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The letter should explain:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What was their California Dream?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What happened to it?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Is that California Dream still alive for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a letter from Matt Elkins, to his mom and dad, Thelma and Morton Elkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Dear Mom and Dad,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">You both came to San Francisco from the East Coast. Dad, you came from Philly in the 1940s to attend Stanford on the GI Bill. Mom, you were working in a New York shipyard in the early 1950s. You visited a friend in San Francisco and never left. Your friends and family were bewildered by your choice to relocate so far away. You both would say that California was founded by those who chose to leave somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11803875\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 277px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11803875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41638_morton-elkins-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41638_morton-elkins-qut.jpg 639w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41638_morton-elkins-qut-160x312.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morton Elkins as a GI. \u003ccite>(Matt Elkins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">You were both political southpaws, and had a deep dislike and fear of the communist witch hunts, spreading like lava across the country, ruining lives in its Cold War path. In 1953, Governor Earl Warren passed the \u003ca href=\"http://Gov.%20Earl%20Warren%20Signs%20Levering%20Act,%20Loyalty%20Oath%20for%20All%20State...\">Levering Act\u003c/a>, which required all public employees to sign a loyalty oath disavowing “radical beliefs.” You fell in love with each other after meeting at a non-signers' party. Not signing the oath was an earlier, more dangerous version of \"taking a knee.” The outcome could eventually lead people to jail, the poorhouse, even suicide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Indeed, outing people for their communist beliefs and/or sympathies, true or not, had already taken its toll for some time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Dad, you lost your job as an English teacher when you refused to sign the oath. You took a job as a warehouseman, and became active in the International Longshoreman’s and Warehouse Union. That was a red flag for the House Un-American Activities Committee, or HUAC, as it was called. They interrogated you in 1960, when they dropped into San Francisco like a circus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">I keep the recording of that interrogation, first broadcast on KQED, on my phone for those times where I need strength, or just miss you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11803999\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 446px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11803999\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41640_vintage-omg-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41640_vintage-omg-qut-1.jpg 446w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41640_vintage-omg-qut-1-160x215.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelma Elkins by the beach. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matt Elkins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Everything about it: the accusations, parlance, and countenance made for a surreal stage production of sorts. You were prepared. In your own, very familiar way, you utilized your time to defend, disarm, and educate, flustering and flummoxing your interrogator before finally being excused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Mom, you were raising two young daughters, were also six months pregnant with me. You worked for the Red Cross, managing to fly under the radar even though you also refused to sign the oath. You often said that the pressure was enormous, and that just giving in and going along with the majority was a choice both tempting yet unimaginable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11803998\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 585px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11803998\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41639_themla-w-bby-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41639_themla-w-bby-qut-1.jpg 585w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41639_themla-w-bby-qut-1-160x164.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelma Elkins with her oldest daughter Rachel in 1955, in their apartment on Stanyan St. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matt Elkins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">At great cost to your growing family, you dealt with wire taps, threats, even swastikas graffitied on your Richmond, California home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Dad, you were officially vindicated in 1967, when the California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the Levering Act was unconstitutional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">You and mom went on to have careers as social workers and business owners in Berkeley. You stayed surrounded by the people who emerged, scarred but alive. At the height of the Vietnam War, you marched down Telegraph Avenue, lined up against the California National Guard with your kids. You continued to fight other battles as they came up, wack-a-mole style. Mom, even while you had cancer and were going blind, you organized and fought for the rights of low-vision sufferers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Mom and Dad, your efforts and experiences teed up a much easier existence for me and my sisters. I envy your strength, and often wonder if I could call on it under the same circumstances. In the current political climate, your help would be invaluable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Love, Matt\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>We’d love to see your letter to your family’s California Dreamer. Maybe it was a parent, a great-great grandparent or maybe even you were the first in your family to come to California with a dream. \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVZ3sM0H_4keRP1D28mX4gSSd3IAYjzRgpMZ5xyQhF-5mxvA/viewform\">Fill out the form here\u003c/a> and share your story with us!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":null,"status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1583187358,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":6,"wordCount":737},"headData":{"title":"Letter to My California Dreamer: Two Californians Protesting 'Communist Witch Hunts' Fall in Love | KQED","description":"For a series we’re calling “Letter to My California Dreamer,” we’re asking Californians from all walks of life to write a short letter to one of the first people in their family who came to the Golden State. 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The letter should explain:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What was their California Dream?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>What happened to it?\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\n\u003cstrong>Is that California Dream still alive for you?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here's a letter from Matt Elkins, to his mom and dad, Thelma and Morton Elkins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Dear Mom and Dad,\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">You both came to San Francisco from the East Coast. Dad, you came from Philly in the 1940s to attend Stanford on the GI Bill. Mom, you were working in a New York shipyard in the early 1950s. You visited a friend in San Francisco and never left. Your friends and family were bewildered by your choice to relocate so far away. You both would say that California was founded by those who chose to leave somewhere else.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11803875\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 277px\">\u003cimg class=\" wp-image-11803875\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41638_morton-elkins-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41638_morton-elkins-qut.jpg 639w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41638_morton-elkins-qut-160x312.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morton Elkins as a GI. \u003ccite>(Matt Elkins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">You were both political southpaws, and had a deep dislike and fear of the communist witch hunts, spreading like lava across the country, ruining lives in its Cold War path. In 1953, Governor Earl Warren passed the \u003ca href=\"http://Gov.%20Earl%20Warren%20Signs%20Levering%20Act,%20Loyalty%20Oath%20for%20All%20State...\">Levering Act\u003c/a>, which required all public employees to sign a loyalty oath disavowing “radical beliefs.” You fell in love with each other after meeting at a non-signers' party. Not signing the oath was an earlier, more dangerous version of \"taking a knee.” The outcome could eventually lead people to jail, the poorhouse, even suicide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Indeed, outing people for their communist beliefs and/or sympathies, true or not, had already taken its toll for some time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Dad, you lost your job as an English teacher when you refused to sign the oath. You took a job as a warehouseman, and became active in the International Longshoreman’s and Warehouse Union. That was a red flag for the House Un-American Activities Committee, or HUAC, as it was called. They interrogated you in 1960, when they dropped into San Francisco like a circus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">I keep the recording of that interrogation, first broadcast on KQED, on my phone for those times where I need strength, or just miss you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11803999\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 446px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11803999\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41640_vintage-omg-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41640_vintage-omg-qut-1.jpg 446w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41640_vintage-omg-qut-1-160x215.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelma Elkins by the beach. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matt Elkins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Everything about it: the accusations, parlance, and countenance made for a surreal stage production of sorts. You were prepared. In your own, very familiar way, you utilized your time to defend, disarm, and educate, flustering and flummoxing your interrogator before finally being excused.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Mom, you were raising two young daughters, were also six months pregnant with me. You worked for the Red Cross, managing to fly under the radar even though you also refused to sign the oath. You often said that the pressure was enormous, and that just giving in and going along with the majority was a choice both tempting yet unimaginable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11803998\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 585px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11803998\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41639_themla-w-bby-qut-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41639_themla-w-bby-qut-1.jpg 585w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/02/RS41639_themla-w-bby-qut-1-160x164.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thelma Elkins with her oldest daughter Rachel in 1955, in their apartment on Stanyan St. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Matt Elkins)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">At great cost to your growing family, you dealt with wire taps, threats, even swastikas graffitied on your Richmond, California home.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Dad, you were officially vindicated in 1967, when the California Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that the Levering Act was unconstitutional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">You and mom went on to have careers as social workers and business owners in Berkeley. You stayed surrounded by the people who emerged, scarred but alive. At the height of the Vietnam War, you marched down Telegraph Avenue, lined up against the California National Guard with your kids. You continued to fight other battles as they came up, wack-a-mole style. Mom, even while you had cancer and were going blind, you organized and fought for the rights of low-vision sufferers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Mom and Dad, your efforts and experiences teed up a much easier existence for me and my sisters. I envy your strength, and often wonder if I could call on it under the same circumstances. In the current political climate, your help would be invaluable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp style=\"font-family: courier\">Love, Matt\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>We’d love to see your letter to your family’s California Dreamer. Maybe it was a parent, a great-great grandparent or maybe even you were the first in your family to come to California with a dream. \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScVZ3sM0H_4keRP1D28mX4gSSd3IAYjzRgpMZ5xyQhF-5mxvA/viewform\">Fill out the form here\u003c/a> and share your story with us!\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11803749/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-two-californians-protesting-communist-witch-hunts-fall-in-love","authors":["11660"],"programs":["news_26731"],"series":["news_24148"],"categories":["news_8"],"tags":["news_21840","news_23499"],"featImg":"news_11803997","label":"news_26731"},"news_11797325":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11797325","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11797325","score":null,"sort":[1580517039000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-two","title":"'Dreaming the Golden State' With The California Report Magazine (Part Two)","publishDate":1580517039,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Letter to My CA Dreamer | The California Report Magazine | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>In late November, The California Report Magazine held a night of live storytelling that explored stories about California dreams found, and lost, and whether that dream is still alive. In Part Two, hear selected highlights from the event, \"Dreaming the Golden State,\" held at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. You can listen to part one of our program \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11796176/dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Discovering My True Self in Modesto\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toni Rodriguez of Modesto performs his 'Letter to My California Dreamer' that he wrote to himself, live on stage at San Francisco's Brava Theater. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As part of the show's \"Letter to My California Dreamer\" series, several listeners shared what they had written to the first person in their family who moved to the Golden State with a dream. For Toni Rodriguez, that person was himself. He wrote a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11707691/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-discovering-my-true-self-in-modesto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> to the kid from the Bronx who dreamed of moving west and surfing with the Beach Boys. After arriving in California, he was able to find and live as his true self.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Her Double Life\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797371\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-800x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-800x548.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-160x110.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Linh Le performs a dance titled 'Underwater.' \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My Linh Le has been lying to her family about who she really is for decades. Growing up, her Vietnamese immigrant parents were extremely strict and prone to rage. So she didn't tell them when she decided to switch her major from biochemistry to dance. As My Linh told reporter April Dembosky, she's had to take some big steps to cover up \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11670259/her-double-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her double life\u003c/a>, and she has her reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Finding Home and Harvest in Salinas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-800x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-800x526.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-160x105.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-1020x670.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandra Barocio reads a letter she wrote to her big brother, Humberto. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sandra Barocio of Moss Beach wrote a\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11674420/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-finding-home-and-harvest-in-salinas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> letter\u003c/a> to the family member who brought her to California, her older brother, Humberto. She remembers making the long drive north from Mexico in the family’s brown Dodge Polara, and how she and her parents and siblings had to sleep under a tree, until Humberto found them shelter. Fifty-two year later, she wants to thank him for delivering their family safely to the Golden State.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Daps and Hugs: I'm Moving Out of Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797412\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-800x598.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-800x598.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-1020x762.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pendarvis Harshaw, host of KQED's arts and culture podcast 'Rightnowish' describes leaving his hometown. (Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ogpenn?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pendarvis Harshaw\u003c/a> is a cultural icon in his own right, with deep roots in Oakland. He's also the host of KQED's \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/rightnowish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rightnowish\u003c/a>\" podcast, which explores how Bay Area identity shapes the artists who live and create there. At the event, Pen describes the weekend he \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13865533/daps-and-hugs-im-moving-out-of-oakland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moved away\u003c/a> from his home town.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Pursuing the Next Great American Novel\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797432\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-800x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-800x558.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-160x112.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-1020x711.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tai Moses reads a letter to her father, who moved to California with dreams of becoming a writer. (Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/letters-to-my-california-dreamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to My California Dreamer\u003c/a>\" was read by Tai Moses. She \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11694742/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-pursuing-the-next-great-american-novel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote\u003c/a> to her father, who crossed the country from Coney Island to Los Angeles, with his portable typewriter in hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mike Marshall Gets a Second Chance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11797646 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R&B singer Mike Marshall performs \"I Love Music.\" (Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11796176 label='Part One' hero=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/DreamingGoldenState_Eventbrite-1020x538.jpg\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRte0S2a_dA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recognize\u003c/a> Mike Marshall's voice, even if you don't know his name. The R&B singer wasn't always credited for his hits, and he struggled for many years with addiction. Now he's starting to get the recognition he deserves and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13864913/after-last-black-man-and-us-singer-mike-marshall-gets-a-second-chance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second chance\u003c/a>. His music has recently been featured in the films \"\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/hNCmb-4oXJA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Us\u003c/a>\" and \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0FnJDhY9-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Last Black Man in San Francisco.\u003c/a>\" Mike Marshall closed out our event with a live performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The California Report Magazine listeners and reporters take the stage to share their stories about the 'California Dream' and whether it's still alive.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1580518520,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":10,"wordCount":638},"headData":{"title":"'Dreaming the Golden State' With The California Report Magazine (Part Two) | KQED","description":"The California Report Magazine listeners and reporters take the stage to share their stories about the 'California Dream' and whether it's still alive.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"'Dreaming the Golden State' With The California Report Magazine (Part Two)","datePublished":"2020-02-01T00:30:39.000Z","dateModified":"2020-02-01T00:55:20.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11797325 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11797325","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2020/01/31/dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-two/","disqusTitle":"'Dreaming the Golden State' With The California Report Magazine (Part Two)","source":"The California Report Magazine","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/news/program/the-california-report-magazine","audioTrackLength":1699,"path":"/news/11797325/dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-two","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcrmag/2020/01/TCRPM20200131.mp3","audioDuration":1703000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>In late November, The California Report Magazine held a night of live storytelling that explored stories about California dreams found, and lost, and whether that dream is still alive. In Part Two, hear selected highlights from the event, \"Dreaming the Golden State,\" held at the Brava Theater in San Francisco. You can listen to part one of our program \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11796176/dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-one\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Discovering My True Self in Modesto\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797334\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797334\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-193.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toni Rodriguez of Modesto performs his 'Letter to My California Dreamer' that he wrote to himself, live on stage at San Francisco's Brava Theater. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As part of the show's \"Letter to My California Dreamer\" series, several listeners shared what they had written to the first person in their family who moved to the Golden State with a dream. For Toni Rodriguez, that person was himself. He wrote a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11707691/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-discovering-my-true-self-in-modesto\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> to the kid from the Bronx who dreamed of moving west and surfing with the Beach Boys. After arriving in California, he was able to find and live as his true self.