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Professor Avila in Times of San Diego: “East LA, a Cradle of Mexican-American Culture, Seeks Greater Political Identity”

“I think of East Los Angeles as the neglected stepchild of Los Angeles. And that’s largely because of its unincorporated status. There’s no local control, and there’s no form of community self-determination,” said Eric Avila, a professor of Chicano studies at UCLA who is unaffiliated with the special district campaign.

Kassandra Hernández in Luskin School of Public Affairs: “Uplifting Latina Voices Through LPPI, Telemundo Partnership”

Kassandra Hernández MPP ’20 makes relevant research about the impacts of COVID-19 accessible to a Spanish-speaking community. Hernández’s research with LPPI has helped shed light on the gender norms and expectations that often push Latina women aside or confine them to the household. The partnership between LPPI and Telemundo, she said, helped break down stereotypes…

Dr. Barreto in Committee on House Administration – Hearing: “Voting in America: The Potential for Voter ID Laws, Proof-of-Citizenship Laws”

People of color continue to face unconstitutional barriers to the ballot box. LPPI expert and founder, Matt Barreto testified in front of the Committee on House Administration on the discriminatory impact of voter ID laws, lifting up crucial research and insight on Black and Brown voters.

Dr. Hayes-Bautista in The Good Men Project: “COVID Fears Keep Many Latino Kids Out of Classrooms”

Latinos are vulnerable to the highly transmissible coronavirus because they are more likely than non-Hispanic whites to work essential jobs that expose them to the public, said David Hayes-Bautista, a professor of public health and medicine at UCLA and co-author of a January study on this topic. They are more likely to lack health insurance,…

Nicholas González in CNC Education Fund: “Foro de Vivienda: The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute Provides Comment on California Housing Struggles”

Nicholas González, Policy Analyst at the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI), provided remarkable insights into California’s housing crisis during a virtual COVID-19 housing forum. The research corroborated and supplemented the testimonies of the forum participants who have experienced the brunt of this housing crisis.

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