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Youth organizing shapes civic leadership in California
UCLA Professor Dr. Veronica Terriquez, in her book ‘Learning to Lead: Youth Organizing in Immigrant Communities’, examines how grassroots organizations empower second-generation immigrant adolescents in California. Her decade of research suggests that providing young people with tools to analyze power structures and lead policy campaigns fosters lifelong civic engagement.
Terriquez’s work is informed by her observations of the 1994 Proposition 187 vote, which denied undocumented immigrants access to government services. She noted a significant disconnect between political decisions and the needs of local communities, as well as low voter turnout among eligible community members.
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- [○ 1 SOURCE] Grassroots youth organizations in California help transform immigrant adolescents into civic leaders latinonewsnetwork.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Proposition 187 was approved by California voters in 1994 latinonewsnetwork.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Dr. Veronica Terriquez authored the book ‘Learning to Lead: Youth Organizing in Immigrant Communities’ latinonewsnetwork.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Proposition 187 denied undocumented immigrants access to government services latinonewsnetwork.com