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A woman walks through The Americana apartment complex on Aug. 21, 2019. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
I live and work in Silicon Valley, one of the most expensive places to live in the country. According to Zillow, the average price of a home is $1.3 million.
But buried deep in this large swath of land, known for its dynamism and innovation, is East Palo Alto, a working-class Latino community where my extended family still lives.
During a pandemic where giant tech corporations saw record-breaking profits, people in my community saw record-breaking panic. High transmission rates of COVID-19 among the Latino community came because of factors like preexisting health conditions, type of employment and overcrowded housing.
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