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, urban history, and public and digital history. Her book, Imperial Metropolis: Los Angeles, Mexico, and the Borderlands of American Empire, 1865-1941, was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2019. The book explores the rise of Los Angeles and investment in Mexico. It was the 2020 co-winner of the Kenneth Jackson Award for best book from the Urban History Association and a finalist for the David J. Weber book prize from the Western History Association. 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, urban history, and public and digital history. Her book, Imperial Metropolis: Los Angeles, Mexico, and the Borderlands of American Empire, 1865-1941, was published by the University of North Carolina Press in 2019. The book explores the rise of Los Angeles and investment in Mexico. It was the 2020 co-winner of the Kenneth Jackson Award for best book from the Urban History Association and a finalist for the David J. Weber book prize from the Western History Association. 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.
