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As we begin a new decade,
fundamental change hovers
on the political horizon, and
the Hispanic community in
this country' has the opportunity to make substantial gains
in political representation and
participation The key to our
success lies in how effectively
we adapt to the rapidly
changing political environment and can embrace new
opportunities that provide
real advancement and political integration of Hispanics
in the 1990s.
We jumped a maior hurdle
when MALDEF led a successful national census educational outreach program
Together with local community organizations and
individuals, we were instrumental in achieving the
most accurate count of the
Hispanic community ever-a
critical first step in ensuring a
brighter political future for
Hispanics. More accurate
census data will illustrate and
document the tremendous
growth in the Hispanic
community, and ' se numbers are central i -e political
redistricting process just
ahead of us
Hispanics are already
preparing to get actively
involved in the 1991 reapportionment process to ensure
that the dramatic demographic changes in population
are reflected in the new
congressional, state and local
districts which will be drawn
Hispanics will be more
integrally involved in the
process than ever before; we
are acquiring the computers
and other tools that will allow
us to do so.
We have come a long way
since the early 1970s when
MALDEF's key voting rights
lawsuit White v. Regester
provided the impetus that
allowed a young dynamic
leader named Henry Cisneros
to run for mayor of San
Antonio and win. Our subsequent litigation victories
throughout Texas, California,
Arizona and New Mexico over
the last two decades have
meant increased Hispanic
voter registration and political
representation.
In the past, the redistricting
game was played only by
elected officials, but that no
longer is the case. We,
Hispanics. intend to be the
new players in this process
of negotiation because we
represent a significant voting
population which continues
to grow and can no longer be
ignored by those sculpting
the political landscape
Our objective has always
been to empower the Hispanic community—in
education, in employment,
in immigration rights and in
redistricting. We will teach
the Hispanic community how
they can be effective players
and serve the interests of the
Hispanic community.
Through our voting rights
litigation, we will continue to
strive for equal, nondiscriminatory systems which allow
Hispanics to elect candidates
of their choice. As a result, we
believe we will see increased
representation of Hispanics at
every level of government in
cities and counties across
the country We will see
increased Hispanic registration and voting participation
Significant changes are in the
wind for cities like Chicago
New York and Los Angeles
where the number of Hispanics has grown substantially
over the last decade The
Hispanic presence and civic
involvement will be felt in
cities where the Hispanic
community is just beginning
to emerge
Outdated and unresponsive
political systems and institutions must be replaced with
inclusive systems which
reflect the diversity of the
populace More Hispanics
will be tomorrow s leaders
beginning with those who
are holding public office at
the local level on city councils
and school boards Throughout the lQ90s, Hispanics
will continue to develop an
understanding of the inner
workings of the political
system, to elect officials who
will remain responsive to the
community and to participate
fully in the democratic
processes of this country
Object Description
| Title | Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak at the May 1, 1991 public meeting of the Independent Commission of the LAPD |
| Description | Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak at the May 1, 1991 public meeting of the Independent Commission of the LAPD: ❧ Section 1: Statement of Stewart Kwoh, executive director of Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California (APALC) ❧ Section 2: Testimony of Vibiana Andrade, regional counsel of Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) ❧ Section 2: Exhibit A - letter - from: Antonia Hernandez, MALDEF president and general counsel ❧ Section 2: Exhibit B - MALDEF Annual Report, 1989-90 ❧ Section 3: Summary of testimony of R. Samuel Paz on behalf of the Mexican American Bar Association of the LA County ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 1 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Adelaido Altamirano v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Lt. William D. Hall) ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 2 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Adelaido Altamirano v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Det. Jerry L. Mount) ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 3 - Investigation of officer-involved shootings ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 4 - R. Samuel Paz - resume ❧ Section 3: Exhibit 5 - Newspaper Clippings ❧ Section 4: Testimony of Citizens in Support of the Chief of Police (CISCOP) ❧ Section 5: Summary of testimony of Roger Coggan, esq., director, legal services department, Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center ❧ Section 5: attachment 1 - Superior Court of the State of California for the County of LA, Mitchels Grobeson, et al. v. The City of Los Angeles, et al. (deposition of Kenneth G. Bickman) ❧ Section 5: attachment 2 - letter - from: Roger Coggan, director, legal services, LA Gay and Lesbian Community; to: Ira Reiner, LA County district attorney, and James Hahn, LA city attorney ❧ Section 5: attachment 3 - Article - "How bad are relations between gays and the LAPD?" ❧ Section 5: attachment 4 - "Declaration of Thomas J. Coleman, Jr." ❧ Section 5: attachment 5 - "Testimony of Christopher Commission" ❧ Section 6: "Report to Independent Commission" by Louis A. Custrini, vice-president-communications, Merchants and Manufacturers