CHIQUES AND COVID-19

As of 2020, the total population of Oxnard, California, is 221,678. The city is composed of four zip codes; 93030 (62,016), 93033 (83,319), 93035 (28,321), and 93036 (48,022). Also, the majority of the population is over 73% Latina/o/x.

As of today, July 1, 2020, the total of COVID-19 cases in Ventura County is 3,096. Oxnard is a critical location, with 32% of all cases, and 408 out of 1,016 cases are in 93033. Another 376 reported cases are in the 93030. Both zip codes are over 75% Latina/o/x.

Sources:
Policy Map, Community Profile Report of City: Oxnard, July 1, 2020.
Ventura County Sheriff, Office of Emergency Services, COVID-19 Cases, July 1, 2020

Chiques History Note #12 – Rachel Murguia Wong

Chiques History Notes is a series of posts based on my research on Oxnard, CA.

“Ms. Murguia Wong (still living) was a long-time Ventura County resident who advocated on behalf of school children as an Oxnard resident in the late 1960s and ’70s. She served on many appointed local and county committees and boards and was elected to the Oxnard School District’s board of trustees in 1971. Trustee Murguia Wong spearheaded the district’s compliance with the federally court ordered desegregation of Oxnard’s K-8 schools. She is an unsung hero of Ventura County.”

-Dr. Frank P. Barajas, Remembrances, Race, and Role Models: The Renaming of a Middle School

“Rachel Wong: Woman of Many Hats.” PC Weekly Magazine, 27 Feb 1972, p. 1.

“Rachel Wong: Woman of Many Hats.” PC Weekly Magazine, 27 Feb 1972, p. 2.

“Rachel Wong: Woman of Many Hats.” PC Weekly Magazine, 27 Feb 1972, p. 3.

“Rachel Wong: Woman of Many Hats.” PC Weekly Magazine, 27 Feb 1972, p. 4.

“Rachel Wong: Woman of Many Hats.” PC Weekly Magazine, 27 Feb 1972, p. 5.

FULL PDF : “Rachel Wong: Woman of Many Hats.” PC Weekly Magazine, 27 Feb 1972.

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