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A recent report by UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is posted on the Youth Today website. The report authors include UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute Sonja Diaz, Adriana Bernal, Julie Aguilar, and Maria Morales.

News Articles & Media Coverage → Criminal Justice

JUSTICE REFORM IN LA: On the Cusp

“Data on racial inequality and the legacy of structural racism that is foundational to hyper-incarceration of Black and Brown men and women are legion. Moreover, the stories of so many African American families negatively impacted by the justice system animate the data and research, making the numbers more compelling.” Kelly Lytle Hernandez is a professor … Continued

Read More | March 29, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

California to expand vaccine eligibility to all adults next month, starting with people over 50

The vaccine expansion wouldn’t hinder the state’s equity efforts, said Arturo Vargas Bustamante, an associate professor of policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. “The state government is facing a trade-off between the speed of vaccination and trying to be as fair as possible,” Vargas Bustamante said. Instead the vaccine expansion … Continued

Read More | March 29, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Immigrant Rights

Legalizar a trabajadores indocumentados agregaría $1.5 billones a la economía estadounidense, concluye estudio de UCLA

Rodrigo Dominguez-Villas es uno de cuatro autores de un estudio de UCLA, que concluye que proporcionar estatus legal y, eventualmente, ciiudadanía, a trabajadores indocumentados resultaría en crecimiento económico, recaudación de impuestos y creación de empleos.

Read More | March 29, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → Diversity & Inclusion

Don’t Call it Tex-Mez: ‘Truly Texas Mexican’ Shines a Light on South Texas Cuisine

The film critic Chon Noriega [Director of the UCLA Chicano Studies and Research Center] wrote to me that “it’s sourful.” It’s a soulful sense that’s missing from the other documentaries out there, except for the occasional segment that Anthony Bourdain used to do.

Read More | March 29, 2021

News Articles & Media Coverage → COVID-19

Charla Virtual – Mujeres Imparables: Impact de la Pandemia en las Mujeres

El viernes, 26 de marzo a las 2 p.m. PT, te invitamos a una charla donde hablaremos sobre el impacto de la pandemia en las mujeres y el camino a la recuperación. Elva Saray, presentadora de Acceso Total, hablará con Xiomara Peña, Vicepresidenta de Colaboraciones Estratégicas de Small Business Majority, Silvia Gonzalez, Investigadora de UCLA … Continued

Read More | March 29, 2021

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