One Latinx’s journey to finding his identity and culture
This story is part of a series by NPR’s Next Generation Radio program, which explored the theme: What Does It Mean To Be An American?...
Talking COVID-19 with Dr. Elieth Martinez (Podcast)
In our most recent conversation we spoke with Dr. Martinez about the pause in the distribution of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause, and how...
What it’s like to be an international student in a pandemic
Before the pandemic, the United States was welcoming more than a million international students each year. However, the pandemic along with an increase in the number...
Questions remain regarding state and federal eviction moratoriums
On March 29, 2021, the Biden administration extended the federal eviction moratorium until June 30. On March 30, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak extended the state...
A Reno family remembers their ‘Tía Mina,’ lost to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken the lives of more than 20,000 people across the Mountain West. One of those people was Belarmina Martinez, a mother...
No health insurance or sick leave: the pandemic hardships of some Nevada farmworkers
Nevada farmworkers often have seasonal jobs with no health insurance or sick leave, which has created an additional strain for this community during the pandemic. ...
The lives and legacy of the Latino Comstock miners
No name is more synonymous with the Comstock Lode than John Mackey. Hard-working and industrious, Mackey became fabulously wealthy from the legendary silver of the...
Lost in translation: Bilingual contact tracers confront a failure in public health messaging
Dulce Leyva is a bilingual contact tracer who lives in Reno, Nevada. Her job is to reach out to people who have tested positive for...
New COVID-19 awareness efforts in Spanish launch in Northern Nevada
Across the country, Latino communities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washoe County officials recently launched an outreach...
COVID-19 bilingual contact tracers struggle as cases continue to spike
COVID-19 contract tracers continue to be in short supply. That’s especially true for bilingual ones. According to health officials in Nevada, bilingual contract tracers are...