Lisa Kwon

Lisa Kwon is a writer and reporter born and based in Los Angeles, California.

Lisa Kwon writes about

Land, Labor & Extraction Land, Labor & Extraction State Power State Power Land, Labor & Extraction Borders & Empire Land, Labor & Extraction Bodies, Gender & Health Land, Labor & Extraction State Power

Rollbacks to child labor protections are on the rise

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color photograph of an outdoor protest against child labor. people walk in a line towards the camera holding yellow signs rea

Palestinian Americans are fighting against housing discrimination

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color photograph of a person wearing a black head covering waving a Palestinian flag in the middle of an empty street

Critics say bill targeting anti-Zionism will usher in new era of McCarthyism

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color photograph of an outdoor protest in an urban center. in the middle of the frame, someone waves a large palestinian flag

LA emergency storm response system doesn’t do enough to consider unhoused residents

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color photograph of a person wearing a plastic opaque white poncho bent over on a sidewalk rummaging through a plastic trash

Warehouse Worker Protection Act grants migrant workers in Minnesota landmark safety protections

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color photograph of an outdoor protest where Somali workers raise their fists and hold signs in support of workers rights. Si

Compton’s only community garden fights to save its space

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How Los Angeles base builders plan to halt Mayor Eric Garcetti’s race to the White House

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