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Google News: Departures Heads to South Robertson
[KCET (blog)] - by Kelly Simpson As part of our ongoing exploration of Los Angeles neighborhoods, we are pleased to announce the development of our latest upcoming installment: Departures: South Robertson. In collaboration with the South Robertson Neighborhood Council
Exclusionary Laws and the Chinese-American Experience
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[KCET (blog)] - by Kelly Simpson More than a century ago this week, on May 6, 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed. This US federal law barred all Chinese laborers from entering the country for 10 years (though it lasted until repealed in 1943).
Loyalty to Labor: Brief History of May Day in Los Angeles
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[KCET (blog)] - by Kelly Simpson In America, Labor Day and May Day (also known as International Workers Day) are essentially one and the same: both formulated around the late 1880s with intentions to improve labor laws and celebrate the economic and social
Google News: Transforming Poetry Spaces in Los Angeles
[KCET (blog)] - by Kelly Simpson As Mike "the Poet" Sonksen showcased this month, there's a smorgasbord of poetry to enjoy throughout the city. Apart from coffee shops and traditional literary spaces, poetry in LA also finds it ways into unlikely spaces.
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