Three Latinas, Monica Mann, Elizabeth Zelaya, and Connie Maza are at the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. They analyze COVID-19 samples every day to track the spread of the virus and more recently to identify mutations. These three scientists and medical technologists are part of a small team in the Department of Forensic Sciences’ […]
Three Latina Scientists at the Forefront of Covid-19 Testing are Proud to be Part of “History”
April 2, 2021 By
Biden & Treasury Secretary Yellen; Latinos will Help with COVID Recovery
March 31, 2021 By
President Biden and U.S. Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, acknowledged the toll that the pandemic has taken on Latino businesses and workers and reassured them that they’ll receive help to bounce back and would be key in leading the latest economic recovery. Yesterday, during the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s (USHCC) Legislative Summit Biden stated, […]
EPA Says that Private Prison Company Poisoned Immigrants at ICE Facility for a Decade
March 30, 2021 By
Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have found that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility operated by the private prison company GEO Group has been poisoning detained immigrants for nearly a decade. This week, the EPA issued a final report following a seven-month long investigation that revealed the Adelanto Detention Facility in California has […]
More than Half of all Migrants at the U.S- Mexico Border are Expelled Under Health Order
March 26, 2021 By
According to preliminary data, the Biden Administration expelled more than half of the migrants arriving at the U.S.- Mexico border in recent weeks under a Trump-era health order that has been continued by the current administration. Out of 103,000 migrants encountered by Customs and Border Protection in just three weeks, more than 61,000 were expelled […]
Biden Commits to Ease Border Surge as Republicans Sense a Political Opening
March 24, 2021 By
Biden pledges to take new steps to ease a surge of child migrants at the southern border as the White House parries Republican attacks over a humanitarian challenge that threatens his start as president. President Biden said earlier this week that the administration planned to rebuild a system that allows potential child migrants to seek […]
Guest Blogger: Rosa Mendoza “Multicultural Womxn’s Conference 2021 Puts the Spotlight on Challenges, Opportunities”
March 23, 2021 By
As we approach the end of Women’s History Month, it is important to continue to celebrate women changemakers past and present. But it is also important to acknowledge that this has been a tough year for women in the workforce—especially women of color. The challenges women face in this economy and in the innovation industry […]
After Years of Debate, California Adopts Ethnic Studies in their Curriculum
March 23, 2021 By
After years of debate and thousands of public comments, California finally approved an ethnic studies model curriculum for k-12 students. The 900-page curriculum was approved by the state Board of Education last week. The curriculum has been under development for nearly four years and the version approved was the fourth draft. Though the curriculum has […]
House Passes Immigration Bills for DREAMers & Farmworkers
March 19, 2021 By
The House passed two immigration bills; one that would create a pathway to citizenship for millions of DREAMers and another one that would allow green cards for farmworkers. The first bill, the American Dream and Promise Act, would provide a pathway to citizenship for the millions of undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as […]
Biden Urges Migrants Not to Come to the U.S.: ‘Don’t leave your town’
March 17, 2021 By
President Biden discourages migrants from coming to the U.S. as his administration scrambles to respond to a surge of unaccompanied migrants children coming into the U.S. There’s been a major increased in the number, of migrant children, over 4,000, in U.S. custody. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement, “we are on pace […]
Latinos Struggle with Rise in Opioid Overdose as Pandemic Triggers a Nationwide Surge
March 16, 2021 By
The federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) described the issue of uncontrolled opioid use in the Latino community as a matter of urgency in a special report released in 2020. With the COVID pandemic, the confinement, depression, and financial stress that it has caused, opioid use in the country has escalated. […]
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