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California border hospital hits surge in COVID-19 cases from Mexico
By: Steve Gorman ~ Reuters ~ May 19, 2020 The only two hospitals in Southern California’s rural Imperial County were forced to close their doors to new coronavirus patients on ... -
CMSC-CHRCL to file class-action lawsuit against US Dept. of Education & Secretary Betsy DeVos
The California-Mexico Studies Center (CMSC) is working with the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law (CHRCL) to file a potential class-action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos’ discriminatory ... -
Coronavirus in Tijuana: Paramedics risk their lives to help the sick
By MARCUS YAM, RUBEN VIVES, Los Angeles Times – May 21, 2020 The coronavirus is killing so many people in Tijuana that the morgue has run out of refrigerator space for ... -
Diversity still matters
Inclusion and diversity are at risk in the crisis—but are critical for business recovery, resilience, and reimagination. By Kevin Dolan, Vivian Hunt, Sara Prince, and Sandra Sancier-Sultan, McKinsey & Company – May 19, 2020 ... -
Who is Eligible for Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrant Funds?
By: Gemán Macías, California Community Foundation – May 18, 2020 Dear community partners, On April 15, 2020, California’s Governor announced the creation of a $75 Million Disaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants ... -
Thousands of DACA recipients work on COVID-19 front lines
By: Jessica Myers, Cronkite News, May 7, 2020 PHOENIX – The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everything from how most Americans work and shop to how they socialize – even if ... -
AV-R’s video on the discriminatory denial of CARES Act benefits to Dreamers
By: Tia Tenopia ~ latinopia ~ May 16, 2020 Latinopia Platica Dreamers And Cares Act Benefits from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in March of ... -
Coronavirus emphasizes importance of Mental Health Month, Long Beach groups say
By: Harry Saltzgaver ~ Press-Telegram ~ May 16, 2020 LONG BEACH Mental Health Awareness Month has been celebrated annually each May since 1949 — yet it may have never had ... -
Alvaro Huerta’s article: Why students should be required to study Ethnic Studies
By: Alvaro Huerta ~ Inside Higher Ed ~ May 15, 2020 It’s racist to oppose ethnic studies in higher education and K-12. Now that I have your attention, allow me to explain. ... -
Mexico’s dead are going uncounted
By: Patrick J. Mcdonell, Kate Linthicum, Wendy Fry ~ Los Angeles Times ~ May 16, 2020 MEXICO CITY — In cities across Mexico, morgues are full, funeral homes are jammed and crowded ...
