Testifying to Recognize Mexican Repatriation

  • by Kevin R. Johnson
A room with a podium in the center.

On Aug.14, I testified before the California Senate Judiciary Committee on a bill that would begin the process of building a memorial to the persons forcibly removed from the United States during the Mexican repatriation of the Great Depression.

King Hall alum Esmeralda Soria ’11 was on the committee I testified before. We had a mini-reunion afterward. She is also a former student of mine (and a student, who I recruited!). It is always wonderful to see former King Hall students thriving in the real world.