The above sign has become as recognizable as the "stop sign."

There is a father, leading the way with a clear sense of urgency, bent at the waist. A mother, running behind him, despite the prim dress that hugs her knees. A little girl, holding her mother's hand, unable to keep pace, her feet barely touching the ground, her pigtails -- everyone knows the pigtails -- flowing behind.

In the LATimes there was a recent article about John Hood, a Navajo, a Vietnam vet, and artist behind the "running immigrants" sign.