Xóchitl Castañeda

Xóchitl Castañeda is the founding director of the Health Initiative of the Americas, a University of California initiative that coordinates and optimizes health resources for immigrants from Latin America and […]

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Richard Barrera

Richard Barrera is the President of the San Diego Unified School District Board of Trustees. He was first elected to the San Diego School Board in 2008. A first-generation San […]

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Sarah Dar

Sarah Dar is CIPC’s Policy Director in Los Angeles. Sarah received her Bachelors in Psychology and Global Health Studies from Northwestern University and Masters in Public Health from the University […]

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Edgar Ortiz

Edgar Ortiz is the Policy Analyst for the Economic Justice team at CIPC. His research and responsibilities focus on workforce development, workers’ rights, and removing systemic barriers preventing immigrants from […]

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Benyamin Chao

Benyamin Chao is the Health & Public Benefits Policy Analyst at the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC). His duties include working with the Food4All coalition to address food insecurity in […]

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Beatriz Hernandez

Beatriz Hernandez is a Statewide Organizer Fellow at the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) where she grows people power with and for community members, advocates, and intersectional organizations to win […]

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