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Trump’s War on Immigrants a Threat to Public Health

With avian flu a going public health threat, President Trump's war on immigrants will complicate efforts to identify outbreaks and roll out vaccinations.

Survey of California Ethnic Media on Impact of Pandemic

On any given week EMS is in touch with over 100 ethnic media practitioners in California and hundreds more nationwide. The fallout from the...

California Drivers Should Get 50% Premium Refund During State Lockdown, Says Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara speaks during the 4/22 briefing. Also available in Spanish. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributor SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Drivers should get a 50%...

Pandemic Impact on Ethnic America: ‘Mom and Pop’ Businesses Left Out of Federal Stimulus Package

California State Assemblymember David Chiu (left) and California Congressman Ro Khanna (right) presenting on the 4/17 conference. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributor SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The...

Los Angeles’ Asian, Pacific Islander leaders adjust to pandemic in 2020 Census drive

Aquilina Soriano Versoza, from Pilipino Workers Center, spoke in Tagalog about how the COVID-19 pandemic has forced changes in efforts to ensure Asian Americans,...

Concerned about accuracy and low response rates, Latino leaders ask for Congress to monitor and “save” Census 2020

Arturo Vargas, Executive Director of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials (NALEO) Also available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean. Coronavirus afflicts and delays the...

Need to gather race Information as disparities emerge in Coronavirus outcomes

There are alarming disparities among the African-American community, but no data on impact among Latinos. (Getty Images) By Araceli Martínez Ortega, La Opinion & Ethnic...

COVID-19 Stimulus Package a Mixed Bag for Those in Greatest Need

Speaker Stacie Walton, MD-MPH (above) presenting on the 4/8 conference. By SUNITA SOHRABJI/EMS Contributor SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,...

DACA and TPS Recipients Qualify for Federal Coronavirus Relief

Jackie Vimo is a policy analyst who leads NILC’s economic justice program. Araceli Martínez Ortega, La Opinion/Ethnic Media Services Also available in Spanish. Health and public policy...

COVID-19: The Worst Is Yet to Come, Medical Experts Tell Reporters at Ethnic Media Services Briefing

Dr. Turner-Lloveras (above) is an assistant Professor of Medicine at Harbor-UCLA/David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California Los Angeles at Harbor-UCLA. Also...

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