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{{Short description|Monument in Los Angeles, California, U.S.}}
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The '''Bracero Monument''' by Dan Medina is installed in [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan Medina, The Bracero Monument, Los Angeles |url=http://publicartinla.com/UnionStation/bracero_monument.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Public Art in LA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-30 |title=Monument honoring 'braceros,' Mexican migrant workers, unveiled in downtown L.A. |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-29/migrants-bend-plaza-bracero-monument |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> The 19-foot-tall monument features a [[bronze sculpture]] of a Mexican migrant and his family (wife and son).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-29 |title=Los Angeles to Unveil Monument Honoring Bracero Migrants in Downtown |url=https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/los-angeles-to-unveil-monument-honoring-bracero-migrants-in-downtown/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=KTLA |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Migrant’s Bend and the Bracero Monument |url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/opinion/migrant-s-bend-and-the-bracero-monument/article_a8ee836e-e6fe-11e9-a091-cbece027abfc.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Los Angeles Downtown News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A former 'bracero' feels seen with new statue honoring immigrant labor's hidden history |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-bracero-monument-highlights-immigrant-labor-program-s-hidden-history-n1060821 |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
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The '''Bracero Monument''' by Dan Medina is installed in [[Los Angeles]], California.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dan Medina, The Bracero Monument, Los Angeles |url=http://publicartinla.com/UnionStation/bracero_monument.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Public Art in LA |archive-date=2022-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922130113/http://publicartinla.com/UnionStation/bracero_monument.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-30 |title=Monument honoring 'braceros,' Mexican migrant workers, unveiled in downtown L.A. |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-29/migrants-bend-plaza-bracero-monument |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922130143/https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-29/migrants-bend-plaza-bracero-monument |url-status=live }}</ref> The 19-foot-tall monument features a [[bronze sculpture]] of a Mexican migrant and his family (wife and son).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-29 |title=Los Angeles to Unveil Monument Honoring Bracero Migrants in Downtown |url=https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/los-angeles-to-unveil-monument-honoring-bracero-migrants-in-downtown/ |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=KTLA |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-09-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922130143/https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/los-angeles-to-unveil-monument-honoring-bracero-migrants-in-downtown/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Migrant's Bend and the Bracero Monument |url=http://www.ladowntownnews.com/opinion/migrant-s-bend-and-the-bracero-monument/article_a8ee836e-e6fe-11e9-a091-cbece027abfc.html |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=Los Angeles Downtown News |language=en |archive-date=2019-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007144829/http://www.ladowntownnews.com/opinion/migrant-s-bend-and-the-bracero-monument/article_a8ee836e-e6fe-11e9-a091-cbece027abfc.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A former 'bracero' feels seen with new statue honoring immigrant labor's hidden history |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-bracero-monument-highlights-immigrant-labor-program-s-hidden-history-n1060821 |access-date=2022-09-22 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=2021-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506154839/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/new-bracero-monument-highlights-immigrant-labor-program-s-hidden-history-n1060821 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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Revision as of 15:41, 28 October 2023

Bracero Monument
The monument in 2022
Map
ArtistDan Medina
StandortLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Coordinates34°3′29.8″N 118°14′24.2″W / 34.058278°N 118.240056°W / 34.058278; -118.240056

The Bracero Monument by Dan Medina is installed in Los Angeles, California.[1][2] The 19-foot-tall monument features a bronze sculpture of a Mexican migrant and his family (wife and son).[3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Dan Medina, The Bracero Monument, Los Angeles". Public Art in LA. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ "Monument honoring 'braceros,' Mexican migrant workers, unveiled in downtown L.A." Los Angeles Times. 2019-09-30. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. ^ "Los Angeles to Unveil Monument Honoring Bracero Migrants in Downtown". KTLA. 2019-09-29. Archived from the original on 2022-09-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  4. ^ "Migrant's Bend and the Bracero Monument". Los Angeles Downtown News. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  5. ^ "A former 'bracero' feels seen with new statue honoring immigrant labor's hidden history". NBC News. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2022-09-22.


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