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Jessica CeballosSep 16, 20153 min read

“I love Highland Park.” I’ve heard you say…

“I love Highland Park.” I’ve heard you say more than once. But I know you haven’t visited Figueroa Street in some time. And if you have, perhaps it was to catch a quick poetry reading at the very awesome Book Show, maybe watch a Dodger game at the…

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Jessica CeballosSep 30, 20155 min read

“Are you capable of working with this board?”

The board isn’t who I came here to work with. But I’ll try anyways. Until I can’t.

Junot Diaz visited us last month at USC Visions & Voices. He spoke about those certain members of our families, those friends we have who are migrant themselves, who are…

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Aracely G. LozanoOct 1, 2015
“Are you capable of working with this board?”
Jessica Ceballos
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Thank you for sharing Jessica, I was waiting for this piece due to the fact that I was present. They called you a racist that night, I couldn’t sleep I was and have been in What the Fuck? mode for a while.

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Mike Dang in The BillfoldDec 10, 20142 min read

The Forces of Gentrification

Marketplace has a big, long feature taking a look at how the neighborhood of Highland Park in Los Angeles is…

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