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Xavier Becerra considered for cabinet post

“I think that Xavier Becerra represents the type of leader that we need, that has the dynamism and also the experience to get us through the pandemic. This has really been a racialized pandemic that has upended life for so many communities of color. And this is something that Xavier Becerra has been leading on,…

Read More | December 11, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Health

Latinos: One Year Under the Pandemic. Also, High Alert for Covid-19.

LPPI expert David Hayes-Bautista appears as a guest on Radio Bilingue to discuss Latinos impacted by COVID-19. “It is in part because of medical insurance, medical attention, and Latino physicians… there is so much that we do not know about the health profile of Latinos.”

Read More | December 11, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

In the Hispanic Caucus they want there to be 5 Latinos in Biden’s cabinet, will they get to see them?

Sonja Díaz, director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, wrote on Univision that “having a critical mass in the cabinet at the beginning of President-elect Biden’s administration is important to ensure that there are diverse perspectives during his tenure.”

Read More | December 11, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Increasing calls for more diversity as Biden’s cabinet takes shape

Talking about the importance of Latino representation in “top-tier” cabinet positions: “We need to have substantive representation for better decision-making,” says Sonja Diaz, founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (Also: Fusion).

Read More | December 11, 2020

Press Release & Media Advisory → Democracy & Voting Rights

Statement From UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute on the Appointment of Xavier Becerra to Lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

On December 6, 2020, the media announced the imminent nomination of California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, to be the next Secretary of Health and Human Services. Sonja Diaz, Founding Executive Director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute, issued the following statement in response.

Read More | December 7, 2020

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