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Some choosing to postpone; county allowing nuptials with no receptions Black and Latino people have
been disproportionately affect-
ed by the coronavirus in a wide-
By ETHAN VARIAN East Bay city of Fremont. Marina Kaga- spread manner that spans the
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Only the couple’s immediate wa’s daughter country, throughout hundreds
M
family, an officiant and a small checks on the of counties in urban, suburban
arina Kagawa and camera crew were on hand livestream on and rural areas, and across all
Stephen Kleshinski for the backyard wedding on a May 24 during age groups.
were determined to sunny afternoon in late May. Kagawa’s back- In Sonoma County, there’s
have their wedding this spring, Another 125 guests attended the yard wedding been a wide racial disparity be-
the season marking nine years ceremony virtually via Zoom, ceremony at tween how the virus is affected
together as a couple. So once it dialing in from as far as South her home in white people and the Latino
became clear they would have Korea and Germany. Fremont. community. Three of every four
to cancel their planned nuptials “It was a wonderful time,” infections involve Latino resi-
KAGAWA FAMILY
at the Gundlach Bundschu Kagawa said. “The response dents, although they only com-
Winery in Sonoma due to the from everyone was how person- prise 27% of the county’s popu-
coronavirus pandemic, they able it still was and that it felt lation of about 500,000.
decided to hold a last-minute
ceremony at their home in the TURN TO WEDDINGS » PAGE A6 TURN TO FAMILIES » PAGE A2
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