The Committee of African Friends for Herb Wesson Jr., made of African immigrants from several African countries strongly supports the candidacy of Herb Wesson Jr. for Los Angeles County Supervisor. As stakeholders in African business and the immigrant community in Southern California, we are rallying efforts to support the current President of Los Angeles City, Herb Wesson Jr, in his 2020 candidacy for the office of Los Angeles County 2nd District Board of Supervisor.

Ponce de León has served as dean of the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor since 2008, where she is also the Eliel Saarinen Collegiate Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning. Before her appointment at the University of Michigan, Ponce de León was a professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, where she served on the faculty for 12 years.

Los Angeles, CA -- Immi'Art, CHIRLA's annual June arts and culture celebration, this year goes virtual to explore artivism and intersectionality, connecting art and progressive activism. The Facebook live event will feature a moderated conversation among three movement-oriented artists exploring art as a natural tool for resistance. Art is power!

Padma Lakshmi has watched in anger as some politicians denigrate immigrants. She's been left seething as newcomers are discriminated against or targeted.

Indian Film Festival LA (IFFLA) launches a special virtual showcase, the first of its kind, IFFLA Over the Years: 17 days celebrating 17 years of Indian cinema.

oin us tomorrow in Irvine at 10 am for the Gandhi Peace March & Unity Rally. Let's show our Indian American Community's support for achieving equality and justice for our Black Community.

On May 29 President Trump proclaimed that certain Chinese students and researchers seeking to enter the U.S. would be restricted because they would be “detrimental to the interests of the United States.” He also called on the State Department to consider revoking visas of those who are already here. We, Chinese international students, became the casualty in the two countries’ crossfire over the trade war, the pandemic, and Hong Kong.

The role that the store played in Floyd’s death May 25 and in all that followed has been a bitter pill to swallow for many Muslim and Arab communities. This moment has also reignited ongoing debates in Muslim communities over the ethical duties of immigrants who own businesses in black neighborhoods, from when and if they call the police to the role they can play in creating healthier food ecosystems.

As you rightly referred to, unconscious racial bias is found everywhere including healthcare settings, stores, streets, etc. That hidden part of a person is clear through observable actions. How people feel inside can be measured in how they conduct the activities of their lives, say what they say and or do what they do and how they do them.