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"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

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Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion- NO MÁS BEBÉS

October 17, 2017 @ 11:00 am1:00 pm

Free

LOS ANGELES– Documentary film NO MÁS BEBÉS is the story of Mexican immigrant mothers who sued county doctors, the state, and the U.S. government after they were pushed into sterilizations while giving birth at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center during the 1970s. NO MÁS BEBÉS has been nominated in the Outstanding Historical Documentary category of the News and Documentary Emmy Awards. Post-Film Panel Featuring: Renee Tajima-Peña | Director & Producer, No Más Bebés Virginia Espino, PhD | Producer, No Más Bebés Margarita Loeza, MD | Venice Family Clinic Aparna Sridhar, MD, MPH, FACOG | Dept of Obstetrics & Gynecology, UCLA Health NO MÁS BEBÉS was supported in part by California Humanities through a California Documentary Project Grant. To learn more about California Documentary Project Grants, please visit our webpage here.

Venue

Tamkin Auditorium, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (B-level)
757 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095 United States
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