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...
Hispanic Heritage Month: Latinos in Nevada have much to celebrate, but still face challenges (opinion)
September 15 kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month. What should normally be a joyous month filled with festivities has been marred by COVID-19 and the somber fact...
All races have COVID, but people of color will face vastly different outcomes: report
Early on in the pandemic, many called COVID-19 a great equalizer, a virus that affects rich and poor, white, Black and brown people alike. New...
Nevada’s communities of color, essential workers are disproportionately affected by COVID-19: Report
Nevada’s army of essential workers have not only kept the wheels of daily life going for all Nevadans, they’ve helped the state maintain the look...
Assemblyman Edgar Flores on efforts to secure aid for Nevada’s Latino community as it experiences disproportionately high rates of COVID-19 infection
Latino essential workers continued to work as COVID-19 spread through their communities, a factor contributing to the current disproportionate rates of infection of COVID-19 and...
The novel ‘American Dirt’ sparks the ire of Latinos
Harsh criticism from the Latinx community has befallen the recently published novel “American Dirt” for its controversial portrayal of the immigrant experience. Los Angeles Times...
Five Things To Know about Latinx Retention At UNR
KUNR's bilingual student reporter Andrew Mendez has been looking into the unique obstacles Latinx students may face when they enter college. Along with reporting on...
UNR Adds Latinx, LGBTQ+ Dorm Wings
As an effort to increase and sustain diversity, the University of Nevada, Reno has added two new dorm wings this school year, specifically for Latinx...
Shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare providers causes stress among Latinx community in Washoe County
Approximately 38.5 percent of Spanish-speakers in Washoe County speak very little English, which raises concerns on the lack of Spanish-speaking healthcare workers in the area....
DACA Business Owners Still In Limbo
According to the latest data from U.S. Immigration Services, there are more than 2,500 DACA recipients living in Northern and rural Nevada. Since its inception,...