Tainted Grapes, Tainted Lungs: Extreme Wildfire Impacts to Undocumented Latina/o and Indigenous Migrants

As climate change advances, communities across the United States are adapting to the increased threat of wildfires. Such disasters are expected to become more frequent and severe. In this lecture, Dr. Méndez explores why it is crucial to understand how these events amplify existing inequalities, and how to lessen the resulting harms, in particular for the most stigmatized populations, such as undocumented Latino/a and Indigenous migrants.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab

Tucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast Los Angeles, the Moore Lab of Zoology is a hidden gem that houses over 65,000 bird and mammal specimens.

Discover local birds, morphological adaptations, rare extinct birds, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection, and see museum specimens that represent Mexico’s bird diversity prior to major habitat change.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab

Tucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast Los Angeles, the Moore Lab of Zoology is a hidden gem that houses over 65,000 bird and mammal specimens.

Discover local birds, morphological adaptations, rare extinct birds, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection, and see museum specimens that represent Mexico’s bird diversity prior to major habitat change.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab

Tucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast Los Angeles, the Moore Lab of Zoology is a hidden gem that houses over 65,000 bird and mammal specimens.

Discover local birds, morphological adaptations, rare extinct birds, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection, and see museum specimens that represent Mexico’s bird diversity prior to major habitat change.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab

Tucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast Los Angeles, the Moore Lab of Zoology is a hidden gem that houses over 65,000 bird and mammal specimens.

Discover local birds, morphological adaptations, rare extinct birds, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection, and see museum specimens that represent Mexico’s bird diversity prior to major habitat change.

Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Moore Lab

Tucked within a liberal arts college in Northeast Los Angeles, the Moore Lab of Zoology is a hidden gem that houses over 65,000 bird and mammal specimens.

Discover local birds, morphological adaptations, rare extinct birds, a painstakingly-collected hummingbird collection, and see museum specimens that represent Mexico’s bird diversity prior to major habitat change.