Reports and Briefs
Latina Futures 2050 Lab Reports
Research supported by the Latina Futures 2050 Lab investigates Latinas’ experiences in California and across the nation by looking at Latinas' access to education, their role in the labor market, their participation in civic leadership, and their overall well-being.
Stay tuned for forthcoming reports by Latina Futures-funded junior scholars in the UC and CSU systems.
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CSRC Research on California's Youth and Young Adults
The following reports were published as part of CSRC community-engaged research projects focused on California's young population. All reports were authored, co-authored, or supervised by Veronica Terriquez, CSRC director and professor of urban planning and
Chicana/o and Central American studies.
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Unstable Hours, Unstable Lives: The Scheduling Crisis Facing Young Workers in Santa Cruz County
(2025)
Pursuing Higher Education: Exploring the Gendered Trajectories of Oxnard’s Latina/o Young Adults
(2025)
CSRC Research Report
This series presents original research in greater depth than is possible in Latino Policy and Issues Briefs. Recent reports explore court rulings against discrimination and issues facing undocumented students. Issues published 2003 - 2015.
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CSRC Working Paper
The CSRC Working Paper series conveys the preliminary results of ongoing research at the CSRC.
Issues published 2011 - 2012.
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Latino Policy and Issues Brief
Each brief in this series contains a summary of recent research by CSRC-affiliated scholars in a concise four-page format. Each looks at a critical issue facing Chicano and Latino communities. Among the areas of study are K-12 and postsecondary education, hate speech, public health, and discrimination in commercial media.
Issues published 2002 - 2015.
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Latinos and Economic Security Policy Brief
The financial security of the growing number of Latino retirees is the focus of these four-page briefs. The series is produced in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Policy Research on Aging and the USC Percy Andrus Gerontology Center, in partnership with the National Hispanic Council on Aging and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
Issues published 2006 - 2010.
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Latinos and Economic Security Research Report
This series presents research summarized in Latinos and Economic Security Policy Briefs in greater depth. Each report examines a different aspect of the financial security of the growing number of Latino retirees, particularly the impact of social security.
Issues published 2006 - 2008.