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  • Lee Hetelson, of Oakland, Calif.,  steals a kiss from his fiance Nereida Rodriguez, of Los Angeles, Calif., at the 90th birthday party of  Rodriguez's grandmother, held on November 6, 2010, at the Sociedad Jose Marti in Hawthorne, California. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Indigenous men originally from Oaxaca, Mexico and now living in Los Angeles, Calif., dance at a Oaxacan community gathering at a private residence in South Los Angeles, Calif., on August 11, 2007.  The men are dressed in costumes as both men and women, all wearing masks, wigs, and Western dress. The dance was performed both to entertain the gathered crowd -most of whom were members from several Oaxacan-American organizations-and to make a somber and mocking statement about Indigenous Oaxacans who come to the United States, and who loose touch with their indigenous roots and culture by assuming Western practices, such as women who dye their hair blonde, or men who flaunt excessive, street gangster-style jewelry.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Image from an immigration rights march held in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on March 27,  2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Musician Raul Pacheco, of the band Ozomatli, performs with guest musicians at an event in honor of Cesar Chavez,  held at Olvera Street,  in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 4, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Alberto Lopez, left, and Eduardo Martinez, right, musicians and musical scholars both originally from Colombia, pose for a portrait while playing traditional Afro-Colombian instruments. The photo was taken in Los Angeles, California  on August 31, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Women gather at the door of a local store selling quinceñera gowns in downtown Los Angeles, California. They have gathered to watch an immigrant rights march process down South Main Street, past the door of the shop, on March 27, 2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Portrait of Cuban singer and songwriter Gonzalo Chomat, taken in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 11, 2010. Photo by Jen
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  • Portrait of Cuban singer and songwriter Iris Sandra Cepeda, taken in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 11, 2010. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Saida Martinez, 7, of Los Angeles Calif.,  waits in traditional dress to perform with Ballet Fiesta, a Mexican folkloric dance troupe, in the Plaza Olvera, in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 11, 2009. The group is performing for the annual "Blessing of the Animals" event held at the plaza.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Trombonist Arturo Velasco, foreground, plays with the salsa orchestra Costa Azul at El Floridita Restaurant in Hollywood Calif., on August 18, 2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Image from an immigration rights march held in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on March 27,  2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Image from an immigration rights march held in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on March 27,  2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • An unidentified day laborers listen to Antonio Bernabe (not shown) speak at the Balboa Day Labor Center in Van Nuys, California, on Dec. 7, 2009. The man in this image reads one of the informational flyers Bernabe has handed out regarding the legal rights of day laborers. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Unidentified day laborers listen to Antonio Bernabe (not shown) speak at the Balboa Day Labor Center in Van Nuys, Calif., on Dec. 7, 2009. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz..Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Day laborers, who wished to remain unidentified, wait for work at the North Hollywood Day Labor Center, in North Hollywood, California, on December 4, 2009. They are seated in front of the community vegetable garden sponsored by the center. Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Antonio Bernabe talks to two Guatemalan immigrant day laborers near the corner of Kester Blvd. and Oxnard Ave., in Van Nuys, California, on Dec. 9, 2009. The two men he is speaking to, who wished to remain unidentified, were young Guatemalans, of 17 and 18 years of age, who had crossed both the Guatemala-Mexico, and U.S.-Mexico borders in perilous circumstances in the hope of having a better life in the U.S., and income to send back to their impoverished families in Guatemala. Bernabe was visiting the day laborers waiting on the street corner for work on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA). He spoke to the men and handed out flyers informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work.  Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Antonio Bernabe pauses on the corner of Kester Blvd. and Oxnard Ave., in Van Nuys, Calif., on Dec. 9, 2009. Bernabe was visiting the day laborers waiting on the street corner for work on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA). He spoke to the men and handed out flyers informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • An unidentified member of the band Journaleros del Norte, whose members are all immigrant day laborers, surveys the crowd from the back of a flatbed truck serving as a rolling stage during a concert at a peaceful Thanksgiving march to honor immigrant rights. The Journaleros del Norte play original music with lyrics that tell of the lives and challenges of journaleros, or day laborers. Some marchers in the crowd carried white crosses to represent those who died attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the previous year. The crosses are labeled with the names of men and women, their age, and the approximate date of their death.  