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Latinos Are Essential

Latinos Are Essential

"Latinos Are Essential" is a collection of unique and insightful short portraits and stories about Latinos who are serving as essential workers in a wide variety of jobs and/or services across the United States, even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately impact Latino and other communities of color.

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The Seeds They Grow
3:45
Filmmaker David Gonzalez profiles his father and stepmother who have contracted COVID-19.
All Around Us (Spanish Captions)
5:04
Journalist Maria Hinojosa discusses her reporting on the pandemic’s effect on Latinos.
Still Standing (Spanish Captions)
7:14
Melanie navigates teaching her students online and caring for her three-year-old daughter.
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6:01
San Francisco’s Latino Task Force creates large-scale COVID testing for essential workers.
Todos Unidos y Yo (Spanish Captions)
5:20
After his business declined, Alfonzo began a program that brings food to people in need.
Chelsea: An Essential City (Spanish Captions)
4:56
Meet a councilwoman and a sanitation worker who are keeping the city of Chelsea running.
Night Shift (Spanish Captions)
4:36
Dulce Bueno is an EMT who works long nights during the difficult days of the pandemic.
A Pescador in the Town (Spanish Captions)
4:36
Meet Pancho Pescador, an artist who spends his pandemic-era days bringing art to Oakland.
Growing in the Shadows (Spanish Captions)
3:04
Anel Medina is a nurse and one of 200,000 DACA recipients classified as essential workers.
All Around Us
5:04
Journalist Maria Hinojosa discusses her reporting on the pandemic’s effect on Latinos.
Still Standing
7:14
Melanie navigates teaching her students online and caring for her three-year-old daughter.
Networked Education
5:15
Two married teachers struggle to teach virtually among thehardships of Puerto Rico.
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