Race and Coronavirus

18/08/2020

Our listeners and readers may remember that we interviewed Kristin Urquiza for our last Race and Coronavirus episode. Tonight, she was one of the most compelling speakers at the Democratic National Convention. Marked By COVID

The coronavirus pandemic upended both parties’ traditional conventions. Instead, the program each night features a number of speakers and musical performances virtually across the country.

07/08/2020

Levi talked briefly about what we learned from our Race and Coronavirus project on a program about the topic on public radio in San Francisco this week. And the whole program is worth a listen if you're interested in the perspectives of doctors and medical experts in the Bay Area.

https://www.kalw.org/post/city-visions-covid-exposes-racial-health-gap-bay-area /0

According to federal data, African Americans and Latinos are three times as likely as white Americans to become infected with COVID-19 and twice as likely

23/07/2020

Here's an excerpt from the latest (and last) Race and Coronavirus podcast interview. Kristin Urquiza — who wrote an obituary for her dad that went viral and invited Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to his funeral — explains why she feels Ducey is responsible for her father's death. Urquiza, who had just been interviewed by the "Today" show that morning, also talked about the campaign she has started, Marked By COVID, which aims to help others affected by this pandemic tell their stories.

https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/for-daughter-of-man-who-died-of-covid

22/07/2020

Kristin Urquiza's obituary for her dad, in which she blamed politicians for their lack of leadership on the coronavirus crisis, went viral. Now what? Marked By COVID

Check out our last Race and Coronavirus newsletter, which also includes a perspective on gun violence amid this pandemic.

Plus: A perspective on gun violence amid a pandemic

22/07/2020

Kristin Urquiza -- whose father died of COVID-19 and whose obituary of him went viral -- talks about turning her pain to purpose with Marked By COVID, in which she urges others who have been affected by this pandemic to share their stories.

Our podcast is wherever you listen to podcasts, or here:
https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/the-covid-19-obit-that-went-viral

18/07/2020

RIP to a true American hero.

After years of putting his body and his freedom on the line as an activist, he spent more than three decades in Congress.

15/07/2020

How promotores help immigrants, plus Jane Fonda and others launch push to try to help essential workers. Check out this week's newsletter and podcast.

https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/coronavirus-and-latinos-how-promotores

Plus: Jane Fonda, others call for protections for essential workers

15/07/2020

This week's podcast: We talked with Maria Lemus of Visión y Compromiso about promotores who are helping Latino communities navigate COVID-19.

Our podcasts are available wherever you listen to podcasts, or here: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/covid-19-and-latino-communities

09/07/2020

She the People founder Aimee Allison talked with us about the Democratic party, identity politics and the demand for racial justice during the COVID-19 pandemic and ahead of the November elections. Don't miss this podcast, in which we also discussed Sen. Kamala Harris as a possible running mate for Joe Biden, women of color in politics and more: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/on-politics-and-pandemics

08/07/2020

In our latest podcast, She the People founder Aimee Allison talked about what she hopes comes out of the COVID-19 crisis, the role of women of color in politics, the possibility that Kamala Harris might be Joe Biden's vice presidential running mate and more.

Our podcasts are available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can find this episode here: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/on-politics-and-pandemics

08/07/2020

The battle over who votes and how have been major issues impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Citing concerns that COVID-19 will influence voting in the November elections, 3 out of 4 Americans favor universal access to absentee balloting. What are politicians, donors and other political players thinking about right now? Check out our latest newsletter.

Plus: Voter suppression in the age of COVID-19

07/07/2020

Here are more of the diverse voices who have spoken with us on our podcasts. In case you'd like to listen to our episodes on African American health or small businesses in the time of COVID-19, check them out wherever you listen to podcasts, or here:

https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/black-health-and-the-coronavirus

https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/covid-19s-effects-on-small-businesses

All other podcasts and newsletters here: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/archive

02/07/2020

ICYMI: In our latest podcast, Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga of The Education Trust—West talks about how the coronavirus crisis has affected education, especially students who are Black, Latinx and English learners.

Podcast here: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/the-coronavirus-crisis-and-its-effects

Newsletter with story about education in the time of COVID-19 here:
https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/education-climb-in-covid-19-cases

01/07/2020

In our latest episode, Cole Margen talked with us about being an educator in Oakland during the COVID-19 crisis. As schools turned to distance learning in the last few months of the school year, his immigrant students faced challenges other students didn't.

