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UCLA LPPI Expertย Dr. Genevieve Carpioย writes an opinion piece in The Washington Post describing the history of the Crazy Woman Driver trope. Dr. Carpio explains how it serves to undermine womenโs push for social and political equality, shining a light on Latina drivers cast as deviant.
Read More | April 7, 2021
โThe pandemic has revealed that our collective public health is dependent on robust access to quality care, especially for our nationโs most vulnerable and diverse immigrant communities who are on the front lines of COVID-19,โ saidย Sonja Diaz, founding director of the Latino Policy and Politics Institute. โYet the motivation behind the Trump administrationโs public charge…
In a 2006 paper aboutย the โliminal legalityโ of T.P.S. holders,ย the U.C.L.A. sociologistย Cecilia Menjรญvarย explains that โthe process itself is fraught with anxiety โ especially around expiration and renewal time โ because any wrong step, missed deadline, lack of information or an error on a form may result in denial and deportation.โ
Dr. David Hayes-Bautistaย appears on an episode of Radio Bilingue where he discusses the pandemicโs disproportionate impact on the Latino community.
Read More | April 6, 2021
Aย UCLA Latino Policy & politics initiativeย analysis published in January revealed that there was a voter increase of more than 30% from 2016 โ the highest level of Latino participation in history.
Read More | April 5, 2021
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