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Alvaro Huerta

Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D., holds a joint faculty appointment in Urban & Region Planning and Ethnic & Women’s Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He’s the author of the book, “Defending Latina/o Immigrant Communities: The Xenophobic Era of Trump and Beyond.”

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When Mexican Americans Transformed Into Chicanos and Chicanas: Remembering East L.A.’s Chicano Moratorium 50 Years Ago

August 27, 2020

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Barrio Wisdom: The Only Time I Ever Feared for My Life Was at the Barrel of a Police Gun

June 5, 2020

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How My Mother Escaped East L.A.’s Projects and Built Her Dream Home in Tijuana ~ Barrio Wisdom

May 7, 2020

Barrio Wisdom: To Survive the Coronavirus, Americans Must Learn from Chicanos

March 27, 2020

Barrio Wisdom: Tracing the Black and Brown Connection Through My Upbringing in East L.A.’s Housing Projects

February 25, 2020

Barrio Wisdom: Paying It Forward and How Backing up Homies Taught Me the Value of Loyalty and Respect

January 23, 2020

Adding Sugar to Corn Flakes: The Good Times I Had Growing Up in East L.A.’s Housing Projects

January 14, 2020

Barrio Wisdom: Seven Life Lessons You Learn From Growing up in L.A.’s Housing Projects

January 7, 2020

Opinion: $541 a Year for a Street Vendor Permit Is Too Much

December 9, 2019