Thousands of undocumented students live in the shadows, their future limited by current immigration laws. The…
Author: Luz Chavez
Luz Chávez is a founding member of Gozamos, an online arts and activism magazine for Latin@ millennials launched in 2010. With strong female and queer representation in its leadership, Gozamos is one of the few Latin@ magazines dedicated to fighting the -isms Latin@s face in and out of our communities. Gozamos is based at Cultura in Pilsen, an art gallery and community space, that Luz co-manages. She also co-founded two of Gozamos's community initiatives, Chicago Latino Writers Initiative and Latin@ Techies, co-organizing first-of-a-kind events in Chicago, such as the Latin@ Hackathon, Bilingual Tech Fair, and an online directory of emerging and experienced Latin@ writers in Chicago. By day, Luz continues her 15-year career in educational publishing.
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Tapas Barcelona
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