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Roybal’s victory was a turning point for Latino political representation and laid the foundation for his later election to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the first Latino congressman since 1879. [5] By the early 1950s, the CSO had expanded across California, establishing branches in San Jose, Oakland, and the San Joaquin ...
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In 1988, HealthWest merged with the Lutheran Hospital Society of Southern California, the parent company of California Hospital Medical Center, to form UniHealth. [3] The hospital was at the epicenter of the 1994 Northridge earthquake , but remained open to treat over 1,000 patients in the 48 hours following the earthquake.
Along with Edward Roybal and other Mexican-Americans, Ross formed the CSO in East Los Angeles; Roybal became its first President. This chapter of the CSO became politically active and helped to elect Roybal to the City Council of Los Angeles in 1949, the first Mexican-American to serve as such since the 19th century.
The California Department of Public Health found that Adventist Health Simi Valley, seen here on Sept. 22, "failed to ensure that patients had been protected from medication errors."
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1935: EL Congreso grew in Southern California between 1935 and 1950. Its goal was to promote civil rights specifically in terms of working conditions for Latinos and other minorities. The first national convention of El Congreso was held in Los Angeles on April 28, 1939, and attracted over 1,000 delegates who represented more than 120 ...
Six million Americans identify as Afro-Latino, 12% of the adult Latino population, and they are more likely than non-Black Latinos to experience discrimination, according to a Pew study this year.