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Luis J. Rodriguez

Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.

Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.

A classic coming-of-age memoir about gang life in East Los Angeles by Luis J. Rodriguez

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    “A classic coming-of-age memoir about gang life in East LA. A must read for any gentrifier living in or near a historically Latino neighborhood on the east side”

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