Frank Shyong is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times writing about diversity and diaspora in Los Angeles. He grew up south of Nashville, Tenn., and moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to study economics at UCLA. He joined The Times in 2012 and previously reported on the San Gabriel Valley, Chinese immigration to the Southland and the Asian American community.
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Después del hospital, algunos pacientes de COVID-19 se enfrentan a una vida atada a máquinas de oxígeno y llevando tanques de repuesto para respirar.
After the hospital, some COVID-19 patients confront a life tethered to oxygen machines and carrying spare tanks to breathe.
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We have to ask ourselves what kind of issue we believe homelessness to be. The easy answer: It’s a property rights and human rights issue.
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