History Day L.A. 2011 Winners
Ken Easum Awards: Best Use of Oral History Within an Individual Presentation
Lynn Lee: The Debate on How the Effects of Automobiles Really affect Us.
Benjamin Glaser: The Dodgers Controversial Relocation
Elementary Individual Poster
Los Angeles County Team Members
Govind O'Campo: Cuban Missile Crisis: 13 Days of Fear and Uncertainty
Tia Bakhaya - The Geary Act
First Alternate
Owen Van Develde: The Gold Rush: Was It Good for California
Honorable Mention
Bridget Macmillan: The Ending of the Civil War
Elementary Group Poster
Los Angeles County Team Members
Alina Shahin, Sidney Lim, Joy Phung, Alyssa Bao - The Pure Food and Drug Act
Gary Harmon, Alice Lousen: Y'all Come to Yalta: Diplomacy in Action
First Alternate
Maisie Henderson, Caty Lesse - To Bomb or Not to Bomb: How "Fatman" and "Little Boy" Changed the World
Honorable Mention
Valerie Garcia, Junian Kim, Kaley Amenero: The Great Whale Debate
Junior Paper
Los Angeles County Team Papers
Sarah Linton: If You Don't Like the Law, Break It: The Debates and Consequences Surrounding Alcohol Prohibition in the United States
Emily Leung: Bring Water to a Thirsty Land
First Alternative
Brock Vance: The Biggest Bomb Ever: Failed Diplomacy - The Potsdam Declaration
Honorable Mention
Benjamin Glaser: The Dodger's Controversial Relocation
Junior Individual Exhibit
Los Angeles County Team Members
Lindsay Kui: Title IX: Leveling the Playing Field
Jodie Yu: The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938: The Most Profound Act for the Benefit of Workers in History
First Alternate
Lillian Sau: The International Opium Convention of 1912: A Healthier Society
Honorable Mention
Lydia Xie: The Treaty of Versailles: Peace Gone Wrong
Junior Group Exhibit
Los Angeles County Team Members
Cindy Yu, Winnie Tran, Sophie Xu: The Spanish American War: A Splendid Little War
Edmundo Fernandez, Nathan Andrade: The Atomic Bomb: Shadows from Our Past
First Alternative
Eduardo Vital, Andrew Cifuentes, Elkika Herrera: Death Penalty: Legal Homicide
Honorable Mention
Josephine Leung, Lily Nguyen, Sandy Vong: The Fashion Debate in the Guilded Age: A War Between Beauty and Health
Junior Individual Performance
Los Angeles County Team Members
Sophia Oddi: Speaking Out From a Speakeasy: Successful Consequences from Prohibition's Failure
Zhenye (Vincent) Lin: Yalta Conference: Epitome of Failure in Modern Diplomacy
First Alternative
Kevin Phu: The Second Continental Conference: Road to Liberty
Honorable Mention
Erica Chan: Vietnam War Draft: Violation of Rights for a Solid Military
Junior Group Performance
Los Angeles County Team Members
Thaovi Phan, Audrey Salguero, Stella Lian: The Scopes Monkey Trial: A Media Circus or a Battlefield of Science and Religion
Charlotte Laurence, Lucinda Laurence: The Boston Tea Party
First Alternate
Mayra Jimenez, Monica Au: Trail of Galilieo: Battle Against Ignorance
Honorable Mention
Geraldine Gloria, Annabell Gutierrez, Dian Tran: Women's Suffrage: The Fight for the Right to Vote
Junior Individual Documentary
Los Angeles County Team Members
Nicole Ange: Title IX of the Educaitonal Amendments of 1972: Equality Debated
Tran Lam: Treaty of Versailles: The Seed to World War II
First Alternative
Noah Bidna: Six Days War
Honorable Mention
Irlanda Mora: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Junior Group Documentary
Los Angeles County Team Members
Jolona Ho, Donna Huynh: The Potsdam Conference: The Reconstruction of Germany
Austin Berke, Jason Nobles, Zack Kaplan: Cuban Missile Crisis: No Fear of Negotiation
First Alternative
Emma Friedl, Samantha Siteman: Title IX: Leveling the Playing Field
Honorable Mention
Aydin Hau, John Chhoa, Kevin Kang: Nuclear Power Plants: Key to Clean Energy for the Future
Junior Individual Web Site
Los Angeles County Team Member
Jennifer Thai: Food Processing Debated: The Jungle
Beverly Loo: Conclusino of Failed Diplomacy: The 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War
First Alternate
Amir Ljuljanovic: Violation of Colonial Rights
Honorable Mention
Suzanna Chen: The Crime of the Century: A Nation in Hysteria
Junior Group Web Site
Los Angeles County Team Members
Max Segligman, Andrew Lowe: The Sneaky and Deceptional Debate on How the US Got Away with Causing the Trail of Tears
Maya Omori, Elissa Quon: Building Bridges with Bridges - The Peace Corps: America's Successful Endeavor
First Alternative
Seleen Chan, Karen Ho, Sophia Huynh: Nuclear Power Plants: Eco-friendly Risk for Major Damage
Honorable Mention
Gregory Polykov, Walter Piszker: Marshall Plan: A Chance for Change
SENIOR CATEGORY
Senior Paper
Los Angeles County Team Members:
Michael Stevenson: Historical Solutions to Modern Diplomatic Problems: How Jefferson and Hamilton Could Improve Environmental Diplomacy Today
Mikaelo Espiritu: Cuban Missle Crisis: How Successful was Diplomacy Between the United States and the Soviet Union?
