{"id":1194,"date":"2023-03-16T16:18:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T23:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/?page_id=1194"},"modified":"2023-05-08T10:23:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:23:51","slug":"roots-raices-south-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/publications\/roots-raices-south-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Roots|Ra\u00edces: Latino Engagement, Place Identities, and Shared Futures in South Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n \n   \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/1-b24c3ebdaf-768x1024.webp\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/1-b24c3ebdaf-768x1024.webp 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Report cover featuring graphics of diverse adults.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Immigrant Inclusion &amp; Racial Justice<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"html-content\">\n<div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<p>By Manuel Pastor, Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez, Pamela Stephens, Vanessa Carter, and Walter Thompson-Hernandez<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Please note<\/span>: reports dated earlier than June 2020 were published under our previous names: the USC Program for Environmental and Regional Equity (PERE) or the USC Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration (CSII).<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"chapters-container\">\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>About Roots|Ra\u00edces<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>CSII\u2019s\u00a0<em>Roots|Ra\u00edces<\/em>\u00a0research project was born out of relationships with community groups and community leaders in South Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last two years of research, some of these leaders have stressed the need for a positive assets-based story of South LA, particularly one that shows how the earlier tensions associated with the Latino shift have been transformed over time.<\/p>\n<p>The full report will present our findings and multi-faceted stories from interviews with 100 residents and nearly 20 civic leaders in South LA, with a focus on three neighborhoods: Central Avenue, Vermont Square, and Watts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Roots|Ra\u00edces\u00a0<\/em>report features in-depth chapters on:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shifting Space:<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Decades of Demographic Change<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 includes a brief history of South LA, maps, and a quantitative exploration of demographic transformations over time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Finding Place: Latinos on Living in South LA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 explores the experiences of the first and second generation Latino residents we interviewed and what these generational differences mean for civic engagement in South LA.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bridging Race: Institutions in Flux or Inflexible<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 discusses how South LA organizations are navigating challenges and addressing tensions, building leadership capacity and civic engagement, and organizing Black-Latino alliances for a shared future.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Facing Forward: Lessons and<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Recommendations<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 outlines key findings and offers recommendations for broadening civic engagement, deepening multi-racial coalitions, investing in capacity-building efforts and reframing the narrative on South LA.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>This report underscores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The importance of understanding the similarities and differences between two rooted communities in order to build bridges;<\/li>\n<li><em>Place identity<\/em>\u00a0can be as important as\u00a0<em>race identity<\/em>\u00a0and both should be considered to move toward common goals of social justice; and<\/li>\n<li>Building a Latino voice in South LA means bolstering Black voices and understanding that both depend on\u00a0<em>independence<\/em>\u00a0and<em>\u00a0interdependence.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What happens in South LA will not stay in South LA:<\/strong> Investing in both African American and Latino leadership can prepare us for the challenges and opportunities of a city and country that will continue to be increasingly multiracial, multiethnic, and multilingual.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This project was made possible through funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, The California Endowment, and The James Irvine Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"chapter\">\n                              <h3>Informaci\u00f3n en Espa\u00f1ol<\/h3>\n              \n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>El Sur de Los \u00c1ngeles es a la vez un centro hist\u00f3rico de los Afroamericanos en Los Angeles Sur y un lugar donde un nuevo tipo de integraci\u00f3n de los inmigrantes se est\u00e1 desarrollando.<\/p>\n<p>El informe de CSII,\u00a0<em>Roots|Ra\u00edces:\u00a0<\/em>Compromiso Latino, Identidades de Lugar, y Futuros Compartidos en el Sur de Los Angeles, explora los contextos, las experiencias vividas, y los datos detr\u00e1s del establecimiento de los latinos en un lugar hist\u00f3ricamente afroamericana.<\/p>\n<p><em>Roots|Ra\u00edces<\/em>\u00a0naci\u00f3 de las relaciones con los grupos de la comunidad y l\u00edderes de la comunidad en el sur de Los \u00c1ngeles. Durante los \u00faltimos dos a\u00f1os de investigaci\u00f3n, algunos de estos l\u00edderes han subrayado la necesidad de una narrativa positiva del sur de Los \u00c1ngeles, en particular uno que muestra c\u00f3mo las tensiones anteriores asociados con el cambio Latino han evolucionado con el tiempo.