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ERI Director, Prof. Manuel Pastor @profmpastor.bsky.social
moving into our Bluesky era
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ERI Director, Prof. Manuel Pastor @profmpastor.bsky.social
moving into our Bluesky era
dornsife.usc.edu/eri | ERI_USC on IG & YouTube
In January 2025, Altadena experienced the Eaton Fire, one of the most pressing environmental and social justice calamities of our time. Thousands lost their homes, many were displaced, and the community continues to mourn the lives lost. 1/3
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January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
In January 2025, Altadena experienced the Eaton Fire, one of the most pressing environmental and social justice calamities of our time. Thousands lost their homes, many were displaced, and the community continues to mourn the lives lost. 1/3
REGISTER: bit.ly/BlackAltadena
REGISTER: bit.ly/BlackAltadena
How do Black & non-Black Latinx boys learn to recognize power and difference?
Drawing on four years of participant observation, ERI Community Power Postdoctoral Scholar Uriel Serrano examines “comprehensive intersectional learning” in his journal article Intersectional Learning: How Black and 1/2
Drawing on four years of participant observation, ERI Community Power Postdoctoral Scholar Uriel Serrano examines “comprehensive intersectional learning” in his journal article Intersectional Learning: How Black and 1/2
Intersectional Learning: How Black and Latinx Boys Learn About Power and Difference - Uriel Serrano, 2025
With limited studies on how Black and non-Black Latinx boys come to learn about difference and power, this study asks, what are the learning contexts and progra...
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January 14, 2026 at 12:18 AM
How do Black & non-Black Latinx boys learn to recognize power and difference?
Drawing on four years of participant observation, ERI Community Power Postdoctoral Scholar Uriel Serrano examines “comprehensive intersectional learning” in his journal article Intersectional Learning: How Black and 1/2
Drawing on four years of participant observation, ERI Community Power Postdoctoral Scholar Uriel Serrano examines “comprehensive intersectional learning” in his journal article Intersectional Learning: How Black and 1/2
Why are some Los Angeles neighborhoods hotter than others, and what can help them cool down?
In a new blog, ERI’s Austin Mendoza draws on the Urban Heating indicator from the National Equity Atlas to show that 59% of LA County residents living in urban areas experience at least 1/3
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In a new blog, ERI’s Austin Mendoza draws on the Urban Heating indicator from the National Equity Atlas to show that 59% of LA County residents living in urban areas experience at least 1/3
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Exploring the Effects of the Built Environment on Heating in LA - USC Equity Research Institute (ERI)
Data and Analysis to Power Social Change
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January 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Why are some Los Angeles neighborhoods hotter than others, and what can help them cool down?
In a new blog, ERI’s Austin Mendoza draws on the Urban Heating indicator from the National Equity Atlas to show that 59% of LA County residents living in urban areas experience at least 1/3
bit.ly/4pvM0N6
In a new blog, ERI’s Austin Mendoza draws on the Urban Heating indicator from the National Equity Atlas to show that 59% of LA County residents living in urban areas experience at least 1/3
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How do we scale community-engaged research to the state level without losing the local voices that ground it?
In ‘Pieces of the Puzzle: Scaling Community-Engaged Research to a Statewide Level’, Austin Mendoza, Cynthia Moreno, Hataipreuk Rkasnuam, Vanessa Carter Fahnestock, & Manuel Pastor 1/3
In ‘Pieces of the Puzzle: Scaling Community-Engaged Research to a Statewide Level’, Austin Mendoza, Cynthia Moreno, Hataipreuk Rkasnuam, Vanessa Carter Fahnestock, & Manuel Pastor 1/3
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January 7, 2026 at 8:20 PM
How do we scale community-engaged research to the state level without losing the local voices that ground it?
In ‘Pieces of the Puzzle: Scaling Community-Engaged Research to a Statewide Level’, Austin Mendoza, Cynthia Moreno, Hataipreuk Rkasnuam, Vanessa Carter Fahnestock, & Manuel Pastor 1/3
In ‘Pieces of the Puzzle: Scaling Community-Engaged Research to a Statewide Level’, Austin Mendoza, Cynthia Moreno, Hataipreuk Rkasnuam, Vanessa Carter Fahnestock, & Manuel Pastor 1/3
It's been a year since the devastating fires that impacted LA. Last Oct, the USC Black Studies Center and ERI held a reflective conversation on the impact of the fires in Altadena, where thousands lost their homes, many were displaced, and the community continues to grieve the lives lost. 1/2
After the Fire: Voices from Black Altadena webinar, 10/21/25 - USC Equity Research Institute (ERI)
Data and Analysis to Power Social Change
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January 6, 2026 at 7:46 PM
It's been a year since the devastating fires that impacted LA. Last Oct, the USC Black Studies Center and ERI held a reflective conversation on the impact of the fires in Altadena, where thousands lost their homes, many were displaced, and the community continues to grieve the lives lost. 1/2
The built environment of LA County is causing urban heating to increase beyond the effects of global climate change. 1/2
January 5, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The built environment of LA County is causing urban heating to increase beyond the effects of global climate change. 1/2
In 2023, 39% of all #renters in continental US lived in neighborhoods w/ elevated to extreme overall #housing precarity risk.
