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LPPI in Mitú: “Latinas Are the Demographic Most Negatively Financially Impacted By the Pandemic”

A new report from UCLA detailed an under-reported phenomenon. According to a report by the Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI) at UCLA, Latinas were financially impacted by COVID-19 more than any other demographic.

Chon Noriega in SURFACE: “At the LA Art Show, Women and Technology Take Center Stage”

The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center will bring a project curated by Chon Noriega titled Immersive Distancing by local artists Carmen Argote and Zeynep Abes, who will focus on recent media art produced during the pandemic.

Arturo Vargas Bustamante in The Sacramento Bee: “Will your family doctor start giving COVID vaccines? A new California effort encourages it”

Arturo Vargas Bustamante, a health policy and management associate professor at UCLA, also said the plan could help, but only as long as public vaccination sites remain open. Often, he said, vaccine events in the community attract those who are uninsured or might not have a way to get to a doctor’s appointment without a…

Latino Policy and Politics Institute (LPPI) in Ames Tribune: “Job growth, early retirement, career changes contribute to Story County worker shortage, Ames expert says”

Latinas have left the workforce in droves as a result of the pandemic. A report by the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute found that Latinas have the highest rates of unemployment and workforce departure of any demographic in the U.S.

UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute Receives $3 Million in Ongoing State Funding to Support Data-Driven Research

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute has received $3 million in ongoing annual state funding to conduct research and develop policy solutions to address existing inequities that disproportionately impact Latinos and other communities of color.

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