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Paris Attacks Felt in LA
When deadly violence shattered a happy Friday evening in Paris, the pain and sadness struck deep here in Southern California. We talk to a French actress about friends and family in her old neighborhood and to a Muslim-American leader, who feels outrage against the extremists and vulnerability because of his religion.
By Warren Olney • • 21m ListenWhen deadly violence shattered a happy Friday evening in Paris, the pain and sadness struck deep here in Southern California. We talk to a French actress about friends and family in her old neighborhood — a place much like Echo Park, and to a Muslim-American leader, who feels outrage against the extremists and vulnerability because of his religion.
Also on the program, University of California President Janet Napolitano on her plan to increase the number of Californians admitted to UC… and the student movement against racial discrimination on campus.
Photo: Flowers left at the French Consulate in Los Angeles after the terrorists attacks in Paris. (Steve Chiotakis)
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Read the story9 minAtrocities in Paris: The LA Connections
The latest attacks by extremists -- last Friday's massacre in Paris and last Thursday's suicide bombings in Beirut — are being felt deeply here in multicultural Southern California. Joining us in the studios of KCRW are two local residents who've come to tell their stories.
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