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Lisa Kwon is a writer born, raised, and currently living in Koreatown. She will talk your ear off about Korean coffee culture and the dreadful effects of Los Angeles’ palm tree fetishism.

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Memo Torres is the Director of Engagement and multimedia journalist for the James Beard award-winning L.A. Taco. He is also the host of the Daily Memo and writes for Apple Maps’ ‘Where Memo Torres Eats in L.A.’ You can see him on Netflix&#8217;s Taco Chronicles and Pressure Cooker.  You can hear him on KCRW’s ‘Good Food’ occasionally. He was a finalist for the Ruben Salazar Award for Latino journalists and a former third-generation landscaper.

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Filberto ‘Beto’ Gonzalez, a Zapoteco in L.A., Loved Providing For His Family and Playing ‘El Basket’

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert is a freelance journalist living just outside the SFV with her retired service dog, Liberty. Her writings offer an intersectional perspective on social justice topics ranging from criminal justice and mental health to sexuality, culture, and food.

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