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Leslie Berestein Rojas

Immigration and Emerging Communities Reporter

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Southern California is home to many new immigrants -- about a third of L.A. County residents are foreign born. Immigrants are creating an evolving definition of "American." I will deepen the understanding of how immigrants are changing the region and how L.A. changes immigrants.

Stories by Leslie Berestein Rojas

Honoring Zorba, el Mexicano

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 25 2010, 10:36 PM

Photo by Teamperks/Flickr (Creative Commons)

In the news this morning: The NY mosque, a hate crime, a border tragedy, Zorba the Mexican and more

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 25 2010, 4:46 PM

Mayor Defends Mosque Near Ground Zero - WSJ.com (Wall Street Journal)

Q&A: 'Panic Nation' Filmmaker George Adams

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 25 2010, 4:01 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juq4Gr6viOY

The American quilting circle, redefined

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 25 2010, 2:10 AM

Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC

American snapshot: Lynwood

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 24 2010, 7:42 PM

Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC

In the news this morning

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 24 2010, 3:52 PM

Good morning. Not the best news today: Possible record deaths on the border in Arizona and record backlogs in the immigration courts. Here is a roundup of the top stories.

A different take on mosque controversy: Ground Zero site was once 'Manhattan's old Arab District'

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 23 2010, 8:26 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwaNRWMN-F4&feature=player_embedded

Answers to some of the questions swirling around mosque controversies

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 23 2010, 5:52 PM

Photo by HORIZON/Flickr (Creative Commons)

In the news this morning

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 23 2010, 4:55 PM

Good morning. Several interesting stories to share today: cold-case hate crimes, the continuing mosque controversy, ICE arrests in New England, immigration politics in Arizona and more.

Because it's Friday: The 25th anniversary Night Stalker tour

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 21 2010, 1:37 AM

Photo by Brandi666/Flickr (Creative Commons)

Must-see photo slideshow gives haunting glimpse of a darker side of Ellis Island

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 21 2010, 12:06 AM

Photo by Vilseskogen/Flickr (Creative Commons)

Also in the headlines, some new stories on KPCC

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 20 2010, 6:43 PM

89.3 KPCC has these stories up on its website now:

In the news this morning

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 20 2010, 5:17 PM

It's day two of my experiment with the new link roundup tool. Still tweaking it (so please pardon the difference in font sizes, etc.), but it seems to be working well enough. Without further ado, here are some of the top immigration and related stories today.

L.A. Latino International Film Festival starts

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 20 2010, 4:09 PM

Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival

The DREAM Act and the military

Leslie Berestein Rojas | August 20 2010, 12:55 AM

Photo by Herald Post/Flickr (Creative Commons)