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Youth Photographers Explore New Roots
This summer, students in The AjA Project’s photography workshops considered City Heights’ relationship with food–where residents get it, whether it’s healthy and how it compares to the food refugees ate previously. They followed their camera lenses to the New Roots Community Farm, where refugees grow their own food. The farm helps growers reconnect with the…
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Hate Crimes Against Latinos Rise
By Ruxandra Guidi By law, a hate crime is a criminal act targeting someone because of their race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Last year in California, there were 119 documented hate crimes against ethnic Latinos or Latin American immigrants. In 2009, that number stood at 81 statewide. “Latinos are identified as one of the most…
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Tweet City Heights: Some Deportations Will Be Dropped
By Megan Burks White House Says It Will Halt Some Deportations The White House announced yesterday it will sift through a backlog of 300,000 deportation cases to weed out “low-priority” deportations. The cases will be dropped, clearing and awarding work visas to those brought to the U.S. as children or netted for minor offenses. The…
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Many Californians Confused About Health Reform
By Kenny Goldberg A new study reveals there’s a lot of uncertainty and confusion about health reform among poor Californians. The report shows low-income people are unclear about what benefits they’ll receive. The Public Policy Institute of California asked poor residents to share their understanding of health reform. The institute’s report shows many people don’t…