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Our History




December 5th, 1936
UCLA Freshman John Essene rents a small house in Westwood with a big idea. UCHA is born
October 1941
July 1958
Robison building is purchased
Essene building is purchased
December 5th, 2024
We marked our 88th birthday, celebrating the Cooperative’s rich history and the over 70,000 students since 1936 who have called UCHA home
1939
April 1941
UCHA becomes the first integrated housing in Westwood
UCHA takes in Japanese-American students at risk of internment during WWII
September 1973
Hardman Hansen Hall is built, raising the Co-op’s capacity to 430 students



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