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Frank Espada

Puerto Rican documentary photographer and civil rights activist. He was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico, in 1930, grew up in New York City and now lives in San Francisco, where he teaches photography. Last year he published a book of his photographs from 1970 to 1985 that chronicle the lives and stories of Puerto Rican communities across the United States. The book is called The Puerto Rican Diaspora: Themes in the Survival of a People.

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On 109th Anniversary of U.S. Invasion of Puerto Rico, Acclaimed Photojournalist Frank Espada and Poet Martin Espada Reflect on Ongoing Struggle for National Rights

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Genetic engeneering.

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