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Her Double Life\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797371\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-800x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-800x548.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-160x110.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272-1020x698.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-272.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">My Linh Le performs a dance titled 'Underwater.' \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>My Linh Le has been lying to her family about who she really is for decades. Growing up, her Vietnamese immigrant parents were extremely strict and prone to rage. So she didn't tell them when she decided to switch her major from biochemistry to dance. As My Linh told reporter April Dembosky, she's had to take some big steps to cover up \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11670259/her-double-life\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">her double life\u003c/a>, and she has her reasons.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Finding Home and Harvest in Salinas\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797386\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797386\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-800x526.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-800x526.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-160x105.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254-1020x670.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-254.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sandra Barocio reads a letter she wrote to her big brother, Humberto. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Sandra Barocio of Moss Beach wrote a\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11674420/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-finding-home-and-harvest-in-salinas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> letter\u003c/a> to the family member who brought her to California, her older brother, Humberto. She remembers making the long drive north from Mexico in the family’s brown Dodge Polara, and how she and her parents and siblings had to sleep under a tree, until Humberto found them shelter. Fifty-two year later, she wants to thank him for delivering their family safely to the Golden State.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Daps and Hugs: I'm Moving Out of Oakland\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797412\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797412\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-800x598.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-800x598.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-1020x762.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS-Pendarvis-Harshaw-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pendarvis Harshaw, host of KQED's arts and culture podcast 'Rightnowish' describes leaving his hometown. (Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/ogpenn?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pendarvis Harshaw\u003c/a> is a cultural icon in his own right, with deep roots in Oakland. He's also the host of KQED's \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/podcasts/rightnowish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rightnowish\u003c/a>\" podcast, which explores how Bay Area identity shapes the artists who live and create there. At the event, Pen describes the weekend he \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13865533/daps-and-hugs-im-moving-out-of-oakland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">moved away\u003c/a> from his home town.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Pursuing the Next Great American Novel\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797432\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11797432\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-800x558.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-800x558.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-160x112.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289-1020x711.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-289.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tai Moses reads a letter to her father, who moved to California with dreams of becoming a writer. (Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The last \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/letters-to-my-california-dreamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to My California Dreamer\u003c/a>\" was read by Tai Moses. She \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11694742/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-pursuing-the-next-great-american-novel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote\u003c/a> to her father, who crossed the country from Coney Island to Los Angeles, with his portable typewriter in hand.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Mike Marshall Gets a Second Chance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11797646\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11797646 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-800x532.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-160x106.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226-1020x678.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/KQED19DreamingGS_CRM-226.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">R&B singer Mike Marshall performs \"I Love Music.\" (Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11796176","label":"Part One ","hero":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/DreamingGoldenState_Eventbrite-1020x538.jpg"},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You may \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRte0S2a_dA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recognize\u003c/a> Mike Marshall's voice, even if you don't know his name. The R&B singer wasn't always credited for his hits, and he struggled for many years with addiction. Now he's starting to get the recognition he deserves and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13864913/after-last-black-man-and-us-singer-mike-marshall-gets-a-second-chance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second chance\u003c/a>. His music has recently been featured in the films \"\u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/hNCmb-4oXJA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Us\u003c/a>\" and \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0FnJDhY9-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Last Black Man in San Francisco.\u003c/a>\" Mike Marshall closed out our event with a live performance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11797325/dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-two","authors":["236"],"programs":["news_72","news_26731"],"series":["news_24148"],"categories":["news_223","news_8"],"tags":["news_19764","news_21840","news_24389","news_23499","news_18","news_4889","news_21268","news_22018"],"featImg":"news_11797439","label":"source_news_11797325"},"news_11796176":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11796176","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11796176","score":null,"sort":[1579912250000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-one","title":"'Dreaming the Golden State' With the California Report Magazine (Part One)","publishDate":1579912250,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Letter to My CA Dreamer | The California Report Magazine | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>California has long lured dreamers. People looking to reinvent themselves. To find a better future for their children. To have a home with a palm tree in the front yard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But we know that dream is also increasingly out of reach for many people. And some are beginning to question whether the California dream is worth it, or whether it’s even still alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To that end, KQED's The California Report Magazine in November hosted \"Dreaming the Golden State,\" a night of live storytelling about California dreams found ... and lost. The event, at San Francisco's Brava Theater, featured some of KQED's own radio reporters, transferring their stories from the airwaves to the stage, along with five listeners who shared their own California dreams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here is part one of highlights from the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How My Parents Found a Place to Love in LA\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796333\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796333 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California Report Magazine's host Sasha Khokha kicked off the evening with her own family's California dream story. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To kickoff the evening, TCR Magazine host Sasha Khokha shared her family's California dream by reciting a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11670400/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-how-my-parents-found-a-place-to-love-in-l-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> she wrote to her parents. A rebellious Irish Catholic girl and a skinny Indian engineer, the two met and fell in love at a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in some parts of the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Searching for New Beginnings on 'Gold Mountain'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796178\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796178 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiffany Eng, of Oakland, performed her 'Letter to my California Dreamer' to her great great great grandparents. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In our '\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/letters-to-my-california-dreamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to My California Dreamer\u003c/a>' series, we asked listeners to send us compositions written to the first people in their families who arrived in California. One of the first submissions we received was from Tiffany Eng of Oakland. On stage, she recited the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11684010/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-searching-for-new-beginnings-on-gold-mountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> she wrote to her great-great-great-grandparents, who settled in Oakland's Chinatown in 1906. Six generations later, Eng said, her family's roots in Oakland have grown deep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'Pet Sounds' at 50: What Ever Happened to Those Goats?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796216\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796216 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles-based reporter Peter Gilstrap had a musical take on the California dream with a story about The Beach Boys' album, 'Pet Sounds.' \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the early 1960s, The Beach Boys, to many people, perfectly represented California. On every album cover, they sold the idealized version of life on the beach in sunny Southern California. But that changed in 1966, when The Beach Boys released \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/6GphKx2QAPRoVGWE9D7ou8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pet Sounds\u003c/a>, with an album cover that featured the very unbeachy image of the band feeding goats. The album was a collection of 13 groundbreaking songs that redefined pop music. In the decades since, critics and fans have scrutinized and analyzed every single aspect of the album, including the mysterious cover. One of our favorite reporters from Los Angeles, Peter Gilstrap, helped unearth the story behind the album.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: A Mother's Brave Journey to Citizenship\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796368\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796368 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listener Javier Cervantes shares his 'Letter to My California Dreamer' about his mother, who crossed the Mexico-United States border illegally in search of a better life. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Defying expectations to marry a farmer and have children, Maria Mojarro Cervantes fled Zacatecas in Central Mexico to find a better life in San Francisco. Listener Javier Cervantes of San Jose wrote a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11676288/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-a-mothers-brave-journey-to-citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> to Maria, his mother, about her brave journey to becoming a U.S. citizen.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On Teaching for Nearly Five Decades at a West Oakland High School\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796223\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796223 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: KQED education reporter Vanessa Rancaño, Dr. LuPaulette Taylor and Sasha Khokha discuss what keeps Taylor motivated after 50 years on the job. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For many, a big part of the California dream has been the promise of a good public K-12 education — and two world-class public university systems. At a time when so many teachers are leaving the profession, KQED education reporter Vanessa Rancaño introduced us to Dr. LuPaulette Taylor, who recently began her 50th year on her feet teaching at McClymonds High School in West Oakland, a school that has long struggled with teacher retention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Excerpts from a live stage version of The California Report Magazine's night of storytelling, 'Dreaming the Golden State,' which explored California dreams found, and lost. 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People looking to reinvent themselves. To find a better future for their children. To have a home with a palm tree in the front yard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But we know that dream is also increasingly out of reach for many people. And some are beginning to question whether the California dream is worth it, or whether it’s even still alive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To that end, KQED's The California Report Magazine in November hosted \"Dreaming the Golden State,\" a night of live storytelling about California dreams found ... and lost. The event, at San Francisco's Brava Theater, featured some of KQED's own radio reporters, transferring their stories from the airwaves to the stage, along with five listeners who shared their own California dreams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here is part one of highlights from the event.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>How My Parents Found a Place to Love in LA\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796333\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796333 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40743_01wxxNGA-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The California Report Magazine's host Sasha Khokha kicked off the evening with her own family's California dream story. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To kickoff the evening, TCR Magazine host Sasha Khokha shared her family's California dream by reciting a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11670400/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-how-my-parents-found-a-place-to-love-in-l-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> she wrote to her parents. A rebellious Irish Catholic girl and a skinny Indian engineer, the two met and fell in love at a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in some parts of the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: Searching for New Beginnings on 'Gold Mountain'\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796178\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796178 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40732_4qx2YgfY-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tiffany Eng, of Oakland, performed her 'Letter to my California Dreamer' to her great great great grandparents. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In our '\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/letters-to-my-california-dreamer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to My California Dreamer\u003c/a>' series, we asked listeners to send us compositions written to the first people in their families who arrived in California. One of the first submissions we received was from Tiffany Eng of Oakland. On stage, she recited the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11684010/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-searching-for-new-beginnings-on-gold-mountain\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> she wrote to her great-great-great-grandparents, who settled in Oakland's Chinatown in 1906. Six generations later, Eng said, her family's roots in Oakland have grown deep.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>'Pet Sounds' at 50: What Ever Happened to Those Goats?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796216\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796216 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40733_ELdxeAbo-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles-based reporter Peter Gilstrap had a musical take on the California dream with a story about The Beach Boys' album, 'Pet Sounds.' \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the early 1960s, The Beach Boys, to many people, perfectly represented California. On every album cover, they sold the idealized version of life on the beach in sunny Southern California. But that changed in 1966, when The Beach Boys released \u003ca href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/6GphKx2QAPRoVGWE9D7ou8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pet Sounds\u003c/a>, with an album cover that featured the very unbeachy image of the band feeding goats. The album was a collection of 13 groundbreaking songs that redefined pop music. In the decades since, critics and fans have scrutinized and analyzed every single aspect of the album, including the mysterious cover. One of our favorite reporters from Los Angeles, Peter Gilstrap, helped unearth the story behind the album.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Letter to My California Dreamer: A Mother's Brave Journey to Citizenship\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796368\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796368 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40745_g3CEjqpI-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Listener Javier Cervantes shares his 'Letter to My California Dreamer' about his mother, who crossed the Mexico-United States border illegally in search of a better life. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Defying expectations to marry a farmer and have children, Maria Mojarro Cervantes fled Zacatecas in Central Mexico to find a better life in San Francisco. Listener Javier Cervantes of San Jose wrote a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11676288/letter-to-my-california-dreamer-a-mothers-brave-journey-to-citizenship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter\u003c/a> to Maria, his mother, about her brave journey to becoming a U.S. citizen.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>On Teaching for Nearly Five Decades at a West Oakland High School\u003c/h2>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11796223\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11796223 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/01/RS40734_gJdl3-aQ-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left: KQED education reporter Vanessa Rancaño, Dr. LuPaulette Taylor and Sasha Khokha discuss what keeps Taylor motivated after 50 years on the job. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Alain McLaughlin)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For many, a big part of the California dream has been the promise of a good public K-12 education — and two world-class public university systems. At a time when so many teachers are leaving the profession, KQED education reporter Vanessa Rancaño introduced us to Dr. LuPaulette Taylor, who recently began her 50th year on her feet teaching at McClymonds High School in West Oakland, a school that has long struggled with teacher retention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11796176/dreaming-the-golden-state-with-the-california-report-magazine-part-one","authors":["236"],"programs":["news_72","news_26731"],"series":["news_24148"],"categories":["news_223","news_8"],"tags":["news_19764","news_21840","news_20013","news_24389","news_23499","news_4","news_21268","news_22018"],"featImg":"news_11797847","label":"source_news_11796176"},"news_11791679":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11791679","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11791679","score":null,"sort":[1576623249000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color","title":"The Future Is Male: Why California Needs More Male Teachers of Color","publishDate":1576623249,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Dream | The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Darryl McKellar makes teaching look easy. Over 20 years in the classroom, the English teacher has mastered some of the job’s trickiest tasks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, he has a writing assignment for the 10th-graders in his second-period class, based on a short story they read, “The Lottery.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I say lottery, what do you think? Breanna, what do you think?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drama,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='mindshift_47991']“Why drama?” McKellar asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you win a lot of money, it causes a lot of controversy,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mo’ money, mo’ problems. Who said it?” McKellar asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s some murmuring. It sounds familiar, but these kids weren’t around in the ’90s. “It’s ... a rapper?” one student ventures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Wait,” McKellar says, launching into a pretty spot-on impression. “Uh huh, uh huh, baby baby.” The students laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Biggie Smalls!” a student says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKellar nods. “Notorious B.I.G. But he also says we can’t expect to change the world until we do what? Change who? Change yourself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He looks pleased with himself as the students pair up and dive into the assignment. “I’m like Batman,” he says. “I use every trick in my utility belt to get a kid to buy into education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Role Models in the Classroom\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For these students, having a teacher of color like McKellar — who has high expectations, can relate to their experiences and serve as a role model — could make a big difference. When students of color have teachers of color, \u003ca href=\"https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/Diversifying_Teaching_Profession_REPORT_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">there’s evidence\u003c/a> they learn more, finish high school at higher rates and are more likely to go to college. For instance, \u003ca href=\"http://ftp.iza.org/dp10630.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one study\u003c/a> found having at least one black teacher from third to fifth grade cut the high school dropout rate in half for black boys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the number of teachers of color in California isn’t keeping pace with the diversity of its student body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align='right' citation='Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction']'Even one teacher of color in a school is enough for students of color to do better academically.'