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Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

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Erick Galindo is an award-winning writer, director, and journalist from Southeast L.A. His work spans TV, film, podcasts, and essays that explore the intersection of identity, culture, and chaos in Los Angeles.

Erick Galindo

Radio

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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.

Philip Iglauer

News

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Daniel Hernandez is editor emeritus of LA Taco, serving 2017-2019. He is currently a staff writer for the L.A. Times. He is former Mexico bureau chief for VICE News, and former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times and LA Weekly. Daniel is author of the book &#8220;Down &amp; Delirious in Mexico City.&#8221;

Daniel Hernandez

Tacos

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Mariah Castañeda is a feisty multimedia journalist and social media editor.

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Events

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Food

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Javier Cabral

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I enjoy making photographs of the Latino food culture in Los Angeles. 
Storytelling is everything. 
Tacos. Always.

Gabriel Carbajal

Featured

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Melissa Dueñas has been both a participant and observer in arts communities from San Diego to San Francisco, as a musician, DJ, documentarian, and now journalist. She is the creator of the online radio show Lowrider Sundays and transmedia endeavor, East Side Story Project, both of which seek to contextualize the affinity for oldies music in Chicanx culture.

Melissa Dueñas

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