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L.A. TACO

Journalist, storyteller, author of DREAMLAND.

Sam Quinones

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News

‘Fentanyl Is Everywhere’ ~ ‘China White’ Sales Flourish on Craigslist L.A.

​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

Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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Crime

Death of a Godfather: Peter ‘Sana’ Ojeda Reshaped the Mexican Mafia and Paved the Way for SoCal’s Gentrification

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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Alleged L.A. Gang Member, You Are Now Free to Wear that Dodgers Jersey

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Los Angeles

Hidden History: The ”Queen of Florencia”

Understanding Today’s Los Angeles: A Story of Three Immigrants by Sam Quinones

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History

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

What You Need to Know About Gangs in Los Angeles in 2015 ~ A Q&A With Sam Quinones

Books

Tell Your True Tale – East Los Angeles Presents “In the Company of Memories”  by Eric Franco Aguilar

Carmen ~ A Story by Jacqueline Gonzales Reyes

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