David Hayes-Bautista

04/27/2026

This Cinco de Mayo at UCLA, we celebrate Latino resiliency, productivity, and record‑breaking economic growth – and understand why safeguarding this growth is critical to the nation’s future.
Join us for the 2026 U.S. Latino GDP Report Briefing.
📅 Tuesday, May 5 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m. PT
📍 UCLA University Club
🔗 RSVP: tinyurl.com/26LatinoGDP

02/25/2026

Watch NOW live here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNs9RmRPl6A

12/02/2025

U.S. Latinas coming of age and entering the U.S. labor force are overwhelmingly second-and third-generation Americans. These daughters and granddaughters of immigrants are combining the extraordinary and selfless work ethic of their elders with rapid growth of human capital to give life to the U.S. economy!

Join us this Thursday!
Thank you LatinoProsperity for bringing us together!

The U.S. Economy is in good hands when we invest in Latinas!

RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-aPdOXnJEHbq8mbsAN2WJEHE-b5BGmJYekM1YnaHKleDoXw/viewform

Event Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Event Time: 10 AM - 12 PM

09/16/2025

This Hispanic Heritage Month we recognize that Mexico’s independence has been celebrated in California since 1822.

What’s the big deal today, more than 200 years later?

When Hidalgo raised the cry of independence, he built on two important constitutional ideas: racial equality in citizenship and the abolition of slavery.

During the time that California was a member of the states and territories of the Mexican Republic, its Mexican citizens absorbed these “radical” notions of equality and freedom.

Once Californian passed to US power, these former citizens of Mexico participated in the 1849 California Constitutional Convention and insisted that the future State of California honor Mexico’s earlier commitment to freedom and equality.

Thanks to their efforts to assert their voice, the 1849 California Constitution continued to honor Mexico’s vision of freedom and equality.

Learn more about this important chapter in California history. We invite you to read Professor Hayes-Bautista’s recent book: The Latino Big Bang in California by University of New Mexico Press.

https://www.unmpress.com/9780826365507/the-latino-big-bang-in-california/

05/27/2025

🗓️ Register at: http://bit.ly/LatinoEconomy25

📈 Did you know California’s Latino GDP just topped $1 trillion—making it the equivalent of a G20 economy?

✅ Join us TOMORROW, May 28, at 1 PM to explore how Latinos Propel the Growth of CA’s World-Leading Economy—and what’s at stake as Medi-Cal coverage faces major threats.

This virtual briefing, hosted by leading experts David Hayes-Bautista of UCLA and Matthew Fienup of California Lutheran University, will connect the dots between health, economic growth, and the future of our state.

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📈 Did you know California’s Latino GDP just topped $1 trillion—making it the equivalent of a G20 economy?

✅ Join us TOMORROW, May 28, at 1 PM to explore how Latinos Propel the Growth of CA’s World-Leading Economy—and what’s at stake as Medi-Cal coverage faces major threats.

This virtual briefing, hosted by leading experts David Hayes-Bautista of UCLA and Matthew Fienup of California Lutheran University, will connect the dots between health, economic growth, and the future of our state.

🗓️ Register at: https://lnkd.in/gXVK8gZJ

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05/07/2025

Thank you Ben Dickstein for shedding light on the powerful connection between Cinco de Mayo and the Civil War—what a fascinating and important link!

Listen to the HISTORY® Channel original podcast, HISTORY This Week™ a production of Back Pocket Studios who produced the Cinco de Mayo’s Civil War Connection Podcast!

You can listen on:

Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinco-de-mayos-civil-war-connection/id1493453604?i=1000706270362

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6wdhys1h5q4gHASkEj8xv0?si=SZkpowjWRJ6h0RCTpJGHoA

YouTube: https://youtu.be/9VnUZ10P3KA?si=ApDRHsCnFKWXPlGL

Episode Description
May 5, 1862. The French have landed in Mexico. Napoleon III wants to conquer the country and assert France’s imperial dominance in the Americas. In his way? The Mexican army, held up in the city of Puebla.

The Battle of Puebla will come to define this struggle: a European monarch against a fledgling democracy, led by Benito Juárez. Mexico’s victory will be especially celebrated by Latinos in the United States, who are watching this struggle play out while their new country is embroiled in a Civil War. This first holiday, in 1862, would mark the beginning of a new tradition, unique to this new American community.

How is Cinco de Mayo connected to a broad struggle for freedom across the continent in the 1860s? And what does this holiday really mean?

Credits:
Ben Dickstein | EP/Sound Designer
Kathryn Isaac | Producer
Sally Helm | Host
Eli Lehrer | Executive Producer
Liv Fidler | Executive Producer

May 5, 1862. The French have landed in Mexico. Napoleon III wants to conquer the country and assert France’s imperial dominance in the Americas. In his way? ...

04/24/2025

This growth outpaced countries like China and India and positions the U.S. Latino market as the 5th largest economy in the world.

Explore the full report and see how this momentum is building a more vibrant, resilient economy for all: https://latinogdp.us/

A través de los años, se ha demostrado que la contribución de los en EE.UU. ha sido diversa y productiva para el progreso del país.

🔗 Conoce más: https://cnn.it/3Go17aQ

04/10/2025

CESLAC proudly represented at the Latinx Alumni Consortium in Sacramento! 🌟

We were excited to learn and share insights and collaborate on advancing Latinx leadership and health across the UC.

Stay tuned for more updates!

03/07/2025

The report points out that Latino labor force entrants also demonstrate demographic force multipliers that will further strengthen the California labor market in the decades ahead. Latinos are more likely to be actively working or seeking work than their non-Latino counterparts.

“Simply put, the California labor force of 2040 already has been born,” declared Hayes-Bautista.

We at UCLA and California Lutheran University invite you to read the report and to share it with your friends, colleagues and contacts.

“A positive Latino natural increase means more workers in the future who have a higher propensity to work. It is now up to the state to step up investment in Latino education, so that the California economy can remain competitive in the knowledge economy,” added Hayes-Bautista.

For more information and/or to arrange a telephone interview with David E. Hayes-Bautista, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Medicine, please emails us at [email protected].

Link to report in bio.

02/23/2025

Join us and learn at the Public Health Spotlight Forum about Valley Fever

Registration: https://secure.qgiv.com/for/mesa/event/915637/package/3650953

Public Health Spotlight: Valley Fever Forum Agenda

Check-In: 8:15 am - 8:45 am @ Campus Center

Coffee & Conversations: 8:15 am - 8:45 @ Performing Arts Center, Room 101

Public Health Panel: 9:00 am - 10:30 am @ Performing Arts Center, Indoor Theater

Mixer with Panelists: 10:30 am - 11:00am, Performing Arts Center, Rm 101

If you wish to attend the entire conference you are welcome to do so by registering for the full event at this link. This will help us plan accordingly, especially for lunch.