Articles by Teresa Watanabe

539 articles since 1997

Evangelicals differ on whether Palin’s career fits biblical model

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | October 1, 2008
In a white-steepled church along a stretch in picturesque canyon country, the preacher laid out the basic blueprint of a godly marriage: Husbands lead, wives submit. Read more
 

At long last, Little Tokyo to get its gym

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | September 24, 2008
If you build it, they will come. Read more
 

Census study finds a greater blend

California | Local | By Francisco Vara-Orta and Teresa Watanabe | September 23, 2008
California’s immigrants are more assimilated, with greater proportions reporting last year that they became U.S. citizens and the majority of Spanish speakers now saying they speak English very well, a sharp rise from 2000, according to U.S. census data released today. Read more
 

Nobel laureate from Iran urges against military action

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | September 14, 2008
Iran’s leading feminist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate said Saturday that a military confrontation between the United States and Iran over nuclear issues would strike a disastrous blow to her nation’s struggling human rights movement by strengthening the hard-line Islamic regime. Read more
 

Area’s dual citizens on the increase

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | September 11, 2008
Salvador Gomez Gochez was 25 when he first came to Los Angeles with $3 in his pocket and painful memories of his Salvadoran homeland torn apart by repression and war. Read more
 

LPGA bows to pressure, reverses course on English rule

California | Local | By Victoria Kim and Teresa Watanabe | September 6, 2008
Responding to protests, the Ladies Professional Golf Assn. Read more
 

Labor Day unites unions

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | September 2, 2008
Hundreds of Southern California workers rallied Monday at a Labor Day gathering, with union leaders hailing improved working conditions for some but highlighting steep challenges facing others. Read more
 

Home of the freed

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | August 14, 2008
Maliwan Clinton recalls her first taste of America with a shudder. Read more
 

First lady puts Thai Town on the map

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | August 2, 2008
On a recent afternoon, Los Angeles urban planners Chancee Martorell and Alex Holsheimer looked at a nondescript intersection and envisioned the makings of a signature plaza that would bring a physical focal point to the sprawling six-block area along Hollywood Boulevard known as Thai Town. Read more
 

Latino-vs.-black violence drives hate crimes in L.A. to 5-year high

California | Local | By Teresa Watanabe | July 25, 2008
Hate crimes in Los Angeles rose to their highest level in five years last year, led by attacks between Latinos and blacks, county officials reported today. Read more
 
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