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Advancing Data Equity for Latino Communities

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In a step towards advancing data equity for underserved communities in California, UCLA LPPI participated in the virtual policy forum early this month, "We Count!: Data Equity for Latinx and Indigenous Communities in California." Organized…
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What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast – w author Brenda Stevenson (video)

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Author Dr. Brenda Stevenson discusses her new book “What Sorrows Labour in My Parent’s Breast: A History of the Enslaved Black Family.” Dr. Stevenson talks about her research on the lives of enslaved black families over time (17th…
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I Testified for Affirmative Action

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I Testified for Affirmative Action, I’m Not Giving Up By Itzel Vasquez-Rodriguez   My experience as a Harvard undergrad was enriched by my interactions and relationships with students from backgrounds different from my own.…
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LPPI Presenters

Hispanics in Philanthropy Conference

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UCLA LPPI Puts a Spotlight on Latino Representation at Hispanics in Philanthropy Conference Earlier this month, the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) led two thought-provoking panels at the Hispanics in Philanthropy…
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Racial Equity at Work w CA Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (video)

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CA State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas takes us through some of the history, present, and future of UCLA Labor Center’s CARE at Work program and the LA Black Worker Center. Senator (and founder of the first Black Worker Center) Smallwood-Cuevas…
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Dr. Natasha Quadlin

Who Should Pay? – w author Natasha Quadlin (video)

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In “Who Should Pay? Higher Education, Responsibility, and the Public” author Natasha Quadlin takes the reader through the changing opinions on student debt over the past couple of decades. In this interview Dr. Quadlin discusses how…
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UCLA LPPI Hosts 4th Annual Policy Briefing

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UCLA LPPI Hosts 4th Annual Policy Briefing By Cesar Montoya Since the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute launched, it has worked to ensure that Latino voices are front and center in policy discussions and that our state leaders…
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UCLA LPPI Fellows in Action ’22-’23

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Authors: Heidy Melchor (LPPI Policy Fellow, B.A. 2023) & Arianah Rizzo (LPPI Policy Fellows, B.A. 2024) One key goal of UCLA’s Latino Politics and Policy Institute is to encourage and provide opportunities for Policy Fellows to participate…
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Students with Labor Commissioner Lilia Garcia-Brower

UCLA Labor Center Career Pathways for Students

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UCLA Labor Center partners with California Labor Commissioner’s Office to strengthen state career pathways for students By Andrew Rock, Graduate Student Researcher; Jessica HyunJeong Lee, Graduate Student Researcher, and Janna Shadduck-Hernández,…
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