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Front entrance of the dorm hall, "Nevada Living Learning Community."

UNR Adds Latinx, LGBTQ+ Dorm Wings

August 30, 2019 by Andrew Mendez

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 and LGBTQ+ students. Latinx is a gender neutral term for describing Latinos. KUNR’s Andrew Mendez has this report.

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Balikbayan boxes help Filipino residents in Washoe County stay connected with family

July 22, 2019 by Noticiero Movil

Balikbayan boxes are a traditional shipment Filipino immigrants send to help family members in their home country of the Philippines. According to the 2016 U.S. Census, more than 10,000 Filipinos live in Washoe County.

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Stronger Than A Disorder: How One Reno Teen Copes With Mental Health

June 13, 2019 by Karina Gonzalez

Brianna Murry, 18, graduates from Galena High School this week. She was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder last year after a suicide attempt that resulted in hospitalization. Exercising is one of the ways she copes with her mental health. KUNR’s Karina Gonzalez caught up with Brianna during one of her gym sessions.

Front entrance of Community Health Alliance on Wells.

Shortage of Spanish-speaking healthcare providers causes stress among Latinx community in Washoe County

June 3, 2019 by Noticiero Movil

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.

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A Mother Reflects On Her Daughter’s Suicide

May 30, 2019 by Karina Gonzalez

It’s been a year since Carla Ballesteros, a student at Damonte Ranch High School, died by suicide. KUNR’s Karina Gonzalez visited her family at her gravesite for what would have been her 17th birthday.

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Subsisting on Subsidies – A Look into the Realities of SNAP in Nevada

April 2, 2019 by Noticiero Movil

A rise in enrollment in the SNAP program has contributed significantly to a decrease in the food insecure population in Washoe County and Nevada over the past decade. However, new federal rules threaten access to SNAP, especially for lower income communities despite evidence that the program is net positive.

Gustavo Velasco Jara, wiping his hands and admiring his work.

DACA Business Owners Still In Limbo

September 25, 2018 by Karina Gonzalez

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, the program has shielded recipients from deportation. But over the past year, the undocumented individuals who were brought to the U.S. as children have been living in legislative limbo after the Trump Administration rescinded the program. Yet some are doing their best to move forward despite the uncertainty, such as those who have started their own businesses.

Tradtional and quinceañera dresses on display, in El Mundo Latino shop.

False Rumors Find an Eager Audience in an Immigrant Community on Edge

July 17, 2018 by Lisette Gallarzo Guerrero

Falsehoods online spread six times faster than the truth, according to a recent MIT study. For a Hispanic community specifically, the falsehoods and “fake news,” both online and off, tend to center around immigration issues and include false reports of ICE targets, or raids, seeking to arrest undocumented immigrants.

Jonathan’s Journey

July 17, 2018 by Lisette Gallarzo Guerrero

Jonathan Perez, from Manila, Philippines, has a wife and three kids he hasn’t seen in more than 10 years since choosing to move to Reno, Nevada in search of the American Dream. He works two jobs, 60 hours per week, to support his family in the Philippines. This is his story.

Family photo of Jose Orozco, Aurora Orozco, and David Orozco.

Cachanillas in Reno: From Mexicali to Reno’s High Desert

June 26, 2018 by Lisette Gallarzo Guerrero

Mexicali, Baja California, is a desert valley on the U.S.-Mexican border. Its population of about one million people identify themselves as Cachanillas, or Mexicali natives. Jazmin Orozco Rodriguez spoke with Cachanillas who resettled in Reno, Nevada.

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