[/pullquote]Changing that is top of mind for Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction. He has made closing the achievement gap for students of color a central part of his mission, and he says diversifying the teacher workforce is key.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even one teacher of color in a school is enough for students of color to do better academically,” he said, citing studies that show long-term positive benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/EnrEthYears.aspx?cds=00&agglevel=state&year=2018-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three-quarters\u003c/a> of California students in traditional public and charter schools are of color, compared to about a third of teachers. But in McKellar his students have something especially rare: Fewer than 10% of the \u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Staff/StaffByEth.aspx?cLevel=State&cYear=2018-19&cChoice=StateNum&cType=T&cGender=M&Submit=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state’s teachers are men of color\u003c/a> and just 1% are black men like him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKellar’s ninth-grade students Elijah Foster and Tyler Banner say having a man in front of the class is still a new experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve been taught almost exclusively by women, and they say having a male teacher changes the dynamic. “It feels like the man expects more out of you,” Banner said. “You see them as, like, the homie,” Foster added. “Like a close friend — trustable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They need to see someone in front of them who says, ‘This thing called education is going to work out just fine,’ ” McKellar said of his male students. “Me being in front of students, being a black man, and dispelling every stereotype about what we bring to the table, that’s my motivation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A Pipeline for Male Teachers of Color\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For 28-year-old Fabian Flores, it’s not unusual to be one of the few men in his classes at California State University, Dominguez Hills College of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So he’s finding the support of a group for aspiring male teachers of color lifesaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I'm not alone,\" he said. “I'm not the only one struggling with this, I'm not the only male that wants to become an educator.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11791719\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/12/17/the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color/teacher-diversity-4-copy/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11791719\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11791719\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veteran teacher Darryl McKellar mentors aspiring male teachers of color at CSU Dominguez Hills through the Future Minority Male Teachers of California program. \u003ccite>(Vanessa Rancano/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Flores is part of a program called \u003ca href=\"https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/future-minority-male-teachers-of-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future Minority Male Teachers of California\u003c/a>, an experiment that got underway in 2017. The goal is to improve the pipeline for men of color who want to teach by focusing on recruitment from the local community, plus financial, instructional and emotional support from peers and veteran teachers. A handful of California State University colleges of education are testing the program, but there’s hope to expand systemwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKellar is a mentor in the program at CSU Dominguez Hills, in Los Angeles. “I encourage them to use all of their experiences as a person of color,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='mindshift_34806']He also tries to impart skills that he says aren’t always taught in teacher prep programs, like how to connect with students from a social-emotional standpoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m giving you the cheat codes,” he said of his role as a mentor. “I’m giving you all the nuances I wasn’t privy to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores credits the program, and McKellar, for keeping him on the teaching track. He said he almost quit early on after a veteran teacher warned him away from the profession, saying it’s underpaid and undervalued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was kinda on the ropes, like should I continue?” he said. “But getting into this program and speaking with the male educators helped me reject that type of thinking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program also offers small scholarships to help pay for school. \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Flearningpolicyinstitute.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fproduct-files%2FDiversifying_Teaching_Profession_REPORT_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research suggests\u003c/a> that subsidizing the cost of teacher education is one of the best ways to remove barriers keeping people of color from joining the profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_10423719']College graduates of color are \u003ca href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/research/black-white-disparity-in-student-loan-debt-more-than-triples-after-graduation/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disproportionately burdened by debt\u003c/a>. On average, black college graduates owe over $7,000 more than white peers when they earn their B.A. A few years later, that black-white gap has tripled to $25,000. When weighing a student loan load against a future salary, teaching can make for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-postsecondary/reports/2019/07/09/471850/student-debt-overlooked-barrier-increasing-teacher-diversity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tough proposition\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would not be here if it wasn’t for that extra money,” said Flores, who got a $5,000 scholarship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11791717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/12/17/the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color/teacher-diversity-6-copy/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11791717\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11791717\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fabian Flores, 28, said he was only able to stay on track toward becoming a teacher because of a scholarship he received through the Future Minority Male Teachers of California program. \u003ccite>(Vanessa Rancano/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Future Minority Male Teachers of California wants to get more men of color teaching in elementary grades, where they’re most rare and where they could have the biggest impact on achievement gaps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That's the real unicorn in education,” said John Davis, dean of the College of Education at CSU Dominguez Hills. “How do we get men of color to teach at that primary level?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.csun.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FF2MTC-toolkit.pdf%23page%3D44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the 2015-16 school year\u003c/a>, of the roughly 900 students preparing to become elementary school teachers at the six CSUs participating in the program, only 4% were Latino men, 1% were Asian men and 0.4% were African American men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align='right' citation='John Davis, dean of the College of Education at CSU Dominguez Hills']'That's the real unicorn in education: How do we get men of color to teach at that primary level?'[/pullquote]The efforts to change that are showing some promise: At Dominguez Hills, there were just two Latino elementary teacher candidates in the fall of 2017. The following year, there were 14; at CSULA, the number of Asian males rose from two to 11, and for black males from zero to three.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In general, at the six schools numbers went up significantly for Latinos, slightly for black men and results were mixed for Asian men—rising in some cases, dropping in others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Department of Education leaders met with Future Minority Male Teachers of California directors earlier this year, and Thurmond said proposals are in the works to build out the program across the CSU system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is really on the precipice of being the leader in teacher preparation,” said Thurmond. “But right now we're pulling together resources to help expand some of these bright spots that we see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the added support may help get men of color into and through teacher training and into classrooms, the next challenge is keeping them there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CalMatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11768052\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219-160x44.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"One CSU-based program seeks to diversify the ranks of the state’s classroom teachers.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1578511510,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":44,"wordCount":1518},"headData":{"title":"The Future Is Male: Why California Needs More Male Teachers of Color | KQED","description":"One CSU-based program seeks to diversify the ranks of the state’s classroom teachers.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"The Future Is Male: Why California Needs More Male Teachers of Color","datePublished":"2019-12-17T22:54:09.000Z","dateModified":"2020-01-08T19:25:10.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11791679 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11791679","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/12/17/the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color/","disqusTitle":"The Future Is Male: Why California Needs More Male Teachers of Color","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2020/01/RancanoTeacherDiversity.mp3","audioTrackLength":264,"path":"/news/11791679/the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color","audioDuration":264000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Darryl McKellar makes teaching look easy. Over 20 years in the classroom, the English teacher has mastered some of the job’s trickiest tasks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today, he has a writing assignment for the 10th-graders in his second-period class, based on a short story they read, “The Lottery.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I say lottery, what do you think? Breanna, what do you think?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drama,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"mindshift_47991","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Why drama?” McKellar asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you win a lot of money, it causes a lot of controversy,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Mo’ money, mo’ problems. Who said it?” McKellar asks.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s some murmuring. It sounds familiar, but these kids weren’t around in the ’90s. “It’s ... a rapper?” one student ventures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Wait,” McKellar says, launching into a pretty spot-on impression. “Uh huh, uh huh, baby baby.” The students laugh.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Biggie Smalls!” a student says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKellar nods. “Notorious B.I.G. But he also says we can’t expect to change the world until we do what? Change who? Change yourself.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He looks pleased with himself as the students pair up and dive into the assignment. “I’m like Batman,” he says. “I use every trick in my utility belt to get a kid to buy into education.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Role Models in the Classroom\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For these students, having a teacher of color like McKellar — who has high expectations, can relate to their experiences and serve as a role model — could make a big difference. When students of color have teachers of color, \u003ca href=\"https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/product-files/Diversifying_Teaching_Profession_REPORT_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">there’s evidence\u003c/a> they learn more, finish high school at higher rates and are more likely to go to college. For instance, \u003ca href=\"http://ftp.iza.org/dp10630.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">one study\u003c/a> found having at least one black teacher from third to fifth grade cut the high school dropout rate in half for black boys.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the number of teachers of color in California isn’t keeping pace with the diversity of its student body.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'Even one teacher of color in a school is enough for students of color to do better academically.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","citation":"Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Changing that is top of mind for Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction. He has made closing the achievement gap for students of color a central part of his mission, and he says diversifying the teacher workforce is key.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Even one teacher of color in a school is enough for students of color to do better academically,” he said, citing studies that show long-term positive benefits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/dqcensus/EnrEthYears.aspx?cds=00&agglevel=state&year=2018-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Three-quarters\u003c/a> of California students in traditional public and charter schools are of color, compared to about a third of teachers. But in McKellar his students have something especially rare: Fewer than 10% of the \u003ca href=\"https://dq.cde.ca.gov/dataquest/Staff/StaffByEth.aspx?cLevel=State&cYear=2018-19&cChoice=StateNum&cType=T&cGender=M&Submit=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state’s teachers are men of color\u003c/a> and just 1% are black men like him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKellar’s ninth-grade students Elijah Foster and Tyler Banner say having a man in front of the class is still a new experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They’ve been taught almost exclusively by women, and they say having a male teacher changes the dynamic. “It feels like the man expects more out of you,” Banner said. “You see them as, like, the homie,” Foster added. “Like a close friend — trustable.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They need to see someone in front of them who says, ‘This thing called education is going to work out just fine,’ ” McKellar said of his male students. “Me being in front of students, being a black man, and dispelling every stereotype about what we bring to the table, that’s my motivation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A Pipeline for Male Teachers of Color\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For 28-year-old Fabian Flores, it’s not unusual to be one of the few men in his classes at California State University, Dominguez Hills College of Education.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So he’s finding the support of a group for aspiring male teachers of color lifesaving.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I'm not alone,\" he said. “I'm not the only one struggling with this, I'm not the only male that wants to become an educator.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11791719\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/12/17/the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color/teacher-diversity-4-copy/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11791719\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11791719\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-4-copy-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veteran teacher Darryl McKellar mentors aspiring male teachers of color at CSU Dominguez Hills through the Future Minority Male Teachers of California program. \u003ccite>(Vanessa Rancano/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Flores is part of a program called \u003ca href=\"https://www.csun.edu/eisner-education/future-minority-male-teachers-of-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Future Minority Male Teachers of California\u003c/a>, an experiment that got underway in 2017. The goal is to improve the pipeline for men of color who want to teach by focusing on recruitment from the local community, plus financial, instructional and emotional support from peers and veteran teachers. A handful of California State University colleges of education are testing the program, but there’s hope to expand systemwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>McKellar is a mentor in the program at CSU Dominguez Hills, in Los Angeles. “I encourage them to use all of their experiences as a person of color,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"mindshift_34806","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>He also tries to impart skills that he says aren’t always taught in teacher prep programs, like how to connect with students from a social-emotional standpoint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m giving you the cheat codes,” he said of his role as a mentor. “I’m giving you all the nuances I wasn’t privy to.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Flores credits the program, and McKellar, for keeping him on the teaching track. He said he almost quit early on after a veteran teacher warned him away from the profession, saying it’s underpaid and undervalued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I was kinda on the ropes, like should I continue?” he said. “But getting into this program and speaking with the male educators helped me reject that type of thinking.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The program also offers small scholarships to help pay for school. \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Flearningpolicyinstitute.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fproduct-files%2FDiversifying_Teaching_Profession_REPORT_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Research suggests\u003c/a> that subsidizing the cost of teacher education is one of the best ways to remove barriers keeping people of color from joining the profession.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_10423719","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>College graduates of color are \u003ca href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/research/black-white-disparity-in-student-loan-debt-more-than-triples-after-graduation/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">disproportionately burdened by debt\u003c/a>. On average, black college graduates owe over $7,000 more than white peers when they earn their B.A. A few years later, that black-white gap has tripled to $25,000. When weighing a student loan load against a future salary, teaching can make for a \u003ca href=\"https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/education-postsecondary/reports/2019/07/09/471850/student-debt-overlooked-barrier-increasing-teacher-diversity/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tough proposition\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I would not be here if it wasn’t for that extra money,” said Flores, who got a $5,000 scholarship.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11791717\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/12/17/the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color/teacher-diversity-6-copy/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-11791717\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11791717\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/Teacher-diversity-6-copy-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fabian Flores, 28, said he was only able to stay on track toward becoming a teacher because of a scholarship he received through the Future Minority Male Teachers of California program. \u003ccite>(Vanessa Rancano/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Future Minority Male Teachers of California wants to get more men of color teaching in elementary grades, where they’re most rare and where they could have the biggest impact on achievement gaps.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That's the real unicorn in education,” said John Davis, dean of the College of Education at CSU Dominguez Hills. “How do we get men of color to teach at that primary level?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.csun.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FF2MTC-toolkit.pdf%23page%3D44\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the 2015-16 school year\u003c/a>, of the roughly 900 students preparing to become elementary school teachers at the six CSUs participating in the program, only 4% were Latino men, 1% were Asian men and 0.4% were African American men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'That's the real unicorn in education: How do we get men of color to teach at that primary level?'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","citation":"John Davis, dean of the College of Education at CSU Dominguez Hills","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The efforts to change that are showing some promise: At Dominguez Hills, there were just two Latino elementary teacher candidates in the fall of 2017. The following year, there were 14; at CSULA, the number of Asian males rose from two to 11, and for black males from zero to three.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In general, at the six schools numbers went up significantly for Latinos, slightly for black men and results were mixed for Asian men—rising in some cases, dropping in others.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California Department of Education leaders met with Future Minority Male Teachers of California directors earlier this year, and Thurmond said proposals are in the works to build out the program across the CSU system.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“California is really on the precipice of being the leader in teacher preparation,” said Thurmond. “But right now we're pulling together resources to help expand some of these bright spots that we see.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the added support may help get men of color into and through teacher training and into classrooms, the next challenge is keeping them there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CalMatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11768052\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219-160x44.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11791679/the-future-is-male-why-california-needs-more-male-teachers-of-color","authors":["11276"],"programs":["news_72"],"series":["news_21879"],"categories":["news_18540","news_8"],"tags":["news_21126","news_26850","news_21840","news_3457","news_2044","news_17041"],"featImg":"news_11791718","label":"news_72"},"news_11790690":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11790690","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11790690","score":null,"sort":[1576099488000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"brain-waste-highly-skilled-immigrants-struggle-to-fill-workforce-gaps","title":"‘Brain Waste': Highly Skilled Immigrants Struggle to Fill Workforce Gaps","publishDate":1576099488,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Dream | The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Burmese doctors dish sushi at a restaurant, a Jordanian computer engineer drives for Uber, and a Nepali non-profit program officer stocks shelves at a Walmart.