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Proposition 187’s anti-immigrant cruelty was a California tradition
U.S. immigration policy today offers a parade of horrors: Children caged in detention centers. Family separations. ICE agents dragging parents away from the school dropoff.
It’s time to fulfill the promise of citizenship
This year we marked the 150th anniversary of the 14th Amendment in a strange way: with an assault on the idea of citizenship that is at the…
When American Lawmakers Took a Page from the Nazi Playbook
In his chilling new book, Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots Against Hollywood and America, scholar Steve Ross chronicles how Hitler…
How Mexican-Americans assimilate into U.S. culture
Donald Trump’s election has unleashed a flood of animus against Mexican-Americans.
Within 24 hours of the election, Mexican-Americans across the…
Why pandemics activate xenophobia
The coronavirus outbreak, which emerged in China earlier this year, is quickly spreading across the world. We may not have reached full pandemic status yet, according to the World Health Organization, but we are inching closer..
Before ‘Chinese Virus,’ There Was ‘Mexican Disease’ in L.A
The L.A. River, and railyards. Most streets are rarely cleaned by the city and they frequently pile up with garbage. Many aren’t even paved. An Italian dancing hall, a Buddhist temple, a Syrian coffeehouse and the homes of Mexican laborers reflect the working class district’s diversity.
How the Humanities helps our veterans
At a recent dinner party, I fell into conversation with a Navy SEAL. One might wonder what a history professor has in common with a member of one of…
Win or Lose, Los Doyers are ‘Familia’
During Game 6 of this year’s World Series, a man held up a sign. On top, it read, “1988: Father and son at World Series.” On the bottom,…