You can find our podcast wherever you listen to podcasts, or on our website:
https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/the-coronavirus-crisis-and-its-effects

01/07/2020

This week's newsletter and podcast address education. We talked with teachers, advocates, students and parents about how they coped during the lockdown, and how they're feeling about next school year as so many things remain uncertain.

Plus: Will affirmative action make a comeback in California?

29/06/2020

Here are just some of the diverse voices who have spoken with us on our podcasts, and who have shared their thoughts for our stories.

You can find their episodes here: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/archive

26/06/2020

As Facebook faces more and more ad boycotts from big companies, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said today that the company will label content that's not taken down because it's deemed newsworthy, and that it will prohibit a wider category of hateful content in ads. We talked recently with Color Of Change President Rashad Robinson about the changes that his group and others have urged Facebook to make for years. Here's a clip from our conversation. For more, see the latest episode of our newsletter and podcast:
https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/coronavirus-police-killings-and-race

24/06/2020

Rashad Robinson of Color Of Change, a national civil rights advocacy group with millions of members, talks about Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook, the pandemic and racism. Also, check out what he said about Alexis Ohanian giving up his Reddit board seat and urging that someone Black replace him, and other gestures by tech companies during America's reckoning with race.

Our podcast is available wherever you listen to podcasts, or you can find it here: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/tech-covid-19-and-race

24/06/2020

With technology front and center in the response to two pandemics this nation is facing — COVID-19 and the killing of Black people at the hands of police — civil rights advocacy groups are worried and pushing tech companies to do better. Facebook, for example, is now facing an ad boycott by high-profile companies Ben & Jerry’s, Patagonia, REI and others.

Plus: Edward Snowden on surveillance, immigration policy news and more

24/06/2020

From the Filipino American page:
“Many Filipino migrant workers are willing to put themselves at great risk, Rodriguez said, because of their debt bo***ge or legal status. Workers who immigrated through labor recruitment programs, Rodriguez said, often owe their recruiters thousands of dollars in fees. There’s also been an increase in the number of undocumented Filipino workers in the last 10 years as the U.S. scaled back guest worker programs, she added.

This tenuous legal status, combined with COVID-19, Rodriguez said, could make them more vulnerable to labor violations or inadequate protections.”

A new survey conducted by Filipino American researchers at the University of California, Davis shows that hundreds of California’s Filipino Americans are at risk for contracting the coronavirus, but have yet to be tested.

17/06/2020

Wow, check out these kids.

The middle-school top prize for NPR's second annual Student Podcast Challenge goes to ... The Dragon Kids.

17/06/2020

We talked with Kultivate Labs about their initiative, , which helps feed Bay Area front-liners while keeping small businesses afloat during the coronavirus crisis.

SOMA Pilipinas Filipino Cultural Heritage District The Sarap Shop

https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/as-covid-19-hits-minority-businesses

17/06/2020

"I would be the first to take a pay cut before I lay somebody off," said Alicia Villanueva, an immigrant entrepreneur and owner of Alicia's Tamales Los Mayas, which last year landed a huge contract to sell tamales at the Golden State Warriors' Chase Center. Then COVID-19 came along and canceled the NBA season and most everything else. In our newsletter and podcast, Alicia and other Bay Area small business owners -- and the people and organizations helping them -- discuss how they're trying to survive this economic crisis.

Plus: Feeding front-liners Filipino food

17/06/2020

We talked small businesses and how they're faring in our latest podcast and newsletter. Thanks to Opportunity Fund's Luz Urrutia, Alicia's Tamales Los Mayas' Alicia Villanueva and Gold House and Gold Rush's Mikkoh Chen for sharing their thoughts with us.

Also, check out our story on Kultivate Labs' initiative, which helps Bay Area Filipino American businesses, front-liners and the community all at the same time.

https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/as-covid-19-hits-minority-businesses

16/06/2020

A couple of clips from our conversation with two doctors about African American health and COVID-19. For our whole conversation with Drs. David Carlisle and Fatima Cody Stanford, subscribe to our podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts. Or you can find this episode on our website: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/black-health-and-the-coronavirus

12/06/2020

ICYMI: Our podcast this week tackled media coverage of coronavirus. We talked with Dion Lim of KGOTV/ABC 7 News in San Francisco about her coverage of anti-Asian sentiment amid this pandemic. Here's a clip from our interview with Dion.

