Review: Becoming Los Angeles: Myth, Memory, and a Sense of Place, by D.J. Waldie

Jonathan van Harmelen is a PhD student in history at UC Santa Cruz. A specialist in Japanese American history, he is a columnist for the Japanese American National Museum's blog Discover Nikkei and contributes to The Rafu Shimpo, Nichi Bei Weekly, and NikkeiWest. His work has also been published by Southern California Quarterly, Journal of Asian American Studies, and Journal of Urban History.