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Ivan Fernandez’s Biography

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Ivan Fernandez is a writer, photographer, and graduate student researcher at San Diego State University. He has nearly 20 years experience working as a journalist, writer, and photographer and continues to cover numerous topics in the arts, culture, history, and sports of Latin America and the Latinx diaspora across the world with a focus on those living in the United States of America. His work has appeared in various online and print publications including FLAUNT, L.A. Taco, KCET, LA Weekly, …

Ivan Fernandez’s Journalist Portfolio

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Gustavo Dudamel | The Maestro Cometh

Gustavo Dudamel | The Maestro Cometh

Ten years ago, the Los Angeles philharmonic carved Gustavo Dudamel's name into the history of Los Angeles wit…

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How Latinx In Gaming is uniting a community

How Latinx In Gaming is uniting a community

The final weekend of last year's annual Hispanic Heritage Month was an exciting time for the non-profit group…

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IndigenARTS & Wellness Heals East L.A. Communities Through Indigenous Traditions

IndigenARTS & Wellness Heals East L.A. Communities Through Indigenous Traditions

In August of 2018, 21-year-old Anthony Vargas was killed after being shot over a dozen times in the back, inc…

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Broadsides Reveal L.A.'s Once-Booming Hispanic Vaudeville Scene

Broadsides Reveal L.A.'s Once-Booming Hispanic Vaudeville Scene

"Researchers at the USC Digital Library, for example, have been working with the Workman & Temple Family Home…

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How video game companies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

How video game companies are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

It has been nearly a month now since the announcement of a national emergency over the outbreak of the COVID-…

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Death Stranding in the time of social distancing

Death Stranding in the time of social distancing

It comes as no surprise that fans of Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima's latest digital opus, have noticed some r…

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Despite the 3-2 Defeat, Mexico Finally Has Reason to Believe Again

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By Ivan Fernandez Verified, Ivan Fernández, Iván Fernández
| L.A. TACO Verified
There’s a strange sensation floating through many fans of the Mexican national team. It’s a feeling of, dare I say it?, optimism, the type that hasn’t existed among the fan base in what feels like forever. More bizarre is the fact that this optimism comes in spite of the fact that Mexico went out of the World Cup in excruciating fashion on Sunday, falling 3 - 2 against the toughest English team in recent memory. ¿Y si sí, aunque no? And if we do, even though we didn’t?
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Why Are Mexicans Chanting ‘¿Y Si Sí?’ Right Now?

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By Ivan Fernandez Verified, Ivan Fernández, Iván Fernández
| L.A. TACO Verified
Watching two goals within the first 30 minutes of the game between Mexico and Ecuador on Tuesday night had a packed-to-the-brim Estadio Azteca (aka Estadio Banorte, aka "Mexico City Stadium" as FIFA is temporarily calling it for legal reasons) chanting the fanbase’s latest rallying cry: “¿Y si sí?” (And if we do?) The chant is the latest three-word phrase that defines the World Cup as experienced by the fans.
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On Pomona’s Identity Crisis, Is it Los Angeles County or the Inland Empire?

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By Ivan Fernandez Verified, Ivan Fernández, Iván Fernández, Juan Izguerra
| L.A. TACO Verified
Back in April, we unveiled our ULTIMATE GUIDE to the Inland Empire. Specifically, it was a guide to the Inner IE, a region we denoted as the most accessible area of the IE via the Interstate 10 freeway. We included a few spots in Pomona and Claremont as well, which we noted were both still in L.A. County proper, but feel like outliers thanks to their location on the edge of the county line.
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