<\/p>\n<p><em>Roots|Ra\u00edces\u00a0<\/em>ofrece informaci\u00f3n sobre las transformaciones ocurriendo en el coraz\u00f3n de la comunidad Negra de Los \u00c1ngeles y las lecciones importantes que hay para la regi\u00f3n y el pa\u00eds. El reporte es el resultado entrevistas con 100 residentes locales y 20 l\u00edderes civiles en el sur de Los \u00c1ngeles, con un enfoque en tres barrios: Avenida Central, la Plaza de Vermont, y Watts. Un an\u00e1lisis cuantitativo de a fondo est\u00e1 entrelazado a lo largo de la narraci\u00f3n a nivel de barrio y la regi\u00f3n, el cual explora los cambios demogr\u00e1ficos, econ\u00f3micos y c\u00edvicos que han ocurrido durante las \u00faltimas d\u00e9cadas.<\/p>\n<p><strong>El informe de\u00a0<em>Roots|Ra\u00edces<\/em>\u00a0esta dividido en cuatro secciones principales:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong>Desplazamiento Espacial: Las d\u00e9cadas de los cambios demogr\u00e1ficos \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0incluye una breve historia del sur de Los \u00c1ngeles, mapas, y una exploraci\u00f3n cuantitativa de las transformaciones demogr\u00e1ficas a lo largo de el tiempo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong>Encontrando su Local: Los Latinos Viviendo en el Sur de LA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 explora las experiencias entre la primera y segunda generaci\u00f3n de residentes Latinos que entrevistamos y lo que estas diferencias generacionales significan para la participaci\u00f3n ciudadana en el sur de Los \u00c1ngeles.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong>Conectando las Razas: Las Instituciones en Flux o Inflexibles\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 analiza c\u00f3mo las organizaciones del Sur de LA navegan retos y hace frente a las tensiones entre grupos raciales, el desarrollo de la capacidad de liderazgo y el compromiso c\u00edvico, y la organizaci\u00f3n de alianzas Negro-Latina para un futuro compartido.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\u00a0<strong>Siguiendo Adelante: Lecciones y recomendaciones<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 resume los hallazgos clave y ofrece recomendaciones para la ampliaci\u00f3n de la participaci\u00f3n ciudadana, la profundizaci\u00f3n de las coaliciones multi-raciales, la inversi\u00f3n en actividades de creaci\u00f3n de capacidad y la reformulaci\u00f3n de la narrativa que existe sobre el Sur de LA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Entre otros hallazgos, nuestro informe recalca:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 La importancia de comprender las similitudes y diferencias entre las dos comunidades enraizadas con el fin de construir puentes;<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 La\u00a0<em>identidad de local<\/em>\u00a0puede ser tan importante como la\u00a0<em>identidad racial<\/em>\u00a0y ambas deben ser considerados para avanzar hacia objetivos comunes de la justicia social; y<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 La construcci\u00f3n de una voz Latina en el sur de Los \u00c1ngeles requiere el fortalecimiento de las voces Negras y entendimiento de que ambas est\u00e1n basadas en su independencia y la interdependencia entre ellas.<\/p>\n<p>Lo que est\u00e1 sucediendo en el sur de Los \u00c1ngeles no se quedar\u00e1 en el Sur de LA: Invertir en el liderazgo tanto Afroamericanos como Latinos nos puede preparar para los desaf\u00edos y oportunidades de una ciudad y una naci\u00f3n que va a seguir siendo cada vez m\u00e1s multirracial, multi\u00e9tnica y multiling\u00fce.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Financiadores:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Este proyecto ha sido posible gracias a la financiaci\u00f3n de la W. 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autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Credits: &#8220;Charcoal Alley&#8221; written and performed by Vin Villa\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vinnydukevilla\">@VinnyDukeVilla<\/a>\u00a0for the\u00a0Roots|Ra\u00edces project. Videography by Matthew West. Produced by Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez. Edited by Jenny Zhang. Project coordination by Gladys Malibiran.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">#RootsRaices Article Series<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CSII partnered with KCET Departures on a three-part article series to lift up key themes, data, and analysis from the\u00a0<em>Roots|Ra\u00edces\u00a0<\/em>research project. Read the articles by clicking the cards below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bAy3BqSZHN\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Roots|Ra\u00edces: Shared Futures in South Los Angeles\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/index-672x432.webp\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  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\u2013 Across the Generations\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>By Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo and Walter Thompson-Hernandez<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photographed for CSII by Walter Thompson-Hernandez)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qLTHqJ28QH\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Shifting Spaces: Demographic Changes and Challenges in South Los Angeles\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/index-2-672x432.webp\"\n                    data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Graffiti of \"Los Angeles\" across a fence\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qLTHqJ28QH\" >\n                  \n                    