As I've said for years, "Latino" as a measurable cohort DOES. NOT. EXIST. "Latino" is only useful for non-latinos; exists to sustain a marketing industry. "Latino" can mean an urban Chicano leftist and a white woman in Texas and an Afro-Cuban etc. I avoid the term in my work.

54 animals have already been brought into our care for safekeeping from the #mountainfire. Visit vcemergency.com for up to date information.

3 more #mountainfire dogs coming in to the Camarillo Shelter for safekeeping. They are in good hands, getting lots of love and care.

My day: election results, mountain fire, and paper rejection, oh my

Don’t contribute to the erasure of the community of Somis, CA #MountainFire

Ventura County residents can pick up free N95 masks from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Ventura Family YMCA, located at 3760 Telegraph Road in Ventura. #MountainFire

IMPORTANT UPDATE: The Ventura County Fairgrounds is NEARING CAPACITY for livestock/equine safekeeping. For alternative availability, please call Ventura County Animal Services at (805) 388-4341.

Finally, disaggregated data on the “Latino” vote. Relieved to see that Mexican voters did better than that infographic lumping all Latinos together (right) implied. as-coa.org/articles/poll-…

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Something I see a lot in qualitative research is a lack of analysis. Basically a rundown of what's in the data, but without doing anything with it (analysis). It's the qualitative equivalent of descriptive stats. Short thread.

For a visual presentation of my research interests, including borders, migration, race, and ethnicity, follow my Instagram Nancy Rios-Contreras, PhD instagram.com/drrioscontrera…

The ways that people who are undocumented prepare for the threat of deportation is a study in resilience. Read the latest edition of Research Counts to learn how they offer lessons for disaster readiness too: bit.ly/3BIlvBv #DisasterEquity #PreparednessForAll

Brindar agua y mantas, acciones para cuidar a #animales callejeros del frío ljz.mx/11/01/2025/bri… via @La Jornada Zacatecas

Carta de amor para quienes preguntan: Impresiones desde este lado del muro sobre la era del trumpfacismo de una cronista de las migraciones Amarela Varela piedepagina.mx/carta-de-amor-… via Pie de Página

Federal ICE officers were active in Oxnard Monday and Tuesday, according to police, while a nonprofit reported arrests around Ventura County. vcstar.com/story/news/loc…

Association for Humanist Sociology Humanist Sociology 49th Annual Conference Nov. 5-9, Columbus OH From Resistance to Resilience: Social Justice through Our Times Submit abstract by June 1

🦋New publication🦋 #ProtestPolicing: Intersecting Race and Social Media Activism in the Mile High City @The_JSMS thejsms.org/index.php/JSMS…

My first book is coming out in March. Preorders are available now through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and bookshop.org or directly through University of California Press (is on Bluesky)— with 30% off "UCPSAVE30." ucpress.edu/books/leave-if…

Purchase the book Nos Están Desapareciendo: They Are Disappearing Us by A. Lopez. Nos Estan Desapareciendo 40% of proceeds go toward mental health counseling for #immigrant families, local organizations fighting for immigrant rights, & direct support to families impacted by #deportation