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Students at LA Valley College Learn About Mexican Repatriation

Published on Friday, 8th May, 2009 at 2:46PM
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On Wednesday, May 6, 2009 LA Valley College hosted an event co-sponsored by the DHLI for Labor History Month. The event was spearheaded by LA Valley College Student Lupe Burgara, who organized an event for Labor History Month last year where Dolores Huerta and several Los Angeles unions came to the college. This year’s event commemorating Labor History Month was focused on  the Mexican Repatriation of the 1930s. 
 
Emilia Castaneda and her daughter Dr. Christine Valenciana came to LA Valley College to talk about the Mexican Repatriation of the 1930s. Emilia Castaneda was born in the United States, but her parents were not. Her parents came to the United States to live and work, and her mother later passed away. She and her brother only had their father, who was forced under Mexican Repatriation to go to Mexico after he lost his job and lost his house. Because Emilia and her brother had no other family, they had no option but to go with their father to Mexico although they were U.S. citizens and had never been to Mexico before. If they wanted to stay in the U.S.
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Pierce Students and Faculty Learn About Going Green and What It Means For Them

Published on Thursday, 16th April, 2009 at 1:54PM
Woodrow Clark, II talking at Pierce College

Woodrow W. Clark, II spoke to hundreds of students and faculty at Pierce College on Thursday, April 16, 2009 about the environment, the green economy and technology and what going green means for their educational and professional pursuits.  Dr. Clark presented a PowerPoint presentation, showing data, images and information about how we got where we are today and what viable options there are for the future so that we can have renewable energy resources and help our economy grow in a responsible sustainable fashion.  The presentation concluded with remarks on what going green means for the future of jobs and how students can prepare for the Third Industrial Revolution.  The presentation ended with a question and answer session where students and faculty were able to ask Dr. Clark questions about what they can do in light of what is happening to our environment and our economy.

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DHLI April 2009 Updates!

Published on Wednesday, 1st April, 2009 at 1:06PM
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NEWS

 
  • ILWU 63 and LA Harbor College will enter into a working partnership to create educational programs for local community!
  • Former International ILWU President David Arian does Book Reading & Signing at LA Harbor College!
  • Film “Made in LA” shown and Garment Workers Center Director Kimi Lee speaks at LA Harbor College!
  • LA Trade Tech Approves Introduction to Labor Studies course for meeting American Institutions Requirement for Graduation!
  • With LA Trade Tech Labor Center, DHLI helps teach first labor studies classes at newly opened Helen Bernstein High School!
  • LA Valley College Approves Sociology of Labor Class!
  • West LA College Obtains UC Transferability for California Literature and Labor Class!
  • East LA College will schedule History of Working People Class in Fall 2009!
  • At memorial service for the late labor scholar Jeff Stansbury, it was announced DHLI will administer the Jeff Stansbury Action Scholarship for Community College Students!
  • DHLI appointed to CA Speaker of Assembly’s Commission on Labor Education

 

For more updates, information and for the full article, "Cesar Chavez Day adn the Forgotten Asian Americans" see PDF document, available for download.

Sign Up for the Online California Literature in the California Labor Movement Class

Published on Wednesday, 1st April, 2009 at 12:52PM
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California Literature in the California Labor Movement
Online Course at West L.A. College, Fall 2009
English 275 – Section # 8057
CSU and UC transferable
Class begins Monday, August 31, 2009  
Information and registration at www.wlac.cc.ca.us/

Presented by West Los Angeles College with support from the Dolores Huerta Labor Institute, this course explores the social and political history of working people in California through its literature, including fiction, poetry, drama, expository forms, and films.

11th Annual Cesar E. Chavez Day Walk & Festival

Published on Wednesday, 28th January, 2009 at 2:48PM
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It is time to Serve our country, from the fields to the streets, communities to countryside—for "Dignity and Justice for All."
 
CESAR CHAVEZ DAY of SERVICE 2009 (A California State Holiday)
 
The UFW Foundation invites you to the 11th Annual  Cesar E.
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