History Highlights

A conversation with author, Ann Vileisis about her new book Kitchen Literacy; what we know about our food, and how we came to know it. For Ann, Kitchen Literacy000acame about because she was struck by how much she didn’t know about the common foods she encountered in the supermarket. In conducting her research, she was surprised to learn how much people in pre-industrial000atimes knew about their food.

Learn about the contributions of Mexican American women to the war effort in the home front in WWII America.

Learn about the contributions of Mexican Americans to the war effort in World War II and what it enabled them to do after the war.

Learn about the contributions of Mexican Americans through the war stories of Mexican American soldiers and pilots who fought in WWII.

Learn about the contributions of Mexican Americans through the war stories of Mexican American soldiers and pilots who fought in World War II in the pacific arena.

Learn about what became of the women workers who manned factories during WWII and how they had to adapt after the war ended.

Learn about California's Mather Airfield that was turned into a pilot training school during World War II.

Learn about California's Travis Airbase and its role in the war effort during World War II.

Learn about World War II's rationing and food coupons that were used in California and how people lived in those days.

Learn about challenges and hardships experienced by Japanese Americans during World War II.