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“We need more Spanish-speaking physicians like Dr. Rios to meet the health care needs of the Latino community,” said Dr. Gerardo Moreno, executive director of the program. “She has a passion for helping Hispanic youth and has served as a mentor to many of them.”
Read More | June 25, 2020
There has been a spike in COVID-19 infections among LA County Latinos. David Hayes-Bautista projected this kind of spike would happen as those Angelenos who could self-isolate did so, while others — particularly low-wage workers of color and those living in dense housing — could not.
These injustices have gone unseen by many Angelenos. “Moving through the city now on a freeway, you’re essentially removed from any kind of contact with people, you’re totally isolated in your car, and you’re also isolated on the platform of the freeway, so you lose any kind of sense of where you’re at, of what…
“Defunding the police is the first step in a much broader historical transformation that I’m hoping you’re seeing broad-based support for on the streets today,” says Kelly Lytle Hernández.
Amada Armenta, UCLA LPPI expert, said without DACA, UCLA would lose many students who have become integral parts of the campus community. She added the university should make sure all students are safe and are able to complete their studies.
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