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April 23rd at 1 p.m.: Gustavo Arellano in conversation with California MacArthur Fellows Gustavo Arellano, Times California columnist and host of an upcoming daily news podcast from The Times, will chat with recent MacArthur fellows Natalia Molina (2020) and Kelly Lytle Hernandez (2019) for a discussion about the historical roots of our immigration policy and the evolution … Continued

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

LPPI in The Washington Post: “The party that wins Hispanics will win elections. But that means really listening to them.”

According to a study by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative, Hispanic voters helped Biden eke out his narrow wins in Arizona, Wisconsin, and Georgia — without which Trump would still be president. But the report’s authors characterized Hispanics not as an in-the-bag Democratic constituency but as a “swing electorate” to whom both parties … Continued

Read More | August 16, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Environment & Climate Resilience

Michael Méndez in UCI School of Social Ecology: “Seeking social justice in disaster”

Michael Méndez, assistant professor of urban planning and public policy, has received a National Science Foundation Early Career Faculty Award. Administered by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the award comes with a $400,000 grant for two years of research on his project, “Are Undocumented Latino/a and Indigenous Migrants Worthy Disaster Victims?”

Read More | August 16, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Environment & Climate Resilience

Michael Méndez in Grist Magazine: “Hot days mean worse air. So why are climate and smog seen as separate?”

At the local level, the call to action has been unheeded for years, despite pressure from advocates who have called for the state and local air quality boards to comprehensively and holistically examine how climate change, via pollution and heat impacts, is influencing public health, says environmental planning and policy expert Michael Méndez, an assistant … Continued

Read More | August 16, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Demography & Population Studies

Matt Barreto in ABC News 7: “2020 Census results show most growth in suburban SoCal areas, fueled by increasing diversity”

The U.S. Census Bureau released the results from the 2020 Census Thursday, showing the slowest national population growth since the 1930s. But in Southern California, the population is growing faster in less urban cities and counties. “It is normal for countries like the United States to experience both booms and then periods of slow growth,” … Continued

Read More | August 13, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Sonja Diaz in KPBS: “San Diego County’s Census Data”

San Diego County voters will soon be receiving mail ballots for the September 14 recall election. They’ll be voting on whether to boot Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. KPBS metro reporter Andrew Bowen explains how the vote will work and what’s at stake for the Golden State with Sonja Diaz. Sonja Diaz is the … Continued

Read More | August 13, 2021

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