LA Latinos took a big financial hit during the pandemic. Here’s how some are trying to bounce back
LA Latinos took a big financial hit during the pandemic. Here’s how some are trying to bounce back
- November 22, 2023
- Bill Maurer, anthropology, LAist, Nov. 22, 2023
“People who were working all of a sudden were trying to provide for more than just who they might have been before the pandemic,” said Bill Maurer, director of UC Irvine’s Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion. He said this caused even some not directly affected by illness or job loss to get behind financially. Maurer and other UCI researchers have been looking into the financial status of Latinos post-pandemic as part of a forthcoming study. Getting “back to normal” has proven elusive for people they’ve surveyed, he said.
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