Jean Guerrero
Investigative ReporterJean Guerrero is a former KPBS reporter with extensive experience covering Latin America. Her KPBS reporting focused on family separations at the border, Trump's wall, deportations, and migrant caravan. Her work was recognized by the San Diego Press Club, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences - Pacific Southwest Chapter, and the Society for Professional Journalists, including "Best Body Of Work" in 2018.
She started her career at the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires in Mexico City as a foreign correspondent. She won the PEN/FUSION Emerging Writers Prize in 2016. Her book "Crux: A Cross-Border Memoir" was published in 2018 by One World (Random House).
Jean holds a B.A. in journalism and a minor in neuroscience from the University of Southern California. She also has an MFA degree in creative nonfiction from Goucher College.
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Fondo de Cultura Económica has launched a Spanish-language book truck intended to promote Spanish-language learning in San Diego County, and eventually across the U.S. -
Tijuana officials are taking steps to minimize floods from the El Niño expected this winter. -
Plans for a cross-border business summit were announced in San Diego Wednesday. It will link small and medium-sized suppliers with large manufacturing companies in aerospace, medical devices, electronics and more. -
Mexico's new San Ysidro immigration facility has separate lines for foreigners and Mexicans, as well as six booths where officials check passports. Pedestrians on Friday said they were upset about longer crossing times. -
A college-preparation program for low-income, mostly immigrant families has been trying to meet rising demand for its services. The Barrio Logan College Institute starts preparing children for college in third grade. -
Pedestrians crossing the border from Tijuana to San Diego have always had to show their travel documents. Now, Mexico is beefing up customs inspections with a new San Ysidro immigration facility.
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