For the whole conversation, check out our podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Sticher, or on our website: https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/covering-coronavirus-and-race

11/06/2020

Happening today.

10/06/2020

Also in our latest newsletter: Levi Sumagaysay's perspective on why diversity in media is important, "whether it’s during a deadly global pandemic in which minorities are dying at a rate not proportional to their population, or during the painful aftermath of yet another police killing of a black man."

Plus: Diversity in newsrooms, and Colin Kaepernick and COVID-19

10/06/2020

In our latest newsletter and podcast, we take a look at media coverage of race, coronavirus and the convergence of the two. Thanks to Dion Lim for sharing her thoughts about being an Asian American TV anchor and reporter in the San Francisco Bay Area.

https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/race-coronavirus-and-the-media

04/06/2020

ICYMI: Yes, black people are disproportionately affected by COVID-19. But one woman tells Pati Navalta how she fought to make sure her mom didn't "fall to the bottom of priority... they were basically ushering her to the funeral home." https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/covid-19-black-health-and-racism

03/06/2020

Dr. David Carlisle of Charles R. Drew University discusses black health, COVID-19, and racism in our podcast - and why George Floyd was also a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic. https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/black-health-and-the-coronavirus

03/06/2020

In our latest podcast, Dr. talks about African American health, COVID-19 and racism - including the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor.

03/06/2020

New Race and Coronavirus newsletter out now. Our main story is on COVID-19, the state of health and health care in the African American community, and racism. We feature interviews with a woman whose mother was diagnosed with the virus in Louisiana’s infamous “Cancer Alley,” and Drs. Fatima Cody Stanford of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and David Carlisle, president and CEO of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in South Los Angeles. https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/covid-19-black-health-and-racism

A protest in Charlotte, N.C., on May 30, 2020 over the killing of George Floyd. (Clay Banks/Unsplash) In this week’s podcast, we discuss African American health and coronavirus, plus bias and racism, with Drs. Fatima Cody Stanford, of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and ...

27/05/2020

Don’t miss our Q&A with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-founder of Define American, Jose Antonio Vargas, on the impacts of the pandemic on immigration. https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com

27/05/2020

In our latest podcast, we talk with Alida Garcia of FWD.us about how the coronavirus crisis is affecting immigrants -- who she pointed out come in all races -- and immigration policy. https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/immigration-and-the-weaponization

27/05/2020

“It’s really scary to see how they’re weaponizing the pandemic to dig into xenophobia and dig into Americans’ fears, because right now we’re scared to hug our own parents.” Alida Garcia, VP of advocacy for FWD.us, on the weaponization of against asylum seekers. Read our latest newsletter on how the pandemic has paved the way for the administration's anti-immigration policies. https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/immigrants-and-the-coronavirus-crisis

Advocates speak as the Trump administration exploits the pandemic

20/05/2020

In our latest podcast, Rep. Ro Khanna talked with us about the need for the Essential Workers Bill of Rights, and we spoke with a couple of gig workers about their experiences, too.

20/05/2020

New newsletter now available! Our main story is on the pandemic's toll on essential workers, and a bill co-authored by Rep. Ro Khanna and Sen. Elizabeth Warren to ensure comprehensive protections for these employees. https://raceandcoronavirus.substack.com/p/covid-19-and-essential-workers-the

Plus a perspective: Time to care for Filipino health care workers

20/05/2020

This is tomorrow, in case it's helpful to you or anyone you know.

Update 5/22/2020: The May 31st class is full. But we have added two sessions in June - June 11 and 27. Register at impactbayarea.org/online_classes

We're excited to have received a grant from San Francisco Foundation to keep providing our FREE training for AAPIs who are concerned about racist harassment and violence.

We've just added a new date - Wednesday May 20 at 6:30pm Pacific.

Please reach out if you are affiliated with an organization that might want this training for your staff or clients!

Register at impactbayarea.org/online_classes

17/05/2020

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(Photo courtesy of AsAmNews.com)Lifelong San Francisco resident Sandy Fong-Navalta was on Muni recently, heading home from work when she witnessed a white male yell at an elderly Asian man for being a “rude, f—ing ignorant Chinaman.” The Asian man had put his hand up when someone got too close...