People arriving to work in U.S. fields come from communities that speak languages that long predate European colonization, and their dances, food, music and culture have deep historic roots. As those farmworker communities today resist the immigration raids and anti-immigrant hysteria spread by the Trump administration, this culture has become a means for survival.

Embedding this role is critical toward a more responsive, inclusive government that centers the lived experiences of immigrants and their families throughout Los Angeles County.