Jessica Kim, PhD, is an associate professor of history at California State University, Northridge. She specializes in
the history of the American West, the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, and public history. Her forthcoming book from the
University of North Carolina Press, Imperial Metropolis: Los Angeles, Mexico, and the Borderlands of American
Empire, 1865-1941, explores the rise of Los Angeles and investment in Mexico. At Northridge, she teaches courses
in U.S. history, the history of Los Angeles and California, the U.S. West, and public history. Jessica is also the social
media coordinator for the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. She received her PhD in history
from the University of Southern California in 2012.
the history of the American West, the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, and public history. Her forthcoming book from the
University of North Carolina Press, Imperial Metropolis: Los Angeles, Mexico, and the Borderlands of American
Empire, 1865-1941, explores the rise of Los Angeles and investment in Mexico. At Northridge, she teaches courses
in U.S. history, the history of Los Angeles and California, the U.S. West, and public history. Jessica is also the social
media coordinator for the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West. She received her PhD in history
from the University of Southern California in 2012.
