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Letter of repatriation (1933) sent by Los Angeles government to resident (archive) "A Forgotten Injustice": documentary film by a Mexican-American whose grandmother was forced to leave the US during the repatriation. Review, trailer, archive of official site.
California lawmakers are considering a bill to make a statue memorializing the Mexican repatriation of the 1930s, ... In Los Angeles, up to 75,000 were deported by train in one year, according to ...
As a response, CHIRLA began to take initiative to inform and make undocumented immigrants aware of the program and its consequences through factsheets and other resources. [7] In 2006, CHIRLA was a part of the We Are America Alliance , which partook in the 2006 United States Immigration Reform Protests , advocating for immigration reform and ...
In addition to these factors, state and county officials across the U.S. began to threaten Mexican and Mexican American families who were seeking government aid with deportation. [275] At the same time, the Mexican government introduced a program to entice ethnic Mexicans back to the country with the promise of free land if they returned. [233]
Hosted by writer and historian Nathan Masters, [1] each episode of Lost LA brings the primary sources of Los Angeles history to the screen in surprising new ways and connects them to the Los Angeles of today. Much of the past is lost to history, but through the region's archives, we can rediscover a forgotten Los Angeles.
California Rural Legal Assistance was founded in 1966 by James D. Lorenz under the auspices of President Lyndon B. Johnson's War on Poverty.The first meeting took place on Saturday, May 14, 1966, at 1411 West Olympic Avenue in Los Angeles, California.
A federal judge wants an independent accounting of homeless programs in Los Angeles — including Mayor Karen Bass' signature Inside Safe initiative. The city controller is also planning an audit.
Los Angeles voters are being asked to make decisions on several charter amendments and ballot measures that would significantly change the way government works. Here is what you need to know.