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Kristina Puga

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    Kristina Puga, Web Producer: A graduate of Barnard College and The Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, Kristina is the product of an Ecuadorian father and a Russian mother. Raised in culturally diverse Queens, NY, she has been covering the Latino community for about a decade for publications such as the New York Daily News, AOL Latino, NYRemezcla.com, and Urban Latino. She loves to travel and experience different foods and cultures while discovering interesting characters along the way and telling their stories. After a long stay in Oaxaca, Mexico, she now considers it her second home. According to legend, she will be back since she ate chapulines there.

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Pediatricians across the country meet with legislators to push for gun safety

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[VIDEO] “The Undocumented,” a film about those who didn’t make it

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"Pacoima Kahlo," located on Van Nuys Blvd. and Ralston Ave. in Pacoima, Calif. (Courtesy Levi Ponce)

[PHOTOS] 25-year-old unites LA community through murals

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Judge Carmen Espinosa (Photo/Marinelli Photography)

Latina Leaders: The first Hispanic to sit on the Connecticut State Supreme Court

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