Momo Chang is the Content Manager at the Center for Asian American Media where she writes, edits and curates content for CAAMedia.org and “Off the Menu: Asian America,” a multimedia project between CAAM and KQED, featuring a one-hour PBS primetime special by filmmaker Grace Lee and original web content. Momo has a B.A. in English and Mass Communications from UC Berkeley and an M.A. in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Momo is an award-winning journalist who has covered Asian American issues, immigrant communities, healthcare and education. She enjoys nature, swimming, hanging out with her kids, and reading.

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Officials at La Clínica de La Raza also say that misinformation in the Latino community has hindered Obamacare sign-ups.

Why some immigrants won't sign up for Obamacare

Fears about deportation have kept many Latinos from signing up for health insurance in California. Although California has led the nation in sign-ups under the Affordable Care Act, the number of Latinos who have signed up has lagged in the state.

Kate Ratcliff and Amy Chao volunteer as nurses at RotaCare Richmond Free Medical Clinic at Brighter Beginnings. Dr. Pate Thomson, right, is the medical director in charge of adult care and a retired cardiologist. Photo by Momo Chang

Health care for all? Not just yet

Obamacare prohibits undocumented immigrants from obtaining health-care coverage. But that would've changed in California if the "Health for All" bill had advanced last week. That means about one million people are still excluded from Medi-Cal and Covered California because of immigration status.