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California’s Reparations Effort for Forced Sterilizations Criticized

KQED News Staff
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A person hold a photo of a family in an ornate frame.
Sharon Fennix holds a photo of her son, Dontay Pickettay, center, his wife and their four children. Pickettay hoped for siblings, she said. “My hope and my dream was always to have a child and be free. To give my son a sister or brother,” Fennix said.  (Courtesy of Florence Middleton)

Survivors From California’s Period Of Forced Sterilization Denied Reparations

The end of this year will mark the end of California’s historic program to pay reparations to survivors of state sponsored sterilization.  There are an estimated 600 living survivors. But 70% of the applications for reparations that have been received, have been rejected.
Guest: Cayla Mihalovich, Reporter with the Investigative Reporting Program at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism 

Fresno Teacher’s Strike Averted

In Fresno, the union representing teachers and the public school district have reached a deal for a new contract. That averts a strike that was scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
Reporter: Rachel Livinal, KVPR 

 

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