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearly two million college-educated immigrants labor in jobs for which they are overqualified, or cannot find work at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The so-called “brain waste” phenomenon is costing California and other states billions of dollars per year in lost individual earnings and tax revenues, according to estimates by the Migration Policy Institute. The problem is worsening as, among immigrants continuing to arrive in the United States, there’s a greater proportion of college-educated individuals, experts warn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[audio src=\"https://od1.kqed.org/anon.kqed/radio/tcr/2020/01/JhabvalaRomeroRefugeeWorkforce.mp3\" /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New immigrants face barriers to obtaining high-skilled jobs that may take years to overcome, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/barriers-to-work-immigrants-with-work-authorization.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">including\u003c/a> the lack of U.S. professional work experience and technical English fluency. The process for getting foreign credentials recognized in this country can be long, complicated and expensive, especially in highly regulated fields like health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilmer Garcia Ricardo, a physician in Cuba and Venezuela for seven years, was admitted to the U.S. in 2012 through a now-defunct government humanitarian parole program for Cuban medical professionals. But once he resettled in Louisville, Ky., Garcia Ricardo was left on his own to figure out how to work again as a doctor in America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been years of study and sacrifice,” said Garcia Ricardo, now 38 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790706\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790706\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">International Rescue Committee staffer Saeideh Mahdavisefat leads a job interview workshop with recently arrived refugees at the resettlement agency's offices in San Jose on Oct. 16, 2019. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He took classes to improve his English. He bought books online and looked into blogs and forums about other immigrant physicians going through the rigorous U.S. medical licensing process. Meanwhile, he got a job as a patient care aide at a nursing home to pay his bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was like, being a doctor in January 2012, and then, three months after, going to the bottom of the health care system in America,” said Garcia Ricardo. “It was frustrating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Professional demotion is typical among the recent immigrants, including refugees, asylees and other humanitarian migrants who get help adjusting to life in America through the International Rescue Committee, said Kevin Davis, career development coordinator at the resettlement agency’s offices in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>IRC’s program focuses on helping humanitarian migrants rebuild or start careers in the U.S. through training, coaching and scholarships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While many of these immigrants come with limited English or professional work experience, Davis estimates about half of the 200 clients in his program per year are highly skilled or college educated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of their talents and expertise, nearly all of them get what Davis calls “survival jobs” in retail, hospitality, security and other industries during their first months in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The survival job is like a stepping stone,” he said. “And once they can pay their immediate bills, then we will work with them to sort of say, ‘All right, well, what comes next?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790707\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790707\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A billboard at the International Rescue Committee San Jose office displays advice for newly arrived immigrants to handle job interviews. The resettlement agency provides training, coaching and scholarships for humanitarian migrants to start or rebuild careers in the U.S. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>‘Brain Waste’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In California, about 450,000 immigrants with at least a bachelor’s degree are underemployed, meaning they have low-skilled jobs , or they can’t find work at all, according to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/untapped-talent-costs-brain-waste-among-highly-skilled-immigrants-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">analysis\u003c/a> by the Migration Policy Institute. About 25 percent of highly skilled immigrants are overqualified for their jobs in the state compared to 19 percent for the U.S. born workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cost to California, the state with the largest immigrant population, is significant: about $9.4 billion in lost annual earnings that result in nearly $700 million foregone state and local taxes, said Jeanne Batalova, a senior policy analyst at the institute and co-author of the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to the U.S., countries like Canada and Australia have invested more resources to help immigrants understand and navigate licensing and other requirements to make their way into professional occupations, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The United States has a fairly laissez faire approach to helping immigrants integrate into the labor market. And really the approach is sink or swim,” said Batalova. “Unfortunately, at the national level, there hasn’t really been a strategy developed to deal with what we call ‘brain waste.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issue has become more pronounced as the U.S. economy increasingly depends on highly skilled workers. Moreover, in recent years, a larger proportion of immigrants — about \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/mpi-reveals-striking-finding-nearly-half-immigrant-adults-arriving-us-2011-have-college-degree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">48 percent\u003c/a> — arrive in the U.S. with at least a bachelor’s degree, said Batalova.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That can become an important talent pool, if their skills are put to good use,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other hand, employers often don’t know how to interpret and determine the value of an applicant’s credentials from foreign universities, said Jina Krause-Vilmar, CEO at Upwardly Global, a non-profit founded in San Francisco that helps place high-skilled immigrants and refugees in professional careers in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you value somebody from the University of Baghdad versus somebody from UCLA?” said Krause-Vilmar, whose organization frequently works with employers. “Part of it is building that awareness amongst employers so that they can effectively understand what this untapped talent pool offers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790712\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wilmer Garcia Ricardo is now a medical resident in the San Joaquin General Hospitals’ family medicine department. He said obtaining work experience in the U.S. through the UCLA International Medical Graduate program was key to obtaining his residency position. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>One Doctor’s Story\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Garcia Ricardo, who trained as a family medicine practitioner in Cuba, knew of the need for more physicians in the U.S. In the next decade, California will face a shortfall of 4,100 primary care clinicians, which is \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/projects/california-doctor-shortage-free-med-school-loan-repayment-recruiting-solutions/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">already affecting\u003c/a> rural and low-income urban areas, \u003ca href=\"https://futurehealthworkforce.org/2019/02/04/ca-looming-workforce-crisis/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to\u003c/a> the California Future Health Workforce Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11722933\" label=\"\"]The Cuban immigrant said he spent six years and more than $10,000 to eventually pass the U.S. medical licensing exams and apply for residency programs, which he needs to be licensed as a doctor in any state. He drove Uber and Lyft on the side to make ends meet, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I applied to 166 programs, and I received one interview invitation,” said Garcia Ricardo. “And at the end of a process, all that money was lost. I was not granted a position.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He figures a big reason was that, unlike domestic medical graduates, he didn’t have any “hands-on medical experience” in this country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All my experience as a doctor was from Cuba and Venezuela, and all my work experience in the U.S. was as a patient assistant,” said Garcia Ricardo, with a shrug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he didn’t give up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a unique program in California, the UCLA International Medical Graduate Program, that finally gave him the qualifications and training to better compete for coveted residency spots in family medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Applying to residency programs is an extremely competitive process, and those positions are very limited, especially in rural and low-income communities, said Dr. Michelle Bholat, an associate professor at the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and co-director of the IMG program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I had a magic wand, I would say ‘Let us get some additional residency positions available in our most underserved areas in California,'” said Bholat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to a \u003ca href=\"https://sd30.senate.ca.gov/news/press-releases/2012-07-16-holly-mitchell-bill-will-add-new-doctors-underserved-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state law\u003c/a> approved in 2012, Spanish-speaking physicians in the IMG program can work under supervision with patients at a Los Angeles family clinic and hospital, so they learn the U.S. health care system and gain valuable work experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Dr. Michelle Bholat, co-director of the IMG program\"]'What we have seen, at least in our program, is that the residents that are from those backgrounds tend to want to stay in that community and serve those patients long term.'[/pullquote]Although there are hundreds of applicants to the program each year, only about 15 physicians are admitted, said Bholat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In exchange for the training, the doctors commit to working at least two years in underserved medical communities once they are licensed. Since 2006, 140 doctors have graduated from the IMG program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bholat has high hopes for one of this year’s graduates, Garcia Ricardo. Now, he is a medical resident at San Joaquin General Hospital, south of Stockton. Most patients at the county hospital qualify for Medi-Cal, and about 40 percent speak Spanish, according to doctors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s going to be a role model for that Latino community to know that ‘You know what? I have a doctor that understands me. I have a doctor who’s going to be there for my family,”’ said Bholat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia Ricardo compared the years he struggled in America to regain his profession to feeling like a fish out of water, gasping for air and flopping around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And then you put the fish back in the water? That’s the same feeling I had when I had a white coat back on,” said Garcia Ricardo, and smiled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Elyas Parsa, who oversees San Joaquin General Hospital’s family residency program, said it’s “invaluable” to have a physician like Garcia Ricardo who culturally understands patients and speaks their language. Immigrant physicians are also passionate about working with underserved communities, said Parsa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we have seen, at least in our program, is that the residents that are from those backgrounds tend to want to stay in that community and serve those patients long term,” said Parsa, himself a political refugee from Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Rules Vary State by State\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While the federal government oversees immigration, state governments regulate the practice of occupations. Those requirements often vary across state lines and can be cumbersome to navigate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11682562,news_11299596,news_13815450\" label=\"Related coverage\"]Some states like Utah and South Dakota have modified certain licensing requirements to make it easier for internationally trained professionals to re-enter fields such as occupational therapy or dentistry, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/barriers-to-work-immigrants-with-work-authorization.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report\u003c/a> by the National Conference of State Legislatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, U.S. Department of Labor has provided \u003ca href=\"https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20180625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grants\u003c/a> for states to study how to streamline occupational licensing rules, in part to make it easier for people to be recertified after they move to another state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government could also provide additional financial support to organizations that help internationally educated professionals integrate into the U.S. workforce, said Batalova of the Migration Policy Institute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Refugees, asylees and other immigrants can access limited federal and local financial support while they look for work. But there’s a lot of pressure to earn income as soon as possible, especially in high-cost regions like the Bay Area. Davis at the IRC said his program often coaches immigrants to take gradual steps into careers in healthcare and other industries desperate for workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eden Asfaha, 38, followed that trajectory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790710\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790710\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eden Asfaha, an asylee from Eritrea, works the cashier at a Holiday Inn restaurant in San Jose, Calif. on Nov. 14, 2019. Asfaha is finishing training to be licensed as a phlebotomy technician. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Starting a New Path\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Asfaha was a secretary for a European Union diplomatic office in her native Eritrea, and worked in community development for European-based non-profits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After winning asylum in the U.S. in 2014, she attended an IRC job fair to land her first American job as a cashier and hostess at a San Jose restaurant. That allowed her to enroll in classes at De Anza Community College in Cupertino to become a phlebotomy technician.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I decided to switch to something that's practical that I can find a job in the laboratory,” said Asfaha, an evangelical Christian who fled Eritrea to escape religious persecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She eventually plans to go back to school to train as a medical lab technician, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I came here, I knew I would be starting from scratch. I knew it was going to be a hard road ahead,” said Asfaha. “I just have to take the steps I need to get in there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CalMatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11768052\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219-160x44.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Nearly 2 million college-educated immigrants labor in jobs for which they are overqualified. Many cannot find work at all.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1578071396,"stats":{"hasAudio":true,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":54,"wordCount":2167},"headData":{"title":"‘Brain Waste': Highly Skilled Immigrants Struggle to Fill Workforce Gaps | KQED","description":"Nearly 2 million college-educated immigrants labor in jobs for which they are overqualified. 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The problem is worsening as, among immigrants continuing to arrive in the United States, there’s a greater proportion of college-educated individuals, experts warn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"audio","attributes":{"named":{"src":"https://od1.kqed.org/anon.kqed/radio/tcr/2020/01/JhabvalaRomeroRefugeeWorkforce.mp3","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>New immigrants face barriers to obtaining high-skilled jobs that may take years to overcome, \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/barriers-to-work-immigrants-with-work-authorization.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">including\u003c/a> the lack of U.S. professional work experience and technical English fluency. The process for getting foreign credentials recognized in this country can be long, complicated and expensive, especially in highly regulated fields like health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Wilmer Garcia Ricardo, a physician in Cuba and Venezuela for seven years, was admitted to the U.S. in 2012 through a now-defunct government humanitarian parole program for Cuban medical professionals. But once he resettled in Louisville, Ky., Garcia Ricardo was left on his own to figure out how to work again as a doctor in America.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It has been years of study and sacrifice,” said Garcia Ricardo, now 38 years old.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790706\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790706\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40416_Photo-2-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">International Rescue Committee staffer Saeideh Mahdavisefat leads a job interview workshop with recently arrived refugees at the resettlement agency's offices in San Jose on Oct. 16, 2019. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He took classes to improve his English. He bought books online and looked into blogs and forums about other immigrant physicians going through the rigorous U.S. medical licensing process. Meanwhile, he got a job as a patient care aide at a nursing home to pay his bills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That was like, being a doctor in January 2012, and then, three months after, going to the bottom of the health care system in America,” said Garcia Ricardo. “It was frustrating.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Professional demotion is typical among the recent immigrants, including refugees, asylees and other humanitarian migrants who get help adjusting to life in America through the International Rescue Committee, said Kevin Davis, career development coordinator at the resettlement agency’s offices in San Jose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>IRC’s program focuses on helping humanitarian migrants rebuild or start careers in the U.S. through training, coaching and scholarships.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While many of these immigrants come with limited English or professional work experience, Davis estimates about half of the 200 clients in his program per year are highly skilled or college educated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Regardless of their talents and expertise, nearly all of them get what Davis calls “survival jobs” in retail, hospitality, security and other industries during their first months in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The survival job is like a stepping stone,” he said. “And once they can pay their immediate bills, then we will work with them to sort of say, ‘All right, well, what comes next?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790707\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790707\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40415_Photo-5-qut-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A billboard at the International Rescue Committee San Jose office displays advice for newly arrived immigrants to handle job interviews. The resettlement agency provides training, coaching and scholarships for humanitarian migrants to start or rebuild careers in the U.S. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>‘Brain Waste’\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>In California, about 450,000 immigrants with at least a bachelor’s degree are underemployed, meaning they have low-skilled jobs , or they can’t find work at all, according to an \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/untapped-talent-costs-brain-waste-among-highly-skilled-immigrants-united-states\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">analysis\u003c/a> by the Migration Policy Institute. About 25 percent of highly skilled immigrants are overqualified for their jobs in the state compared to 19 percent for the U.S. born workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The cost to California, the state with the largest immigrant population, is significant: about $9.4 billion in lost annual earnings that result in nearly $700 million foregone state and local taxes, said Jeanne Batalova, a senior policy analyst at the institute and co-author of the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Compared to the U.S., countries like Canada and Australia have invested more resources to help immigrants understand and navigate licensing and other requirements to make their way into professional occupations, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The United States has a fairly laissez faire approach to helping immigrants integrate into the labor market. And really the approach is sink or swim,” said Batalova. “Unfortunately, at the national level, there hasn’t really been a strategy developed to deal with what we call ‘brain waste.’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The issue has become more pronounced as the U.S. economy increasingly depends on highly skilled workers. Moreover, in recent years, a larger proportion of immigrants — about \u003ca href=\"https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/mpi-reveals-striking-finding-nearly-half-immigrant-adults-arriving-us-2011-have-college-degree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">48 percent\u003c/a> — arrive in the U.S. with at least a bachelor’s degree, said Batalova.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That can become an important talent pool, if their skills are put to good use,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the other hand, employers often don’t know how to interpret and determine the value of an applicant’s credentials from foreign universities, said Jina Krause-Vilmar, CEO at Upwardly Global, a non-profit founded in San Francisco that helps place high-skilled immigrants and refugees in professional careers in the U.S.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you value somebody from the University of Baghdad versus somebody from UCLA?” said Krause-Vilmar, whose organization frequently works with employers. “Part of it is building that awareness amongst employers so that they can effectively understand what this untapped talent pool offers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790712\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790712\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40413_Photo-3-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wilmer Garcia Ricardo is now a medical resident in the San Joaquin General Hospitals’ family medicine department. He said obtaining work experience in the U.S. through the UCLA International Medical Graduate program was key to obtaining his residency position. