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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.
Read More | May 9, 2023
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.
Read More | May 8, 2023
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.
Read More | April 27, 2023
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. Â
Read More | April 20, 2023
Sebastian Cazares was featured on the LA times discussion his experience of being a public official, who at 20 was elected to the College of the Canyons Board of Trustees.
Read More | April 16, 2023
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