Conversations

Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who was elected chair of the Board of Supervisors in December 2021, talks about her goals as supervisor

Stan Johnson, head coach of LMU’s men’s basketball, talks about the strategic importance of culture in a Div. 1, NCAA basketball program.

“Sorry for the Inconvenience,” the award-winning short film by Jane Chow ’19, is set in L.A.’s Chinatown. She talks about why Chinatown means so much to her, a native Hong Konger.

When Camille Bryan’s parent told her they would establish a scholarship in her honor, Bryan decided to name it for her late friend and classmate Bianca Red Arrow. Here she explains why.

New softball Head Coach Tairia Flowers, a veteran of the U.S. national softball team, describes what it takes to build a championship program.

Eric Tong MBA ’93, co-founder of Seatopia Collective, talks about the fish farming and chain of custody issues in the fishing industry.

Dominique Hargreaves ’04, former deputy chief sustainability officer for the City of Los Angeles, discusses some of L.A.’s future climate scenarios.

Nadia Kim, professor of sociology, discusses anti-Asian racism in today’s America.

Former Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully P ’95, P ’99, talks about what he misses about his job and the influence of his Jesuit education on his life.

Marina Marmolejo ’17 doesn’t believe youth homelessness must forever be an intractable problem. She has developed an app-based program that offers mentorship and education opportunities to homeless young people as path toward a new life.