In this free virtual program recorded August 2022, we discuss the state of civic power for immigrants and DACA status holders in California – electoral and beyond – from California’s founding to current day. Join a panel of scholars and immigration experts to learn more about today’s policy landscape in California, its historical framework, and to consider what role California’s immigrant communities might play in the future of citizenship.

Panel:
Cynthia Buiza, Executive Director, California Immigrant Policy Center
Hiroshi Motomura, Professor, UCLA Law

Moderator:
Sonja Diaz, Founding Executive Director, UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute

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Through California On The Ballot, California Humanities invites the people of California and beyond to reflect and talk—with neighbors, historians, election experts, and more—about the past, present, and future of electoral engagement in California. To sign up for upcoming events, visit www.calhum.org. This event is made possible by funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of their A More Perfect Union initiative. For more information, please write to Kirsten Vega at [email protected].