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Performance and visual artist Josè Torres-Tama, dedicated to social justice for immigrants, wears his signature t-shirt
“No Guacamole for Immigrant Haters!” during Krewe du Vieux parade, 2017. Torres-Tama is an Ecuadorian-born “Mestizo’’ of
Quechua indigenous heritage who has lived in New Orleans for more than three decades, where he documents the
contributions of immigrants, particularly in the rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.
“No Guacamole for Immigrant Haters!” during Krewe du Vieux parade, 2017. Torres-Tama is an Ecuadorian-born “Mestizo’’ of
Quechua indigenous heritage who has lived in New Orleans for more than three decades, where he documents the
contributions of immigrants, particularly in the rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina.
Cheryl Gerber