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Key Art for "Latinos Are Essential" featuring portraits of Latino Americans.

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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6:01
San Francisco’s Latino Task Force creates large-scale COVID testing for essential workers.
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.
Todos Unidos y Yo
5:20
After his business declined, Alfonzo began a program that brings food to people in need.
A Pescador in the Town
4:36
Meet Pancho Pescador, who spends his pandemic-era days bringing art to Oakland streets.
All Around Us (Spanish Captions)
5:04
Journalist Maria Hinojosa discusses her reporting on the pandemic’s effect on Latinos.
Chelsea: An Essential City
4:56
Meet a young city councilwoman and a sanitation worker who are keeping the city running.
Astrid
5:23
Astrid finds a job cleaning subway cars at the peak of the pandemic in New York City.
11 stories of Latinos providing essential services on the pandemic's frontlines.
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