Shifting Spaces: Demographic Changes and Challenges in South Los Angeles\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>By Pamela Stephens<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photographed for CSII by Walter Thompson-Hernandez)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                                        \n  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decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/AfAm2010RootsRaices-540x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-2038564497\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n  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d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Lat1970RootsRaices-540x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1561482958\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"photo\">\n\n            \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Lat2010RootsRaices-540x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                          <a href=\"#photo-1768144474\" class=\"photo-trigger\" aria-label=\"Expand to view image and text\">\n                <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M28,7v7.9h-2.6l0-3.4l-4.3,4.3c-0.3,0.3-0.6,0.4-0.9,0.4s-0.7-0.1-0.9-0.4c-0.5-0.5-0.5-1.3,0-1.9l4.3-4.3h-3.4V7H28z M7,28v-7.9h2.6v3.4l4.3-4.3c0.5-0.5,1.3-0.5,1.9,0c0.5,0.5,0.5,1.3,0,1.9l-4.3,4.3h3.4V28H7z\"\/><\/svg>\n              <\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n      \n      <\/div>\n\n            <div id=\"photo-1810740457\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Percent Non-Hispanic African American, South Los Angeles, 1970<\/h3>\n          \n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/AfAm1970RootsRaices-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-2038564497\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Percent Non-Hispanic African American, South Los Angeles, 2010<\/h3>\n          \n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/AfAm2010RootsRaices-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1157862816\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n          \n                          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Civic Engagement of Latinos as Share of the Total Population in South LA and LA County<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/chart_latino_vote-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1561482958\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Percent Latino, South Los Angeles, 1970<\/h3>\n          \n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Lat1970RootsRaices-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n                <div id=\"photo-1768144474\" class=\"photo-lightbox lity-hide\">\n        <div class=\"text-container\">\n                      <h3>Percent Latino, South Los Angeles, 2010<\/h3>\n          \n          \n                  <\/div>\n\n        \n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Lat2010RootsRaices-1080x0-c-default.jpg\"\n                    \n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n      \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          In the Media\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/112088\/lessons-from-the-transformation-of-south-los-angeles\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Takeaways from the Transformation of South Los Angeles<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>December 6, 2016<br \/>\nUSC News by Emily Gersema<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/\">Laurie Avocado<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/news.usc.edu\/112088\/lessons-from-the-transformation-of-south-los-angeles\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Takeaways from the Transformation of South Los Angeles\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Chavez_King_Mural_web-824x549-1-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Chavez_King_Mural_web-824x549-1-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Mural of Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/laopinion.com\/2016\/11\/02\/la-nueva-voz-latina-en-el-sur-de-los-angeles\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Op-ed: &#8220;La nueva voz latina en el Sur de Los \u00c1ngeles&#8221;<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>November 2, 2016<\/p>\n<p>La Opini\u00f3n Spanish Op-ed by CSII director Manuel Pastor and Data Analyst Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Foto: Aurelia Ventura \/ La Opinion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"http:\/\/laopinion.com\/2016\/11\/02\/la-nueva-voz-latina-en-el-sur-de-los-angeles\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Op-ed: \"La nueva voz latina en el Sur de Los \u00c1ngeles\"\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/090315_10_traffic-safety-768x432.webp\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/090315_10_traffic-safety-768x432.webp 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Children crossing the street in their school uniform\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcity.org\/daily\/entry\/south-la-black-latino-communities-struggle\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Searching for Civic Unity for L.A. Black and Latino Communities<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>November 4, 2016<br \/>\nNextCity By Johnny Magdaleno<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photo by Jengod)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcity.org\/daily\/entry\/south-la-black-latino-communities-struggle\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Searching for Civic Unity for L.A. Black and Latino Communities\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/LA_WattsWelcome_920_690_80-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/LA_WattsWelcome_920_690_80-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"\"Welcome