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Did Public Health Chief Barbra Ferrer Fail to Protect L.A.’s Most Vulnerable from COVID-19?

“In late April, a detailed 20-page LAC DPH report showed how COVID-19 cases and deaths were significantly higher among Black and Latino populations compared with white and Asian populations, with poverty another leading factor—findings mirrored in this more recent UCLA [Latino Policy & Politics Institute] analysis.”

Read More | August 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Aging

COVID-19 Deaths Among Working Age Latinos Skyrocket Over Three-Month Period

Research by Professors David Hayes-Bautista and Paul Hsu showed increased mortality rates in all Latino age groups: young adults, early middle age, and late middle age.

Read More | August 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Arts & Culture

How Los Angeles is commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium

Artist Harry Gamboa Jr. and Times writer Carolina A. Miranda join a post-screening discussion with moderator Chon Noriega, director of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center and author of “Shot in America: Television, the State, and the Rise of Chicano Cinema.”

Read More | August 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Health

Muertes por COVID-19 entre latinos adultos se multiplican por 5 en California

“Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and UCLA LPPI expert, said in a statement that in the early days of the pandemic, concern centered on the skyrocketing death rate of the elderly.”

Read More | August 29, 2020

News Articles & Media Coverage → Democracy & Voting Rights

Diaz on Trump’s Speech, COVID-19 and Racial Justice

“Sonja Diaz, executive director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute at UCLA Luskin, provided live commentary on the Republican National Convention as a political analyst on KTLA News. On the convention’s final night, Diaz noted that President Trump’s speech did not meaningfully address two issues important to Americans: the COVID-19 crisis and nationwide calls for racial justice.”

Read More | August 29, 2020

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