Los Angeles: The Regional Impacts and Opportunities of Migration

Field Hearing of the
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

(U.S. Helsinki Commission)

"Los Angeles: The Regional Impacts and Opportunities of Migration"

Friday May 9, 2008

11:00AM ˆ 1:00PM

California State University ˆ LA,

Los Angeles, CA

(Golden Eagle, Ballroom 1)

The field hearing will focus on the regional impacts and contributions of migration, as well as best practices for social, civic, and economic integration of migrant communities. Los Angeles will be examined as a case study within the international context of global migration.

This hearing will be Co-Chaired by U.S. Representative Hilda L. Solis, Special Representative on Migration to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly.

Invited witnesses include:

• Reverend Richard Estrada, Associate Pastor at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church ("La Placita") in Los Angeles and Founder/Executive Director of Jovenes, Inc.
• Kerry Doi, President/CEO, Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE)
• Dr. David Hayes Bautista, Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture
• Eun Sook Lee, Executive Director, National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
• Angelica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Human Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA)
• Stewart Kwoh, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Center
• Dr. Raúl Hinojosa-Ojeda, Associate Professor, UCLA César E. Chávez Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies

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