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>One Doctor’s Story\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Garcia Ricardo, who trained as a family medicine practitioner in Cuba, knew of the need for more physicians in the U.S. In the next decade, California will face a shortfall of 4,100 primary care clinicians, which is \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/projects/california-doctor-shortage-free-med-school-loan-repayment-recruiting-solutions/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">already affecting\u003c/a> rural and low-income urban areas, \u003ca href=\"https://futurehealthworkforce.org/2019/02/04/ca-looming-workforce-crisis/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">according to\u003c/a> the California Future Health Workforce Commission.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11722933","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The Cuban immigrant said he spent six years and more than $10,000 to eventually pass the U.S. medical licensing exams and apply for residency programs, which he needs to be licensed as a doctor in any state. He drove Uber and Lyft on the side to make ends meet, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I applied to 166 programs, and I received one interview invitation,” said Garcia Ricardo. “And at the end of a process, all that money was lost. I was not granted a position.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He figures a big reason was that, unlike domestic medical graduates, he didn’t have any “hands-on medical experience” in this country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“All my experience as a doctor was from Cuba and Venezuela, and all my work experience in the U.S. was as a patient assistant,” said Garcia Ricardo, with a shrug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But he didn’t give up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was a unique program in California, the UCLA International Medical Graduate Program, that finally gave him the qualifications and training to better compete for coveted residency spots in family medicine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Applying to residency programs is an extremely competitive process, and those positions are very limited, especially in rural and low-income communities, said Dr. Michelle Bholat, an associate professor at the UCLA Department of Family Medicine and co-director of the IMG program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If I had a magic wand, I would say ‘Let us get some additional residency positions available in our most underserved areas in California,'” said Bholat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thanks to a \u003ca href=\"https://sd30.senate.ca.gov/news/press-releases/2012-07-16-holly-mitchell-bill-will-add-new-doctors-underserved-communities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state law\u003c/a> approved in 2012, Spanish-speaking physicians in the IMG program can work under supervision with patients at a Los Angeles family clinic and hospital, so they learn the U.S. health care system and gain valuable work experience.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"'What we have seen, at least in our program, is that the residents that are from those backgrounds tend to want to stay in that community and serve those patients long term.'","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"size":"medium","align":"right","citation":"Dr. Michelle Bholat, co-director of the IMG program","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Although there are hundreds of applicants to the program each year, only about 15 physicians are admitted, said Bholat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In exchange for the training, the doctors commit to working at least two years in underserved medical communities once they are licensed. Since 2006, 140 doctors have graduated from the IMG program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bholat has high hopes for one of this year’s graduates, Garcia Ricardo. Now, he is a medical resident at San Joaquin General Hospital, south of Stockton. Most patients at the county hospital qualify for Medi-Cal, and about 40 percent speak Spanish, according to doctors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He’s going to be a role model for that Latino community to know that ‘You know what? I have a doctor that understands me. I have a doctor who’s going to be there for my family,”’ said Bholat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia Ricardo compared the years he struggled in America to regain his profession to feeling like a fish out of water, gasping for air and flopping around.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And then you put the fish back in the water? That’s the same feeling I had when I had a white coat back on,” said Garcia Ricardo, and smiled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dr. Elyas Parsa, who oversees San Joaquin General Hospital’s family residency program, said it’s “invaluable” to have a physician like Garcia Ricardo who culturally understands patients and speaks their language. Immigrant physicians are also passionate about working with underserved communities, said Parsa.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What we have seen, at least in our program, is that the residents that are from those backgrounds tend to want to stay in that community and serve those patients long term,” said Parsa, himself a political refugee from Iran.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Rules Vary State by State\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>While the federal government oversees immigration, state governments regulate the practice of occupations. Those requirements often vary across state lines and can be cumbersome to navigate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"news_11682562,news_11299596,news_13815450","label":"Related coverage "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>Some states like Utah and South Dakota have modified certain licensing requirements to make it easier for internationally trained professionals to re-enter fields such as occupational therapy or dentistry, according to a \u003ca href=\"http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/barriers-to-work-immigrants-with-work-authorization.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report\u003c/a> by the National Conference of State Legislatures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In recent years, U.S. Department of Labor has provided \u003ca href=\"https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20180625\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grants\u003c/a> for states to study how to streamline occupational licensing rules, in part to make it easier for people to be recertified after they move to another state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The federal government could also provide additional financial support to organizations that help internationally educated professionals integrate into the U.S. workforce, said Batalova of the Migration Policy Institute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Refugees, asylees and other immigrants can access limited federal and local financial support while they look for work. But there’s a lot of pressure to earn income as soon as possible, especially in high-cost regions like the Bay Area. Davis at the IRC said his program often coaches immigrants to take gradual steps into careers in healthcare and other industries desperate for workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Eden Asfaha, 38, followed that trajectory.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11790710\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11790710\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/12/RS40414_Photo-4-qut-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eden Asfaha, an asylee from Eritrea, works the cashier at a Holiday Inn restaurant in San Jose, Calif. on Nov. 14, 2019. Asfaha is finishing training to be licensed as a phlebotomy technician. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>Starting a New Path\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Asfaha was a secretary for a European Union diplomatic office in her native Eritrea, and worked in community development for European-based non-profits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After winning asylum in the U.S. in 2014, she attended an IRC job fair to land her first American job as a cashier and hostess at a San Jose restaurant. That allowed her to enroll in classes at De Anza Community College in Cupertino to become a phlebotomy technician.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I decided to switch to something that's practical that I can find a job in the laboratory,” said Asfaha, an evangelical Christian who fled Eritrea to escape religious persecution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She eventually plans to go back to school to train as a medical lab technician, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I came here, I knew I would be starting from scratch. I knew it was going to be a hard road ahead,” said Asfaha. “I just have to take the steps I need to get in there.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CalMatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11768052\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219-160x44.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11790690/brain-waste-highly-skilled-immigrants-struggle-to-fill-workforce-gaps","authors":["8659"],"programs":["news_72"],"series":["news_21879"],"categories":["news_18540","news_457","news_1169","news_8"],"tags":["news_21840","news_26334","news_683","news_17708","news_19006","news_17041","news_6348"],"featImg":"news_11790705","label":"news_72"},"news_11785789":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11785789","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11785789","score":null,"sort":[1573246721000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"changing-lives-by-building-credit-history-one-microloan-at-a-time","title":"Changing Lives by Building Credit History — One Microloan at a Time","publishDate":1573246721,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Dream | The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>At an office building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a small group of people that just met sat pondering how much money to give to each other — between $50 and $200 per month. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One by one, a bus driver, a science teacher and others around a table said “200,” until Jazzel Woods Sr.’s turn came up. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oooh! You all some high rollers!” said Woods, 28, a teen counselor in Oakland who is struggling to pay his rent. After some hesitation, he said: “Yeah, I can give you 200.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Woods and the other Bay Area residents are committing to participate in a program that bridges informal traditional lending practices — called tandas in Mexico or kye in Korea — with the mainstream financial system. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag=\"california-dream\" label=\"More Stories From the California Dream Series\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit Mission Asset Fund, which manages the program, guarantees participants zero-interest loans and the chance to build their credit scores, which helps build financial stability. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While MAF’s lending circles were initially focused on low-income Latino immigrants in San Francisco’s Mission District, the program has become a tool to boost credit scores for African Americans, young people and others across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About \u003ca href=\"https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201505_cfpb_data-point-credit-invisibles.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">45 million adults\u003c/a> in the U.S. have no or insufficient credit scores, which often shuts them out of more affordable mortgage, car and business loans and other bank financial products. Those consumers, who are disproportionately black, Latino or low-income, tend to resort to expensive payday lenders to borrow money, which can then eat up their income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 3 million people in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Riverside and San Diego metropolitan areas have no or insufficient credit scores, according to \u003ca href=\"https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201612_cfpb_credit_invisible_policy_report.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">estimates\u003c/a> by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a Catch-22: To get good credit, consumers must first have good credit scores. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We knew that that was a big problem for folks in the immigrant community,” said José Quiñonez, who founded Mission Asset Fund. “But what we realized was that, well actually, they have this other really rich way of managing their money. It just wasn’t connected to the formal financial system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Photo-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Doris Vasquez with Mission Asset Fund explains how a lending circle will work with seven participants on Sept. 17, 2019.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11785795\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doris Vasquez with Mission Asset Fund explains how a lending circle will work with seven participants on Sept. 17, 2019.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To help people access better credit, Quiñonez adapted an age-old system of friends or relatives pooling resources to give each other loans, and added a system to report those loan repayments to U.S. credit bureaus — that adaptation is considered by some a groundbreaking innovation in microlending. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Participants in MAF’s program sign formal agreements that allow the organization to electronically withdraw a set amount monthly from their bank accounts and rotate who gets the collective pot of money each month. As MAF reports borrower payments, researchers found their credit scores can significantly increase, particularly for those who had no credit scores to begin with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Getting a $1,000 loan with zero interest is awesome. But the real life changing component to our work is helping people build their credit,” said Quiñonez, who chaired the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s consumer advisory board from 2012 to 2015. “Because a good credit score opens up doors for a world of possibilities for people in the financial marketplace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñonez and MAF have helped raise awareness about credit building as a way to help lift people out of poverty, said San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They implemented something that has really changed the landscape, that has allowed people who were pretty much blocked from access to credit and financial services ... a way to really enter the financial mainstream and to become financially successful,” Cisneros said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, the MacArthur Foundation named Quiñonez a “financial services innovator” and awarded him a fellowship, commonly known as a “genius grant,” for creating a pathway to mainstream financial services for people with limited or no financial access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñonez arrived in the U.S. as an undocumented 9-year-old by crawling through drainage tunnel across the border and went on to graduate from Princeton. He said his childhood made him appreciate the value of lending circles for people to support each other. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Quiñonez’s parents died in his native Mexico, he and his five siblings, ages 7 to 15 at the time, joined relatives in San Jose. The siblings ended up living on their own in two-bedroom apartment downtown, going to school on weekdays and working at a flea market on weekends to pay their rent. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That's how we, you know, pooled our money together to survive,” said Quiñonez, one of millions of people who were able to legalize their status thanks to President Ronald Reagan’s 1986 immigration reform. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Participants building credit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Jazzel Wood Sr.'s lending circle, participants picked numbers from a bowl passed around by MAF staffers to decide who would get the first loan, about $1,400. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Woods drew number 5, which disappointed him because he needs the money sooner, he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The landlord is talking about evicting me right now, and I got two kids,” said Woods, who works two jobs as a counselor and a facility manager at teen group homes. “I’m just trying to keep up with the bills.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Photo-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Caner Canik (left), Len Renquillo and Jazzel Woods Sr. listen to a presentation before committing to join a lending circle at Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco on Sept. 17, 2019.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11785796\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caner Canik (left), Len Renquillo and Jazzel Woods Sr. listen to a presentation before committing to join a lending circle at Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco on Sept. 17, 2019. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But he still signed on the loan agreement. With the $1,400 loan and what he expects will be a boost to his credit score, Woods wants to start paying for classes so he can earn more money at work, and eventually open his own business. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is actually going to help me create my own group home and become my own boss,” said Woods, who completed a lending circle once before with MAF. “Everything went great, my credit score increased.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers at San Francisco State University who studied MAF’s lending circles found a \u003ca href=\"https://cci.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/MAF%20Evaluation.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">19-point increase\u003c/a> on average for participants who already had a credit score. The boost is much larger — about 600 points — for most of those who initially lacked a credit score. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a third of MAF’s clients did not have a credit history when they joined, according to the organization. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MAF’s lending circles also improved emotional well-being and financial confidence for participants, said Frederick Wherry, a professor of sociology at Princeton University, who has studied the program for five years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was in stark contrast to the more anxiety-producing experience of dealing with the subprime loans or payday lenders that typically service people with no or poor credit scores access, said Wherry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That may in fact be a battlefield in which, any minute now, you’re going to step on a minefield and have all your dreams sort of blow into bits,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MAF’s lending circles offer a different financial service, one that originated from the community, and gives borrowers more control and choices in an environment of respect, he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about well-being, and it’s about not suffering some of the indignities that come with not having a credit score,” Wherry said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>High repayments\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join a lending circle, participants must first complete an online financial training with MAF. The organization also works with borrowers who fall behind on payments, and covers those amounts for the other members of their lending circle. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the vast majority of people pay back, which counters the notion that low-income people are risky borrowers, said Quiñonez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When people come together and decide how much they are going to be lending each other ... they look each other in the eye and then make that sort of commitment to one another,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of nonprofits throughout the country now collaborate with MAF to organize lending circles in African American, Vietnamese, LGBTQ and other communities. While those groups gather potential participants and inform them of how the lending circles work, MAF operates its loan servicing software. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2008, MAF says it has facilitated nearly $11 million in loans, with the capital coming from the borrowers themselves — a key difference from microloans offered by other institutions in a growing industry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other microlenders, including heavyweight Kiva, don’t report repayments to credit bureaus. While most of Kiva’s clients repay their loans, a spokeswoman said reporting missed payments and loan defaults would lower at-risk borrowers’ credit scores. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The growth of lending circles points to a big need for that type of credit building service, said Laura Choi, who manages community development research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's not just low-income immigrants who need support in this area and who need an opportunity to get into the financial mainstream,” Choi said. “This issue is so widespread it's really touching every community. And I think you're seeing that the [lending circle] participants are diverse now because the need is so widespread.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CalMatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11768052\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219-160x44.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"More than 3 million people in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Riverside and San Diego metropolitan areas have no or insufficient credit scores, according to estimates by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1576782663,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":46,"wordCount":1636},"headData":{"title":"Changing Lives by Building Credit History — One Microloan at a Time | KQED","description":"More than 3 million people in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Riverside and San Diego metropolitan areas have no or insufficient credit scores, according to estimates by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Changing Lives by Building Credit History — One Microloan at a Time","datePublished":"2019-11-08T20:58:41.000Z","dateModified":"2019-12-19T19:11:03.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11785789 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11785789","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/11/08/changing-lives-by-building-credit-history-one-microloan-at-a-time/","disqusTitle":"Changing Lives by Building Credit History — One Microloan at a Time","audioTrackLength":272,"path":"/news/11785789/changing-lives-by-building-credit-history-one-microloan-at-a-time","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/RDnews/2019/12/JhabvalaRomeroImmigrantLending.mp3","audioDuration":273000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>At an office building in San Francisco’s Mission District, a small group of people that just met sat pondering how much money to give to each other — between $50 and $200 per month. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One by one, a bus driver, a science teacher and others around a table said “200,” until Jazzel Woods Sr.’s turn came up. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Oooh! You all some high rollers!” said Woods, 28, a teen counselor in Oakland who is struggling to pay his rent. After some hesitation, he said: “Yeah, I can give you 200.