Jackeline Lizzet Barragán
Jacky is a fourth-year Anthropology major and Global Health minor aspiring to go into the medical field. She is from Sonoma, CA and outside of La Gente, is involved in a medical anthropology research lab, The Bruin Experiment, and tutoring among other activities.
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Jonathan Valenzuela Mejía
Jonathan is a fourth-year Global Studies and Public Affairs double major with minors in Central American Studies and Environmental Systems and Society. He is from the San Francisco Bay Area and outside of La Gente, he’s involved with USAC, Grupo Folklorico de UCLA among other groups on campus.
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Isabela Angulo
Isabela, a content editor, is a fourth-year Communications major with a minor in Conservation Biology. She is from Whittier, CA and is also involved with pre-law groups on campus, Unicamp, and UCLA Women’s Ultimate Frisbee.
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Isabela Zavala
Isa is a content editor. She is also a fourth-year communication studies student minoring in digital humanities.
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Angel Marquez
Angel is a fourth-year Spanish Major and Gender Studies minor. They are from El Monte, California and outside of La Gente, they are involved with Hermanas Unidas.
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Andrea Alvarez
Andrea is a fourth-year Public Affairs major and Global Studies minor. She is a first-generation Mexican-American from Lynwood , California. Outside of La Gente, she is involved with USAC on campus and other organizations that serve the greater Los Angeles community.
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Melissa Morales
Melissa is a fourth year Geography/ Environmental Studies major with a minor in Geospatial Information Systems and Technology. She is first-generation student from South Central Los Angeles who has been a part of La Gente since her second year.
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Alexia Jimenez
Alexia Jimenez is a second-year Undeclared major, who hopes to major in Communications and minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. She is from East Los Angeles and outside of La Gente, she’s involved in College Corps and volunteers for the LA Food Bank through this program.
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Daisy Quiñones
Daisy grew up in Inglewood and is a fourth-year English major with a minor in Chicana/o and Central American Studies. She‘s also a board member for UCLA’s Latine Film and Theatre Association (LFTA), and dances with Grupo Folklórico de UCLA. She’s also a dog mom.
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Paulina Fernández-García
Paulina is a fourth-year from North Hollywood, CA with a Geography/Environmental Studies major and a Geospatial Information Systems and Technology minor. Paulina is a dog and boba tea enthusiast. On her free time, you’ll usually catch her dancing, reading or creating a map!
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Naomi Orozco
Naomi is a third-year Communication and Sociology major with a minor in Film. She is from Long Beach, Ca.
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Evelyn Castillo
Evelyn is a second year, double majoring in Chicanx/Central American Studies and Labor Studies. She is from East Los Angeles and enjoys being part of her community like taking part in COMPAS, SLAP, First To Go Gentorship Program, LFTA, and more!
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Natasha Franco
Natasha is a third year Sociology major with a minor in Music Industry. She is from Santa Barbara, California! She loves going to concerts, trying new food places, reading, and being in nature!
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Cris Avitia-Camacho
Cris is a second-year Chicana and Chicano Studies and Labor Studies double major with a minor in Gender Studies. They are from Tijuana, México, and outside of La Gente; they’re involved in Latinas Guiding Latinas, COMPAS, and the Bruin Association of Students in Education, among others.
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Lisette Serrano
Lisette Serrano is a fourth-year English major and Theater minor. She is from the Coachella Valley and outside of La Gente, she is involved with the Latine Film and Theater Association (LFTA).
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Christine Barnfield
Christine is a third-year Gender Studies and Chicana/o studies double major and Central American studies minor. She is from SoCal and outside of La Gente, she loves to read and be in the outdoors. She is also involved in UNICA here on campus.
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Natalia Zeledon
Natalia is a first year transfer majoring in English with a minor in Central American Studies! She is from Hawthorne and outside of La Gente you can find her with FEM newsmagazine, Unión Centroamericana, and trying coffee spots around LA!
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Arianna Macias
Arianna is a first-year Pre-Math for Teaching major. She is from Boyle Heights in the Los Angeles area. Outside of La Gente, she is involved with HaU.
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Mari Garcia
Mari is a first-year English and Communications double major with a minor in Anthropology. She‘s from Hawthorne, CA and is a Copy writer for La Gente. Outside of La Gente, she’s a writer and member of the Queer Advocacy Committee on campus.
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Missy Soto
Missy is a third-year Sociology major. She is from Long Beach and outside of La Gente she is involved with Grupo Folkorico de UCLA among other groups on campus.
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Jazmin Alexandra Chaves
Jazmin is a first year Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics major from Westminster in Orange County, California. Outside of her passion for writing, she is in Vietnamese Community Health and the College Scholars Honors Program, hoping to go to medical school to become a doctor in either geriatrics psychiatry or reproductive health.
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Raul Aguilera
Raul is a third-year first year transfer majoring in International Development Studies and minoring in Latin American studies. He is from Whittier CA and was born and raised in the LA area. In addition to La Gente, he is also involved in MECHA.
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Andrea Hernández
Andrea is a second year double majoring in Public Affairs and Chicana/o and Central American Studies. She is from Riverside CA and Zacatecas, Mexico. She is a writer for La Gente and a Compas board member here at UCLA.
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Matt Espinoza
Matt is a fourth-year Global Studies major. A San José native, he transferred to UCLA from West Valley College in Fall 2022. Matt is also an opinion intern for the Daily Bruin.
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Javier Murillo Jr.
Javier is a second-year student double-majoring in Sociology and Chicanx and Central American Studies. He is from Chicago, IL and outside of La Gente, he is involved with Hermanos Unidos and the Daily Bruin on campus.
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Olivia Zepeda
Olivia is a first-year Political Science major with minors in Spanish and Global Studies. She writes for La Gente to voice shared lived experiences y hablar sobre temas importantes para su comunidad.
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