pm featuring guest speaker (and former Smithsonian intern) Dr. Xóchitl Chávez from UC Irvine. This is a great opportunity to learn about internship opportunities at the world's largest museum.

This Wednesday, March 4th, come see author Gustavo Arellano talk "Of Cosmic Burritos, Taco Kings, and Other Culinary Adventures" from 5:00-6:30pm in AS-384. Sponsored by American Studies, History, CLA, and the American Studies Student Association.

Long Beach Remembers Pearl Harbor For Community Sharing Day The Historical Society will be looking for documents, pay stubs, letters, journals, photographs, event programs and other material related to the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and its lingering impacts on Long Beach from December 1941 to December 1942.

Gee, I wonder why they failed.... haha

L.A.'s forgotten freeways Many of L.A.'s freeways were built during the 1960s, but a combination of a freeway revolt, skyrocketing costs and a failure to increase the gas tax doomed the expansion of the freeway system after the 1970s.

The Tallest Building In L.A. Is Getting A Bar And A Dance Floor We have more details about the touristification of the US Bank Tower. The tallest building in Los Angeles announced earlier this year that it would be getting an observation deck open to tourists and a restaurant, but there's more.

Anyone feeling adventurous? Maybe a field trip in the near future ;)

18 Haunted Los Angeles Landmarks and Their Ghost Stories For such a young city, Los Angeles does quite a swift business in hauntings (maybe it's the specter of the film industry?). It's not just our creaky old West...

The 'Ugliest Corridor In Los Angeles' Could Become A Cool Bike Freeway Metro has taken its first step toward turning 8.5 miles of ugly, abandoned railway that cuts through South Los Angeles into a bike path and much-needed green space.