Stories matching tag 'Immigrants'

Adults overcome life without words at Centro Latino for Literacy
Jessica Flores | 5-4-2011 | Comments

An estimated 200,000 immigrants in Los Angeles are illiterate. The Centro Latino for Literacy is working to change that, and the challenges those immigrants face everyday. [...]

Local groups call for immigration reform
Britt Thorson | 2-8-2011 | Comments

Community members and local reform groups gathered in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday morning to call for immigration reform. [...]

Becoming an American Citizen
John Guenther | 12-31-2010 | Comments

The process of obtaining United States citizenship can take decades, but for many, the benefits of citizenship are well worth the wait. [...]

No home to call my own
High School Contributor | 12-24-2010 | Comments

A Crenshaw High School student discusses the emotional impact of having an absent father, a mother behind bars and a dysfunctional foster home. [...]

Los Angeles workers bus to Arizona to Protest SB1070
Leilani Albano | 7-30-2010 | Comments

Hundreds of L.A. unionists bused to Arizona at dawn yesterday to protest the new immigration law taking effect. [...]

Day laborers hope victory in court will encourage others
Ariel Edwards Levy | 4-15-2010 | Comments

Two day laborers are finally getting the wages they earned, after years of court battles. Advocates hope others will follow suit. [...]