No residents should be at risk of #housing #displacement, esp. in communities under redevelopment.
Visit nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-housing-precarity-indicator
No residents should be at risk of #housing #displacement, esp. in communities under redevelopment.
Visit nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-housing-precarity-indicator
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
In 2023, 39% of all #renters in continental US lived in neighborhoods w/ elevated to extreme overall #housing precarity risk.
No residents should be at risk of #housing #displacement, esp. in communities under redevelopment.
Visit nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-housing-precarity-indicator
No residents should be at risk of #housing #displacement, esp. in communities under redevelopment.
Visit nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-housing-precarity-indicator
Our latest data release! 📊 National Equity Atlas' #environmentaljustice indicators reveal where #climate risks are highest
View local data, context, key trends, & strategies forward re: Lead Exposure, Toxic Flood Risk, Urban Tree Canopy, & Urban Heating
www.nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-...
View local data, context, key trends, & strategies forward re: Lead Exposure, Toxic Flood Risk, Urban Tree Canopy, & Urban Heating
www.nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-...
December 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Our latest data release! 📊 National Equity Atlas' #environmentaljustice indicators reveal where #climate risks are highest
View local data, context, key trends, & strategies forward re: Lead Exposure, Toxic Flood Risk, Urban Tree Canopy, & Urban Heating
www.nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-...
View local data, context, key trends, & strategies forward re: Lead Exposure, Toxic Flood Risk, Urban Tree Canopy, & Urban Heating
www.nationalequityatlas.org/introducing-...
#D4td: LA’s youth population is shrinking fast—even as the senior population surges.
Fewer young people today means big changes ahead for our workforce, educational, and housing needs. 1/2
Fewer young people today means big changes ahead for our workforce, educational, and housing needs. 1/2
December 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
#D4td: LA’s youth population is shrinking fast—even as the senior population surges.
Fewer young people today means big changes ahead for our workforce, educational, and housing needs. 1/2
Fewer young people today means big changes ahead for our workforce, educational, and housing needs. 1/2
In 2023, 11% of all Californian full-time workers experienced working poverty. Disaggregating by immigration status, the working poverty rate is higher among immigrant populations: 33% of undocumented immigrant full-time workers were living below 200% of the poverty... 1/2
December 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In 2023, 11% of all Californian full-time workers experienced working poverty. Disaggregating by immigration status, the working poverty rate is higher among immigrant populations: 33% of undocumented immigrant full-time workers were living below 200% of the poverty... 1/2
The National Equity Atlas, from PolicyLink and ERI, has released a new indicator: Chronic Absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of school days.
With this new indicator, we are taking a closer look at the structural barriers keeping students from the classroom. 1/2
With this new indicator, we are taking a closer look at the structural barriers keeping students from the classroom. 1/2
Chronic Absenteeism | National Equity Atlas
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December 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The National Equity Atlas, from PolicyLink and ERI, has released a new indicator: Chronic Absenteeism. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of school days.
With this new indicator, we are taking a closer look at the structural barriers keeping students from the classroom. 1/2
With this new indicator, we are taking a closer look at the structural barriers keeping students from the classroom. 1/2
We have made more updates to our California Immigrant Data Portal!
You can now learn more about how immigrants are faring across the state by exploring updated data on the digital divide, voting, naturalization, and linguistic isolation.
#immigrants #immigration #california #data
You can now learn more about how immigrants are faring across the state by exploring updated data on the digital divide, voting, naturalization, and linguistic isolation.
#immigrants #immigration #california #data
Indicators
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November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We have made more updates to our California Immigrant Data Portal!
You can now learn more about how immigrants are faring across the state by exploring updated data on the digital divide, voting, naturalization, and linguistic isolation.
#immigrants #immigration #california #data
You can now learn more about how immigrants are faring across the state by exploring updated data on the digital divide, voting, naturalization, and linguistic isolation.
#immigrants #immigration #california #data
Have you read ERI's November 2025 newsletter yet? It features updated data on immigrants in CA, a new 'Chronic Absenteeism' Indicator, fall event recaps, and so much more!
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Check it out now: mailchi.mp/usc/equityre...
