A standing ovation for Asna Tabassum, USC valedictorian, and cheers for her “resistance to genocide” minor today at the USC student awards ceremony
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Jaweed Kaleem
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Jaweed Kaleem
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Reporter, @latimes. I cover University of California & more in higher and K-12 edu. Former national and foreign correspondent. Big fan of the religion beat.
- UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.LATEST: At least 45 student visas across the state have been revoked by the Trump administration, California universities report, as numbers grow. A lawsuit has been filed in a Los Angeles federal court against DHS and Kristi Noem latimes.com/california/sto…
- NEW: There are fewer than 500 living survivors of Auschwitz in the U.S. Many have vowed to never set foot again inside the former Nazi death camp. Ralph Hakman, 94, feels pulled to go back. I joined him this week on his fourth return to Poland. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
- NEW: University of California President Michael V. Drake sent a letter to all campuses today saying student governments are banned from boycotting Israel:
- I dug into the history of the LeBarons, the large Mormon clan of dual U.S.-Mexican citizens whose members were killed in Sonora. The extended family has a fascinating story and has unfortunately experienced violence before -- as victims and perpetrators
- NEW: A Trump admin rule says states & counties that resettle refugees can now block them. @Carolyn_Cole and I went to Bismarck, N.D. -- long a refugee haven and a mostly white, conservative, pro-Trump region -- where a push to ban new refugees has erupted
- Since 2000, the Asian American population in North Dakota has grown by 241% -- more than any other state. I visited its biggest city, Fargo, to find out why
- Replying to @jaweedkaleemIt was May 1942 when Ralph was shipped on a cattle car to Auschwitz-Birkenau. He was 17 and turned 20 before he got out. 75 years later, he's among dozens of survivors who will gather at "death's gate" Monday for a memorial of the camp's liberation
- “Delusional”: Republican and Governors call out Trump on dearth of coronavirus testing as protests grow. w/ @LauraKingLAT and @RichReadReports
- He grew up in a Palestinian refugee camp and was the top of his class in Lebanon. He got a full ride to Harvard and dreamed of becoming a surgeon. But when Ismail Ajjawi landed in Boston last week, immigration officials told him to leave the country.
- A choir decided to go through with rehearsal. Now dozens of members have COVID-19 and two are dead. @RichReadReports from Mount Vernon, Wash. latimes.com/world-nation/s…
- Replying to @jaweedkaleem and @latimesAsna Tabassum publishes her now-cancelled valedictorian speech on @dailytrojan @USCAnnenberg. “It is my honor to stand before you today as your Valedictorian. I am filled with gratitude to have the privilege of” it says before lines of blacked-out text. instagram.com/p/C6ys1UXLar2/…
- Replying to @jaweedkaleemAnti-Semitism is getting worse. Scores of people don’t know about the Holocaust. Many survivors are too poor or weak to travel back, or uninterested in reliving the worst years. Ralphs said he's lucky to make the trip. He wants to make sure we never forget.
- Replying to @jaweedkaleemThe extended LeBaron family has spoken out for years against drug cartels in Mexico. In 2009, family member and anti-violence activist Benjamin LeBaron was shot dead after speaking out against traffickers who kidnapped his brother for a $1-million ransom.
