Findings from Professor Chengβs 2020 research article, βLandscapes of Beauty and Plunder: Japanese American Flower Growers and an Elite Public Garden in Los Angelesβ (EPD: Society and Space), were highlighted this spring as the cover story ofΒ DescansoΒ magazine. She is actively working with Descanso Gardens staff and leadership as well as descendants of the flower grower families to revise Descanso Gardensβ historical narrative and garden labels. Professor Cheng presented the following: HerΒ contributions as a member of the Los Angeles Mayorβs Office Civic Memory Group were published as part of theΒ Β and report, βPast Due: Report and Recommendations of the Los Angeles Mayorβs Office Civic Memory Working Group,βΒ April 2021.
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