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A UCLA report shows that Asian Americans and Latinos in California, Texas and Virginia went to the polls in smaller numbers in the 2020 primaries than they did in the primary elections four years ago. Because those three states have large Asian American and Latino populations, the findings may signal that Democratic political campaigns have more work to do to engage those voters before the November elections.
Read More | June 29, 2020
“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.
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