Peter Schurmann is the online editor for Ethnic Media Services. His reporting has covered a wide variety of topics, from international affairs to education, health and the environment. His work has been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, The Nation and National Catholic Reporter, among other outlets.
A laundromat in Smith River became a crucial entry point for reporting on undocumented farmworkers' health care access in California's rural north.
Tulelake, in northern Siskiyou County near the California-Oregon border, is among the most underserved communities in a county ranked among the poorest in the state. Public health access is among the top concerns for many.
Los trabajadores agrícolas en un rincón remoto del norte de California dicen que nunca han oído hablar de los esfuerzos del estado para ampliar el seguro médico a los residentes indocumentados.
Farmworkers in a remote corner of northern California say they've never heard of the state's efforts to extend health care to undocumented residents.
Promotoras have emerged as an essential piece in California’s ambitious plan to deliver healthcare to all residents regardless of immigration status.
Will California's Medicaid expansion reach rural, undocumented farmworkers? Limited awareness of the policy change highlights the challenges facing efforts to cover more people.
