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No soy de aqui, ni soy de alla: Temporary Protected Status

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UCLA student struggles to establish legitimacy in the United States

Are immigrants finally California dreamin’ their way into college?

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Dreams come true for future students, but the nightmares remain for current students in California

A Day in the Life of an Undocumented Student

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Jesson and his parents immigrated to the United States from Mexico when he was two years old. In the middle school, he had the option to become a US citizen when a teacher wanted to adopt him.

Memories Fading on Pico and Union

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Que onda con los nombres? What do they mean? Digging led to Burlington Homeboy and Homegirls Industries, a partial history of Pico and Union, and an art group named Earth Crew.

Video: Grupo Folklórico de UCLA practices for Dia de Los Muertos

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Grupo Folklórico de UCLA is a student club recognized for its celebrations honoring the Mexican culture through a Mexican traditional dance widely known as Ballet Folklorico.

Video: Bici Libre

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Bici Libre repairs and redistributes abandoned bicycles to low-income communities where bicycles are a major source of transportation.

Finding Brown Pride in Prisoner Letters

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The influx of letters and support from prisoners was a catalyst for the creation of a section for their contributions called Sigan Luchando, which first appeared in La Gente's April/May 1993 issue.

I Have Curves. Get Used to It.

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I have never considered myself flaquita but neither did I consider myself overweight. It was only when I began to attend UCLA that I began to feel like a monster.

Chicano Studies Research Center Holds Annual Open House

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The event this year was dedicated to Chon Noriega the director of the CSRC in celebration of his 50th birthday, and 10th year as director.

SnapFotos: Art in the Streets

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Introducing La Gente's photo blog. For today, pictures from Westwood LIVE.