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County Blacks, Latinos far more likely to die from coronavirus

Sonja Diaz, founding director of the policy initiative, said more needs to be done to protect residents. “We are now seven months into the pandemic, and we are starting to have clear information about the disproportionate health and economic impacts that communities of color are facing,’’ Diaz said. “It’s time to address the specific ways…

Read More | August 10, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Protests in the long term: How is a lasting legacy cemented?

Chris Zepeda-Millán, a professor at UCLA in the departments of Chicana/o studies and public policy, credits the protests for stopping the bill and encouraging voter registration among Latinos. But he said the protests also intensified congressional polarization, dimming prospects for any immigration overhaul and citizenship for undocumented immigrants.

Read More | August 10, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Biden reaches out to Latino voters with plan to tackle inequalities

With less than 100 days until the election, Biden’s campaign has ramped up its efforts to reach these voters. In recent weeks, the campaign has made several high-profile hires, including Julie Chavez Rodriguez, the granddaughter of Cesar Chavez, and Matt Barreto, the founder of Latino Decisions, a top Democratic polling firm. It also announced a $1m…

Read More | August 10, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

We Are California Calls on LA County to Address Health and Economic Inequality

We Are California / Somos California (“Somos California”) is a group of Latino leaders in Southern California originally formed to coordinate activities commemorating 25 years since the passage of Proposition 187. Somos California has since continued its work by focusing on emerging issues affecting California’s Latino communities. They include Sonja Diaz, Founding Director, Latino Policy & Politics Institute and Kevin…

Read More | August 10, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

Why diversity training on campus is likely to disappoint

Rather than simply declaring that “illegal immigrant” is an unacceptable derogatory term, analyze Jason De Leon’s “The Land of Open Graves,” a vivid portrait that “pushes our understanding of how lives are lived and lost on the U.S.-Mexican border to a new level.”

Read More | August 10, 2020

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