Strangers No Longer | The Perfect Exposure Gallery

The very same day a Virgin Airlines 747 drops me on the tarmac for two months of fun and academics in jolly old London, a gallery in Los Angeles is going to open its cool new exhibit on the Immigration Rallies of 2006. My half-brother Guillermo Nericcio García even contributed a poem for the event that you can see there lurking to your left. Here's the press release for the LA event:

The Perfect Exposure Gallery presents Strangers No Longer, a photographic account of the immigration rallies that took place throughout the United States in the spring of 2006. The rallies, which brought together people from all walks of life and many diverse cultures, shone a spotlight on the country's broken immigration system and called on our nation's leaders to prioritize addressing this urgent issue. To commemorate the first anniversary of this historic event, The Perfect Exposure Gallery would like to share these bold images with the world, to help keep the dream alive and at the forefront of civic consciousness.

About the Photographers
J. Emilio Flores, Javier Manzano, Javier Bautista, Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez and Armando Arorizo are accomplished photojournalists whose works are published in: The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, La Opinion, Hoy, Agencia EFE, and numerous magazines will collaborate in this exhibit.


Curated by
Aurelio Jose Barrera, Adolfo Guzman Lopez, Angelica Salas and Armando Arorizo

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 24, 2007 5-9pm
at The Perfect Exposure Gallery
3519 West Sixth Street
Los Angeles, CA 90020
Located in the historic Chapman Park Studio Building
Between Alexandria and Normandie

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday
11am - 5pm
Saturday
11am - 4pm
Monday - Closed

Here are San Diego's B-Side Players with their own gifted take on this early 21st century reality: