Leslie Berestein Rojas
Editor, Diverse Communities

- @Multi_American
- Phone: (626) 583-5213
Leslie Berestein Rojas edits a team of reporters focused on diverse communities in Southern California, which is home to many new immigrants.
She previously covered immigrant and emerging communities and ran KPCC's Multi-American blog, which covered that topic.
Stories by Leslie Berestein Rojas
American snapshot: East L.A.
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
RIP Richard 'Scar' Lopez
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlTPFERD8zs
In the news this morning
Good morning. I'm experimenting with a new tool for rounding up links - hope it works. Here are a few of the more interesting items I've encountered this morning.
Castellano's list: New school brings to light a little-known hero of the Holocaust
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
Muslim employee files complaint against Disneyland, seek to wear hijab at work
Photo by IIOC Masjid Omar AlFarouk/Flickr (Creative Commons)
In the news this morning
This morning has brought with it an interesting mix of stories. Here are a few of them.
American snapshot: East L.A.
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
The all-American Chinese-Japanese fortune cookie saga continues
Photo by John Hartnup/Flickr (Creative Commons)
In the news, this afternoon
Good afternoon. The morning slipped away from me as I worked on a post about local relief efforts for victims of the devastating flooding in Pakistan. But better late than never, here are some of the top immigration-related stories of the moment.
Help on a personal scale: Pakistani immigrants create their own mini flood relief efforts
Photo by DFID - UK Department for International Development/Flickr (Creative Commons)
Old country, meet new country
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
Suicides among border agents on the rise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJLWlaK45h8
In the news this morning
Feliz Monday. Here are a few of the top immigration-related stories today and from over the weekend.
American snapshot: Chinatown
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
In the news this morning
A few of today's top immigration-related stories: a border security bill, uncertainty about further immigration reforms, and more.