Denise M. Sandoval, Ph.D is an Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies at California State University, Northridge. An expert on Chicana/Chicano culture, in particular the well-known lowrider car phenomena, Ms. Sandoval has curated low­rider shows at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles and the Guadalajara International Book Fair in Mexico, among others.   Luis J. Rodriguez co-founded Tia Chucha’s Centro Cultural with his wife Trini and other family members and community leaders. Luis is the author of poetry, children’s literature, fiction, and nonfiction books, including the bestselling memoir, Always Running, La Vida Loca, Gang Days in L.A. His latest memoir is It Calls You Back: An Odyssey Through Love, Addiction, Revolutions, and Healing.