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The East Side revolution turns 50, digging out Montecito homes, a play about surf rock in Cambodia
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Mar 1, 2018
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The East Side revolution turns 50, digging out Montecito homes, a play about surf rock in Cambodia

It's been 50 years since the Chicano student walkout, the bucket brigade digs out mud from homes, exploring the music that survived the Khmer Rouge genocide.

Nearly two full years before the walkouts, eighteen demonstrators picketed in front of Lincoln High School in 1966 to protest against the lack of counseling services and educational opportunities for Latino students.
Nearly two full years before the walkouts, eighteen demonstrators picketed in front of Lincoln High School in 1966 to protest against the lack of counseling services and educational opportunities for Latino students.
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It's been 50 years since the Chicano student walk out, the bucket brigade digs out mud from homes, exploring the music that survived the Khmer Rouge genocide.

Listen 5:50
Three participants in the East Los Angeles high school walkouts remember, in their own words, a pivotal moment in the history of L.A. and the Chicano movement.
The city of Montclair, east of L.A., enacted an ordinance this year to fine pedestrians who cross the street while using their phones.
Listen 8:00
"It's disheartening that the state government doesn't see us as governments, they only see us as individual businesses."
Listen 4:27
The Santa Barbara Bucket Brigade is a group of local volunteers trying to help their community recover, even as more storms approach.
Listen 5:08
A new live performance at the South Coast Repertory in Orange County spotlights the Cambodian music scene before the Khmer Rouge regime.