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30 Minutes- Manzo, Asylum Project, Dia De Los Muertos The Manzo Area Council was recently honored by the Asylum Program of Southern Arizona. Derechos Humanos honors deceased migrants. by Amanda Shauger Tucson, AZ On October 23, 2009, the Asylum Program of Southern Arizona (APSA) held an awards and fundraising banquet to honor their roots. APSA is a nonprofit legal aid organization for refugees who seek political asylum, but are unable to hire attorneys to represent them during immigration and naturalization proceedings. APSA can trace its roots to the early 70s with the formation of the Manzo Area Council.

30 Minutes features remarks made by Attorney Margo Cowan describing the inception and the history of Manzo. University of Arizona professor Lynn Marcus describes the current status of APSA.

30 Minutes concludes with the reading of the names of the 206 human remains which were recovered in Arizona during fiscal year 2008-2009. Derechos Humanos led a Dia De Los Muertos pilgrimage on October 31 from St. John's Church at the corner of Ajo and South 12th Avenue to San Xavier Mission on the Tohono O'Odham reservation. Over 100 community members carried crosses for each of the 206 migrants who perished in Arizona this year. At the conclusion of the pilgrimage, participants placed their crosses in a circle to join crosses for each of the human remains which have been discovered for the past nine years.

Be sure to read Ernesto Portillo, Jr.'s articles about Manzo in English and Spanish.