Support Provided By
The corner next to the city's first church has been named Paseo Luis Olivares, after the pastor who - twenty five years ago - declared La Placita Church to be a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants.
Having fulfilled their service, these young troops are now ready for the next step: the classroom.
Did you know that waves of migration to Chinatown rarely followed a direct path? It's true. For many Chinese, the first stop on their journey was not America at all, but Vietnam.
The first wave of migration from China stretches from the age of the Californios to the creation of a new Los Angeles Chinatown in the 1930's.
Migrant waves and shifting immigration laws have changed how we see Chinatown.
Officers sent by Chief Bratton to disciplinary boards for their violent role in the 2007 May Day demonstrations in L.A. will not lose their jobs.
The local ordinance known as "Special Order 40" that bars police officers in L.A. from checking immigrant status in typical crime investigations is upheld in a state appellate court.
It's May Day in Los Angeles, the international workers celebration that has come to stand for immigrant workers' rights in Southern California. That means lots of marches are rallies, but the varied interests of different immigrant rights coalitions ha...
Writer Ligiah Villalobos discusses Under the Same Moon, the Spanish-language film about a boy living in Mexico who crosses the border to reunite with his mother.