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Charlotte, NC: March on Wall Street South - Protest at the Democratic National Convention, September 2, 2012.

Yay Loan! It sucks that the Charlotte Observer used feminine pronouns throughout, but otherwise this is a very good piece.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Though she can’t yet vote, 17-year-old Loan Tran, a senior at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, has fought for immigrant rights for youth for more than three years.

Tran is a founding member of “United 4 the Dream,” a youth immigrant-rights group in Charlotte started in 2010 to win support for the DREAM Act from U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan, a Democrat from Greensboro. The controversial legislation would legalize potentially hundreds of thousands of undocumented young people who were brought here as children and must show their good citizenship by attending college or serving in the military.

As she spent more time with the group in meetings, seminars and rallies, Tran – a documented immigrant from Vietnam – said she noticed the drastic difference between her life and those of her undocumented friends, many of whom came to the U.S. to escape persecution and foundering economies in their home countries.

“We couldn’t wait around for the DREAM Act to pass,” Tran said. “I have a responsibility to give back to this world in a way that will make it fairer and more just for the people I care about and the people who live with struggles daily.”

Seventeen-year-old Loan Tran, a senior at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology, is a founding member of the of youth immigrants rights group "United 4 the Dream." She led protest chants at Sunday's March on Wall Street South in uptown Charlotte.

10 UndocuBus members were arrested tonight having a peaceful protest against the DNC. They are at risk of deportation. Please spread the word, contact media and representatives.

Jozef Lisowsk via Facebook: "BREAKING: 10 No Papers No Fear Riders Arrested at Entry of Democratic National Convention, Calling on President Obama to be on the right side of history and stop deportations. "This is an atrocious violation of human rights. Lets support our undocumented brothers and sisters. Stand in solidarity with them! "NAMES AND NUMBERS COMING SOON."

Photo: Coalition to March on Wall Street South

Faces of the March on Wall Street South - Protest at the Democratic National Convention. Charlotte, NC, September 2, 2012

Speakers at the March on Wall Street South - Protest at the Democratic National Convention: Saldin Muhammad of Black Workers for Justice; protest organizer Zaina Alsous; Bernadette Ellorin of Bayan USA; Larry Holmes of Workers World Party; Yen Alcala of Occupy Charlotte; Sara Flounders of International Action Center.

Charlotte, NC, September 2, 2012.