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Class of COVID-19: The Turmoil of Being a First-Generation College Graduate in the Midst of a Global Pandemic

Nick Gonzalez, UCLA LPPI Policy Fellow, wrote about graduating in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. “My reality, and that of every other first-generation graduate of color, is that we are entering the job market with less privilege, less social capital, and limited networks.”

California should be a leader in telehealth services for low-income communities

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante and Carmela Castellano-Garcia wrote an op-ed on how the pandemic has offered an opportunity to improve structural issues, and telehealth can be part of the solution. With a few infrastructure and policy changes, telehealth can continue to transform medical access and reduce health inequities, while improving quality of care and reducing…

NALEO Education Leadership Academy: Arizona State Legislature Leadership Group

On November 12th, UCLA LPPI brought together Latina elected officials from Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, and New Mexico for a discussion about Latino political power and the upcoming 2020 elections.

Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Maintain DACA

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that DACA protection will remain in place and continue to protect hundreds of thousands immigrants from deportation. UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute Executive Director Sonja Diaz issued a statement in response.

Faculty leaders voice their support for those fighting to end state violence against people of color

Sonja Diaz and Matt Barreto, alongside other UCLA faculty leaders stand in solidarity with those fighting to end state violence against African Americans, Indigenous peoples, Latinx, Asian, and other communities of color.

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