Erick Galindo
Erick Galindo is former LAist staff member. He is a five-time Telly Award-winning writer, director and producer known for The Mexican Beverly Hills; A Laker Life; On Life As A Freckle-Faced, Redheaded, Mexican American From Southeast Los Angeles; and Mis Angeles. Erick regularly writes about culture for LAist, NPR station LAist 89.3 (formerly KPCC) and The New York Times, and was the first managing editor of L.A. Taco, where his work won a James Beard Foundation award. His narrative directorial debut The Bubble Machine premiered at the Golden State Film Festival and was a semifinalist for the jellyFest award. His co-written pilot Hot in Carson was a finalist for the Black List's inaugural Latinx TV List and his audio documentary Early was a finalist for KCRW's Radio Race. In 2020, his dark comedy script Legends was selected for the NHMC Latinx Screenwriters Showcase.
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Website: thisfoo.com
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I shouldn't be surprised that my mother has finally discovered things like YouTube, Facebook and Pinterest. -
And they did it in the middle of a pandemic.
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These days, a lot of the questions are about health care. And rent. And basic survival.
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Jessica Huerta fields questions like these: If I get a COVID-19 test, will I go on a list? Even if I get a positive test, how will I pay for the treatment?
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Where undocumented and mixed-status families in Southeast L.A. are turning for help.
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The food bank is one of the few places that has been a consistent source for Latinos from around Southeast L.A., including undocumented and mixed-status families left out of federal stimulus relief.
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Our columnist Erick Galindo got tested for COVID-19 at one of L.A. County's drive-thru testing facilities. He chronicled it in real time.
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It took the doctor about two minutes to diagnose me via teleconference as 'A Person Under Investigation For Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)' and order me to self-isolation for two weeks.
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One warehouse worker tells Erick Galindo: 'I'm trying to do everything I can to make sure we're all safe, but I can't.'
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The long hours, the short staff, the stress of working during the pandemic takes a physical toll on the immune system and on the spirit.
