Brenda Nicolas

Los Angeles City Council members were caught on an audio recording making racist remarks including comments about Oaxacans, Indigenous people from Southern Mexico who make up a large portion of the city's immigrant population. Author and restaurateur in Los Angeles Bricia Lopez and assistant professor at the University of California Irvine Brenda Nicolas join us. [Starts at 11:35]

For the full story, please visit https://www.npr.org/2022/10/25/1131417481/exploring-oaxacan-culture-in-la-3-hearty-winter-squash-recipes.