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My name is Pablo Unzueta, I'm a full-time journalism student at Long Beach State and documentary photographer. I'm a first generation Chilean-American currently based in Long Beach, and was born and raised throughout the Los Angeles region. The work I'm interested in relates to cultural narratives, social and environmental issues.

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Wage theft cases in California can take years to resolve. Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters
CalMatters en Español
Tiempo robado: retratos de californianos que viven a través de sus reclamos por robo de salarios
EN RESUMEN Este ensayo fotográfico documenta el costo de la lucha que enfrentan los trabajadores que han presentado denuncias de robo de salarios en California. Read this article in English. Horas extras no pagadas. Trabajando durante las pausas para comer. Propinas robadas. Que les digan que se presente a trabajar pero que no marquen su […]
By , and • December 9, 2022
Nancy Gonzales stands near her home as a truck passes by in Wilmington on Jan. 20, 2022. Gonzales, who has lived in Wilmington for more than a decade, says she no longer opens the windows due to the noise and dirt pollution in the neighborhood. "Before there wasn't so much dirt, even trucks," Gonzales said. "I never open the windows anymore because the dirt is too much, and sometimes I have to wear a mask for it." Photo by Pablo Unzueta
CalMatters en Español
A la sombra de las industrias: las comunidades portuarias del condado de Los Ángeles
Read this article in English.  Marcada por los paisajes industriales pero hogar de vecindarios familiares y parques, Wilmington soporta el peso que produce la economia de transporte y petróleo altamente contaminante de la región. Con un 89% de población latina, Wilmington es una meca bulliciosa para los vendedores que venden tacos de birria, agua fresca y […]
By • February 1, 2022
Nancy Gonzales stands near her home as a truck passes by in Wilmington on Jan. 20, 2022. Gonzales, who has lived in Wilmington for more than a decade, says she no longer opens the windows due to the noise and dirt pollution in the neighborhood. "Before there wasn't so much dirt, even trucks," Gonzales said. "I never open the windows anymore because the dirt is too much, and sometimes I have to wear a mask for it." Photo by Pablo Unzueta
Environment
In the shadows of industry: LA County’s port communities
Lea este artículo en español. Scarred by industrial landscapes but home to family neighborhoods and parks, Wilmington bears the weight of the region’s high-polluting oil and shipping economy. About 89% Latino, Wilmington is a bustling mecca for vendors selling birria tacos, agua fresca and homemade tortillas on neighborhood streets as an oil refinery looms in the […]
By • February 1, 2022
College Beat
Photo Essay: Graduation, At Last
From car caravans to stadium ceremonies with socially distanced seating, this year’s California college graduations were unlike any before, as campuses attempted to balance safety with celebration amid a still-simmering pandemic. In some cases, commencement plans were the result of hard-fought debates between students and administrators about how much in-person contact to allow. But as […]
By , , , and • June 23, 2021
Theater major Fatemeh Mehraban waits in her bedroom for instructions during a Zoom rehearsal for American River College's production of ancient Greek comedy “Lysistrata” in Sacramento on Nov. 4, 2020. The second production the ARC theater department put on since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the play was performed live over Zoom rather than pre-recorded. "It's an interesting cross between film and theater," Mehraban said of the production. "It's a weird little in between space but it's cool that we're getting to experience it." Photo by Ashley Hayes Stone for CalMatters
College Beat
Photo Essay: College, Interrupted
Lea este artículo en español. Last March, when state and local officials issued stay-at-home orders to contain the coronavirus pandemic, California’s college campuses became ghost towns. Life for many students assumed a new cadence, in which the need for safety eclipsed the pleasures of the college experience. A year later, feelings of distance ⁠— from friends, […]
By , , , , and • March 18, 2021
La estudiante de teatro Fatemeh Mehraban espera en su habitación instrucciones durante un ensayo de Zoom para la producción de la antigua comedia griega "Lysistrata" de American River College en Sacramento el 4 de noviembre de 2020. La segunda producción que realizó el departamento de teatro de ARC desde el comienzo del COVID -19 pandemia, la obra se realizó en vivo a través de Zoom en lugar de pregrabada. "Es un cruce interesante entre cine y teatro", dijo Mehraban sobre la producción. "Es un poco extraño en el espacio intermedio, pero es genial que podamos experimentarlo". Foto de Ashley Hayes-Stone
CalMatters en Español
Ensayo fotográfico: Universidad, interrumpido
Read this article in English.       El pasado marzo, cuando los funcionarios estatales y locales emitieron órdenes de quedarse en casa para contener la pandemia de coronavirus, los campus universitarios de California se convirtieron en pueblos fantasmas. La vida de muchos estudiantes asumió una nueva cadencia, en la que la necesidad de seguridad eclipsó los placeres de […]
By , , , , and • March 18, 2021

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