One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This archival content was originally written for and published on KPCC.org. Keep in mind that links and images may no longer work — and references may be outdated.
This doctor treats LAUSD’s new immigrant arrivals. She was once one of them
Claudia Martin, a physician for the L.A. Unified School District, poses for a portrait in an examination room at the district's School Enrollment Placement and Assessment Center. Many immigrant families and children — including some newcomers who arrived without parents — are referred here for medical, psychological and social worker services.
(
Kyle Stokes/KPCC
)
Listen
4:54
This doctor treats LAUSD’s new immigrant arrivals. She was once one of them
This summer's headlines were dominated by news of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. The separation is likely to cause lasting trauma for these young immigrants.
That trauma is familiar to educators in the L.A. Unified School District, which has built an entire infrastructure to support immigrant children, especially those who arrive in the U.S. without their parents.
One L.A. Unified physician is uniquely qualified to tell the stories of these vulnerable newcomers.
Listen to her story above.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
