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Jean Guerrero
Born (1988-03-31) March 31, 1988 (age 36)
San Diego, California, U.S.
OccupationInvestigative journalist, author, essayist, columnist
Alma mater
Notable works
  • Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir
  • Hatemonger
Website
jeanguerrero.com

Jean Carolyn Guerrero (born March 31, 1988)[1] is an American investigative journalist,[2][3] author,[4] and former foreign correspondent.[5] She is the author of Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir, winner of the PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize,[6] and Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda, published in 2020 by William Morrow. Guerrero's KPBS series America's Wall[7] won an Emmy Award. Her essay, "My Father Says He's a 'Targeted Individual.' Maybe We All Are", was selected for The Best American Essays anthology of 2019.[8] She is a senior journalism fellow at the UCLA Latina Futures 2050 Lab.[9]

Early life and education

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Guerrero was born and raised in San Diego.[1] She graduated from The Bishop's School, received a B.A. in journalism with a minor in neuroscience from the University of Southern California[10] and an M.F.A. in creative nonfiction from Goucher College.[10][11]

Career

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From 2010 to 2013, Guerrero was a Mexico City bureau correspondent for The Wall Street Journal[12][13] and Dow Jones Newswires, reporting on Mexico and Central America.[14] She was an investigative reporter for KPBS in San Diego from 2015 to 2019.[15] Guerrero has been a regular contributor to NPR, PBS NewsHour[16] and PRI's The World,[17] with appearances on CNN,[18] Democracy Now!,[19] MSNBC,[20] CBC,[21] and Univision[22] among others. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times,[23][24] the Columbia Journalism Review,[25] Vanity Fair,[26] Wired,[27] The Daily Beast,[28] The Nation[29] and other outlets. A former opinion columnist for the Los Angeles Times from 2022 to 2024,[30] Guerrero is currently a contributing writer for The New York Times.[31]

Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir

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Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir was published in 2018 by One World:[32] Random House.[33] Reviewed as "a gracefully written and nuanced memoir"[34] in The Washington Post, the book is an exploration of borders, Guerrero's father, and Guerrero's own sense of self.[1] The book is divided into seven segments corresponding to parts of the K'iche' Maya creation story in the Popul Vuh.[35]

Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda

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Hatemonger was published by William Morrow: HarperCollins in 2020. "An unsparing portrait of the young architect of Trumpian nationalism," per Kirkus Reviews, "carefully documented and persuasive. A readable study in the banality of evil, even if it comes clothed in bespoke suits." Author Francisco Cantú reviewed Hatemonger as "A vital book for understanding the still-unfolding nightmare of nationalism and racism in the 21st century."[36]

Personal life

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Guerrero lives in Los Angeles, California.[31] Her mother is a physician,[1] and her sister Michelle Ruby is a painter and muralist.[37][38]

Bibliography

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  • Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir. One World, 2018. ISBN 9780399592393[39][40]
  • Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda. William Morrow, 2020. ISBN 9780062986719[41][42][43][44][45][46]

