安东尼奥·维拉莱戈萨

1977级   政治家  积极分子  洛杉矶市长

构建跨文化都市的建筑师

作为130多年来洛杉矶第一位拉丁裔的市长，安东尼奥·维拉莱戈萨代表这个经历过民族多样化改革的城市的新面貌。他接手了一个同时拥有最多的百万富翁和最多穷人的城市。他出生于洛杉矶东部，维拉莱戈萨很早就为贫穷的地方作斗争。在UCLA，他领导运动支持农场工人，民族研究，增加女性和少数民族的入学。毕业后，他成为工人领导，担任南加州ACLU的主席，后来进入州议会，最后成为议员。他任市长期间，洛杉矶的治安变好，城市绿化有所改善，高速公路增多，公立学校竞争更加激烈。

Antonio Villaraigosa

Class of 1977

Architect of a multicultural metropolis.

As the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles in more than 130 years, Antonio Villaraigosa represented the new face of a city transformed by ethnic diversity. He inherited a metropolis with more millionaires than any other but also the nation’s largest number of working poor. A son of East Los Angeles, Villaraigosa began at an early age to stand up for the underserved. At UCLA he led demonstrations in support of farmworkers, ethnic studies and increased admission of women and minorities. After graduation he became a labor organizer, served as president of the ACLU of Southern California and then won a seat in the state assembly, eventually becoming speaker. While he was mayor, Los Angeles became safer and greener; rapid transit grew and public schools became more competitive.