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Latinos And The Invention Of The Cool, Walk-able Neighborhood

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When white flight left urban cores ghost towns, Latinos moved in to create vibrant street life. A. K. Sandoval-Strausz, director of the Latina/o Studies Program and associate professor of history at Penn State University, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how Latinos have influenced cities across the country. His new book is called “Barrio America: How Latino Immigrants Saved the American City.”