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. Aydin Kocataskin was born in Turkey in 1966. He came to the U.S. to go to college in Oklahoma. After receiving his B.S. degree in 1990, he got a job in Southern California and decided to stay here. His parents remained in Istanbul, although his father had worked in this country in 1962. Aydin�s uncle went to MIT and lived in San Francisco. Aydin also had relatives in the Seattle area, Florida, and Louisiana. They all immigrated for their work. Aydin Kocataskin, top right, and his friends pose for a group portrait before playing a game of soccer in a park in Irvine, California.
Turks Turkish Americans Men Group portraits Soccer teams Parks Irvine (Calif.) Shades of L.A. Collection photographs Shades of L.A. Turkish American photographs
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