Awards

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  • PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize for Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir[6]
  • Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter[47] for the series America's Wall
  • San Diego Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award for Investigative Reporting: Investors in Donald Trump's Failed Mexico Resort Speak Out[48]
  • San Diego Society of Professional Journalists 2019 Journalist of the Year[49]
  • Sacramento Press Club "Best Commentary" award for 2022[50]
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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wilkens, John. "Young writer chases her father's past in cross-border memoir". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved August 24, 2018.
  2. ^ "Will Trump's wall ever be built?". PBS NewsHour. January 22, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  3. ^ "Why Tijuana's 'Tunnel People' Take The Risk". NPR.org. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Jean Guerrero – Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Combs, Seth (November 15, 2017). "Best of San Diego 2017: People | Jean Guerrero". San Diego CityBeat. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "San Diego reporter Jean Guerrero takes $10,000 PEN/FUSION Prize for "Crux" – PEN America". PEN America. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  7. ^ Castañeda, Jean Guerrero, Leo. "America's Wall". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved July 25, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "The Best American Essays 2019 | HMH Books". www.hmhbooks.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ "Jean Guerrero Joins Latina Futures as Senior Journalism Fellow". UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. June 18, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Jean Guerrero – Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau". www.prhspeakers.com. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  11. ^ Englund, Molly (August 16, 2017). "Jean Guerrero M.F.A. '15". Goucher Magazine. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  12. ^ Guerrero, Jean (March 10, 2011). "Illegal Crop Is Swapped for Legal One in Mexico". The Wall Street Journal.
  13. ^ Guerrero, Jean (May 23, 2013). "Mining Stirs Tensions in Mexico". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  14. ^ "Jean Guerrero". Public Radio International. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  15. ^ "Jean Guerrero | Staff | KPBS". www.kpbs.org. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  16. ^ "Shutdown of U.S.-Mexico border leaves migrants in limbo and in danger". PBS NewsHour. March 26, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  17. ^ "Refugee kids in California say discrimination at school is getting worse". Public Radio International. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  18. ^ GOP's excuse if the California recall fails: Cry 'fraud' | CNN Business. September 12, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via www.cnn.com.
  19. ^ ""Hatemonger": Author Jean Guerrero on Stephen Miller, Trump's White Nationalist Immigration Henchman". democracynow. org. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  20. ^ "Are asylum seeking families being separated when they cross the border legally?". MSNBC.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  21. ^ "What happened in Orlando Tuesday night – inside and outside the launch of Trump 2020". CBC.ca. June 6, 2019.
  22. ^ ""Ha sido uno de los gobernadores más prolatinos": columnista Jean Guerrero sobre elección de revocatoria de Newsom". Univision.com. September 5, 2021.
  23. ^ "The Border Realities Beneath the Fury". The New York Times. April 22, 2019.
  24. ^ Guerrero, Jean (January 23, 2021). "Biden Must Reckon With Obama-Era Immigration Mistakes". The New York Times.
  25. ^ "California: Latino voter apathy reflects disconnected media". Columbia Journalism Review. November 1, 2018.
  26. ^ Guerrero, Jean (August 7, 2020). "He Always Had an Axe to Grind: How Stephen Miller Molded the GOP to His Anti-Immigration Agenda". Vanity Fair.
  27. ^ "My Father Says He's a 'Targeted Individual.' Maybe We All Are". Wired. October 25, 2018.
  28. ^ "Jean Guerrero". The Daily Beast. May 10, 2021.
  29. ^ "Jean Guerrero, Contributor". The Nation. August 9, 2020.
  30. ^ "Jean Guerrero". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Jean Guerrero". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  32. ^ "One World authors".
  33. ^ "Crux by Jean Guerrero: 9780399592393 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  34. ^ "Review: "A Mexican American daughter's search for her father's sanity"". The Washington Post. August 24, 2018. Archived from the original on September 28, 2018. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
  35. ^ Guerrero, Jean (July 17, 2018). Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-399-59240-9.
  36. ^ "Books for Course Adoption from HarperCollins Publishers". HarperAcademic.
  37. ^ Combs, Seth (October 31, 2021). "Meet artist Michelle Guerrero: Beautifying the walls of San Diego and beyond". The San Diego Union Tribune.
  38. ^ "Home | Mrbbaby Art". Mrbbaby. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  39. ^ Arjona, Melissa Arjona (July 20, 2018). "At the Borders, On the Margins: Jean Guerrero's "Crux" puts a reporter's lens on family and memory". Bitch Media.
  40. ^ "KPBS Journalist Jean Guerrero Traces Family History In New Memoir 'Crux'". KPBS Public Media. July 17, 2018.
  41. ^ ""Hatemonger": Author Jean Guerrero on Stephen Miller, Trump's White Nationalist Immigration Henchman". Democracy Now!. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  42. ^ "Book Nook: Hatemonger: Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, and the White Nationalist Agenda, by Jean Guerrero". WYSO. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  43. ^ "Who's 'Hatemonger' in chief? Stephen Miller's biographer explains Trump's true believer". Los Angeles Times. August 27, 2020. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  44. ^ "'Hatemonger' Paints Trump Advisor Stephen Miller As A 'Case Study In Radicalization'". NPR.org. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  45. ^ Lozada, Carlos. "Review | How Stephen Miller went from teen troll to Trump whisperer". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  46. ^ "Hatemonger". C-SPAN. August 12, 2020. Investigative journalist Jean Guerrero reported on the life, career, and influence of Stephen Miller, senior adviser for policy to President Donald Trump. This virtual event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
  47. ^ "Jean Guerrero M.F.A. '15 Takes Home an Emmy". Goucher College. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  48. ^ "SAN DIEGO PRESS CLUB 44th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM AWARDS" (PDF). San Diego Press Club. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2018. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  49. ^ sdspjeditor (June 24, 2019). "Jean Guerrero, our 2019 Journalist of the Year". San Diego Society of Professional Journalists. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  50. ^ "2nd Annual Journalism Award Winners". Sacramento Press Club. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
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