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Woods and the other Bay Area residents are committing to participate in a program that bridges informal traditional lending practices — called tandas in Mexico or kye in Korea — with the mainstream financial system. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"california-dream","label":"More Stories From the California Dream Series "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit Mission Asset Fund, which manages the program, guarantees participants zero-interest loans and the chance to build their credit scores, which helps build financial stability. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While MAF’s lending circles were initially focused on low-income Latino immigrants in San Francisco’s Mission District, the program has become a tool to boost credit scores for African Americans, young people and others across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About \u003ca href=\"https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/201505_cfpb_data-point-credit-invisibles.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">45 million adults\u003c/a> in the U.S. have no or insufficient credit scores, which often shuts them out of more affordable mortgage, car and business loans and other bank financial products. Those consumers, who are disproportionately black, Latino or low-income, tend to resort to expensive payday lenders to borrow money, which can then eat up their income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 3 million people in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, Riverside and San Diego metropolitan areas have no or insufficient credit scores, according to \u003ca href=\"https://files.consumerfinance.gov/f/documents/201612_cfpb_credit_invisible_policy_report.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">estimates\u003c/a> by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a Catch-22: To get good credit, consumers must first have good credit scores. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We knew that that was a big problem for folks in the immigrant community,” said José Quiñonez, who founded Mission Asset Fund. “But what we realized was that, well actually, they have this other really rich way of managing their money. It just wasn’t connected to the formal financial system.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785795\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Photo-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Doris Vasquez with Mission Asset Fund explains how a lending circle will work with seven participants on Sept. 17, 2019.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11785795\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Doris Vasquez with Mission Asset Fund explains how a lending circle will work with seven participants on Sept. 17, 2019.\u003cbr> \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>To help people access better credit, Quiñonez adapted an age-old system of friends or relatives pooling resources to give each other loans, and added a system to report those loan repayments to U.S. credit bureaus — that adaptation is considered by some a groundbreaking innovation in microlending. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Participants in MAF’s program sign formal agreements that allow the organization to electronically withdraw a set amount monthly from their bank accounts and rotate who gets the collective pot of money each month. As MAF reports borrower payments, researchers found their credit scores can significantly increase, particularly for those who had no credit scores to begin with.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Getting a $1,000 loan with zero interest is awesome. But the real life changing component to our work is helping people build their credit,” said Quiñonez, who chaired the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s consumer advisory board from 2012 to 2015. “Because a good credit score opens up doors for a world of possibilities for people in the financial marketplace.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñonez and MAF have helped raise awareness about credit building as a way to help lift people out of poverty, said San Francisco Treasurer José Cisneros.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They implemented something that has really changed the landscape, that has allowed people who were pretty much blocked from access to credit and financial services ... a way to really enter the financial mainstream and to become financially successful,” Cisneros said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In 2016, the MacArthur Foundation named Quiñonez a “financial services innovator” and awarded him a fellowship, commonly known as a “genius grant,” for creating a pathway to mainstream financial services for people with limited or no financial access.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Quiñonez arrived in the U.S. as an undocumented 9-year-old by crawling through drainage tunnel across the border and went on to graduate from Princeton. He said his childhood made him appreciate the value of lending circles for people to support each other. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Quiñonez’s parents died in his native Mexico, he and his five siblings, ages 7 to 15 at the time, joined relatives in San Jose. The siblings ended up living on their own in two-bedroom apartment downtown, going to school on weekdays and working at a flea market on weekends to pay their rent. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That's how we, you know, pooled our money together to survive,” said Quiñonez, one of millions of people who were able to legalize their status thanks to President Ronald Reagan’s 1986 immigration reform. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Participants building credit\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Jazzel Wood Sr.'s lending circle, participants picked numbers from a bowl passed around by MAF staffers to decide who would get the first loan, about $1,400. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Woods drew number 5, which disappointed him because he needs the money sooner, he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The landlord is talking about evicting me right now, and I got two kids,” said Woods, who works two jobs as a counselor and a facility manager at teen group homes. “I’m just trying to keep up with the bills.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785796\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/Photo-3-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Caner Canik (left), Len Renquillo and Jazzel Woods Sr. listen to a presentation before committing to join a lending circle at Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco on Sept. 17, 2019.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11785796\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caner Canik (left), Len Renquillo and Jazzel Woods Sr. listen to a presentation before committing to join a lending circle at Mission Asset Fund in San Francisco on Sept. 17, 2019. \u003ccite>(Farida Jhabvala Romero/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But he still signed on the loan agreement. With the $1,400 loan and what he expects will be a boost to his credit score, Woods wants to start paying for classes so he can earn more money at work, and eventually open his own business. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is actually going to help me create my own group home and become my own boss,” said Woods, who completed a lending circle once before with MAF. “Everything went great, my credit score increased.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers at San Francisco State University who studied MAF’s lending circles found a \u003ca href=\"https://cci.sfsu.edu/sites/default/files/MAF%20Evaluation.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">19-point increase\u003c/a> on average for participants who already had a credit score. The boost is much larger — about 600 points — for most of those who initially lacked a credit score. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About a third of MAF’s clients did not have a credit history when they joined, according to the organization. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MAF’s lending circles also improved emotional well-being and financial confidence for participants, said Frederick Wherry, a professor of sociology at Princeton University, who has studied the program for five years. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That was in stark contrast to the more anxiety-producing experience of dealing with the subprime loans or payday lenders that typically service people with no or poor credit scores access, said Wherry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That may in fact be a battlefield in which, any minute now, you’re going to step on a minefield and have all your dreams sort of blow into bits,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>MAF’s lending circles offer a different financial service, one that originated from the community, and gives borrowers more control and choices in an environment of respect, he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s about well-being, and it’s about not suffering some of the indignities that come with not having a credit score,” Wherry said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>High repayments\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To join a lending circle, participants must first complete an online financial training with MAF. The organization also works with borrowers who fall behind on payments, and covers those amounts for the other members of their lending circle. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the vast majority of people pay back, which counters the notion that low-income people are risky borrowers, said Quiñonez.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When people come together and decide how much they are going to be lending each other ... they look each other in the eye and then make that sort of commitment to one another,” he said. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Dozens of nonprofits throughout the country now collaborate with MAF to organize lending circles in African American, Vietnamese, LGBTQ and other communities. While those groups gather potential participants and inform them of how the lending circles work, MAF operates its loan servicing software. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since 2008, MAF says it has facilitated nearly $11 million in loans, with the capital coming from the borrowers themselves — a key difference from microloans offered by other institutions in a growing industry. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other microlenders, including heavyweight Kiva, don’t report repayments to credit bureaus. While most of Kiva’s clients repay their loans, a spokeswoman said reporting missed payments and loan defaults would lower at-risk borrowers’ credit scores. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The growth of lending circles points to a big need for that type of credit building service, said Laura Choi, who manages community development research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It's not just low-income immigrants who need support in this area and who need an opportunity to get into the financial mainstream,” Choi said. “This issue is so widespread it's really touching every community. And I think you're seeing that the [lending circle] participants are diverse now because the need is so widespread.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CalMatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11768052\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219-160x44.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11785789/changing-lives-by-building-credit-history-one-microloan-at-a-time","authors":["8659"],"programs":["news_72"],"series":["news_21879"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8"],"tags":["news_21840","news_20922","news_20923","news_26543"],"featImg":"news_11785794","label":"news_72"},"news_11780566":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11780566","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11780566","score":null,"sort":[1573143925000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"meet-the-new-californians-pursuing-their-dreams-in-the-golden-state","title":"Meet a Californian Immigrant Bringing Indigenous Culture From Guatemala","publishDate":1573143925,"format":"video","headTitle":"The California Dream | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":21879,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>When Henry Sales first learned that he’d be joining his parents in California and starting a new life, he was excited. In his hometown of San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, he’d been surrounded by poverty and faced discrimination as an indigenous person who speaks Mam, a Mayan language.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11785525 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Sales when he first arrived in California at age 19.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Sales when he first arrived in California at age 19. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Henry Sales)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Today, with increased numbers of Mam-speaking Guatemalans immigrating to the U.S., he puts his language abilities to work as a court interpreter for immigration courts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sales also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11763374/do-you-speak-mam-growth-of-oaklands-guatemalan-community-sparks-interest-in-indigenous-language\">teaches Mam at Laney College\u003c/a>, another reflection of the changing face of immigration in California. He hopes to share his culture more widely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me, for the next five years, hopefully I can fulfill this vision that I have to create a space, more like a culture center, where people will come and learn about my culture, the Mayan culture, and also indigenous culture,” said Sales.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Meet a New California Politician Shaping Local Government\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"The New Californian Politician\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_YemphUQCLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 22 years old, recent UC Berkeley graduate Rigel Robinson is the youngest person to be elected to the Berkeley City Council. He represents District 7, which includes his alma mater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robinson's 2018 campaign was staffed by UC Berkeley students and promoted a platform of affordable housing, decriminalizing homelessness and combating climate change. He hopes to accomplish a lot in his first term, embracing Berkeley’s tradition of bold policymaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Berkeley is looking to be one of the first cities in the country to really reexamine its zoning map and think about how exclusionary zoning has affected what we can and can't build in different places,” Robinson said. “We need to get a little more creative with the space that we have to make sure that everyone that wants to call California home really can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11783608\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11783608 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-800x600.png\" alt=\"Berkeley City Council member Rigel Robinson visits Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley, CA.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1020x765.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1200x900.png 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1920x1440.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1832x1374.png 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1376x1032.png 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1044x783.png 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-632x474.png 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-536x402.png 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1.png 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley City Council member Rigel Robinson visits Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Jacqueline Omania)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley student Varsha Sarveshwar served as Robinson’s campaign manager because she’s passionate about civic engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it was a real turning point for our city,” Sarveshwar said, “in terms of legitimizing and recognizing students and young people as a force in politics — not a group of people to be ignored as people who don't vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Meet a New Farmer Pursuing Her Dreams in the Golden State\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"The New California Farmer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/U-kUQ4GAUr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tara Coronado didn’t think she’d become a farmer. In fact, her parents, who grow corn on the Sacramento River Delta, discouraged her from following in their footsteps. But after attending college, Coronado found herself being pulled back to the land. She enrolled in the Center for Land-Based Learning’s California Farm Academy, where she came away with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11713330/want-to-become-a-farmer-in-california-get-a-mentor\">a business plan\u003c/a> for her own enterprise, Beaver Vineyards. She has just planted her first crop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11781712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11781712 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Tara Coronado (L) crafted a business plan for Beaver Vineyards while at the California Farm Academy program.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tara Coronado (L) crafted a business plan for Beaver Vineyards while at the California Farm Academy program. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of California Farm Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Coronado, 28, is part of a new generation of farmers — many of whom have little background in farming. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average age of farmers in California is about 59 and only about 37% percent are women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we are going through a new transition of people being interested,” Coronado said. “How do I grow my own food? Or where does my food come from? So there is this new wave.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coronado expects her first harvest in 2020. But until then, she’ll have no income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My dream for Beaver Vineyards is to not be in debt, which I think is every farmer's dream,” Coronado said. “I think a lot of farmers take out a loan every single year and they've got to pay that loan off every single year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>About 'The New Californians' Series\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"The New Californians - Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/GiQ4BIoCN9A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Dream of the '60s was all about beach, carefree living and opportunity — a \"golden era\" where a house awaited you along with 2.5 kids and a dog. Today, living in California is marked by a statewide housing crisis, deadly wildfires and the rising cost of living. The dream may not be carefree anymore, but it’s being reimagined as the state and its people move toward the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this video series, we profile three young people who are pursuing their version of the California Dream in the current reality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CALmatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Henry Sales immigrated from Guatemala to Oakland in 2011 and now works as an interpreter for immigration courts.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1573144081,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":true,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":22,"wordCount":792},"headData":{"title":"Meet a Californian Immigrant Bringing Indigenous Culture From Guatemala | KQED","description":"Henry Sales immigrated from Guatemala to Oakland in 2011 and now works as an interpreter for immigration courts.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Meet a Californian Immigrant Bringing Indigenous Culture From Guatemala","datePublished":"2019-11-07T16:25:25.000Z","dateModified":"2019-11-07T16:28:01.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11780566 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11780566","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/11/07/meet-the-new-californians-pursuing-their-dreams-in-the-golden-state/","disqusTitle":"Meet a Californian Immigrant Bringing Indigenous Culture From Guatemala","videoEmbed":"https://youtu.be/idAE8Gwk4Jo ","path":"/news/11780566/meet-the-new-californians-pursuing-their-dreams-in-the-golden-state","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>When Henry Sales first learned that he’d be joining his parents in California and starting a new life, he was excited. In his hometown of San Juan Atitan, Guatemala, he’d been surrounded by poverty and faced discrimination as an indigenous person who speaks Mam, a Mayan language.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11785525\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11785525 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Henry Sales when he first arrived in California at age 19.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Henry_young_landscape-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Henry Sales when he first arrived in California at age 19. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Henry Sales)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Today, with increased numbers of Mam-speaking Guatemalans immigrating to the U.S., he puts his language abilities to work as a court interpreter for immigration courts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sales also \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11763374/do-you-speak-mam-growth-of-oaklands-guatemalan-community-sparks-interest-in-indigenous-language\">teaches Mam at Laney College\u003c/a>, another reflection of the changing face of immigration in California. He hopes to share his culture more widely.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For me, for the next five years, hopefully I can fulfill this vision that I have to create a space, more like a culture center, where people will come and learn about my culture, the Mayan culture, and also indigenous culture,” said Sales.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Meet a New California Politician Shaping Local Government\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"The New Californian Politician\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_YemphUQCLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At 22 years old, recent UC Berkeley graduate Rigel Robinson is the youngest person to be elected to the Berkeley City Council. He represents District 7, which includes his alma mater.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Robinson's 2018 campaign was staffed by UC Berkeley students and promoted a platform of affordable housing, decriminalizing homelessness and combating climate change. He hopes to accomplish a lot in his first term, embracing Berkeley’s tradition of bold policymaking.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Berkeley is looking to be one of the first cities in the country to really reexamine its zoning map and think about how exclusionary zoning has affected what we can and can't build in different places,” Robinson said. “We need to get a little more creative with the space that we have to make sure that everyone that wants to call California home really can.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11783608\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11783608 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-800x600.png\" alt=\"Berkeley City Council member Rigel Robinson visits Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley, CA.