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Despite what racists have told you, most Salvadorans aren’t in gangs

by El Tecolote Staff December 14, 2017September 17, 2018

[su_label type=”info”]COLUMN: CENTROSPECTIVE [/su_label] When my family moved to the East Bay in the 1990s, I had a tendency to overcompensate for my Salvadoran roots. As a kid, I’d proudly defend my heritage to anyone of my classmates who confused me for being Mexican. But growing up Salvadoran, at some point you learn about the […]

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