📊 Updated Immigrant data, new educational equity data, event recaps, and more
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November 24, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Have you read ERI's November 2025 newsletter yet? It features updated data on immigrants in CA, a new 'Chronic Absenteeism' Indicator, fall event recaps, and so much more!
Check it out now: mailchi.mp/usc/equityre...
Check it out now: mailchi.mp/usc/equityre...
Congratulations to the Center for Economics of Social Issues on this important report for the Central Coast! Thrilled that our California Immigrant Data Portal could contribute to this impactful work.
Read the report here: drive.google.com/file/d/182tC...
Read the report here: drive.google.com/file/d/182tC...
Undocumented Immigrants Study 2025 V2.pdf
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October 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Congratulations to the Center for Economics of Social Issues on this important report for the Central Coast! Thrilled that our California Immigrant Data Portal could contribute to this impactful work.
Read the report here: drive.google.com/file/d/182tC...
Read the report here: drive.google.com/file/d/182tC...
“This is not striking a deal with the White South to allow them to lock out Black southerners from political power and economic opportunity; this is locking out the next America”
@profmpastor.bsky.social is quoted in Ron Brownstein’s Bloomberg op-ed, “America’s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making 1/3
@profmpastor.bsky.social is quoted in Ron Brownstein’s Bloomberg op-ed, “America’s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making 1/3
America’s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making a Comeback
Decision by decision, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority is hardening America’s division into a two-tier society. The result is that even as racial minorities are growing into a majority ...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
“This is not striking a deal with the White South to allow them to lock out Black southerners from political power and economic opportunity; this is locking out the next America”
@profmpastor.bsky.social is quoted in Ron Brownstein’s Bloomberg op-ed, “America’s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making 1/3
@profmpastor.bsky.social is quoted in Ron Brownstein’s Bloomberg op-ed, “America’s Two-Tier Racial System Is Making 1/3
📢 What's new on ERI's California Immigrant Data Portal?
✅ Updated data on undocumented immigrants, mixed-status families, and more
✅ A new 'Working Poverty' indicator highlighting data on immigrant workers in CA 1/2
✅ Updated data on undocumented immigrants, mixed-status families, and more
✅ A new 'Working Poverty' indicator highlighting data on immigrant workers in CA 1/2
October 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
📢 What's new on ERI's California Immigrant Data Portal?
✅ Updated data on undocumented immigrants, mixed-status families, and more
✅ A new 'Working Poverty' indicator highlighting data on immigrant workers in CA 1/2
✅ Updated data on undocumented immigrants, mixed-status families, and more
✅ A new 'Working Poverty' indicator highlighting data on immigrant workers in CA 1/2
JUST RELEASED: an estimate of the Undocumented Immigrants in Orange County!
We hope this data on our impacted immigrant communities supports the ongoing efforts happening in the movement to fight for justice and make our communities safer. 1/2
We hope this data on our impacted immigrant communities supports the ongoing efforts happening in the movement to fight for justice and make our communities safer. 1/2
Undocumented Immigrants in Orange County (2025 Data Estimates) - USC Equity Research Institute (ERI)
Data and Analysis to Power Social Change
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October 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
JUST RELEASED: an estimate of the Undocumented Immigrants in Orange County!
We hope this data on our impacted immigrant communities supports the ongoing efforts happening in the movement to fight for justice and make our communities safer. 1/2
We hope this data on our impacted immigrant communities supports the ongoing efforts happening in the movement to fight for justice and make our communities safer. 1/2
This fall, we will host a conversation and book signing with Alejandra Campoverdi, author of the acclaimed memoir First Gen, moderated by @profmpastor.bsky.social.
First Gen is a two-time national bestseller, winner of the Martin Cruz Smith Award & the Dolores Huerta Award. 1/4
First Gen is a two-time national bestseller, winner of the Martin Cruz Smith Award & the Dolores Huerta Award. 1/4
October 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This fall, we will host a conversation and book signing with Alejandra Campoverdi, author of the acclaimed memoir First Gen, moderated by @profmpastor.bsky.social.
First Gen is a two-time national bestseller, winner of the Martin Cruz Smith Award & the Dolores Huerta Award. 1/4
First Gen is a two-time national bestseller, winner of the Martin Cruz Smith Award & the Dolores Huerta Award. 1/4
Our October e-newsletter is live, packed with upcoming events, a new blog, and reels!
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/usc/equityre...
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/usc/equityre...
📅 Register now for ERI's next 3 events, and catch up on ERI news!
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October 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Our October e-newsletter is live, packed with upcoming events, a new blog, and reels!
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/usc/equityre...
Check it out here: mailchi.mp/usc/equityre...
📢 Exciting news!
The Bay Area Asset Funders Network’s inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit will take place on November 6th in Oakland, CA.
