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Melissa Mora Hidalgo was born in Montebello and grew up in the L.A./O.C. borderlands of East Whittier and La Habra. She holds a Ph. D. in Literature from UC San Diego and is the author of Mozlandia: Morrissey Fans in the Borderlands (Headpress UK, 2016).

Melissa Mora Hidalgo

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Hadley Tomicki

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Frank John Tristan

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Eddie Lin

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Mike Sonksen

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Tiffany Lauren

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Christian Letourneau

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