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After the Marches: Immigrant Mobilization

April 4, 2008

Political parties have taken a backseat to community-based organizations in their ability to mobilize immigrants, says USC’s Janelle Wong.

One Year After Immigrant Rights Marches Rocked the Nation, USC Experts Look Back

March 28, 2007

Media Influence Felix Gutierrez, professor of journalism, says last year's marches demonstrated that the media's influence isn't just commercial but can also motivate people to activism. Latino radio stations rallied their listeners to exercise their First Amendment rights, shocking the...

Gaining a Political Voice Via Religion

February 15, 2007

Faith and personal convictions can help immigrants fight for equality in the U.S., says a USC sociologist. By Eddie North-Hager

Pro-Immigration Protests: USC Experts Available

April 27, 2006

NATIONWIDE PRO-IMMIGRATION PROTESTS EXPECTEDMAY 1: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXPERTSAVAILABLE(in alphabetical order)RALPH FERTIG, clinical associate professor in the USC Schoolof Social Work, lectures on social welfare policy. He has been afederal administrative judge, civil rights lawyer, social worker andsociologist. Contact...

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