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-800x600.png 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-160x120.png 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1020x765.png 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1200x900.png 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1920x1440.png 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1832x1374.png 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1376x1032.png 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-1044x783.png 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-632x474.png 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1-536x402.png 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Rigel-Robinson-Oxford-Elementary-1.png 2016w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berkeley City Council member Rigel Robinson visits Oxford Elementary School in Berkeley. \u003ccite>(Jacqueline Omania)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>UC Berkeley student Varsha Sarveshwar served as Robinson’s campaign manager because she’s passionate about civic engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think it was a real turning point for our city,” Sarveshwar said, “in terms of legitimizing and recognizing students and young people as a force in politics — not a group of people to be ignored as people who don't vote.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Meet a New Farmer Pursuing Her Dreams in the Golden State\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"The New California Farmer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/U-kUQ4GAUr8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tara Coronado didn’t think she’d become a farmer. In fact, her parents, who grow corn on the Sacramento River Delta, discouraged her from following in their footsteps. But after attending college, Coronado found herself being pulled back to the land. She enrolled in the Center for Land-Based Learning’s California Farm Academy, where she came away with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11713330/want-to-become-a-farmer-in-california-get-a-mentor\">a business plan\u003c/a> for her own enterprise, Beaver Vineyards. She has just planted her first crop.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11781712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11781712 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Tara Coronado (L) crafted a business plan for Beaver Vineyards while at the California Farm Academy program.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/NewFarmer_Tara-CFA.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tara Coronado (L) crafted a business plan for Beaver Vineyards while at the California Farm Academy program. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of California Farm Academy)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Coronado, 28, is part of a new generation of farmers — many of whom have little background in farming. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average age of farmers in California is about 59 and only about 37% percent are women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I think we are going through a new transition of people being interested,” Coronado said. “How do I grow my own food? Or where does my food come from? So there is this new wave.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Coronado expects her first harvest in 2020. But until then, she’ll have no income.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My dream for Beaver Vineyards is to not be in debt, which I think is every farmer's dream,” Coronado said. “I think a lot of farmers take out a loan every single year and they've got to pay that loan off every single year.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>About 'The New Californians' Series\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ciframe title=\"The New Californians - Trailer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/GiQ4BIoCN9A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The California Dream of the '60s was all about beach, carefree living and opportunity — a \"golden era\" where a house awaited you along with 2.5 kids and a dog. Today, living in California is marked by a statewide housing crisis, deadly wildfires and the rising cost of living. The dream may not be carefree anymore, but it’s being reimagined as the state and its people move toward the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this video series, we profile three young people who are pursuing their version of the California Dream in the current reality.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CALmatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11780566/meet-the-new-californians-pursuing-their-dreams-in-the-golden-state","authors":["236"],"series":["news_21879"],"categories":["news_1758","news_6266","news_1169","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_4092","news_673","news_21840","news_20202","news_21765"],"featImg":"news_11780600","label":"news_21879"},"news_11783825":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11783825","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11783825","score":null,"sort":[1572461666000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"gig-companies-go-it-alone-as-they-launch-dynamex-measure-for-californias-november-ballot","title":"Gig Companies Go It Alone as They Launch ‘Dynamex’ Measure for California’s November Ballot","publishDate":1572461666,"format":"standard","headTitle":"The California Dream | The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{"term":72,"site":"news"},"content":"\u003cp>Ever since the California Supreme Court’s “Dynamex” ruling last year set a new test for when a worker is considered an employee, gig companies have tried to exempt their drivers and keep them classified as independent contractors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, after \u003ca href=\"http://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/09/10/california-senate-moves-dynamex-worker-classification-bill-forward-without-deal-for-gig-companies/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">failing to win that exemption in the Legislature\u003c/a>, they’re turning to voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber, DoorDash and other “gig economy” companies took the first formal step toward what they’ve pledged will be at least a $90 million campaign fight Tuesday by submitting a potential November 2020 ballot measure to the state Attorney General’s Office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to pair independent contractor status, and the flexibility that’s inherent with it, with what we believe — and the drivers behind us believe — is a fair package of economics,” campaign spokesman Brandon Castillo said at a news conference that included Sacramento area gig economy workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A coalition of labor unions opposed to the measure accused the gig companies of trying to “buy democracy away from drivers” and “cling” to an “exploitative business model.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative promises new benefits, such as a wage floor and health care subsidies, but doesn’t include Social Security benefits or the right to unionize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would appear to leave wiggle room for a potential compromise with organized labor in the coming months — something the gig companies say they’re open to. Under state law, initiative proponents have until late June to withdraw their ballot measure if an agreement is reached in the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11783846\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Akamine Kiarie, who drives for Lyft in the Sacramento region while attending college, speaks in favor of a potential November 2020 California ballot measure backed by gig companies at a news conference on Oct. 29, 2019.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11783846\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akamine Kiarie, who drives for Lyft in the Sacramento region while attending college, speaks in favor of\u003cbr>a potential November 2020 California ballot measure backed by gig companies at a news conference on Oct. 29, 2019. \u003ccite>(Ben Adler/Capital Public Radio)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The narrowly tailored — and retroactive — ballot proposal would only apply to app-based ride hail and delivery drivers. In addition to Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, Instacart is on board and Postmates likely will be, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But drivers for those companies are split, and each side is putting forth its own examples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynn Reagan says she needs the flexibility as an independent contractor to care for her four grandchildren, because their mother is on bed rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If this was taken away, it would devastate me because there’s no job out here that I can get — especially at my age — that’s gonna allow me to come and go as I need to do,” she said at Tuesday’s news conference in favor of the ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But another Sacramento-area driver, Jeff Perry, says he checked the math — and the ballot measure would cut his pay. He argues the only path to fairness is to make workers like him full employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='dynamex' label='Related Coverage']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drivers are saying, ‘This is poverty, we’re struggling,’ right? And then they come and they cut the pay, and then they put a nice name on it, really pretty name, fancy, right? Commit the $90 million, but they don’t tell the real story behind it,” he said. “And the real story behind it is, this is a pay cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ballot measure responds to the law signed last month codifying the California Supreme Court ruling. The law, Assembly Bill 5 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/2019/09/whos-in-whos-out-of-ab-5/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exempts some industries\u003c/a>, including doctors and hairstylists. But it left out drivers for gig companies and workers in more established industries such as trucking and janitorial work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That spurred criticism during the legislative debate that the bill ought not to pick winners and losers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But because the ballot proposal would only apply to app-based ride-hailing and delivery drivers, the gig companies are doing the same thing, leaving other industries on their own once again. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The narrow scope of this initiative does not address the 70,000-plus independent owner-operator truckers, nor the hundreds of thousands of other independent contractors, who were not exempted from the ABC test in AB 5,” California Trucking Association CEO Shawn Yadon said in a statement, which referred to the three-pronged legal standard that determines whether a worker is an employee or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, a major question after the gig companies vowed to take their effort to voters was whether they would form a broader coalition or go it alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disadvantage for the gig companies of going their own way is they will need to foot the entire campaign bill themselves. But the advantages are many: They could write the ballot measure however they want, they can control the message during the campaign and they’ll only have to defend their own baggage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides, they have no shortage of money. In addition to Uber, Lyft and Doordash, which each pledged $30 million to the campaign last month, Instacart is now on board — and Postmates is expected to join soon as well.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cbr>\nThe California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CALmatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"'Gig economy' companies including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are proposing a November 2020 California ballot measure that gives their drivers new benefits but keeps them classified as independent contractors.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1572461666,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":23,"wordCount":884},"headData":{"title":"Gig Companies Go It Alone as They Launch ‘Dynamex’ Measure for California’s November Ballot | KQED","description":"'Gig economy' companies including Uber, Lyft and DoorDash are proposing a November 2020 California ballot measure that gives their drivers new benefits but keeps them classified as independent contractors.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Gig Companies Go It Alone as They Launch ‘Dynamex’ Measure for California’s November Ballot","datePublished":"2019-10-30T18:54:26.000Z","dateModified":"2019-10-30T18:54:26.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11783825 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11783825","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/10/30/gig-companies-go-it-alone-as-they-launch-dynamex-measure-for-californias-november-ballot/","disqusTitle":"Gig Companies Go It Alone as They Launch ‘Dynamex’ Measure for California’s November Ballot","nprByline":"\u003cstrong>Ben Adler\u003cbr />Capital Public Radio\u003c/strong>","path":"/news/11783825/gig-companies-go-it-alone-as-they-launch-dynamex-measure-for-californias-november-ballot","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Ever since the California Supreme Court’s “Dynamex” ruling last year set a new test for when a worker is considered an employee, gig companies have tried to exempt their drivers and keep them classified as independent contractors.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, after \u003ca href=\"http://www.capradio.org/articles/2019/09/10/california-senate-moves-dynamex-worker-classification-bill-forward-without-deal-for-gig-companies/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">failing to win that exemption in the Legislature\u003c/a>, they’re turning to voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Uber, DoorDash and other “gig economy” companies took the first formal step toward what they’ve pledged will be at least a $90 million campaign fight Tuesday by submitting a potential November 2020 ballot measure to the state Attorney General’s Office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re trying to pair independent contractor status, and the flexibility that’s inherent with it, with what we believe — and the drivers behind us believe — is a fair package of economics,” campaign spokesman Brandon Castillo said at a news conference that included Sacramento area gig economy workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A coalition of labor unions opposed to the measure accused the gig companies of trying to “buy democracy away from drivers” and “cling” to an “exploitative business model.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The initiative promises new benefits, such as a wage floor and health care subsidies, but doesn’t include Social Security benefits or the right to unionize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That would appear to leave wiggle room for a potential compromise with organized labor in the coming months — something the gig companies say they’re open to. Under state law, initiative proponents have until late June to withdraw their ballot measure if an agreement is reached in the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11783846\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Akamine Kiarie, who drives for Lyft in the Sacramento region while attending college, speaks in favor of a potential November 2020 California ballot measure backed by gig companies at a news conference on Oct. 29, 2019.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11783846\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot-536x402.jpg 536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/gig-economoy-november-ballot.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akamine Kiarie, who drives for Lyft in the Sacramento region while attending college, speaks in favor of\u003cbr>a potential November 2020 California ballot measure backed by gig companies at a news conference on Oct. 29, 2019. \u003ccite>(Ben Adler/Capital Public Radio)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The narrowly tailored — and retroactive — ballot proposal would only apply to app-based ride hail and delivery drivers. In addition to Uber, Lyft and DoorDash, Instacart is on board and Postmates likely will be, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But drivers for those companies are split, and each side is putting forth its own examples.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Lynn Reagan says she needs the flexibility as an independent contractor to care for her four grandchildren, because their mother is on bed rest.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If this was taken away, it would devastate me because there’s no job out here that I can get — especially at my age — that’s gonna allow me to come and go as I need to do,” she said at Tuesday’s news conference in favor of the ballot measure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But another Sacramento-area driver, Jeff Perry, says he checked the math — and the ballot measure would cut his pay. He argues the only path to fairness is to make workers like him full employees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"dynamex","label":"Related Coverage "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Drivers are saying, ‘This is poverty, we’re struggling,’ right? And then they come and they cut the pay, and then they put a nice name on it, really pretty name, fancy, right? Commit the $90 million, but they don’t tell the real story behind it,” he said. “And the real story behind it is, this is a pay cut.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ballot measure responds to the law signed last month codifying the California Supreme Court ruling. The law, Assembly Bill 5 by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, D-San Diego, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/economy/2019/09/whos-in-whos-out-of-ab-5/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">exempts some industries\u003c/a>, including doctors and hairstylists. But it left out drivers for gig companies and workers in more established industries such as trucking and janitorial work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That spurred criticism during the legislative debate that the bill ought not to pick winners and losers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But because the ballot proposal would only apply to app-based ride-hailing and delivery drivers, the gig companies are doing the same thing, leaving other industries on their own once again. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The narrow scope of this initiative does not address the 70,000-plus independent owner-operator truckers, nor the hundreds of thousands of other independent contractors, who were not exempted from the ABC test in AB 5,” California Trucking Association CEO Shawn Yadon said in a statement, which referred to the three-pronged legal standard that determines whether a worker is an employee or not.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Indeed, a major question after the gig companies vowed to take their effort to voters was whether they would form a broader coalition or go it alone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The disadvantage for the gig companies of going their own way is they will need to foot the entire campaign bill themselves. But the advantages are many: They could write the ballot measure however they want, they can control the message during the campaign and they’ll only have to defend their own baggage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Besides, they have no shortage of money. In addition to Uber, Lyft and Doordash, which each pledged $30 million to the campaign last month, Instacart is now on board — and Postmates is expected to join soon as well.\u003cbr>\n\u003cem>\u003cbr>\nThe California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CALmatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio, with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the James Irvine Foundation and the College Futures Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/news/11783825/gig-companies-go-it-alone-as-they-launch-dynamex-measure-for-californias-november-ballot","authors":["byline_news_11783825"],"programs":["news_72"],"series":["news_21879"],"categories":["news_1758","news_8","news_13"],"tags":["news_26117","news_26641","news_21840","news_26532","news_24822","news_17994","news_4524","news_26543","news_4523"],"affiliates":["news_22688"],"featImg":"news_11783835","label":"news_72"},"news_11777759":{"type":"posts","id":"news_11777759","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"news","id":"11777759","score":null,"sort":[1570054694000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"for-homeless-californians-the-doctor-is-often-the-er-street-medicine-aims-to-change-that","title":"For Homeless Californians, the Doctor Is Often the ER — Street Medicine Aims to Change That","publishDate":1570054694,"format":"audio","headTitle":"The California Dream | The California Report | KQED News","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Dr. Coley King of the Venice Family Clinic is one of a growing number of medical professionals making house calls to the homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of trying to power-wash the problem away, California’s hospitals, public health departments and homeless service organizations are increasingly sending trained health practitioners into homeless encampments in a quest to improve health outcomes for individual homeless people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Western medicine is very much built around the ideal care for the ideal patient. Most of these folks are not in the ideal situation,” King said. “We can make some compromises that still do good medical care and get them to a very good average. It's better to take half of your medicine than none of your medicine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One late September day, King makes a house call on Shawnda Thornton, a homeless woman in her late 40s living on the sidewalk across the street from a Silicon Beach tech campus in Venice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777769\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777769\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Coley King practices “street medicine” in West Los Angeles County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Coley King practices 'street medicine' in Los Angeles County. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Coley King)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“OK, how are you feeling now on these medications?” he asked her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love these medications because I'm not tired. I don't have to sleep all day. I can walk around and manage myself just like I used to,” she responded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thornton has congestive heart failure, and September is the first month this year that she hasn’t been hospitalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The goal King has for Thornton is to ensure she has access to ongoing medical care that keeps her out of the hospital. He thinks a lot of the public discussion that revolves around California’s crisis of homelessness misses the individual people who are physically deteriorating because they lack shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The pitfall of labeling it a public health crisis is it becomes a reactionary ‘not-in-my-backyard’ issue,” King said. “That’s not what this is about. This is about the individuals who are sicker than the rest of us, and who are dying sooner than the rest of us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life on the Streets Is 30 Years Short\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reality of California’s homelessness crisis is that it has a body count. Life expectancy for those who are living outside is about 30 years shorter than those who are housed. The median age of death outside is about 52.