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Chon Noriega in The Hollywood Reporter: “Danny Ramirez Lifts Off with ‘Falcon and the Winter Soldier'”

“A lot of the excitement had to do with the introduction of a new character, Joaquín Torres, and the sense that he would evolve into the next superhero,” says Chon Noriega, a UCLA professor of film, television and digital media, of Ramirez’s Falcon debut. “But there’s another reason for the excitement. Often, Latino characters that appear…

Immigration Reform for the 21st Century: Exploring Pathways to Safer and More Prosperous Communities

Join the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute for a conversation with Congressional leaders, migration policy experts, and advocates to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead with implementing comprehensive immigration reform.

David Hayes-Bautista in Los Angeles Times: “COVID-19 vaccine inequities persist in L.A. County despite progress in underserved areas”

On top of an increased likelihood of exposure, Latinos also are less likely to have access to quality care due to long-entrenched structural inequities, “which is a recipe for not good things,” according to Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, a distinguished professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (Also: Yahoo).

UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in azcentral: “Brnovich takes on Biden’s immigration policies in court in series of federal lawsuits”

A study published last week by UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that the implementation of the rule has created a “chill effect” among immigrant families that is expected to last for quite some time.

Arturo Vargas Bustamante & Sonja Diaz in The Commonwealth Fund: “Can Changing the Public Charge Rule Improve the Health and Lives of Children?”

Arturo Vargas Bustamante and Sonja Diaz of UCLA’s Latino Policy & Politics Institute argue that COVID-19 has made it even more important to increase immigrants’ trust and participation in public health benefit programs, including marketplace enrollment. Otherwise, immigrant families, they say, will not seek needed care, including COVID-19 vaccination and treatment.

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