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SGV 017: Sweatshops in the Food Desert with Christine Tran
Christine Tran knows how the system can fail us when we need it most. Her parents struggled to walk the tightrope of qualifying for...
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SGV 016: The Pocho Paradox with Isimo Podcast
Imagine you’re a young comedian, who just crushed it at the mic, going outside to cool off, when some older comic shouts from behind...
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SGV 015: Chris Greenspon - The Unauthorized Autobiography
SGV Weekly began as (and remains) my love letter to the San Gabriel Valley. We have great stories here, and my wife said I...
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SGV 014: Band kid to ska star with Jackie Mendez
Jackie Mendez is a rocksteady and soul artist from South El Monte. She honed her chops singing in the backyards and dive bars of...
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SGV 013: Pomona’s fading graffiti reborn as exalted poetry
Michael Torres doesn’t revel in the idea of ‘making good and getting out of the hood.’NPR’s Best Books of 2020? Yeah, that’s pretty sweet.Getting...
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SGV 012: David & Bigot Goliath after El Monte's church bombing
Looking back at the news coverage of the explosion at First Works Baptist Church, the question that rises to the top is why weren’t...