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Abraham Marquez is a freelance writer from Inglewood and a member of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). He is a 2021 USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism Fellow. He writes about social movements, sports, politics, and immigration.

Abraham Marquez

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Featured

What If the Dodgers Won the 2017 World Series? A Sneak Peek Into This Alternate Universe

​Victor Alfaro was born in the inner city of Los Angeles, in the neighborhood of Pico-Union. He is 41 and a full-time student at East LA Community College working on his AA degree.

Victor Alfaro

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Fiction

​Tell Your True Tale: The Paper-Bag Bandit, by Victor Alfaro ~ Non-Fiction

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

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The L.A. Taco Guide to the Festival of Books ~ Wes Avila, Junot Diaz, Guadalupe Rosales

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

Mike Sonksen

Poem: “One for Wanda” ~ In Memory of Wanda Coleman (1946-2013)

L.A. TACO STAFF

Books

Interview with Author Joe Ide

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History

Non-Fiction: A Walk Up the Street By Jose Nunez

Rodger Jacobs

El Coyote… ~ Part I

Crumbling… ~ Part 9

East Hollywood

Crumbling… ~ Part 7

Crumbling… ~ Part 5