Andrew Klein
Biography
Andrew is a PhD candidate researching the intertwined histories of empire, urban development, and social movements in California. More broadly, his work explores the competing land uses and rival visions of globalization that shaped capitalism in the Americas after the abolition of racial slavery.
His dissertation examines how global struggles over race, land, and infrastructure transformed the social and ecological landscape of the Oakland, California waterfront between the mid-nineteenth and late twentieth centuries. An article based on this research is forthcoming in the Journal of American Ethnic History. Andrew has also written about California cities for outlets such as the Los Angeles Times, The Nation, Public Books, and Jacobin, and co-authored a report on the history of homelessness in Los Angeles for the Luskin Center for History and Policy.