Father Luis Olivares, a Biography: Faith Politics and the Origins of the Sanctuary Movement in Los Angeles

by Mario T. García

Book Overview

This is the amazing untold story of the Los Angeles sanctuary movement's champion, Father Luis Olivares (1934-1993), a Catholic priest and a charismatic, faith-driven leader for social justice. Beginning in 1980 and continuing for most of the decade, hundreds of thousands of Salvadoran and Guatemalan refugees made the hazardous journey to the United States, seeking asylum from political repression and violence in their home states. Instead of being...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469669277
• ISBN13: 9781469669274
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"