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La Casita Mexicana's story is featured in Chapter 2 of the book, From Border Grill to Broken Spanish: The Evolution of Latino Cuisine in Los Angeles
The story of Guelaguetza is featured in Chapter 2 of the book, From Border Grill to Broken Spanish: The Evolution of Latino Cuisine in Los Angeles.
The story of Proyecto Jardín and its director Irene Peña is featured in Chapter 7 of the book, Urban Agriculture and Latino Roots in Los Angeles.
Caridad's story and the story of the battle for the legalization of the 50,000 street vendors in Los Angeles is featured in Chapter 4, Street Food Vendors in Los Angeles: The Epic Fight for Legalization
Sarita's story is featured in Chapter 2, From Border Grill to Broken Spanish: The Evolution of Latino Cuisine in Los Angeles.
Sarah Portnoy received her Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in Romance Languages and Literatures in 2005. Currently, she is an Associate Professor (teaching) in the Departments of Spanish and Portuguese and American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California where she conducts research and teaches about food culture and food justice in Los Angeles’s Latino communities. She teaches food-related courses at USC, “Food Culture in Latino Los Angeles,” “Food Justice in Latino Los Angeles,” “Food, Health and Culture in Latino Los Angeles, as well as a yearly course in Oaxaca, Mexico on food culture, street art, and traditional medicine.
Her 2016 book, Food, Health and Culture in Latino Los Angeles (Rowman & Littlefield, Inc.) has received recognition for its contribution to furthering the field of food justice and Food Studies.
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