Erick Galindo

Walking around Plaza Mexico the other day, chatting people up about the 2020 Census, it became apparent pretty quickly that many people had completed the census already -- but many would not have without the urging of a census taker who went to their home.

A fledgling Latino-owned start-up based out of Huntington Park has been giving away free home renovations to L.A.’s most marginalized residents with micro-donations raised online.

The fledgling Latino-owned start-up Hood Renovationz has already raised thousands and is currently building collapsible desks for kids in the 'hood who don't have a dedicated space to attend school from home.

When COVID-19 began to spread, Spanish-language morning radio shows in the agricultural hub of Bakersfield were helping get essential info to the most essential of workers -- the people who pick our crops. Meet one of these radio hosts.

Even if you have decent insurance, a costly dental emergency can wipe out your savings account -- and for many of us, the COVID-19 recession has already done that.

The price tag on dental health care can be thousands of dollars. Even if you have decent insurance, a dental emergency can wipe out your whole savings account. And for many of us, the COVID-19 recession has already done that.

Native communities all around the country are being hit disportionately hard by the pandemic. It's been particularly hard for indigenous people who are part of the Latin American diaspora.

One in three indigenous Meso-Americans living in Los Angeles has experienced coronavirus or knows someone close to them that has, according to a group that serves local indigenous communities.

'I wonder if they ever imagined that they would be with us forever...as we try and will a true portrait of America into existence.'

"I wonder if they ever imagined that they would be with us forever...as we try and will a true portrait of America into existence."

La Casita Mexicana in Bell has served the Southeast L.A. community for nearly 25 years, and I was starting to get worried about their future after months of being closed during the pandemic. So I put my mask on and went over to chat with the chefs about how they are surviving. It's been rough.

In the middle of March, chefs and owners Jaime Martin del Campo and Ramiro Arvizu of La Casita Mexicana shut the critically acclaimed Bell restaurant all the way down due to the pandemic. The future looked uncertain. Now there's a ray of hope.