Adrian Huerta: 4 books

Living the glamorous life that she always wanted, frequenting fashion shows, and jet setting across Europe, Alexis Cruz is on top of the world. Lavish dinners, rich boyfriends, rubbing elbows with the fancies, and carefree partying into the night are the ultimate perks for this forward thinking, L.A....

Gabriel grows up in a rough part of Los Angeles with two loving parents. He is a tough kid and a product of his environment, but also at his core, he has a good heart and the best of intentions. At 18, with nowhere else to go, Gabriel turns to the military as an escape from the LA ghetto. He...

In the aftermath of street war, Gabe and Detective Munoz take different paths, trying to find peace and understanding. Destiny and fate, though, would have something else in mind. The ruthless cartels have grand ideas for the streets of L.A. too, and they keep revenge on the agenda in their rise to...

Immigration has been a contested issue for decades. This distinctive volume of essays on Southern Californian immigration is inspired by Michael Burawoy’s call for academic consideration to be more open and accessible to people in what he calls “public sociology.” The essays in Scholars and...