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Author Archives: Wendy Carrillo

Posted inBoyle Heights In Focus, Featured

Trash picking to pay rent in East LA

by Wendy CarrilloMarch 7, 2013December 8, 2022

“I don’t hold it against them,” Susy tells me as she exposes the gash on the back of her head. Her short sandy white blond hair is peppered with the […]

Posted inCommunity Voices, Featured

Diary of a DREAMer: A Salvadoran Immigrant Story

by Wendy CarrilloAugust 30, 2012December 8, 2022
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