to Watts\" stone\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/housing\/2016\/11\/in-south-la-a-common-front-to-fend-off-gentrification\/506213\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >In South L.A., a Common Front to Fend Off Gentrification<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>November 2, 2016<br \/>\nCityLab by Tanvi Misra<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photographed for CSII by Walter Thompson-Hernandez)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citylab.com\/housing\/2016\/11\/in-south-la-a-common-front-to-fend-off-gentrification\/506213\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about In South L.A., a Common Front to Fend Off Gentrification\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/index-672x432.webp\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Store front covered with advertisements and art of Martin Luther King Jr and Barack Obama\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/programs\/take-two\/2016\/11\/01\/52912\/two-groups-one-community-usc-report-explores-south\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Two groups, one community: USC report explores South LA&#8217;s demographic shift<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>November 1, 2016<br \/>\n89.3 KPCC with A Martinez spoke with Manuel Pastor about #RootsRaices<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Photo: Leslie Berestein Rojas \/ KPCC)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scpr.org\/programs\/take-two\/2016\/11\/01\/52912\/two-groups-one-community-usc-report-explores-south\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Two groups, one community: USC report explores South LA's demographic shift\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/index-3-768x432.webp\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/index-3-1280x720.webp 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/index-3-768x432.webp 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Mural that says \"I heart Watts\" with the heart being an anatomical drawing\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/laopinion.com\/2016\/11\/01\/antes-hip-hop-ahora-musica-de-banda-cada-vez-hay-mas-latinos-en-sur-los-angeles\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Antes hip-hop, ahora m\u00fasica de banda; cada vez hay m\u00e1s latinos en Sur Los \u00c1ngeles<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>November 1, 2016<br \/>\nLa Opini\u00f3n by Francisco Castro<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Foto: Aurelia Ventura \/ Impremedia \/ La Opinion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"http:\/\/laopinion.com\/2016\/11\/01\/antes-hip-hop-ahora-musica-de-banda-cada-vez-hay-mas-latinos-en-sur-los-angeles\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Antes hip-hop, ahora m\u00fasica de banda; cada vez hay m\u00e1s latinos en Sur Los \u00c1ngeles\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/102016_14_parks-768x432.webp\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/102016_14_parks-768x432.webp 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Martin Luther King Jr. park in South Los Angeles\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.kpfk.org\/index.php?shokey=deadlinela\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >KPFK FM &#8211; Deadline LA radio show<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>CSII researchers, Vanessa Carter (Senior Data Analyst) and Alejandro Sanchez-Lopez (Data Analyst), previewed the findings from CSII&#8217;s Roots|Ra\u00edces report on South LA for the <a href=\"http:\/\/kpfk.org\/programs\/73-deadline-la-with-barbara-osborn-a-howard-blume#.V4VwSvkrIQ8\">KPFK FM radio show\u00a0<em>Deadline LA<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the audio online from the show <a title=\"http:\/\/archive.kpfk.org\/index.php?shokey=deadlinela\" href=\"http:\/\/archive.kpfk.org\/index.php?shokey=deadlinela\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">archives (select the July 4th episode).<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.kpfk.org\/index.php?shokey=deadlinela\"  aria-label=\"Read more about KPFK FM - Deadline LA radio show\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/logoKPFK4-e1672945316543.png\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zocalopublicsquare.org\/2016\/07\/07\/the-south-los-angeles-future-will-be-shared\/ideas\/nexus\/\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >The South Los Angeles Future Will Be Shared: In a Stronghold of African Americans and Immigrant Integration, New Identities Emerge Rooted in a Sense of Place as Much as Race<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>By Manuel Pastor, Z\u00f3calo Public Square<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zocalopublicsquare.org\/2016\/07\/07\/the-south-los-angeles-future-will-be-shared\/ideas\/nexus\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about The South Los Angeles Future Will Be Shared: In a Stronghold of African Americans and Immigrant Integration, New Identities Emerge Rooted in a Sense of Place as Much as Race\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Pastor-LEAD-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Pastor-LEAD-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eri\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2023\/01\/Pastor-LEAD-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Diverse group of people seated in a busy food court in South Los Angeles\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n        \n    \n    \n        \n    \n    \n        \n    \n    \n        \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n           Read our other publications by research area\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                Immigrant Integration &amp; 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