As part of Humboldt County Public Health’s ongoing effort to work with the local Latinx community, Public Health Officer Ian Hoffman will be meeting this Friday with LatinoNet, a nonprofit organization formed by a network of service providers for the Latinx community, to discuss county COVID-19 vaccine rollout and the county’s efforts with community partners […]
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Public Health Pledges Support for Latinx Community, Assures it Won’t Ask About Documentation Status
Humboldt County Public Health issued a statement of support for the local Latinx community — whic h has experienced a disproportionate impact form COVID-19 — and pledging that its contact investigators will not ask people about their “documentation status.” According to the statement, the Latinx community makes up about 12 percent of Humboldt County’s population […]
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Interpreting Equity During a Pandemic
One of my first memories interacting with other children in our community is of having my older brother, Mauro, interpret for me as we were playing — he was attending school and picking up English much faster than I was. We would migrate back and forth from Mexico where my abuelita y abuelo (grandma and […]
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El Leñador Turns 5
Humboldt State University’s bilingual student paper El Leñador started out as an insert in The Lumberjack. Some 40 issues later, it’s a full-fledged, award-winning paper with rotating editors and a dedicated staff focusing on Latinx culture and issues. Students, staff, faculty and community members gathered to celebrate the paper’s fifth year in the Kate Buchanan […]