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Chance of a Lifetime: Carmelita Gutierrez

Chance of a Lifetime: Carmelita Gutierrez

Carmelita Lonjina Gutierrez was a 20-year-old Chicana student at Evergreen College when she joined the LRS. Raised by a single mother who taught her to see the inequality in society, Carmelita grew up in San Jose, Calif. She became a... Read More »
Chance of a Lifetime: Fay Wong

Chance of a Lifetime: Fay Wong

Fay Wong was born in Guangzhou, China in 1949. She emigrated to the U.S. in 1952 and settled in Oakland, California. She became politically conscious at U.C. Berkeley, participating in anti-war activities, the Third World Strike and attending the first... Read More »