Prof. Tamara Venit-Shelton was interviewed by Spectrum News 1 for a story about Pío Pico State Historic Park in Whittier, Calif. “Going back to the history of California and seeing it as a place that was multi-racial, that was polyglot, that was led by mixed-race people, led by Black people like Pío Pico, is a way of in fact reclaiming that history for the people who live in both Mexico and the United States today,” she said. “It’s important to be able to see your own roots and your own self reflected in history.”