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Magdalena L. Barrera

Magdalena L. Barrera is Vice Provost for Faculty Success at San José State University.

"American Dirt" by Jeanine Cummins | The New York Times (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What the New York Times gets wrong about the “American Dirt” controversy

David J. Vázquez, Magdalena L. Barrera, Elena Machado Sáez