Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
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Title supplied by cataloger.; Image is a reproduction. Muhittin Acar came to the U.S. from Turkey in 1994 to pursue his Ph.D. in public administration. He did graduate work at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 1994 and 1995 and received his doctorate from USC in 2001. In 2007, he became a full professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Ankara University in Turkey. Muhittin Acar's mother, Sukriye Acar, and father, Ibrahim Acar, hold their granddaughters (Muhittin's nieces), Azliturp and Nazli Acar during a visit in Zogulduk, Turkey circa 1994.
Turks Families Mothers Fathers Parents Grandmothers Grandfathers Grandparents Granddaughters Nieces Women Men Infants Toddlers Children Girls Zonguldak (Turkey) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Turkish American photographs
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