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<p>Alvaro Huerta, Ph.D., holds a joint faculty appointment in Urban &amp; Region Planning and Ethnic &amp; Women’s Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He’s the author of the book, &#8220;Defending Latina/o Immigrant Communities: The Xenophobic Era of Trump and Beyond.&#8221;</p>


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_Untitled_ by Salomon Huerta-1990

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

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

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

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

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

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