As the pandemic wears on in California, we're learning just how much the virus is disproportionately hitting communities of color.
Rafael Saaverdra with his daughter Gianna, 5, and a framed picture of his oldest daughter, Gizzelle, 16, in Alhambra. Saaverdra handles shipping containers from overseas and says his worst fear is infecting his two girls with COVID-19.
Luis Chavarria and his brother are truck drivers based out of facilities in Compton and the Inland Empire. When his brother got COVID-19, Chavarria kept working — there were bills to pay and food to buy. “We do the best we can to protect ourselves, but there is a big fear. It feels like a dark shadow,” the 42-year-old said. “These companies need to keep their eyes out. These companies have so many resources and it feels like they’ve left us in the cold here during the pandemic.”Californians turn against each other amid the second coronavirus shutdown.
Over the course of the pandemic, Californians have focused their anger at the governor and other politicians and health officials. Now, they are turning on each other.For the first time in history, Latinos are the largest group of Californians admitted to the University of California. Latinos slightly eclipsed Asian Americans for the first time, making up 36% of the 79,953 California students offered admission.Will the virus jump to classmates, who could then fuel its spread throughout the student body? Scientists don’t have definitive answers to questions like these — and they probably won’t for quite a while.. Across L.A., a thriving ecosystem of independent bookstores is engaged in conversations about inclusiveness in bookselling.
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