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Rachel Ramirez

Rachel Ramirez

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    Latest articles by Rachel Ramirez

    Culture
    The real love interest in Netflix’s Operation Christmas Drop is the US militaryThe real love interest in Netflix’s Operation Christmas Drop is the US military
    Culture

    What to know before watching the Guam-set Operation Christmas Drop — from a local’s perspective.

    By Rachel Ramirez
    Politics
    The case for a Native American secretary of the interiorThe case for a Native American secretary of the interior
    Politics

    Indigenous leaders are calling for Biden to name Deb Haaland to head the department. She would be the first-ever Native American Cabinet secretary.

    By Rachel Ramirez
    Politics
    Police reform was a big winner this electionPolice reform was a big winner this election
    Politics

    These local ballot measure wins are just a first step in a “multi-year” fight to rethinking policing, activists say.

    By Rachel Ramirez
    Politics
    How the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win ArizonaHow the Navajo Nation helped Democrats win Arizona
    Politics

    Indigenous voters are often forgotten about. But they may have been key in turning swing states for Democrats.

    By Rachel Ramirez
    Money
    3 small-business owners on life after shutting down3 small-business owners on life after shutting down
    Money

    “I feel like a part of my identity is gone.”

    By Rachel Ramirez
    From BTS fandom to video games: How 4 new friendships formed during lockdown
    Culture

    “It never would have happened if it weren’t for the pandemic.”

    By Rachel Ramirez
    Money
    Beauty companies are changing skin-whitening products. But the damage of colorism runs deeper.Beauty companies are changing skin-whitening products. But the damage of colorism runs deeper.
    Money

    L’Oréal, Unilever, and others are changing names or pulling skin-whitening products as the global racial reckoning continues.

    By Rachel Ramirez
    Asian Americans need to talk about anti-blackness in our communities
    Race

    Hmong American police officer Tou Thao, who stood by as George Floyd died at the hands of his colleague, has sparked a conversation among Asian Americans.

    By Rachel Ramirez
    How a Chinese immigrant neighborhood is struggling amid coronavirus-related xenophobia
    Science

    With dim sum restaurant closures and empty senior centers, some worry Brooklyn’s Sunset Park may never recover.

    By Rachel Ramirez