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most comprehensive study available of mortality on the street \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2687991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comes from Boston\u003c/a>. It found that two of the three most common causes of death were heart disease and cancer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the state’s homelessness crisis, is expected to see more than 1,000 people die while experiencing homelessness this year. Last year, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-04/homeless-deaths-los-angeles-coroner-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number was 921\u003c/a>. In \u003ca href=\"http://www.ocsd.org/news/details?NewsID=5863&TargetID=88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange County in 2018\u003c/a>, it was 210; \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdph.org/dph/hc/HCAgen/2019/February%2019/Homeless%20Mortality%20-%20Health%20Commission%20Background%20Reading%2020180219.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco, 135\u003c/a>; \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article234279812.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sacramento, 132\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Distinct from the plainly human toll, the amount of money spent on the medical care of the sickest homeless people, many of whom eventually die on the street or in the hospital, is mind-bogglingly high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2016 study found that L.A. County spent nearly $400 million in one year \u003ca href=\"http://homeless.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/homeless-costs-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on its “frequent flyers”\u003c/a> — the 5% of the homeless population in poorest health who most frequently cycle through publicly operated institutions like jails and hospitals. \u003ca href=\"https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A RAND estimate\u003c/a> placed the individual cost per person for another particularly sick study group around $38,000 annually. Neither of those estimates include insurance costs typically paid out by California’s Medi-Cal program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Futility Merry-Go-Round\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Corinne Feldman of USC’s Keck School of Medicine studies health care for homeless patients. She calls the persistent cycle of emergency hospitalizations a “futility merry-go-round.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We all sort of end up on this seemingly never-ending merry-go-round together, and no one feels good about it,” Feldman said. “The ER provider who's seen the same person five times in the last five shifts recognizes wholeheartedly that the plan that they have is not going to work, the patient is going to come back, and around we go again on the merry-go-round.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is some, but relatively limited, evidence that shows doctors deployed to homeless encampments directly reduces public health care expenditures. There are also patient-centered studies that show regular visits from health practitioners have been shown to increase homeless patients' engagement with \u003ca href=\"https://www.brightresearchgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Street-Medicine-Models-Summary-of-Findings-9.26.18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primary care and behavioral care services\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Street medicine has been a vehicle to stop the merry-go-round a little bit,” Feldman said. “If we do this differently, and look at the problem differently, and tackle it together, we can at least maybe slow down the merry-go-round. Maybe we can stop it altogether.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A disabled homeless man begs for change at the Western Avenue exit from the Santa Monica Freeway.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A disabled homeless man begs for change at the Western Avenue exit of the Santa Monica Freeway. \u003ccite>(Matt Tinoco/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The logistics of how street medicine teams are funded and deployed varies from county to county. In the case of Los Angeles, county agencies dole out grants to free clinics and hospitals, and contracts health providers directly to provide street outreach. Hospitals and other foundations also offer to fund programs, too. On a typical weekday, L.A. county officials say there are 38 outreach teams of doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and mental health professions out working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means they’re providing basic primary care, basic psychiatry, enrolling people in Medi-Cal insurance, setting referral appointments and arranging transportation for homeless individuals to clinics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Street medicine is practiced in most California counties where there is street homelessness. Besides Los Angeles County, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Ventura, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Riverside and Sacramento counties have dedicated public or private funding for some health-oriented homeless outreach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='california-dream' label='More Stories From the Cal']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Orange County’s CalOptima health system proposed \u003ca href=\"https://voiceofoc.org/2019/04/caloptima-unveils-medical-care-street-teams-for-homeless-commits-100-million-to-homeless-services/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earmarking $100 million for homeless health care\u003c/a>, including street medical teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the process to do so has been complicated after \u003ca href=\"https://voiceofoc.org/2019/09/homeless-shelter-commitments-expand-to-three-new-cities/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">objections from local hospitals\u003c/a>. They argued in an \u003ca href=\"https://voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OC-hospital-execs-letter-about-homeless-health-outreach-August-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2019 letter\u003c/a> to CalOptima that not including private hospitals in the planning process would inevitably hamstring the effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The health system first proposed the project after learning that \u003ca href=\"https://www.ocregister.com/2019/05/29/orange-county-supervisor-tells-caloptima-how-to-spend-60-million-for-homeless-health-care/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three-quarters of the 210 homeless people who died\u003c/a> in Orange County in 2018 were enrolled in CalOptima.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Street Is No Place to Heal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The challenge for CalOptima is the same confounding public health officials across the state; How do you get quality medical care to people who neither have shelter, money, nor (typically), transportation?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to advocates, street medicine is a first step to proactively including people in a health care system that otherwise excludes them until the last possible minute. Dr. King says street medicine is a start, but what he really pines for is the ability to write a prescription for a patient for a housing unit with affordable rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-800x615.jpg\" alt=\"San Pedro Street in Los Angeles’ Skid Row.\" width=\"800\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-800x615.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-160x123.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-1020x785.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-1200x923.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Pedro Street in Los Angeles’ Skid Row. \u003ccite>(Matt Tinoco/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My novel intervention for all the illness that comes with chronic homelessness would be affordable housing,” King said. “But right now, I'm left with trying to give good health care to these folks, trying to find them, engage them and make them welcome in my clinic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for his patient, Shawnda Thornton, when it comes to getting off the street, she’s actually doing better than most. After more than three years of waiting, she obtained a Section 8 housing voucher. Her challenge now is finding a place to use it. While she’s had several appointments to meet with property managers, she hasn’t been able to because she’s been so sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time I had an appointment, I would be in the hospital,” Thornton said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now her voucher is close to expiring, Dr. King’s job is to make sure she stays on her meds, stays out of the hospital and has time to actually find a place where she can heal that isn’t a red nylon tent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can work on it, it’s certainly a place to start working. But to fully heal out here, I don’t think it’s possible,” Thornton said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The California Dream series is a statewide media collaboration of CalMatters, KPBS, KPCC, KQED and Capital Public Radio with support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the James Irvine Foundation.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11768052\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/08/CADreamBanner-1-800x219-160x44.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Homeless people who live outdoors die, on average, 30 years earlier than those who are housed. In California locales, 'street medicine' teams are trying to improve those odds.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1570054694,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":39,"wordCount":1431},"headData":{"title":"For Homeless Californians, the Doctor Is Often the ER — Street Medicine Aims to Change That | KQED","description":"Homeless people who live outdoors die, on average, 30 years earlier than those who are housed. In California locales, 'street medicine' teams are trying to improve those odds.","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","schema":{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"For Homeless Californians, the Doctor Is Often the ER — Street Medicine Aims to Change That","datePublished":"2019-10-02T22:18:14.000Z","dateModified":"2019-10-02T22:18:14.000Z","image":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png","isAccessibleForFree":"Y","publisher":{"@type":"NewsMediaOrganization","@id":"https://www.kqed.org/#organization","name":"KQED","url":"https://www.kqed.org","logo":"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/KQED-OG-Image@1x.png"}}},"disqusIdentifier":"11777759 https://ww2.kqed.org/news/?p=11777759","disqusUrl":"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2019/10/02/for-homeless-californians-the-doctor-is-often-the-er-street-medicine-aims-to-change-that/","disqusTitle":"For Homeless Californians, the Doctor Is Often the ER — Street Medicine Aims to Change That","source":"KPCC","sourceUrl":"https://www.scpr.org/","audioUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/.stream/anon/radio/tcr/2019/10/315546TonokoLAHomeless.mp3","nprByline":"\u003cstrong>Matt Tinoco\u003cbr />KPCC\u003c/strong>","audioTrackLength":221,"path":"/news/11777759/for-homeless-californians-the-doctor-is-often-the-er-street-medicine-aims-to-change-that","audioDuration":220000,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Dr. Coley King of the Venice Family Clinic is one of a growing number of medical professionals making house calls to the homeless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead of trying to power-wash the problem away, California’s hospitals, public health departments and homeless service organizations are increasingly sending trained health practitioners into homeless encampments in a quest to improve health outcomes for individual homeless people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Western medicine is very much built around the ideal care for the ideal patient. Most of these folks are not in the ideal situation,” King said. “We can make some compromises that still do good medical care and get them to a very good average. It's better to take half of your medicine than none of your medicine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One late September day, King makes a house call on Shawnda Thornton, a homeless woman in her late 40s living on the sidewalk across the street from a Silicon Beach tech campus in Venice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777769\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777769\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Coley King practices “street medicine” in West Los Angeles County.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920-1920x2880.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Coley-King-1920.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Coley King practices 'street medicine' in Los Angeles County. \u003ccite>(Courtesy Coley King)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“OK, how are you feeling now on these medications?” he asked her.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I love these medications because I'm not tired. I don't have to sleep all day. I can walk around and manage myself just like I used to,” she responded.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thornton has congestive heart failure, and September is the first month this year that she hasn’t been hospitalized.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The goal King has for Thornton is to ensure she has access to ongoing medical care that keeps her out of the hospital. He thinks a lot of the public discussion that revolves around California’s crisis of homelessness misses the individual people who are physically deteriorating because they lack shelter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The pitfall of labeling it a public health crisis is it becomes a reactionary ‘not-in-my-backyard’ issue,” King said. “That’s not what this is about. This is about the individuals who are sicker than the rest of us, and who are dying sooner than the rest of us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Life on the Streets Is 30 Years Short\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The reality of California’s homelessness crisis is that it has a body count. Life expectancy for those who are living outside is about 30 years shorter than those who are housed. The median age of death outside is about 52.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The most comprehensive study available of mortality on the street \u003ca href=\"https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2687991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">comes from Boston\u003c/a>. It found that two of the three most common causes of death were heart disease and cancer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the state’s homelessness crisis, is expected to see more than 1,000 people die while experiencing homelessness this year. Last year, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-09-04/homeless-deaths-los-angeles-coroner-record\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">number was 921\u003c/a>. In \u003ca href=\"http://www.ocsd.org/news/details?NewsID=5863&TargetID=88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orange County in 2018\u003c/a>, it was 210; \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfdph.org/dph/hc/HCAgen/2019/February%2019/Homeless%20Mortality%20-%20Health%20Commission%20Background%20Reading%2020180219.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">San Francisco, 135\u003c/a>; \u003ca href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article234279812.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sacramento, 132\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Distinct from the plainly human toll, the amount of money spent on the medical care of the sickest homeless people, many of whom eventually die on the street or in the hospital, is mind-bogglingly high.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2016 study found that L.A. County spent nearly $400 million in one year \u003ca href=\"http://homeless.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/homeless-costs-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on its “frequent flyers”\u003c/a> — the 5% of the homeless population in poorest health who most frequently cycle through publicly operated institutions like jails and hospitals. \u003ca href=\"https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB10000.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A RAND estimate\u003c/a> placed the individual cost per person for another particularly sick study group around $38,000 annually. Neither of those estimates include insurance costs typically paid out by California’s Medi-Cal program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>A Futility Merry-Go-Round\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Corinne Feldman of USC’s Keck School of Medicine studies health care for homeless patients. She calls the persistent cycle of emergency hospitalizations a “futility merry-go-round.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We all sort of end up on this seemingly never-ending merry-go-round together, and no one feels good about it,” Feldman said. “The ER provider who's seen the same person five times in the last five shifts recognizes wholeheartedly that the plan that they have is not going to work, the patient is going to come back, and around we go again on the merry-go-round.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is some, but relatively limited, evidence that shows doctors deployed to homeless encampments directly reduces public health care expenditures. There are also patient-centered studies that show regular visits from health practitioners have been shown to increase homeless patients' engagement with \u003ca href=\"https://www.brightresearchgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Street-Medicine-Models-Summary-of-Findings-9.26.18.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">primary care and behavioral care services\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Street medicine has been a vehicle to stop the merry-go-round a little bit,” Feldman said. “If we do this differently, and look at the problem differently, and tackle it together, we can at least maybe slow down the merry-go-round. Maybe we can stop it altogether.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A disabled homeless man begs for change at the Western Avenue exit from the Santa Monica Freeway.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/Western-Avenue-1920-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A disabled homeless man begs for change at the Western Avenue exit of the Santa Monica Freeway. \u003ccite>(Matt Tinoco/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The logistics of how street medicine teams are funded and deployed varies from county to county. In the case of Los Angeles, county agencies dole out grants to free clinics and hospitals, and contracts health providers directly to provide street outreach. Hospitals and other foundations also offer to fund programs, too. On a typical weekday, L.A. county officials say there are 38 outreach teams of doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and mental health professions out working.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That means they’re providing basic primary care, basic psychiatry, enrolling people in Medi-Cal insurance, setting referral appointments and arranging transportation for homeless individuals to clinics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Street medicine is practiced in most California counties where there is street homelessness. Besides Los Angeles County, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Ventura, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Riverside and Sacramento counties have dedicated public or private funding for some health-oriented homeless outreach.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"tag":"california-dream","label":"More Stories From the Cal "},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Orange County’s CalOptima health system proposed \u003ca href=\"https://voiceofoc.org/2019/04/caloptima-unveils-medical-care-street-teams-for-homeless-commits-100-million-to-homeless-services/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">earmarking $100 million for homeless health care\u003c/a>, including street medical teams.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the process to do so has been complicated after \u003ca href=\"https://voiceofoc.org/2019/09/homeless-shelter-commitments-expand-to-three-new-cities/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">objections from local hospitals\u003c/a>. They argued in an \u003ca href=\"https://voiceofoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OC-hospital-execs-letter-about-homeless-health-outreach-August-2019.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2019 letter\u003c/a> to CalOptima that not including private hospitals in the planning process would inevitably hamstring the effort.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The health system first proposed the project after learning that \u003ca href=\"https://www.ocregister.com/2019/05/29/orange-county-supervisor-tells-caloptima-how-to-spend-60-million-for-homeless-health-care/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">three-quarters of the 210 homeless people who died\u003c/a> in Orange County in 2018 were enrolled in CalOptima.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>The Street Is No Place to Heal\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The challenge for CalOptima is the same confounding public health officials across the state; How do you get quality medical care to people who neither have shelter, money, nor (typically), transportation?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to advocates, street medicine is a first step to proactively including people in a health care system that otherwise excludes them until the last possible minute. Dr. King says street medicine is a start, but what he really pines for is the ability to write a prescription for a patient for a housing unit with affordable rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11777772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11777772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-800x615.jpg\" alt=\"San Pedro Street in Los Angeles’ Skid Row.\" width=\"800\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-800x615.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-160x123.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-1020x785.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920-1200x923.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/10/San-Pedro-Street-1920.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">San Pedro Street in Los Angeles’ Skid Row. \u003ccite>(Matt Tinoco/KPCC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“My novel intervention for all the illness that comes with chronic homelessness would be affordable housing,” King said. “But right now, I'm left with trying to give good health care to these folks, trying to find them, engage them and make them welcome in my clinic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As for his patient, Shawnda Thornton, when it comes to getting off the street, she’s actually doing better than most. After more than three years of waiting, she obtained a Section 8 housing voucher. Her challenge now is finding a place to use it. While she’s had several appointments to meet with property managers, she hasn’t been able to because she’s been so sick.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time I had an appointment, I would be in the hospital,” Thornton said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And now her voucher is close to expiring, Dr. King’s job is to make sure she stays on her meds, stays out of the hospital and has time to actually find a place where she can heal that isn’t a red nylon tent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You can work on it, it’s certainly a place to start working. 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