Alicia Esquivel
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Alicia is a graduate student at the University of New Mexico in the sociology department studying food and labor. She spent over a decade working as an academic and public librarian, as well as a prep cook, bread baker, and server at several restaurants. She is an active member of her graduate union and enjoys all things fermented.

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