Raquel Gutiérrez

Arts critic/writer, poet, educator

Arts critic/writer, poet, educator

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Raquel Gutiérrez wrote about how LA shaped their own identity in a recent personal essay for Places Journal. The prompt was: How do Latinos impact the built environment of Los Angeles?

How the 704 bus line shaped writer Raquel Gutiérrez’s LA identity

Raquel Gutiérrez wrote about how LA shaped their own identity in a recent personal essay for Places Journal. The prompt was: How do Latinos impact the built environment of Los Angeles?

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