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The Radical, Democratic Force Of Street Food

The relationship between street food vendors and consumers just might be the radical formula for change we have been looking for.

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The Daily Chela
Jun 08, 2025
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My ancestors crossed freely from Mexico to the United States as food vendors and agricultural workers. My ancestors were also fishers from Japan. My ancestry was born from the indigenous borderlands of Mexico, the United States and the island of Japan. My life began on Tongva land that is now called Boyle Heights. I always consider myself a privileged g…

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