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Remembering Kent Wong, champion of worker and immigrant rights
The UCLA IRLE and Los Angeles labor communities mourn the loss of Kent Wong, a visionary leader and champion of worker rights. Kent served as the Director of the UCLA Labor Center for over 30 years during a transformative period in which the Los Angeles labor movement became a national model for union revitalization. Kent’s unshakable determination to make UCLA relevant for working people beyond the campus led him to assemble a remarkable team of researchers with deep roots in the community at the UCLA Labor Center.
Kent touched the lives of thousands of UCLA undergraduate students through his teachings in Labor Studies over three decades. He was a particularly fierce advocate for undocumented students, especially through the Opportunity for All campaign, which strives to open up university employment to all students regardless of immigration status. We are moved by the outpouring of messages of love and respect from the community, including many of Kent’s former students who convey how he inspired them to live life fully and create positive change in the world.
Read the UCLA Labor Center’s statement on Kent Wong’s passing here.
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