Association ❧ Index. PART OF A SERIES: Materials in the series fall into one of several categories related to the Independent Commission's work product: (1) Commission meeting materials, which include meeting agendas, work plans, memoranda, and articles about police misconduct that were circulated and reviewed during the Commission's internal meetings; (2) public correspondence, which includes citizen complaints against the LAPD in the form of written testimony, articles, and an audio cassette tape, as well as letters drafted by citizens in support of the LAPD; (3) summaries of interviews held with LAPD officers regarding Departmental procedures and relations; (4) public meeting materials, which include transcripts, supplementary documents, and witness statements that were reviewed at the Commission's public meetings; (5) press releases related to the formation and work product of the Commission; and (6) miscellaneous materials reviewed by the Commission during its study, including LAPD personnel and training manuals, a memorandum of understanding, and messages from the LAPD's Mobile Digital Terminal (MDT) system. |
| Coverage date | 1991-05-01 |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California |
| Date created | 1991-05-01 |
| Type | texts |
| Format | 141 p. |
| Format (aat) | presentations (communicative events) |
| Format (imt) | application/pdf |
| Language | English |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Part of collection | Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department, 1991 |
| Series | Independent Commission File List |
| File | Public Sessions |
| Box and folder | box 24, folder 24 |
| Provenance | The collection was given to the University of Southern California on July 31, 1991. |
| Rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. |
| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Repository name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
| Repository address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
| Repository email | specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | indep-box24-24 |
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| Title | Written statements submitted by witnesses scheduled to speak, p. 32 |
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| Physical access | Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | ;-s* ■?■£■ :^^.S:v:^v";£^^ V) &«* As we begin a new decade, fundamental change hovers on the political horizon, and the Hispanic community in this country' has the opportunity to make substantial gains in political representation and participation The key to our success lies in how effectively we adapt to the rapidly changing political environment and can embrace new opportunities that provide real advancement and political integration of Hispanics in the 1990s. We jumped a maior hurdle when MALDEF led a successful national census educational outreach program Together with local community organizations and individuals, we were instrumental in achieving the most accurate count of the Hispanic community ever-a critical first step in ensuring a brighter political future for Hispanics. More accurate census data will illustrate and document the tremendous growth in the Hispanic community, and ' se numbers are central i -e political redistricting process just ahead of us Hispanics are already preparing to get actively involved in the 1991 reapportionment process to ensure that the dramatic demographic changes in population are reflected in the new congressional, state and local districts which will be drawn Hispanics will be more integrally involved in the process than ever before; we are acquiring the computers and other tools that will allow us to do so. We have come a long way since the early 1970s when MALDEF's key voting rights lawsuit White v. Regester provided the impetus that allowed a young dynamic leader named Henry Cisneros to run for mayor of San Antonio and win. Our subsequent litigation victories throughout Texas, California, Arizona and New Mexico over the last two decades have meant increased Hispanic voter registration and political representation. In the past, the redistricting game was played only by elected officials, but that no longer is the case. We, Hispanics. intend to be the new players in this process of negotiation because we represent a significant voting population which continues to grow and can no longer be ignored by those sculpting the political landscape Our objective has always been to empower the Hispanic community—in education, in employment, in immigration rights and in redistricting. We will teach the Hispanic community how they can be effective players and serve the interests of the Hispanic community. Through our voting rights litigation, we will continue to strive for equal, nondiscriminatory systems which allow Hispanics to elect candidates of their choice. As a result, we believe we will see increased representation of Hispanics at every level of government in cities and counties across the country We will see increased Hispanic registration and voting participation Significant changes are in the wind for cities like Chicago New York and Los Angeles where the number of Hispanics has grown substantially over the last decade The Hispanic presence and civic involvement will be felt in cities where the Hispanic community is just beginning to emerge Outdated and unresponsive political systems and institutions must be replaced with inclusive systems which reflect the diversity of the populace More Hispanics will be tomorrow s leaders beginning with those who are holding public office at the local level on city councils and school boards Throughout the lQ90s, Hispanics will continue to develop an understanding of the inner workings of the political system, to elect officials who will remain responsive to the community and to participate fully in the democratic processes of this country |
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