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News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Latino Vote: Dispatches From The Battleground

Sonja Diaz, Founding Director of UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, appears in the new documentary “Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground” as a political expert on the Latino Vote.

Read More | October 19, 2020

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Latino Vote PBS Townhall

“Latino Vote: Dispatches from the Battleground” is a film that centers on the voices and perspectives of community organizers and activists who are working to get out the vote in Latino/x communities, even as they have pivoted to mutual aid efforts during the pandemic. UCLA LPPI Founding Director, Sonja Diaz, joined a virtual Town Hall … Continued

Read More | October 19, 2020

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Inside the battle to mobilize Latino voters amid pandemic, protests

Sonja Diaz, founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative, said that the Democratic primaries showed there were innovative ways to go after the Latino vote; she noted the substantive platforms of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders as well as the only Latino presidential candidate, Julián Castro.

Read More | October 19, 2020

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In California, language and polling place changes create voting obstacles

“California is, in many ways, a leader in ensuring equitable voter access,” said Natalie Masuoka, a political science and Asian American studies professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Unlike some states, California doesn’t require voters to show identification to cast a ballot, and people can register to vote on Election Day. Voters also don’t … Continued

Read More | October 19, 2020

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A reading list for the 2020 presidential election, from the New York Public Library

Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population Is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation by Matt Barreto and Gary M. Segura was included as one of the top books in the 2020 election reading list.

Read More | October 19, 2020

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