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Leslie Berestein Rojas
Immigration and Emerging Communities Reporter
- @Multi_American
- Phone: (626) 583-5213
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
C'mon, she's just a kid!
This morning I linked to a story about Dora the Explorer that appeared in this weekend's Los Angeles Times, tracing the Nickelodeon cartoon character's existence from initial conception (as a cartoon rabbit, of all things) to a lucrative mega-franchise a decade after the show's television debut.
What's in a name: Oaxacalifornia
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
In the news this morning
Good morning. Here are a few of the top immigration stories from the weekend and for today.
And in case you missed it: The OGs talk books with Huizar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezKh_DaVnOM
Because it's Friday: Chico's Angels
http://www.vimeo.com/13898198
Short film: 'Borderland'
http://vimeo.com/9696215
In the news this morning
Good morning. There are several interesting stories out there today, including some locally:
American snapshot: Monterey Park
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
The year of the ethnic reality TV series
Photo courtesy of Levi's
On the Patt Morrison show: the debate over the 14th Amendment
Starting at 1 p.m., 89.3 KPCC's Patt Morrison will discuss the growing political debate over the 14th Amendment as more GOP leaders join a movement to curb birthright citizenship, with the goal of denying citizenship to U.
In the news this morning
With Arizona and SB 1070 mostly off the radar for now, there's a little more variety this week in immigration-related news, and the debate over the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship is at the top of the list.
Emotional rally ends DREAM Act hunger strike
Photo by Leslie Berestein Rojas/KPCC
MALDEF staying neutral on Kagan confirmation
Photo by Talk Radio News/Flickr (Creative Commons)
Picketers target Meg Whitman's East L.A. campaign office
Photo by Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC
DREAM Act hunger strikers decide to quit
The students who began a hunger strike two weeks ago today outside California Sen. Dianne Feinstein's office in Westwood have announced plans to end their strike with a vigil there tonight.
