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Distrust of Tap Water Exacerbates Inequity in Kern County

A new exploratory study conducted by researchers at UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and the UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation found that Kern County caregivers – especially Latinos – distrust their tap water.

UCLA LPPI 4th Annual California Latino Legislative Policy Briefing and Luncheon

UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI) hosted its fourth annual California Latino Legislative Policy Briefing and Luncheon in Sacramento. Featured speakers included Dr. Melissa Chinchilla, Dr. Veronica Terriquez, Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, and Berenice Nuñez Constant.

Dr. Silvia González in WHYY: “Philly’s tap water has a trust problem. Did the recent contamination scare make it worse?”

UCLA LPPI Co-director of Research Dr. Silvia González spoke with WHYY to discuss water quality issues and why immigrant communities often distrust tap water. González recently published an exploratory study on this topic, which can be read here.

Dr. Nancy Lopez in NPR: “Changing how U.S. forms ask about race and ethnicity is complicated. Here’s why”

NPR recently interviewed Dr. Nancy Lopez. She shared her perspective on the racialization of Latinos and proposed changes to standards for how the U.S. asks about race and ethnicity might affect data about Latinos.

UCLA report paints complex picture of inequality among growing Afro-Latinx population in U.S.

The Afro-Latinx population in the U.S. has grown at nearly twice the rate of non-Black Latinos since the beginning of the century, and new UCLA research reveals complex social inequalities faced by Afro-Latinxs – people who are both ethnically Latino and racially Black. Despite having higher educational attainment than non-Black Latinxs, Afro-Latinxs face worse outcomes in key areas including income and homeownership.

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