The march was put on by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), an immigration rights group based in Los Angeles, Calif., and took place in North Hollywood, California on November 25, 2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Ricardo Perez pauses to survey the crowd during a peaceful Thanksgiving march to honor immigrant rights, put on by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), an immigration rights group based in Los Angeles, California. The march took place in North Hollywood, California, on November 25, 2009. Some marchers, including Perez, carried white crosses to represent those who died attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the previous year. The crosses are labeled with the names of men and women, their age, and the approximate date of their death. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Ashley Esamilla, 11, of Los Angeles Calif., waits in traditional dress to perform with Ballet Fiesta, a children's Mexican folkloric dance troupe, in the Plaza Olvera, in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 11, 2009. The group is performing for the annual "Blessing of the Animals" event held at the plaza.   Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Felipe Andres Ortega, right, and Jaime Gallegos, left, both of Ventura, California, play a late-evening game of handball at the Westpark Recreation Center, located in Ventura, California, on February 17, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Elissa Nouguez, 10 (right) and Mimi Galvan, 10 (left), stand with other young dancers after a performance in the main plaza at the historic  Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California, on April 11, 2009. They had just finished performing traditional Mexican folkloric dances with the dance group Ballet Folklorico Mexico Azteca, of Burbank California, in celebration of day of the "Blessing of the Animals" event, held annually at Olvera Street. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Alberto Lopez and Eduardo Martinez,  musicians and musical scholars both originally from Colombia, pose for a portrait while playing traditional Afro-Colombian instruments. The photo was taken in Los Angeles, California  on August 31, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Participants of a procession cross streets on a pedestrian overpass at the Self Help Graphics Dia de los Muertos event, held on November 11, 2009, in East Los Angeles, California. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Adriana Huarte, of Los Angeles, Calif., dances in a performance with the Mexican folkloric dance group Danza Mexica Cuauhiemoc in Downtown Los Angeles, Calif., on March 21, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Nalva Lindauer, originally from Salvador, Brazil, and now a permanent resident of Los Angeles, California, cooks traditional Brazilian food at Zabumba Restaurant in Culver City, California, on February 8, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Denis Jiron, a conservatory-trained classical and jazz trombonist, poses with his most "indispensable objects": his first and favorite car, a 1972 Datsun Convertible,  and his personal collection of 8 trombones of different types and ages spanning from 1932 to present. He is posing in the front yard of his family's home in Bloomington, California, on April 15, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Adriana Delfin holds her grandaughter Rosaria while watching performances at the VIII Encuentro de Jaraneros de California, in Lynwood, Calif.,  on Saturday, June 27, 2009, at the Plaza Mexico.  The "Encuentro", as it is commonly referred to by attendees, is an annual music event featuring music and dance performances that celebrate Son Jarocho music and culture from the Mexican state of Veracruz. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Children take turns taking a swing at a piñata at a Christmas-related event  at Our Lady Queen of Angels Church,  Los Angeles, Calif., on December 29, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Image from an immigration rights march held in Chinatown, Los Angeles, Calif., on December 18, 2009, in honor of International Migrant's Day. Multiple immigrant rights groups from the Los Angeles community were in attendance. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Image from an immigration rights march held in downtown Los Angeles, California, on March 27,  2009.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Antonio Bernabe, left, talks with day laborer Luis Flores, right, at the North Hollywood Labor Center, in North Hollywood, California, on December 4, 2009. Flores, who had recently suffered a back injury that left him in a great deal of pain and made him unable to perform manual labor, was discussing options for financial and medical help with Bernabe. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen KlewitzPhoto by Jen Klewitz
