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Los Angeles is home to a majority Latino population, many of whom came as immigrants. The second largest Latino immigrant group in the city are Central Americans, and a new book titled simply, Central Americans in Los Angeles, distills the history of this diverse community in Southern California. The earliest migrants from countries like El Salvador, arrived in the 1930s and 40s, followed by more waves of people in the 1960s and 70s from Guatemala and other nations, fleeing repressive US-backed dictatorships. Those who arrived in LA took up a variety of vocations in factories, the garment industry, and other service sectors. Many congregated and lived in the Pico Union area near MacArthur Park near downtown Los Angeles. Today, those neighborhoods continue to be home to the newest immigrants from Central America.

GUEST: Rosamaria Segura, author of Central Americans in Los Angeles

Rosamaria Segura will be speaking tonight at 7 pm at Lot 44 Coffee Bar, 257 S. Spring Street, Los Angeles CA 90012.

She will also present her book on Saturday March 13 at 7 pm at CARECEN, 2845 W 7th Street, Los Angeles CA. For more information, visit www.213-446-2060.