In Los Angeles, Latinx Millennials Use Music To Fight For Immigrant Rights
In the face of tough immigration attitudes and laws, a group of activists in SoCal use a traditional birthday celebration to raise awareness.
On a recent Sunday night at the Lodge Room, a Masonic temple turned music venue in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, salsa and cumbia music wafted down from the second-floor concert hall. Over the stairs, gold mylar balloons spelled out the words "Quince Night."
In the lobby at the top of the stairs, young couples waited in line for slices of tres leches cake, while others posed in a makeshift photo booth. At first glance, it looked like a typical quinceañera, which was the whole idea. But this Quince Night was not one 15-year-old's coming-of-age party. It was the latest fundraising concert in Los Angeles put together by a growing movement