Featuring pioneering scholars and practitioners, including our director @profmpastor.bsky.social, 1/2
assetfunders.org/bay-area-summit/
The Bay Area Asset Funders Network’s inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit will take place on November 6th in Oakland, CA.
Featuring pioneering scholars and practitioners, including our director @profmpastor.bsky.social, 1/2
assetfunders.org/bay-area-summit/
Bay Area AFN Summit - Asset Funders Network
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October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
📢 Exciting news!
The Bay Area Asset Funders Network’s inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit will take place on November 6th in Oakland, CA.
Featuring pioneering scholars and practitioners, including our director @profmpastor.bsky.social, 1/2
assetfunders.org/bay-area-summit/
The Bay Area Asset Funders Network’s inaugural Inclusive Economic and Immigrant Rights Summit will take place on November 6th in Oakland, CA.
Featuring pioneering scholars and practitioners, including our director @profmpastor.bsky.social, 1/2
assetfunders.org/bay-area-summit/
In January 2025, Altadena experienced one of California’s most devastating fires. Thousands of residents lost their homes, many were displaced, and the community continues to grieve the lives lost. Join us for a reflective conversation on the impact nine months later. 1/3
#altadena #AltadenaStrong
#altadena #AltadenaStrong
After the Fire: Voices from Black Altadena with Veronica Jones and Hajar Yazdiha
Thank you for your interest in the upcoming webinar!
Date: Tuesday, October 21
Time: 4:00 PM
Please complete this form to RSVP. You will receive the Zoom Webinar link by Friday, October 17.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
In January 2025, Altadena experienced one of California’s most devastating fires. Thousands of residents lost their homes, many were displaced, and the community continues to grieve the lives lost. Join us for a reflective conversation on the impact nine months later. 1/3
#altadena #AltadenaStrong
#altadena #AltadenaStrong
Ph.D. candidate and former ERI research assistant Shawntae Mitchum has published “If not us, then who?: Black faculty and staff experiencing racial equity trauma while doing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the wake of the summer 2020 racial reckoning.” 1/2
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“If not us, then who?”: black faculty and staff experiencing racial equity trauma while doing diversity, equity and inclusion in the wake of the summer 2020 racial reckoning
ABSTRACT. In the summer of 2020, the heightened visibility of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police catalyzed reform effort
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September 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Ph.D. candidate and former ERI research assistant Shawntae Mitchum has published “If not us, then who?: Black faculty and staff experiencing racial equity trauma while doing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the wake of the summer 2020 racial reckoning.” 1/2
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The Los Angeles Business Council presents the 19th Annual Sustainability Summit on October 9th, 2025, at the Town & Gown of the University of Southern California.
The Summit will focus on how we can rebuild and plan a stronger, more sustainable, and climate-ready 1/2
The Summit will focus on how we can rebuild and plan a stronger, more sustainable, and climate-ready 1/2
2025 Sustainability Summit | LABC
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September 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The Los Angeles Business Council presents the 19th Annual Sustainability Summit on October 9th, 2025, at the Town & Gown of the University of Southern California.
The Summit will focus on how we can rebuild and plan a stronger, more sustainable, and climate-ready 1/2
The Summit will focus on how we can rebuild and plan a stronger, more sustainable, and climate-ready 1/2
ERI director @profmpastor.bsky.social talked with Carmen Rojas, PhD (she/her), CEO of the @caseygrants.bsky.social and his former student, about movements, social justice philanthropy, and how to contain rising authoritarianism.
Read this insightful interview now!
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Read this insightful interview now!
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Foundations and Movements: Manuel Pastor in Conversation with Carmen Rojas - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly
In a wide-ranging and personal conversation, scholar-activist Manuel Pastor and foundation president Carmen Rojas discuss how to respond effectively to rising authoritarianism.
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September 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
ERI director @profmpastor.bsky.social talked with Carmen Rojas, PhD (she/her), CEO of the @caseygrants.bsky.social and his former student, about movements, social justice philanthropy, and how to contain rising authoritarianism.
Read this insightful interview now!
bit.ly/4n7vkuV
Read this insightful interview now!
bit.ly/4n7vkuV
In his latest @dissentmag op-ed, ERI director @profmpastor.bsky.social reflects on Latino voting patterns in the 2024 election. He argues that Trump’s support was driven by economic concerns and class identity, while progressives struggled to engage with voters. 1/3
¿Por Qué MAGA? - Dissent Magazine
Progressives will only make lasting progress with Latino voters if they examine not just why Trump was appealing, but also why the left was not.
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September 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
In his latest @dissentmag op-ed, ERI director @profmpastor.bsky.social reflects on Latino voting patterns in the 2024 election. He argues that Trump’s support was driven by economic concerns and class identity, while progressives struggled to engage with voters. 1/3