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Vickie Vértiz

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Tag: entrepreneurship

KCET Story: Third-annual Southeast L.A. River Arts Festival held entirely online

Where else are you going to see a Latinx Bob Ross in huaraches this weekend? And naturally, Beto RosSela (see … More

art, Art Walks, Bell, Bell Gardens, California, Chicas Rockeras Southeast LA, Cudahy, DIY, Downey, entrepreneurship, home, Huntington Park, Los Angeles artists, los angeles dance, Los Angeles writing, Lynwood, Paramount, South Gate, southeast LA, Southeast Los Angeles, women, writing

How Eleven Brothers Made El Pescador a Thriving Set of Family Restaurants

After five presidents and three recessions, El Pescador seafood restaurants are more popular than ever. Read my new essay on immigrant … More

Bell Gardens, El Pescador Restaurant, entrepreneurship, Hispanic businesses, immigrant families, immigrants, KCET, KCET Departures, Latino businesses, Ortiz family, southeast LA, Southeast Los Angeles

Recent writing, news, and posts

  • On family violence and waiting for the Big One
  • “1989 Caprice Classic,” a poem
  • KCET Story: Third-annual Southeast L.A. River Arts Festival held entirely online
  • Teaching online? Don’t panic. Seriously.
  • AWP 2020 in San Antonio: events!
  • Yesika Salgado and I chop it up: video from 2019 LitLit Conference: Latinx/L.A. Poetics
  • Vickie in New York (and Vermont)!
  • To Collage, To Carry: A Fragmented Essay Writing Workshop, Sat. 8/24, NYC
  • Upcoming readings: April and May 2019
  • AWP 2019– Portland
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