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Chris is a halfie radio journalist from La Puente, CA. His work has aired on KPCC, KCRW, Marketplace, and Latino USA.

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How a Former Biochemist Perfected Her Family Recipe and Introduced L.A. to Coyotas

Philip Iglauer covered all things Koreana for 15 years — foreign diplomats, kimchi, Samsung and, of course, North Korea — out of Seoul. After returning to his native Northeast Los Angeles in late 2016, he freelances on his hometown’s goings-on.

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From Narco to Sinaloa Sushi Chef: How a Kid from East L.A. is Building a Mexican Sushi Empire

Liz Ohanesian is a journalist covering arts and culture in Los Angeles.

Liz Ohanesian

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Los Angeles

We Had to Hang Out in Person ~ An Oral History of the Heyday in Nineties Hollywood

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).

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Johnny Marr’s Los Angeles ~ An L.A. Taco Exclusive with the Legendary Smiths Guitarist

Gustavo Arellano is the author of “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America” and a columnist for the Los Angeles Times.

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Concert Review ~ The Hollywood Bowl Was Too Small for Los Tigres del Norte — And the Crowd Too Performative

Tien Nguyen writes about food and culture. She co-authored the New York Times bestseller &#8220;L.A. Son: My Life, My City, My Food&#8221; with Roy Choi and Natasha Phan, and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and Lucky Peach.

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