Taco USA Part 1

December 22, 2013
Taco USA Part 1
30 Minutes
Taco USA Part 1

Dec 22 2013 |

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Show Notes

Taco-USA Ernesto Portillo, Jr. and Gustavo Arellano discuss some of the findings from Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.

by Amanda Shauger Tucson, Arizona

Today on 30 Minutes, we feature a recording from the 2013 Tucson Festival of Books. Ernesto Portillo, Jr., columnist for the Arizona Daily Star and editor of the Star’s Spanish weekly paper La Estrella de Tucson, interviewed Gustavo Arellano, author of the syndicated Ask A Mexican! column. Gustavo Arellano is the editor of the Orange County Weekly. The two discussed Arellano’s book “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America.”

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