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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;

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History

He’s Giving the Final Tours of the L.A. Times Historic Downtown Headquarters ~ After 35 Years

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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Tacos

Do You Know How to Read Tacos? Steven Alvarez Does, and He’ll Be at UC Irvine This Week

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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Los Angeles

Jazz and Tui Forever: The story of Jitlada, Original Southern Thai in East Hollywood

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

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From Hollywood Stars to East L.A. Unrest ~ The Photography of George Rodriguez

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Original photographer retains copyright. Digital surrogate property of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center.

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KCET Documentary Explores Birth of La Raza Newspaper

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Film

‘Dolores’ Film Seeks to Re-Think Labor Leader Dolores Huerta — Again

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The Rise and Fall of Oscar Zeta Acosta: What Happened to the ‘Brown Buffalo’?

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Food

The Forgotten Foodways of the East L.A. Blowouts

Jared Cowan writes and podcasts about L.A. filming locations. He also works as a photographer and camera operator.

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Setting a Path Across L.A. With the Unhinged Antihero of ‘Falling Down’

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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Ode to the Other Whittier Boulevard, East of East L.A.