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Voices from the Front Lines: Organizing Immigrant Workers in Los Angeles
Ruth Milkman and Kent Wong, Translated by Luis Escala Rabadan
January 1, 2000
This book presents the experiences and reflections of five key figures in the Los Angeles labor movement who represent the new face of unionism in California: Cristina Vazquez, Maria Elena Durazo, Rocio Saenz, Macario Camorlinga, and Jesus Gomez.
Working for Justice: The L.A. Model of Organizing and Advocacy
Ruth Milkman, Joshua Bloom and Victor Narro
January 1, 2010
Working for Justice, which includes eleven case studies of recent low-wage worker organizing campaigns in Los Angeles, makes the case for a distinctive "L.A. Model" of union and worker center organizing.
Dreams Deported: Immigrant Youth and Families Resist Deportation
Kent Wong and Nancy Guarneros
January 1, 2015
Dreams Deported: Immigrant Youth and Families Resist Deportation is a UCLA student publication featuring stories of deportation and of the courageous immigrant youth and families who have led the national campaign against deportations and successfully challenged the president of the United States to act.
2018 Hollywood Diversity Report: Five Years of Progress and Missed Opportunities
January 1, 2018
This report considers the top 200 theatrical film releases in 2016 and 1,251 broadcast, cable and digital platform television shows from the 2015-16 season in order to document the degree to which women and people of color are present in front of and behind the camera.
Media Contact
Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón, Director of Research and Civic Engagement for the Division of Social Sciences, at acramon@ss.ucla.edu
2016 Hollywood Diversity Report: Business as Usual?
January 1, 2016
This report considers the top 200 theatrical film releases in 2014 and 1,146 broadcast, cable and digital platform television shows from the 2013-14 season in order to document the degree to which women and minorities are present in front of and behind the camera.
Media Contact
Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón, Director of Research and Civic Engagement for the Division of Social Sciences, at acramon@ss.ucla.edu
Reconnecting to Work: Policies to Mitigate Long-Term Unemployment and Its Consequences
Lauren D. Appelbaum (IRLE Research Affiliate)
January 1, 2012
The book presents research that examines the psychological as well as economic consequences of experiencing a prolonged spell of joblessness and discusses policies to increase job creation and to get the long-term unemployed back into jobs.
