Over the past 30 years, the American political landscape has been characterized by a growing divide between rural and urban voters, almost as if they're on two opposing teams, according to Suzanne Mettler, the John L. Senior ...
Social Sciences
Jun 21, 2024
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A stunning 95.8% of all residential land in California is reserved for single-family housing, effectively barring denser housing options in those areas and creating an obstacle to racial and economic equality in the state, ...
Economics & Business
May 31, 2024
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A UC Berkeley-led study revealed that disparities in the share of Black and Latino students admitted to America's elite colleges and universities have endured and even widened over the last 40 years.
Education
Feb 28, 2024
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The American dream narrative posits that anyone who works hard can become successful in the US, whereas the systemic racism narrative argues that the US is a racist country where minorities are systemically held back.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2024
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Changes to the social and political landscape between 2011 and 2018, with dramatic events such as DACA rule changes, new presidential leadership, immigration bills and more, have left one major threat looming—deportation.
Social Sciences
Feb 19, 2024
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Children who hear a language other than English at home currently make up more than 25% of the school-aged population in the United States. A large majority of those children hear Spanish because that is the native language ...
Social Sciences
Feb 1, 2024
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While the U.S. has become more racially and ethnically diverse over the last decade, the pace of voter turnout among Latinos, Asian Americans and Blacks continues to lag behind that of white non-Latinos, creating a substantial ...
Political science
Jan 30, 2024
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Among Latinos and Asians living in California, immigrants are less likely than citizens to own a firearm and more likely to report being afraid of becoming a victim of gun violence, according to a new study from the UCLA ...
Social Sciences
Nov 28, 2023
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A young Latina mother I was interviewing once laughed uncomfortably as she described her sons' embarrassment when put on the spot by older Latinos.
Social Sciences
Nov 1, 2023
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Latinos in the United States helped propel the national economy forward with a total economic output, or gross domestic product, of $3.2 trillion in 2021, according to a new study by UCLA researchers and colleagues.
Economics & Business
Sep 13, 2023
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