Eric Youn: Conflict on the 38th Parallel: Origins of the Forgotten War
First Alternative
Tiffany Trump: Moral Diplomacy in the Post Cold War World
Senior Individual Exhibit
Los Angeles County Team Member
Cameraon Stevenson: Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Arega Issaian: Man at the Crossroads: The Rockefeller Center Controversy
Jacklyn Ang: Bradwell vs. Illinois
First Alternate
Jenean Thomas: Treaty of Versailles
Senior Group Exhibit
Los Angeles County Team Members
Jade Macabulos, Chonlawan Khaothiemsang, Terry Ou, Susie Lee: Japanese Americans: From Camps to Courts
Alyssa Moya, Clair Mansaer: Barbarity in the Modern World: 20th Century Genocide
Stephanie Leyva, Gabriela Miramontes: Capital Punishment
First Alternative
Elizabeth Harris, Angela Kim, Gabriela Kovarik, Jessica Young: America's Response to the Holocaust
Honorable Mention
Venus Payandeh, Sarah Kamiya, Desiree Garcia-Solano: Did America have the Right to Know?
Senior Individual Performance
Los Angeles County Team Members
Samivah Raheem: Split Ends: An African American Hair Study
Maricela Orozco Rodriguez: The Chavez Ravine
K'Breaun Watkins: The Rwandan Genocide
First Alternative
Tyralee Kristiansen: The Race for Equality: Head Starts and Setbacks
Honorable Mention
Kimberly Salazar: The Trail of Tears: A Path to Tragic Promises
Senior Group Performance
Los Angeles County Team Members
Wei Jing, Srica Khaine, Anne Diep: Debate at Nuremberg: Trials of Justice
Jisu Yoo, Daisy Cortez, Ara Garibyan, Pope Rodnoi, Justine Velasquez: Invasion of Grenada: Press Versus Government
Cheyenne Ralph, Jacqueline Arcate: NWP and Nawsa: The Thin Line Between Staying Safe and Fighting for Equality
First Alternate
Robert Cataldo, Zachary Johnson, Conor Kinford: Unionize! The Creation of Worker's Unions in America
Honorable Mention
Socorro Torres, Cecilia Lopez, Phaorenzia Thao: Gideon vs. Wainwright
Senior Individual Documentary
Los Angeles County Team Members:
Michelle Hernandez: Dirty Money
Arpine Tsaturyan: The Clash: Communism vs. Democracy
Anush Saffari: Bessarabian Region Crisis
First Alternate:
Ariga Gharibian: Crisis Mangement
Honorable Mention:
Edward Mak: Paris Peace Conference
Senior Group Documentary
Los Angeles County Team Members:
William Stringer, Alexander Johnson, Emerson Bahr, Daneil Siegel: The Nazi Power Play: 1936 Olympics
Christine Board, Heidy Cadena, Holly Chen, Angela Merici Madrigal, Jo Chriselle Viray: Kill the Indian, Save the Man: A Cultural Genocide
Rabbi Ko, Julia Kim, Maryann Adriancem, Angie Hong: Healing Racian Wounds
First Alternate
John Oliver Santiago, Sasanka Jinadasa, Samuel Kushner-Lenhoff, Molly Emmett, Elizabeth Stringer: Cut, Color, Clarity, Cartels.
Honorable Mention
Vaha Vagyan, Dion Estepanian, Rober Telemi: Nagorna-Karabakh: The Consequences of Failed Diplomacy
Senior Individual Web Site
Los Angeles County Team Members
Jesse Han: Rose vs. Wade: Cultural and Ethical Watershed
Austin Cruz: THe Atomic Age
Senior Group Web Site
Los Angeles County Team Members
Jonathan Bravo, Aaron Aceves, Fabian Hernandez, Xia Chen, Vernoica Jimenez: Asking and Telling: Revealing the Truth Beyond the Policy
Judy Wu, Jeannette Liu, Jordan Kwon, Rio Djiwandana: And That's the Way the Kimchi Krumbles: The Untold Story of the Korean War
Kyle Rico, Ashley Valdez, Scarlet Peralta: Of Diplomacy, Atrocity and Africa
First Alternative
Kenia Haro, Toni Hayakawa, Sarah Hafiz: The Ceaseless Conflict of Endless Bloodshed: Israel Palestine Conflict
Honorable Mention
Brian Hurtado, Robert Martinez, Justin Gomez: Napster: The Cat That Got Out of the Bag