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Priscilla Leiva

Dr. Priscilla Leiva is an assistant professor of Chicana/o and Latina/o studies at Loyola Marymount University. Her research interests include relational ethnic studies, urban history, and sports history. She is also the cofounder of Chavez Ravine: An Unfinished Story, an oral history and archival collaboration that documents a long history of displacement and its aftermath in Los Angeles. icon

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The World Latinx Athletes Make

By Priscilla Leiva

Latinx athletes have forged new identities, cultivated community, and anchored themselves in spaces that were not created for them.

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