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  • Day Laborers, who wished to remain unidentified, listen to Antonio Bernabe speak at the North Hollywood Day Laborer Center, in North Hollywood, California, on December 4, 2009. Bernabe was visiting the center on behalf of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), delivering an educational program informing laborers of a new city ordinance that affects their right to hold employers accountable who fail to pay them for their day's work. Bernabe, originally of Guanajuato, Mexico, and now U.S. citizen and resident of Van Nuys, California, is a day laborer organizer and has worked for CHIRLA for 12 years. In his current position, he is responsible for executing educational programs for day laborers in the greater Los Angeles area. Bernabe's programs include campaigns to inform workers of their rights, inform them about immigration and work law, and to inform them about access to social services such as health care, English classes, and paths to residency and citizenship. Bernabe, who was once himself a day laborer, works for the betterment of the community and for immigrant rights.  Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Day laborers pose for a photo in the early morning light while waiting for work on the corner of Kester Blvd. and Oxnard Ave., in Van Nuys, California, on December 9, 2009. Day laborers are workers in manual labor fields, such as home construction and painting, who solicit temporary work, often from public street corners. Day laborers are made up of American citizens, documented immigrants, and most commonly, undocumented immigrants, all of whom are unable to find other work or regular employment. A majority of the day laborers in the Los Angeles area are from Central America and are Spanish speakers. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Day laborers line up to participate in a peaceful Thanksgiving march to honor immigrant rights, put on by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), an immigration rights group based in Los Angeles, California. The march  included multiple community groups and organizations and took place in North Hollywood, California, on November 25, 2009. Photo by Jen Klewitz.
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  • Community members line up along Sherman Way, in North Hollywood, California, to participate in a peaceful Thanksgiving march to honor immigrant rights, put on by the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), an immigration rights group based in Los Angeles, California. The march took place in North Hollywood, California, on November 25, 2009. Some marchers carried white crosses to represent those who died attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border during the previous year. The crosses are labeled with the names of men and women, their age, and the approximate date of their death. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • From left to right, neighbors Mariana Dilu Hernandez, 9, Stefanie Pelegrino, 7, and Davey Adria, 10, clown around in the passageway of their apartment building in the Havana, Cuba neighborhood of Jesus Maria.  The wood supports under which they are playing are holding up the deteriorating roof above the passageway.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Eliza Lopez, far right, pauses to address neighbors at the door while hand sifting through rice to check for small rocks. Sifting the government-rationed rice is a daily ritual for Lopez before preparing the midday meal in the kitchen of her sister Milagro Suarez, far left, in the Havana, Cuba neighborhood of Jesus Maria. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Luis Ramon Lopez Pelegrino emerges from a swim in the ocean along the Malecon (the seafront wall and walkway bordering the city) in Havana, Cuba, displaying a recently-inked tattoo identifying him as a member of the Abakua or Abakuá (various spellings are used). The Abakua is an all-male, initiatory secret society of Afro-Cuban religion. The first such societies were established by Africans in the town of Regla, Havana, in 1836, and this remains the main area of Abakuá presence, including the district of Guanabacoa in eastern Havana. Abakua presence is also strong  in the city of  Matanzas, several hours east of Havana, where Afro-Cuban culture is vibrant. The Abakua societies, whose traditions were brought by African slaves imported to Cuba, are believed to have originated from fraternal associations in the Cross River region of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Stefanie Pelegrino, 7, of the Habana, Cuba neighborhood of Jesus Maria, sits for a portrait. Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • From left to right, the hands of neighbors Mariana Dilu Hernandez, 9, Stefanie Pelegrino, 7, and Davey Adria, 10, hold up Spanish language Yu-gi-oh  game cards against the wall of the main passageway of their apartment building in the Habana, Cuba neighborhood of Jesus Maria.  Yu-gi-oh cards, originally from China, are a children's game and sets of collector cards that have reached international popularity with children worldwide.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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  • Lucas Hernandez Vazquez, 78, poses for a portrait on the sidewalk of his Habana, Cuba neighborhood of Jesus Maria. Originally from the western province of Pinar del Rio, Vazquez has lived for 58 years in La Habana. Before the revolution he had traveled to Mexico, Germany, Venezuela, Miami, and Los Angeles. After the revolution he spent many years as a mechanic in  Havana.   He resides with one of his four adult children in Jesus Maria.  Photo by Jen Klewitz
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