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“To Be Takei”: Love, diversity, and Star Trek
September 26, 2014A new documentary chronicling the life of activist and actor George Takei is currently screening, to the delight of his many admirers.
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Labor organizer wins MacArthur “genius grant”
September 17, 2014Ai-jen Poo is a labor organizer whose compelling vision is transforming the landscape of working conditions and labor standards for domestic or private-household workers.
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The Los Angeles Swiss Film Festival in review
September 17, 2014Swiss cinema and television has a rich heritage. This motion picture plenitude was on full display at Hollywood's Harmony Gold Theater on Sept. 7.
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Happy birthday, Phil Stern, “Greatest Generation” photographer
September 17, 2014Phil Stern, chronicler of many of the icons and epic moments of the twentieth century, celebrated his 95th birthday at the Veterans Home of California, West Los Angeles.
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“In the Fields of the North” photos on the border wall
September 10, 2014"In the Fields of the North" is an exhibition of photographs of farm workers in the U.S., almost all migrants from Mexico.
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