In the News
Daily Bruin, Former state Sen. Kevin de León to teach public policy courses at UCLA, (February 12, 2019)
RadioFacts, New UCLA Study finds 96% Growth in Latino Vote across 8 states, (December 12, 2018)
LaOpinión, Voto latino creció en California, Nueva York, Texas, Florida y cuatro estados más en elección de noviembre, (December 11, 2018)
Washington Post, Have Democrats turned the corner with Latino voters?, (December 11, 2018)
NBC Latino, Latino voter turnout saw solid increase in 8 states, according to new analysis, (December 10, 2018)
NBC, A California family’s donation leads to the Smithsonian’s first permanent Latino gallery, (December 6, 2018)
The Daily Bruin, LPPI study shows increased Latino voting in 2018 midterm elections, (December 6, 2018)
NPR, Big Latino Turnout In Midterms Raises Stakes For 2020, (November 19, 2018)
LAist, More Latinos Voted This Election. Are They Turning The Corner On Turnout?, (November 15, 2018)
The Hill, Voter turnout in Latino-heavy areas boosts optimism for 2020, (November 9, 2018)
Univision, ¿Por qué los latinos de California no participan masivamente en las elecciones de Estados Unidos?, (November 7, 2018)
Univision, Para los latinos el tópico más importante para votar no es la inmigración”, dice experto sobre la comunidad hispana, (November 7, 2018)
NBC News, Latino, minority voters helped drive Democrats’ gains in U.S. House, experts say, (November 7, 2018)
NPR, Midterm Election Turnout, (November 6, 2018)
The Washington Post, ‘The Smithsonian can do more and should do more,’ says advocate for a Latino museum (September 25, 2018)
The LA Times, Connecting the dots on Brett Kavanaugh (Sept. 20th, 2018)
Los Angeles Magazine, How Los Angeles Thrust Itself to the Forefront of National Politics (Sept. 14, 2018)
Manhattan Times, Invisible No More: Study examines Latino representation at Smithsonian (September 11, 2018)
WAMU, Latinos Remain Largely Excluded By Smithsonian Institutions, New Report Finds (September 10, 2018)
Big AZ Big Media, Poll finds Latino voters being ignored in lead-up to 2018 elections (Sept. 06, 2018)
La Vanguardia, Organizaciones latinas denuncian que partidos ignoran al electorado hispano (Sept. 05, 2018)
Medical Xpress, ACA reduced disparities in health care between Mexican-heritage Latinos and other Latinos (Sept. 04, 2018)
Press Releases
‘Stemming the Rise of Latino Homelessness: Lessons from Los Angeles County,’ takes a critical look at the unique experience of Latino homelessness in Los Angeles County, the jurisdiction with the largest homeless population in the U.S.
Read the full press release here.
President pro Tempore Emeritus of the California State Senate Kevin De León joins UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs as a distinguished policymaker-in-residence and senior analyst. His role will include an advisory position with the Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI).
Read full press release here.
UCLA’s Latino Policy & Politics Initiative and the Aspen Institute Latinos and Society program will co-produce a special event, “2018 Midterm Elections & the Latino Vote,” featuring Tom Perez, Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Daniel Garza, President of the Libre Initiative, Dr. Matt Barreto, Faculty Director of LPPI, Tatiana Matta, Candidate for CA-32, and Mariana Atencio, news correspondent for MSNBC. The event’s reception will feature live entertainment from La Chamba and remarks from Frankie Negrón.
Watch a livestream of the event here.
LPPI launches the first ever analysis to evaluate the Smithsonian Institution’s progress in implementing the ten recommendations from its 1994 report on the significant underrepresentation of Latinos in the Smithsonian workforce, programming, and collections. This project, led by LPPI experts Dr. Matt Barreto, Sonja Diaz, Dr. Juan Herrera and Dr. Chon Noriega of the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center, will assess how the nation’s preeminent art and cultural institution reflects and represents Latinos as part of U.S. cultural heritage.
Read the press release here.
On June 5, 2018 California voters head to the polls to elect candidates in races for all eight statewide constitutional offices, Congress, and down the ballot. LPPI Policy Expert Dr. Matt A. Barreto and a team of policy fellows assess election returns in real-time to identify: 1) Latino Vote Choice in all eight statewide constitutional office races, the United States Senate race, and a sub-set of contested House of Representatives races, and 2) Latino Voter Turnout, with an emphasis on comparing participation in June 2018 to June 2014.
