Los Angeles: The Regional Impacts and Opportunities of Migration
Friday, May 9, 2008, 4:00 am
Witnesses
Reverend Richard Estrada
Associate Pastor
Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church (“La Placita”)
Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda
Director
North American Integration and Development Center
Lucy Ito
Senior Vice President
California Credit Union League
Kerry Doi
President/CEO
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
Angelica Salas
Executive Director
Coalition for Human Immigration Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
Eun Sook Lee
Executive Director
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
Alcee Hastings and Hilda Solis, together with witnesses – Reverend Richard Estrada, Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, Ms. Lucy Ito, Mr. Kerry Doi, Ms. Angelica Salas, and Ms. Eun Sook Lee – discussed the challenges, best practices in existence, and positive aspects of migration. The witnesses, immigrants themselves, shared their personal stories of immigration and what it meant to live as minorities.
Relevant Countries
Leadership