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Matt Barreto in Crosscut.: “New WA political maps a mystery after final redistricting meeting”

The two commission members appointed by Democrats, Brady Walkinshaw and April Sims, had said that failing to create a majority Latino voting district in that area risks violating the federal Voting Rights Act. That mirrors the conclusion reached by UCLA professor Matt Barreto, an expert on Latino voting patterns who Democrats paid to analyze several…

Read More | November 16, 2021

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Paola Suarez in GREY Journal: “Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement: A Chat With Dr. Mirella Diaz-Santos”

During my second year of fellowship, I specialized in dementia differentials among bilingual Latino/a/x-Hispanic older adults after seeing a clinical pattern with my supervisor, Dr. Paola Suarez, in our bilingual patients where the behavioral expression of a possible Alzheimer’s disease etiology did not completely follow the typical amnestic (memory) presentation.

Read More | November 16, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Matt Barreto in Crosscut.: “In a first, court will decide new WA redistricting plan as commission falters”

One major point of discussion has been whether to create a legislative district in the Yakima Valley where most eligible voters are Latino. Matt Barreto, the faculty director of the UCLA Voting Rights Project, said last month that the state commission should create a district in Central Washington that is majority Latino by citizen voting…

Read More | November 16, 2021

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Sonja Diaz in Los Angeles Times: “Orange County hasn’t had a Latino supervisor in more than a decade. Will redistricting change that?”

But “cracking” — dividing adjacent cities with ethnic majorities, as happened with Latinos in Santa Ana and Anaheim — has been a major factor, said Sonja Diaz, a civil rights attorney and founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute.

Read More | November 16, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

Paul Barragan-Monge in Times of San Diego: “Opinion: Newsom Should Make History By Appointing A Latina Supreme Court Justice”

There is no shortage of legal talent here in California that can rise to the occasion. The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, where I work, recently joined a group of Latino leaders and legal experts to advocate for a Latina appointment and recommend qualified Latina lawyers across the state including experts in housing, immigration,…

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