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Immigrant Installation Art Hits Capitol Hill
L.A. installation artist Ramiro Gomez Jr. timed his latest cardboard creations with the Senate hearings on immigration policy on Capitol Hill.
Yvonne Chan: 19 Days on a Boat from Hong Kong; A Lifetime of Making a Difference in L.A.
For the life-long educator, "the City of Angels definitely embraced me, nurtured me, taught me and I am proud that they made an angel out of me!"
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Are You From Compton?
From Compton down to El Segundo, blacks just can't seem to live in peace.
Mike Sonksen: He *Is* Alive in Los Angeles
A third generation Angeleno describes his family's tight connection to Los Angeles, from working on the railroads as a Spanish interpreter to a marriage proposal at the Point Fermin Lighthouse.
Meena Nanji: Kenya As Paradise; London As Post-Punk; Los Angeles As Definitely Weird
In England, it was a given that you are miserable, that's just how it is. In L.A., the goal was to be happy and cheerful and nice to people.
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With Reverse Migration, Children of Immigrants Chase 'American Dream' Abroad
Children of immigrants are heading back to their parents' homeland, and they're finding opportunities for fame and fortune.
Aura Leticia Martinez: Four-Years-Old In Guatemala, She Said, 'I'm Going to California'
Spanish speakers were hard to come by when she arrived to Los Angeles fifty years ago.
Jose Saca: From Salvador, Robbed by Coyotes, Amnestied by Reagan
We took the bus to Guatemala, where we got assaulted by our coyote. He took almost everything from us.
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Ringing in the New? Maybe Not For Some.
For African Americans, the more things change, the more they stay the same
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Year in Review: California Continues to Clamp Down on the Desert
2012 was a year of change for the California Desert, as human society elsewhere increasingly closed its grip on the desert as a place to sacrifice for our comfort. But in a couple of ways, the desert struck back.
Ariana Delawari: Somewhere Between Kabul and Los Angeles
Born right after the Soviet invasion of her family's home country, she grew up in two worlds: the '80s and '90s La Cañada and the world of Afghanistan.
Pilar Marrero holds her books. | Photo: Adolfo Guzman-Lopez
Is it an American Dream? Depends if You Speak English or Spanish
Pilar Marrero has a new book out. But like any good Latino in the U.S., it has two identities and two names.
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